Advanced Seminar Logistics & SCM

(Prof. Dr. Stefan MinnerKai Zhu; Kick-off meeting: Mon 17.04.2023 15:00-16:00, Room: 1577)

Topics

The objective of the seminar is to equip the participants with the necessary skill and tools for a successful master thesis project. Specifically, the aim is to read and understand recent and leading research contributions in the field of logistics and supply chain management, to do own literature research on the assigned topic, to structure the material and pursue interesting research questions, and to summerize results in an academic manuscript.

 

Registration

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Course description

Each course participant has the opportunity to select a dataset/research topic of his or her choice and interest, and then researches relevant literature on this topic in order to write a 15-20 pages seminar paper (that describes the problem and solution approaches).

In the kick-off meeting, we will outline the objectives of the seminar as well as expectations and deadlines. We also highlight what constitutes a good seminar paper, provide writing tips, and present possible topics (including introductory literature).

Each participant will be mentored and individually coached by an advisor of the ››› team.

The seminar paper is to be submitted and presented in July 2023.
Each participant will be assigned as a discussant to another presentation.

Learning objectives

The objective of the seminar is to equip the participants with the necessary skill and tools for a successful master thesis project.

Specifically, the aim is to

  • Read and understand recent research contributions
  • Pursue interesting research questions
  • Conduct a literature study and numerical study and/or implementation
  • Structure and organize research methods and results
  • Write a seminar paper
  • Present research findings and defend them in a discussion  

Evaluation

  • Seminar paper (including presentation and discussion): 100% 

Important dates

  • Submission of Topic Preferences: April 20, 2023 (Thu.)
  • Submission of research questions, outline, and table of contents, due: May 04, 2023 (Thu.)
  • First results on research questions: May 29, 2023 (Mon.)
  • Submission of seminar paper (pdf-Format): July 02, 2023 (Sun.)
  • Presentations (30 min+15 min discussion): July 06/07, 2023 (Thu./Fri.)

Literature