The structured Ph.D. program in Operations Management at the Center for Doctoral Studies in Business (CDSB) offers doctoral candidates a rigorous and research-oriented education at the intersection of Operations Management, Operations Research, Business Analytics, and Data Science. The program is designed for outstanding students who want to develop strong quanti­tative, analytical, and methodological skills and apply them to relevant problems in business and society.

Research in the Area Operations Management covers a broad range of topics, including production management, supply chain management, service operations management, procurement, sustainable operations, and risk management. Across these fields, doctoral candidates learn to analyze complex decision problems, develop empirical and quanti­tative models, and derive insights that support better managerial decision-making.

The CDSB program combines structured doctoral training with close supervision by renowned professors in Operations Management. Doctoral candidates benefit from a broad and flexible curriculum that provides a solid methodological foundation from the beginning of the program while allowing them to specialize according to their individual research interests. In addition, the opportunity to participate in Ph.D. courses and summer schools offered by international institutions provide doctoral candidates with new perspectives on current and emerging topics in Operations Management.

The program prepares doctoral candidates for academic careers as well as research-oriented and analytics-focused positions in industry, consulting, and public institutions.