MSc Operations Management & Logistics

Specifieke voorlichting voor studenten BSc Technische Bedrijfskunde TU/e

Prof dr ir Jan Fransoo, Program Director

What does an OML graduate do?

Denk aan……

Van een lege Kuip naar een kolkende massa. Vijftigduizend mannen, vrouwen en kinderen. Zoveel mensen wonen er ook in Woerden. Zo’n volksverhuizing voor en na de wedstrijd is een uitgelezen klus voor de logistieke specialisten van Nederland.

In een van de dichtstbevolkte landen van de wereld is slim organiseren tot een kunst verheven. Begonnen uit noodzaak profiteren we nu van een internationalevoorsprong.

Dat maakt Nederland de beste plek om het vak te leren. Hier kun je echt groeien, tot ver over de grenzen. Want logistieke specialisten zijn net zo gewild als Nederlandse voetbaltrainers

Domain

• Operations Management & Logistics deals with the modeling, analysis and management of operational business processes, i.e. processes that are essential in delivering a product or service to a customer• Manufacturing

− Production control and production management• Services

− Workflow modeling and workflow management− Health care operations management

• Logistics− Supply chain management, inventory management− Transportation optimization

Key strengths of the OML program

1. Excellent set of professors who are recognized worldwide – both in academia and industry – as thought leaders in their field

2. Extremely close relationship between mentor and student over an extended period of time

3. Both in-depth theory and industry-applied design ability development

4. Graduates are in extremely high demand by the best companies

5. Competitive and cooperative environment

Structure of the program

• Core courses: 30 credits• Restricted electives: not more than 30 credits• Free electives: at least 20 credits• Master Thesis preparation: 10 credits• Master Thesis: 30 credits

Structure of the program

• Core courses: 30 credits• Performance Enhancement (5)• Integrated Finance and Operations Management (5)• Philosophy of Science (5)• Advanced Statistics (5)• One out of two:• Business Process Management (5)• ICT Architectures of Enterprise Information Systems (5)• One out of two:• Modeling & Analysis of Manufacturing Systems (5)• Supply Chain Operations Planning (5)

• Restricted electives: not more than 30 credits• Free electives: at least 20 credits• Master Thesis preparation: 10 credits• Master Thesis: 30 credits

Structure of the program

• Core courses: 30 credits• Restricted electives: not more than 30 credits

• To be approved by mentor• Related to domain of the mentor• Related to the topic of the thesis• Based on courses taken in international semester

• Free electives: at least 20 credits• Master Thesis preparation: 10 credits• Master Thesis: 30 credits

Structure of the program

• Core courses: 30 credits• Restricted electives: not more than 30 credits• Free electives: at least 20 credits

• OML electives• IM electives• Other TU/e electives• Other universities in the Netherlands• International semester (include also 5 credits of

restricted electives)• Master Thesis preparation: 10 credits• Master Thesis: 30 credits

Structure of the program

• Core courses: 30 credits• Restricted electives: not more than 30 credits• Free electives: at least 20 credits• Master Thesis preparation: 10 credits

• Literature study (5)• Research proposal (5)

• Master Thesis: 30 credits

Structure of the program

• Core courses: 30 credits• Restricted electives: not more than 30 credits• Free electives: at least 20 credits• Master Thesis preparation: 10 credits• Master Thesis: 30 credits

• More than 90% of the projects are conducted in industry

• Need to align with student’s and mentor’s research interest

Examples of Master thesis projects

• All Master Theses of OML can be found online• Some examples of recent theses• Steering life cycle costs in the early design phase (Vanderlande)• Process improvement in healthcare : a data-based method using a combination of process

mining and visual analytics (MagnaView)• Managing supply chain growth at Ahold Inbound Logistics• Human resource management practices in geographically dispersed organisations (IKEA

and Heineken)• The development of a balanced and transparent pricing policy for third party logistics

services (SKF Logistics)• Performance analysis and improvement at the Acute Admissions Unit of Maxima Medical

