Welcome to the spring semester 2022!

The team of the Endowed Chair of Procurement warmly welcomes all new and previous students to the new semester. We hope everyone had an enjoyable winter break, is in good health, and full of energy for the start of the spring semester. We are already getting into the starting blocks and preparing the upcoming courses.
Check out our spring semester course offerings here or directly come to our kickoff sessions:
- First session of OPM 452 Processes and Strategies of Negotiation: Friday, February-25, 08:30 o'clock (this course is capacity-constrained – central rollment is mandatory and competition for spaces may occur) (video)
- First session of OPM 510 Sustainable Operations: Thursday, March-24, 10:15 o'clock
- First session of OPM 692 Strategic Sourcing: Tuesday, February-15, 08:30 o'clock
All courses will take place in-person and on campus. Some courses may be delivered as a mix of online and in-person sessions.
Also, please save-the-date for our semester highlight:
- Wissenschaftliches Symposium „Supply Management“ on Monday, March-07 and Tuesday, March-08: Free for students. More details in all courses.
If you have any questions about our course offerings or need more information about how to integrate our courses into your studies, please contact us (procurement@bwl.uni-mannheim.de) – we would be happy to help you find the right mix of operations management courses for your career plans.
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).
Last but not least, for those who will write their bachelor thesis with us, our kickoff sessions are:
- For Wi.-Päd.: Thursday, February-23, 10:15 o'clock (online)
- For BWL: Wednesday, April-6, 08:30 o'clock (online)