Greetings from the Head of Department and the Program coordinator
Unique Selling Proposition
Motivation and Objectives
Teaching and Learning Approaches
Course Content
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First Semester at MUAS
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Second Semester at a Partner University
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Third Semester and Master’s Thesis
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Partner Universities
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Important Dates
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Study Fees/Charges
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Faculty Supervisors and Contacts
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To the Designers of our Future, we live in extraordinary times: the environment, technology, politics, the economy and society are changing faster than ever. In today’s international environment it is more important than any time in the past that companies generate new, forward-thinking business ideas, and implement them at a high speed. In the creation and delivery of products and services, Supply Chain and Operations Management plays a central role, driving innovative design, management and organizational development.
Prof. Dr.-Ing. Holger Günzel
Head of Department of Business Administration
Dear prospective students, the successful implementation of an operations strategy requires discernment, experience, creativity, and a measure of luck. Because these things can hardly be taught, our partner companies bring challenging projects to enable practical experience of the concepts and tools.
Seize this unique opportunity to gain the skills and abilities for future-oriented design of international supply chains as a foundation for your future career.
Prof. Dr.-Ing. André Krischke
Professor for Supply Chain management and program coordinator
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The Master in Supply Chain and Operations Management is very different from other programs with substantive, methodological and didactic aspects:
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In an international IBM-CEO study in 2010, the majority of over
1,500 CEOs interviewed cited the subjects of creativity, customer relations and operational agility as main responses to the increasing complexity of the future.
Creativity means finding solution-oriented approaches based on essential future factors, whilst still in the strategic phase. Supply chains for products and services should be designed flexibly enough to withstand a degree of uncertainty from the outset.
This requires the Operations Manager of the future to demonstrate not only expertise, but also practical and methodological competence, combined in such fields as modeling, simulation, future management along with creative leadership and a high degree of personal and social competence.
In addition to the substantive mediation of an international framework, implementing projects successfully in cross-functional and international teams requires the acquisition of strategic development skills.
The target group for this Master’s Degree program are university of applied science and university graduates of Bachelor’s Degree programs in the fields of business administration, industrial engineering or information systems, with a solid grounding in supply chain and operations management.
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A practical requirement in the field of international Supply
Chain and Operations Management is a considerable degree of competence, i.e. the ability to apply learned knowledge in new contexts with a significant degree of uncertainty, and remain capable of making decisions.
Knowledge acquisition is to be completed to a large extent through practical experience in and around the field, utilizing resources such as case studies, practical reports and research facilities. The program is supported by a pool of companies, which provide students with practical projects and specialist advisors to achieve the objective of integrating theory with practice.
Cooperating may include companies like*
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BMW AG
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CCR Logistics Systems AG
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Dachser GmbH & Co. KG
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Danone GmbH
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MAN Truck & Bus AG
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REICHHART Kontrakt-Logistik GmbH
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Siemens AG
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Wassermann AG and many more...
* Companies and topics might vary for each student batch; consult the web pages for the latest shortlist.
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Overview of the First Semester at MUAS
The focus in the first semester is on the strategic, structural and cultural issues that need to be addressed in the field of supply chain and operations management. The first semester seminars at the Munich University of Applied Sciences are conducted entirely in English.
Business Strategy
Dynamics and
Modelling
(5 ETCS)
Operations Strategy
(5 ETCS)
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Holistic view of value creation as paradigm
of the inseparability of products and services
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Analysis, design and improvement of opera-
tions strategies
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Qualitative and quantitative methods and
techniques for making decisions about
capacity, processes, technology, etc.
Future Business
Models (5 ETCS)
Creative Leadership
(5 ETCS)
International
Business Strategy
(5 ETCS)
Global Economies and Markets
(5 ETCS)
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Application of methods and techniques to
evaluate future possibilities and challenges to value networks in a global economy
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Transformation into new business models
with detailed specification of the impact on
supply chain and operations management
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Acquisition of leadership skills in distributed
and temporary teams
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Application of fundamental methods of change management
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Development of country and industry analyses
with the aid of secondary data and contem-
porary economic models
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Synthesis of theoretical aspects of interna-
tional management with application of
management principles in case studies
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Application of Cross-border design of value
networks using relevant case studies
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Overview of the Second and Third
Semesters at the Partner Universities
In the second semester students will go to the partner universities abroad and take modules in specialist fields like »Logistics and Supply Chain Management«, or »Enterprise Resource Planning« and continuing with the industry projects.
