Spring 2026 planning of the Endowed Chair of Procurement

The team of the Endowed Chair of Procurement hopes all Mannheim students enjoy their winter break and are gathering energy for a successful Spring semester. The start of the semester is still a few weeks down the road, but we would like to highlight already the most important information for a smooth semester start in February.

Check out our spring semester course offerings here or directly put the following dates in your calendar:

1. Bachelor students:
   • OPM 452 Processes and Strategies of Negotiation (Elective / Wahlpflicht­bereich A): Kickoff is Friday, February-13, 08:30 o'clock in SN 169. The exam is scheduled for Thursday, March-26, 17:30 – 18:30 o'clock in A3 (tentatively). (Please note: This course is capacity-constrained; central enrollment is mandatory and competition for spaces may occur)
   • Mannheim Gap Year (Operations Management Track): Application deadline is Saturday, February-28. There is an online information session on January-29, 10:00 o'clock (register here).
   • Fully organized excursion to Volkswagen AG, Wolfsburg on Friday, February-06 – especially for those who are potentially interested in the Operations Management Track of the Mannheim Gap Year. If you are intersted in joining, please write an email to Sarah Kempe.
   • Thesis: Sample topics for a bachelor thesis at our chair can be found here. For those who will write their thesis with us, please note the following dates:
     • For BWL: Publication of topics: April-09 / Kickoff: April-15, 08:30 o'clock (in SO 322)
     • For Wi.-Päd.: Publication of topics and kickoff meeting: February-09, 17:30 o'clock (in SO 322)
2. MMM students:
   • OPM 510 Sustainable Operations: Kickoff is Tuesday, February-24, 10:15 o'clock in 08.1 (B 6, 30–32, E-F)
   • OPM 692 Strategic Sourcing: Kickoff is Tuesday, February-17 (!), 08:30 o'clock in O 145 (no lecture/exercise in the first week of the semester). The course features a case challenge with Porsche AG (10% of final grade).
   • Thesis: If you are interested in writing your master thesis with us during this semester, please see the current list of topics via our ILIAS group (registration required).
3. Everybody: Save-the-date for one of our semester highlights, the „Wissenschaft­liches Symposium Supply Management“ which takes place on Monday,March-09 and Tuesday, March-10. It is entirely free for students. More details in all our courses.