Production and Logistics Management

Production Management and Logistics suits you if you...

are interested in industrial value creation as well as production and logistics,
already work on real problems from companies in the region during their studies and thus want to gain their first practical experience,
have the ability to think analytically and conceptually,
have an interest in IT topics,
want to quickly take on responsibility with their employer and are keen to continuously improve themselves and their business environment.

Future prospects

Best career opportunities: Increasing importance of the topic for securing supply chains and gaining strategic competitive advantages.
Broad range of applications: e.g. in purchasing, scheduling, materials management, work preparation, production planning and control, logistics, etc..
Interdisciplinary work: Production management and logistics in particular are cross-sectional operational functions. They interface with all operational functional areas and thus offer the best opportunities for professional development.
Innovative approaches: The central topic for many companies is Industry 4.0 and the associated digitalisation. Artificial intelligence is also playing an increasingly important role in industrial companies.
Differentiation: This specialisation is only offered at a few universities and the demand in companies is high.

Current contents

Supply Chain Management - or how I ensure functioning supply chains
Lean Production - or how I avoid waste and create value for the customer
Artificial intelligence in production and logistics
Collaborative Robotics (CoBots) and Autonomous Mobile Robots (AMR)
SAP - the market leader in standard business software

Structure

A total of 20 ECTS, each consisting of 15 ECTS compulsory and 5 ECTS compulsory elective modules:

Production Management and Logistics Compulsory modules

Total 15 ECTS

Production and Logistics Management (5 ECTS)

Logistics Management (2.5 ECTS)
(Erwin Stallwitz)
Supply Chain Management (2,5 ECTS)
(Prof. Dr. Contantin May)

IT use in production and logistics (5 ECTS)
(Reinhold Stellwag)

Case studies in production and logistics (5 ECTS)
(Prof. Dr. Constantin May)

Production Management and Logistics Elective Modules

Total 5 ECTS

Purchasing and Quality Management (5 ECTS)

Purchasing Management (2.5 ECTS)
(Juan Carlos Ceballos)
Quality Management (2.5 ECTS)
(Erwin Stallwitz)

Lean Operations (5 ECTS)
(This compulsory elective specialisation module cannot be chosen if you have chosen "Management in SMEs" as your second specialisation).

Descriptions of the modules as well as the examination performance can be found in the current module handbook (German).