Production and Operations Management (POM)

Organisation:: HECTOR SCHOOL of Engineering and Management
Ort, Bundesland, Land:: Karlsruhe, Baden-Württemberg, Germany
Typ:: Part-time
Certificate:: M.Sc.
Duration:: 3 Semester/s

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Programme

In an increasingly competitive environment where the quality of product is on an equally high level and innovations are disseminating ever faster, a key to success of business units in service and production is the efficiency of the value creating process. Globalisation and the closer interaction of partners in the value creating chain are options for improvement of the currently established business processes. A big challenge is the strive for global optimum of the value creating chain while maintaining local responsibility for execution, reliability and quality.

The Executive Master Program of Production and Operations Management provides the necessary knowledge methods and tools to understand and improve the operation of production and service units by creating appropriate and best-in-class business processes. Since in production and logistics the flow of data, products and money are closely linked, causes on the modules of POM deal with all these three factors. Human resources management is vital to achieve the manageability of those processes, which are needed to set up and operate network and systems that combine data money and material into a product.

Project Management on a global scale in particular in multi project environment is a necessary tool to set up and improve operations and structures. The optimization and sizing of the necessary structures for production, warehousing, transportation and information processing is based on mathematical modelling and data exploration. Necessary fundamentals are subject of the courses in operations research. All the above topics are covered in the POM by linking concepts and models in case studies to the experience of participants. The interdependencies of the necessary functions in the supply chain will be constantly addressed throughout the program, bringing everything together in an interdisciplinary, final case study, which will top of the teaching program, preparing you for your Master thesis. People with experiences in production, services, especially logistics, will gain extensions of their professional skills enabling them to understand and manage value creating chains, connecting business units and companies on a higher level of profitability and long term customer satisfaction.

Prof. Dr.-Ing. Kai Furmans
Program Director POM

Target audience

Objective:

The MSc program conveys management skills and economic expertise for engineers who aspire to assume leadership positions within operations management.

The course program covers basic knowledge in industrial management with special emphasis on information technology, roduction logistics and human resources. The technical subjects are then supplemented with economics subjects.

The participants will learn some of the concepts and techniques available to support the operations management e.g. techniques associated with decision-support and decision-making.

Target Group:

Young professionals (age 27 - 40) identified as high potentials in the company who have a forseen career path as an engineering specialist with growing responsibilities or as a „generalist“ in the fi elds of development, production, logistics, services, product management or related fields or future engineering executives in production and/ or logistics or plant engineering.

Exemplary positions of HECTOR students and Alumni:
Planning & Operative Purchasing Manager; Performance Manager; Commercial Manager Controlling; Manager Marketing & Sales; Project Director; Logistics Project Leader; Project Engineer; Regional Production Manager; Global Industrial Engineer; Operations Audit Manager; etc.

Emphases/Curriculum

The Production and Operations Management program prepares engineers to analyze, understand and manage the operations function of a manufacturing or service organization especially in a global context. The primarily technical subjects in operations research will provide the background in order to select appropriate models and rationally assess the decision-making process. This is built on the latest knowledge in production technology and systems, industrial and virtual engineering as well as logistics and supply chain management.

The program conveys:

analytical thinking, problem solving and communication skills as the key methods for success
planning and control of operations systems
methods of project management
human resource management

Modules:

Accounting & Controlling
Project Management
Finance and Marketing
Introduction Production and Operations Management
Law and Contracts
IT Support of Production Systems
Human Resource Management
Methods of Operations Management
Networks of Supply and Production Systems
Production and Distribution Systems
Master Thesis

Admission/Entrance requirements

Total fees approx.:	€ 30.000

Admission Requirements: First degree: Bachelor, Diplom (Uni/FH/BA), M.Sc., ... Min. 3 years of relevant work experience with according references TOEFL score with a minimum of 570 points pb, 250 points cb and 88 points Optional: GMAT, GRE or HECTOR School Assessment Recommended background studies: Mechanical Engineering, Industrial Engineering, Economics, Business Administration or related topics

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Language(s) of instruction:	English
Going abroad:	possible

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Organisation

The HECTOR School of Engineering and Management, named after Dr. h. c. Hans-Werner Hector, the co-founder of the software company SAP, is the Technology Business School of the Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT; www.kit.edu).

The HECTOR School concept and the related programs were designed in strong cooperation with the industry board of the ID in 2004. This cooperation has contributed significantly towards the creation of six advanced executive degree programs offered at the HECTOR School.

Our degree programs are tailored to the needs of the employees of expanding companies which are facing the challenges of competition and globalization. The ability to ensure that businesses are cutting-edge and capable of the rapid adaptability of processes is the most crucial challenge for companies today and the responsibility of their well-trained professionals. In order to be a successful manager in this environment it is essential to possess a profound understanding of technological intricacies, their implementation within complex organizations and a deep economical awareness of interdependencies in distributed networks.

This necessary professional and methodological training is covered by our innovative degree programs at the HECTOR School designed for future Executives.

Study in Karlsruhe

Beauty and high technology

Today 270 000 people live in Karlsruhe the centre of the renowned “Technologieregion”, comprising one of the most dynamic high-tech areas in Europe. The local economy is based on a well-developed structure of mid-sized businesses, particularly in forward-reaching technologies like computer science, multimedia, control systems, energy technology and environmental science as well as nanotechnology. Several major companies such as Bosch, Siemens, DaimlerChrysler and Michelin have production facilities in the region. Major research and development institutions such the Karlsruhe Research Center for Technology and the Environment are part of the reason why the innovative potential of this city and region are well known world wide. A critical cornerstone is formed by the University and six other Karlsruhe institutions of higher education.

The city has also served as the home of justice in Germany for over 50 years. In 1950 the Federal Supreme Court began its work here as the highest authority in civil and criminal proceedings in Germany.

High Tech and High Life come together at the internationally recognized Center for Art and Media (ZKM), which is located in a historic industrial building and provides a unique museum of modern media.