Centre• The utilization of a multi-depot regarded to a single-depot transport and distribution

planning in a complex and dynamic environment (Nabuurs)• Integrated product and supply chain design at Philips Healthcare• Planning and control of a petrochemical supply chain under stochastic supply (SABIC)• Action products at Jan Linders Supermarkets : a research to the current performance of

and the possible improvements for the inventory management of action products

Health care track OML

• Focus on:

• Optimization of business processes in healthcare• 1BM70 Healthcare business networks is additional core

course• Thesis conducted in health care business / problem

• More information: dr Monique Jansen Vullers, Pav. A46

What do our students think?

Contents

Skills

Faculty (teachers)

Career preparation

Exams & Grading

Study Load

Information

Contact

Facilities

Total Score

TU/e OML

+ ++ + + + 0 + + 0 71

TU/eIM

+ + 0 + + 0 0 0 0 66

UT IEM

+ + 0 + 0 0 0 0 0 64

International and diverse environment

• Annual intake 60-80 students (80% in Fall semester)• 25% international• 20% from other programs than TU/e BSc IE&MS

• Exchange students (total at school incoming 40-50 per semester)

• Faculty (mentors): 20% international

• …. and of course we stimulate you to spend a semester abroad

International semester

• More than half of the students go abroad• Important to line up with mentor• Many European options

• Scandinavia, France, Germany, Spain, Turkey, etc.• Asia

• China, Hong Kong, Taiwan, Korea, Singapore• Oceania

• Australia• Americas

• Canada, Colombia, Mexico, Argentina

Double degree programs

• Grenoble INP• 2 semesters @ TU/e, 3 semesters in Grenoble• Need to know French language• 3 diplomas: TU/e MSc, INP Master de Recherche, INP

Diplome d’ingenieur• Logistics/SCM and Product design

• Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology• 2 semesters @ TU/e, 3 semesters in Daegu, Korea• Program in English• Workflow management is key area at KAIST

Double degree program: UvT

• Operational Finance• 5 semesters: 3.5 semesters at TU/e; 1.5 semesters at

Tilburg University• Can only be combined with specific mentors in

OPAC group• Tilburg Master: Finance with focus on quantitative

courses• Train engineers that can work with finance

techniques in an operations environment• Risk management• Real options• Working capital structure

Admission to double degrees (all): start only possible per september

• Limited number of places• Grenoble INP: 4• KAIST: 4• UvT: 6-10

• Selection by OML admission committee• Excellence (GPA)• Motivation & commitment (Statement of purpose)

• Submit to s.h.zaaijer@tue.nl by May 15, 2011.• Decision not later than June 15, 2011

More information on OML

• Visit our website: www.operationsmanagement.nl• All courses on owinfo.tue.nl• All master theses in TU/e catalogue• OML mentors• Note: this presentation will be posted on IEIS

student pages:• http://onderwijs.ieis.tue.nl/en/ie/oml

De plannen zijn de hele wereld overgegaan. Voor de kust van Dubai verrijst nieuw land. Eilanden in de vorm van een palmboom en zelfs de wereldkaart.

Een uitgelezen klus voor de logistieke specialisten van Nederland. Hier in de Lage Landen weten we alles van land in zee. En schipperend met de ruimte hebben we slim organiseren tot een kunst verheven.

Begonnen uit noodzaak profiteren we nu van een internationale voorsprong. Dat maakt Nederland de beste plek om het vak te leren. Hier kun je echt groeien, tot ver over de grenzen. En soms maak jezelfs nieuwe landsgrenzen.

