Bachelor & Master theses

You have the opportunity to write Bachelor's and Master's theses on the various topics of Operations Management. As part of the Master's thesis with research seminar you also have the opportunity to write term papers at our chair. A list of completed theses can be found here.

 

Bachelor theses

The chair offers a Bachelor's final seminar (german) in summer term 2025. Bachelor's thesis topics can be chosen from the following subject areas. A concretization and the determination of the exact topic will be made in consultation with the supervisors.
The formal allocation of places for Bachelor's theses is organized centrally at the Faculty of economics and management. Here you can find further information on the central allocation process, such as eLearning access and the timetable.
 

Our chair does not offer bachelor theses in the winter semester 2025/2026. However, if you would like to write a Bachelor's thesis on topics of Operations Management, Operations Research or similar, you are welcome to apply for a position at the Chair of Management Science.

 

Master theses

For the coming semester, as in the previous semester, the Chairs of Operations Management, Management Science and Data-Driven Decision Support will jointly organize the assignment of Master's thesis topics.

Therefore, it is imperative that you apply for a topic, if you intend to write your Master's thesis at one of these three chairs. To do so, please complete the following form and send it to : Application form Master thesis.

In addition to the form, please send a current excerpt from your transcript of records.

The application deadline for applying to write a Master's thesis in the winter semester 2026 is  March 1st, 2026.

 

Please note that we expect you to have already completed a scientific seminar or a scientific project at one of our chairs. After your application has been accepted, we will negotiate a topic with you.

Topics can come from two sources:

• We propose a topic to you before the application deadline (please indicate in your application whether you are interested in one of these topics).
• You propose a topic in an exposé of 1 to 2 pages that is related to our research and the Master's courses offered by our chairs.

Possible topics in the winter term 2025/2026 at the Chair of Operations Management:

• Quantum-Inspired metaheuristics for optimization problems

• Applications of deep learning in operations management

• Multi-stage stochastic programming in resource allocation

• Future directions in stochastic processes and simulation

• Dynamic programming for route optimization in logistics

• Instance space analysis for scheduling benchmarks

• The benefits of lot streaming in flowshop scheduling: A rolling horizon approach

• VRP models for solving crew scheduling problems with metaheuristics

• Stochastic dynamic inventory routing problem

• Literature review on stochastic inventory routing problem

• Multi-vehicle stochastic-dynamic inventory routing for bike sharing systems

• Scheduling algorithms for job-shop-type remanufacturing systems with component matching requirement

• Green Scheduling of Production Shops considering Job Reworking

• Green parallel machines scheduling problem considering tardy jobs and job splitting property

• Advanced Metaheuristic Method for Decision-Making in a Dynamic Job Shop Scheduling Environment 

 

Topics of the Department of Management Science can be found through the following link.

Topics of the Department of AI-based Decision Support can be found through the following link.