Thesis Opportunities
The Chair of POM welcomes applications for Master’s theses from both MSc D-MTEC and MAS D-MTEC students in POM-related topics. We also sometimes supervise students from D-MAVT and other departments who apply for our theses. In exceptional cases, we supervise Bachelor's theses from D-MAVT. Please note that we cannot guarantee supervision due to capacity constraints.
We supervise theses that concern one or several of our four core research interests:
Applying for a thesis at our chair
Candidates have to apply for one of the open projects listed on this site. Note that one of the topics is “propose your own thesis,” which includes suggesting your own topic and company partner. We cannot guarantee supervision of a proposed topic but historically most of our theses have been of this kind.
Prerequisites
Writing a thesis at the Chair of POM comes with a few requirements, which can only be lifted in exceptional cases. All theses are carried out in collaboration with an industrial partner. Students writing a thesis at the Chair of POM must have passed our core course (preferably with strong performance, i.e., Grade 5.0-6.0):
• 363-0445-00 Production and Operations Management
Candidates that have also followed other POM courses are preferred e.g., 363-0448-00 Global Operations Strategy, 363-0768-00 Industrial Perspectives on Operations Management, or other. Additionally, we highly recommend students to have methodological training such as:
• 363-0305-00 Empirical Methods in Management
Contact
Please be sure to carefully read our Download thesis booklet (PDF, 546 KB) before continuing with your application. Once you have identified a potential topic and an industrial partner, please send the following documents to our thesis coordinator via email:
• A short motivation statement
• CV and your transcript of records
• In case you apply with your own thesis, submit a short thesis proposal
Alexander Albers
POM Thesis Coordinator
Open thesis projects:
We are looking for highly motivated MSc students who have shown excellent performance (grades 5.75 or 6.00) in the core course Production and Operations Management and/or the elective course Global Operations Strategy to be matched with a leading company in the area of their interest to work on cutting-edge industry problems.
To apply and for more information Download click here (PDF, 114 KB)
The Chair of Production and Operations Management offers a master’s thesis in cooperation with VAT to the right candidate.
Topic: Multi-Level Shopfloor Management Through Relevant KPIs and Effective Shopfloor Boards at VAT Vakuumventile
Industrial partner: VAT Group AG, Haag, St. Gallen
For more information Download click here (PDF, 159 KB).
Please send your application letter, CV, and transcripts to our thesis coordinator: Nils Löwhagen:
In cooperation with The Kuwaiti Danish Dairy Co KCSC (KDD), the Chair of Production and Operations Management offers a master’s thesis for the right candidate.
Topic: Improving operational performance and productivity in a large dairy factory in Kuwait.
Industrial partner: external page KDD
For more information Download click here (PDF, 286 KB).
Please send your application letter, CV, and transcripts to our thesis coordinator: Nils Löwhagen:
In cooperation with SFS, the Chair of Production and Operations Management offers a master’s thesis for the right candidate.
Topic: Factory of the future: evaluation of automation technologies at SFS
For more information Download click here (PDF, 126 KB).
Please send your application letter, CV, and transcripts to our thesis coordinator: Nils Löwhagen:
In collaboration with Manukai, the Chair of Production and Operations Management offers a Master's thesis for the spring semester 2025.
Topic: Machining Feature Detection in 3D Geometries
For more information Download click here (PDF, 99 KB).
Please send your application letter, CV, and transcripts to our thesis coordinator: Nils Löwhagen:
In collaboration with Kistler, the Chair of Production and Operations Management offers a Master's thesis for the spring semester 2025.
Topic: Flexible and demand-oriented planning of human work capacities
For more information Download click here (PDF, 138 KB).
Please send your application letter, CV, and transcripts to our thesis coordinator: Nils Löwhagen:
In collaboration with Bühler Group, the Chair of Production and Operations Management offers a Master's thesis for the spring semester 2025.
Topic: Artificial Intelligence for manufacturing operations.
For more information Download click here (PDF, 186 KB).
Please send your application letter, CV, and transcripts to our thesis coordinator: Nils Löwhagen:
In collaboration with Accelleron, the Chair of Production and Operations Management offers a master’s thesis for the spring semester of 2025.
Topic: Data- and Technology-driven support for manual assembly lines.
For more information Download click here (PDF, 133 KB).
Please send your application letter, CV, and transcripts to our thesis coordinator: Nils Löwhagen:
In cooperation with engineering company Aker Solutions, we offer a master thesis opportunity for the right candidates. The master thesis provides a great opportunity to learn valuable industrial insights. Direct supervision by the experienced experts from Aker Solutions will be provided, together with supervision from the Chair of POM.
For more information Download click here (PDF, 152 KB).
Please send your application letter, CV, and transcripts to our thesis coordinator: Nils Löwhagen:
If you wish to apply with your own research topic and an industrial partner company, please send your application along with a brief thesis proposal to our thesis coordinator. Please make sure that your proposed thesis topic aligns with our core research interests, as outlined above. Additionally, please note that due to capacity constraints, we cannot guarantee supervision of all proposed topics.