The current and prospective partner universities are located in Great
Britain, Indonesia, Australia, India,
Thailand and Vietnam. Detailed information can be found on the following pages *.
* Availability of seats and university partners might change for each students batch; visit the website for the latest list of current partner universities..
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Master’s Thesis in the Third Semester
In the third semester, students accomplish their Master’s
Thesis at their chosen partner university, potentially in cooperation with local industry partners.
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»We are in the top six UK universities in the field of purchasing and supply chain management. The Divi sion of Supply Network Management at Glamorgan is a CIPS Centre of Excellence (...) and the preferred sup plier of Professional and Master’s programs for the
Chartered Institute of Logistics (CILT)«
Academic Degree, University of Glamorgan
M.Sc. International Logistics and Supply Chain
Management
Specialist Modules, MSc Int. Logistics and Supply Chain
Management:
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Sustainable Supply Chain Management
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Globalization of Logistics and Supply Chain
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Finance and Law
Contact
University of Glamorgan Business School
Pontypridd, Wales UK, CF37 1DL
http://bus.glam.ac.uk
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»SIIT is an international institute of Thammasat University and offers an up-to date curriculum in English as medium for instruction. The Master of Engineering Program in Logis tics and Supply Chain Systems Engineering (LSCSE) with the specialization in Service science aims to equip students with vital skills and knowledge necessary to design, manage and analyse and improve the operations in an enterprise.«
Academic Degree, SIIT Bangkok
M.Eng. Program in Logistics and Supply Chain Systems Engineering
Specialist Modules, Master of Engineering (Logistics and Supply
Chain Systems Engineering)
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Logistics and Supply Chain Systems
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Production Logistics
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Simulation Modelling and Analysis in Supply Chain
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Procurement Logistics
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Laws and Regulations in Logistics
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Transportation Systems Design and Analysis
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Warehouse Design and Operations
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Operations Scheduling
Special conditions for participation in the Master’s Program at SIIT
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Bachelor of Engineering – Business Administration and
Engineering
 or an equivalent economic and / or engineering degree
Contact
SIIT Bangkok, School of Management Technology
131 M. 5 Tiwanont Rd.,
12000 Bangkadi Muang Pathumthani, Thailand
www.siit.tu.ac.th/graduate_introduction_en.htm
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»International University (IU), one of six member uni versities of Vietnam National University HCMC. IU’s mission is to be recognized as one of the top researchoriented universities in Vietnam and in Asia. It is the first public university in Vietnam that uses English as the primary language in teaching and researching«
Academic Degree, International University (IU) (Vietnam)
M.Eng. Master of Industrial Systems Engineering
Specialist Modules, Master of Industrial Systems Engineering:
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Production and Service Analysis
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System Modelling and Simulation
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Supply Chain Systems
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Lean Production
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Total Quality Management
Contact
International University
Department of Ind. and System Eng.
Linh Trung Ward, Thue Duc District
Quarter 6 HCMC, Vietnam
www.sbm.itb.ac.id
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»The Vision of Unpad is to be an excellent university in pro viding world class education and to produce academic indi vidual who concern to the greatness of local and national cultural values in the diversity of world cultures. The Masters programme »Master of Science« with the specialization in
Operations Management aims to equip students with vital skills and knowledge necessary to design, manage and anal yse and improve the operations in an enterprise.«
Academic Degree, Universitas Padjadjaran (UNPAD) (Indonesia)
M.Sc. Management Science
Specialist Modules, M.Sc. Management Science:
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Advanced Operation Management
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Global Supply Chain Management
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Quality Management
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Small Medium Business Development or Service
Management
Contact
Universitas Padjadjaran
Fakultas Ekonomi & Bisnis
Jl. Dipati Ukur 35, Bandung 40132, Indonesia
www.unpad.ac.id/en
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»Being an excellent university, dignified, indepen dent, and is recognized worldwide as well as guide the changes that can improve the welfare of the Indo nesian nation and the world. Creating, sharing and applying science, technology, arts and humanities as well as producing superior human resources and to make Indonesia a better world«
Academic Degree, Institut Teknologi Bandung (ITB)
(Indonesia)
M.Sc. Management Science
Specialist Modules, M.Sc. Management Science:
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Procurement and Supply Chain Management
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Advanced Operations Strategies
