Theses

The Institute of Production and Supply Chain Management supervises theses (Bachelor' and Master's theses) that are related to its research areas.

Research areas

Application for a thesis

In the following section, you find our current announcements for Bachelor's and Master's theses.

If you are interested in writing a thesis at the Institute of Production and Supply Chain Management, please contact the responsible supervisor named in the respective announcement.

An alternate approach is to propose your own topic for a thesis. The corresponding procedure is described below (see “Proposing your own topic for a thesis”).

Important documents and templates for preparing a written paper at the institute:

Vorlagen und Richtlinien für schriftliche Arbeiten

Generally, you can also suggest your own topic for a thesis. In this case, please please fill out our application form (opens in new tab) and submit it to us together with a current transcript of records (via e-mail to ).

Please also include a 1-2 pages exposé with your application. This exposé should include the following:

  • Description of the problem and the context
  • Formulation of a research question
  • Methodology and solution approaches that you want to apply in your work
  • Preliminary structure of the work (optional)

It is also possible to write a practical thesis in cooperation with a company on a topic agreed on with us. If your company is interested in a cooperation, please get in touch with us. We strongly advise you to have a first conversation with us before entering a contractual relationship with the company or agreeing on a fixed topic.