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 Downloadthesis booklet (PDF, 630 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:
• A short motivation statement
• CV and your transcript of records
• In case you apply with your own thesis, submit a short thesis proposal
Open thesis projects:
In collaboration with Accelleron, the Chair of Production and Operations Management offers a
master’s thesis for the spring semester of 2024.
Topic: Data- and Technology-driven support for manual assembly lines.
For more information Downloadclick here (PDF, 137 KB).
Please send your application letter, CV, and transcripts to our thesis coordinator: Alexander Albers:
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 Downloadclick here (PDF, 152 KB).
Please send your application letter, CV, and transcripts to our thesis coordinator: Alexander Albers:
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.