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Value Structuring and Decision Making
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Creative Problem Solving
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System Thinking
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Agent-Based Modelling and Simulation
Contact
Institut Teknologi Bandung
School of Business and Management
Bandung Institute of Technology
Jl. Ganesha No. 10, Bandung, Indonesia
www.sbm.itb.ac.id
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»SIOM aims to deliver the Managerial Competencies of
Broad Based Knowledge, Multi-Disciplinary Skills and
Positive Attitude to the diverse Industrial and Business
Sector on a sustainable basis. The Masters programme with the specialization in Operations Management aims to equip students with vital skills and knowledge nec essary to design, manage and analyse and improve the operations in an enterprise.«
Akademischer Grad der Symbiosis University (India) – MBA (OM)
Master of Business Administration (MBA) and Operations
Management
Specialist Modules, MBA (OM):
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Advanced Operations Research
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Operations Planning and Scheduling
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Quality Management and Six Sigma
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Management of Change
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Operations in Service Industry
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Technology & Innovation Management
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World Class Manufacturing & Services
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International Logistics
Further Qualifications
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Six Sigma Green Belt
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APICS Zertifikate
Kontakt
Symbiosis Centre for International Education
Senapati Bapat Road, Pune 411004, India
www.scie.ac.in
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General Criteria
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A minimum of six semesters of comprehensive theoreti-
cal business studies degree (Bachelors or Diploma) or
equivalent degree (Computer Science or Industrial Engi-
neering) with a grade of ›good‹ or better*
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English proficiency: TOEFL (min. 550 points, Internet-Based
Test – IBT – min. 79 points or PC Test 213 points), TOEIC (min.
700 points), UNIcert® English Level III or IELTS (min. 6.5)*
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Letter of Motivation in English, CV in English*
All documents have to be legally attested
The Master’s Program specializing in Supply Chain and Operations Managements begins in the summer semester. Registration takes place from 15th November to 15th January*.
From winter term 2013 on there will be no tuition fees in
Munich, but you have to pay 52 EUR for the »Studentenwerk«
(Munich student union) and presumably 59 EUR compulsory contribution (and 141 EUR optional contribution) for a semester ticket covering public transportation in and around Munich.
For the second and third semesters additional tuition fees subject to fee structure of the partner universities might apply**, e.g.: University of Glamorgan: 4,000 GBP (EU students)
* Subject to legal approval
** Offers not guaranteed. Prices to be agreed with partner universities.
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Prof. Dr. André Krischke
Professor of Logistics Management at
Munich University of Applied Sciences, formerly
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Business Consultant, McKinsey
& Company
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Global Supply Chain Manager,
OSRAM GmbH
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Project Manager, Corporate Supply
Chain, OSRAM GmbH
Andre.Krischke@hm.edu
Prof. Dr. Steffen Steinicke
Professor of Industrial Service
Management, formerly
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Various positions at Herlitz AG
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Project Manager, Purchasing &
Logistics Consulting at Siemens AG
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Operations Director, Thales
Information Systems GmbH
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General Manager, of Siemens AG’s
power transformer factory in
Nuremberg
Steffen.Steinicke@hm.edu
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Students, professors and industry partners are blogging about the Master’s Program at Munich University of Applied Sciences:
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In Munich, tradition and innovation, industry and science, cultural and tourist attractions all contribute to the outstanding quality of life the city offers. Companies including Siemens and BMW have their headquarters, in the city, which is a vibrant centre of cultural activity – a city of theatre and music, literature, film, museums and festivals. Situated close to the
Alps, the city is a great starting point for almost unlimited outdoor activities. In fact, Munich ranks among the top ten most livable cities in the world*.
Studying at the Pasing Campus is like studying in a world city in the countryside. Along with the faculty for Applied Social
Sciences, the School of Management is directly next to Pasing
Park. With a combination of old and new buildings, the campus has an inspiring yet familiar atmosphere. Pasing is located in the southwest of Munich, and is easily accessible by public transportation (subway, bus).
* Mercer Quality of Living Survey 2010
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Postal Address Munich University of Applied Sciences
Faculty of Business Administration
Am Stadtpark 20, 81243 München www.bwl.hm.edu
International
Partner University
Information international-bwl@hm.edu
Telephone: 089 1265-2716
Course
Information
Anne Morbach amorbach@hm.edu
Telephone: 089 1265-2796