Student experienceMartijn van Aspert

First year OML MSc Student

Introduction

• Martijn van Aspert (22)

• Previous Education:• VWO (Atheneum)• BSc in Industrial Engineering at TU/e

• In between• Educational Officer at Industria

• Current Education:• MSc in Operations Management & Logistics at TU/e

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My choice for OML

• Why continue studying?• Industry is asking for beta students• MSc often required for management positions

• Why OML?• Broad interest in logistics and logistics related fields

− Reliability and maintenance− Production Planning− Transportation

• Challenging courses

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My program

Semester 4 Master’s Thesis

Semester 3 International Term Thesis preparation

Semester 2 Core courses, Free Electives and Restricted Electives

Semester 1 Core courses, Free Electives and Restricted Electives

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Semester 1

• Business Process Management• Design of Operations Planning and Control Systems• Modeling and Analysis of Manufacturing Systems• Performance Enhancement• Philosophy of Management Science• Strategic and Operational Decision Making in

Transportation and Logistics

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Semester 2, 3 & 4

• Supply Chain Operations Planning• Service Supply Chain for Capital Goods• Research Design Methodology• Integrated Financial & Operations Management• Service Engineering and Marketing• ???

• Semester 3: International Term• Semester 4: Master’s Thesis

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OML

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One week of OML

• 6 courses per semester• 8 – 10 hours lecture• 20 – 30 hours working on assignments

− Every two weeks a deadline• 10 – 20 hours homework

• And of course• Extracurricular activities• Sports• Social drinks

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Thus my OML

• Production systems• Analysis• Optimization• Reliability and Maintenance

• Applying mathematics• By making them applicable for a certain situation

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Some tips and tricks

• Keep on track• Find a good balance between study and other

activities• Enjoy the program and customize it until it fits you

best.

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Questions?

• For more information:• http://www.operationsmanagement.nl/• info-msc@tue.nl• m.a.j.m.v.aspert@student.tue.nl

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Honors tracks in the masters OML and IM

A challenge to excel

What is an honors track?

• A number of special courses,

• with a total load of 30 ECTS,

• offered to a selection of master students,

• to test and develop capabilities for design or research.

Honors track in design

Offered by design mentors:

Prof. Dr. Ton de Kok,

Prof. Dr. Ir. Geert-Jan van Houtum,

Prof. Dr. Ir. Jan Fransoo,

Prof. Dr. Tom van Woensel,

Prof. Dr. Paul Grefen,

Dr. Ir. Hajo Reijers,

Prof. Dr. Fred Langerak,

Prof. Dr. Arjan van Weele,

Honors track in design

• Consists of design assignments,

in which knowledge from master courses,

is used for solving real-life problems in industry.

• Design assignments:- Include company visits- Include company presentations.- Grading based on: value for company, innovativeness

Honors track in design

Involved companies include:• ASML,• Océ,• Philips Healthcare,• Nike,• Bausch&Lomb,• Proctor and Gamble• Kuehne+Nagel• Floraholland

Honors track in design: Advantages

• Development of extra design skills• Priority for positions within the designer’s program

Logistics Management Systems, after the completion of the master (position guaranteed when you have good results during the master!)

• LMS program can be done in 1-1.5 years instead of 2 years

• LMS program leads to PDEng title, professional doctorate in design.

Honors track in research

• Offered by the Director of the Graduate Program Industrial Engineering, Prof. Dr. G.J. van Houtum

• Starts per September 1, 2012

Honors track in research

• Consists of:• Two mini-research projects to discover two different reseach

fields, in 1st year (10 ects per project)• PhD courses, in 2nd year (10 ects in total)

• Master thesis project:• Is preceded by the writing of a PhD research proposal

(instead of literature study and formulation thesis assignment)

• Proposal can be used to compete for grants (at e.g. NWO)• Master thesis is on first part of the PhD research proposal

• Additional PhD courses can be followed in 2nd year of master, as part of the electives

Honors track in research: Advantages

• Development of extra research skills• Ideal preparation for continuation as PhD student

after completion of the master program• Equivalent to research (Mphil) masters, as seen at

Tilburg University and Erasmus University• Priority for positions within the PhD program of

Industrial Engineering • PhD program can be done in 3 instead of 4 years