Master Program (M.Sc.)
The two-year MMM program at the University of Mannheim includes a variety of operations-related courses that students can choose from – to learn about state-of-the-art operations concepts, to enhance their analytical skills, and finally, to make better managerial decisions as responsible leaders – in order to gain competitve advantage and achieve strategic fit in a sustainable way in line with our mission.
To specialize in Operations and Supply Chain Management as part of the MMM, check our course offering. Courses across the four chairs can be very flexibly combined.
List of all Master Courses in the OM Area
Course Number and name Credits Details Semester offered CC 501 – Decision Analysis 6 Details Spring & Fall OPM 501 – Logistics Management 6 Fall OPM 502 – Inventory Management 6 Fall OPM 503 – Transportation I / Verkehrsbetriebslehre I 4 Spring OPM 504 – Transportation II 4 Fall OPM 510 – Sustainable Operations 4 Details Spring OPM 511 – Management of Technology for Sustainability 4 Details Spring OPM 544 – Demand-Driven Adaptive Supply Chain Management 4 Fall OPM 560 – Business Analytics: Introduction to Operations Analytics with Python 6 Details Fall OPM 561 – Production Management: Lean Approaches and Variability 4 Details Fall OPM 581 – Service Operations Management 6 Fall OPM 582 – Case Studies in Operations Management (Focus Theme in HWS 24: Unlocking the Power of AI) 6 Details Spring & Fall OPM 591 – Strategic Procurement 6 Fall OPM 593 – Negotiation [EMT] 4 Details Fall OPM 597 – Next Generation Procurement 4 Details Fall OPM 601 – Supply Chain Management 6 Spring OPM 661 – Business Analytics: Robust Planning in Stochastic Systems 8 Details Spring OPM 662 – Business Analytics: Modeling and Optimization 8 Details Spring OPM 682 – Revenue Management 6 Spring OPM 691 – Supply Risk Management 4 Fall OPM 692 – Strategic Sourcing 6 Spring OPM 693 – Sourcing Excellence [GIC] 6 Details Fall OPM 701 – Research Seminar Supply Chain Management 6 Spring & Fall OPM 702 – Master Colloquium Supply Chain Management - Spring & Fall OPM 761 – Research Seminar Production Management 6 Details Spring & Fall OPM 762 – Master Colloquium Production Management - Details Spring & Fall OPM 763 – Basics of scientific writing for final theses - Details Spring & Fall OPM 765 – Introduction to scientific writing and presentation of term papers - Details Spring & Fall OPM 781 – Research Seminar Service Operations Management 6 Spring & Fall OPM 782 – Master Colloquium Service Operations Management - Spring & Fall OPM 783 – Analytics Lab for Thesis Work - Spring & Fall OPM 790 – Master Colloquium Procurement - Spring & Fall OPM 791 – Research Seminar Procurement 6 Fall OPM 792 – Applied Seminar Procurement 6 Spring Master Thesis in Supply Chain Management 24 Any time Master Thesis in Production 24 Any time Master Thesis in Service Operations Management 24 Any time Master Thesis in Procurement 24 Any time Target Job Profiles
With a broad mix of management concepts and state-of-the-art analytics content, our course programme prepares students for a variety of potential target jobs, such as
- Management functions in organizations (with a focus on OM/
SCM up to the COO or also general management functions for which an understanding of operations is useful); - General Management Consulting;
- Operations Consulting in Manufacturing & Supply Chain, Service Operations, Procurement, Product Development, Project Portfolio Selection, Sustainability, etc. (see e.g. McKinsey, BCG, Bain, Kearney);
- A doctorate in Operations and Supply Chain Management.
- Management functions in organizations (with a focus on OM/
Master Introduction Session
Are you interested in analytics-oriented, practice-driven approaches for making better managerial decisions along the entire supply chain – including logistics, production, service operations, and procurement? Then, check out the presentation slides from our last information session on the MMM course offering. If you have any questions or need further information, please don’t hesitate to contact us.