Supply Chain Management
Shape the Value Chains of Tomorrow
Theses
Here you will find current topics from the department that can be used for your thesis.
Current topics for theses
- Defining such technologies
- Summarizing the related reshoring literature
- Analyzing a case company/case companies or an industry
Contact: Prof. Dr. Lydia Bals
Thesis in corporation with Schott.
- Details please see: https://join.schott.com/job/Mainz-Abschlussarbeit-Purchasing-KI-Einsatz-im-Einkauf-%28mwd%29-RP/1066689501/
- Preferred start October / November 2024
Contact: Prof. Dr. Lydia Bals
- Solution of practice-orientated problems
- Objective: Conception, construction and interpretation/evaluation of a model (KNIME, ChatGPT etc.)
- With own practice partner or, if applicable, with a department's practice partner
- Example 1: Forecast model for Lufthansa Cargo
- Example 2: Generative AI model to support supplier management at Daimler Truck AG
Contact: Prof. Dr. Ulrich Berbner
- Development and typification of application contexts and requirements for trucks in small and medium-sized transport companies
- Comparison with performance data of battery-electric trucks
- Creation of a model for a cost-benefit comparison / for an evaluation
Contact: Prof. Dr. Ulrich Berbner
- Planning, monitoring and evaluation of a Delphi survey of managers in the context of supply chain management + life science
Contact: Prof. Dr. Ulrich Berbner
- Structured Literature Review
- Interpretation and transfer regarding other technologies, e.g. AI
Contact: Prof. Dr. Ulrich Berbner
- Focus: Consulting in logistics and SCM
- Identifying success factors for consulting projects
- Illustrating developments and trends up to 2030
- Qualitative survey of companies that use consulting services in logistics & SCM
Contact: Prof. Dr. Ulrich Berbner
- Definitions and summary of literature on purchasing material portfolio approaches
- Overview of current sustainability requirements and criteria
- Conceptual development of potential approaches to 1) integrate sustainability criteria and KPIs into purchasing material portfolios and 2) how their usage should look like in the sourcing process
- Analysis of exemplary material group(s) to identify current versus potential to-be approaches in cooperation with SCHOTT
- Which approaches show the highest potential for these material group(s) and why?
- Outlook on future research refinements and training requirements
Kontakt: Prof. Dr. Lydia Bals
- Definitions and summary of literature on immersive technologies in operations and supply chain management literature and general management literature
- Overview of current application areas or selection of one particular application area
- Desk research on provider landscape and search for business press articles/whitepapers mentioning companies applying such technologies OR own primary data collection with tool providers and/or companies
- Generating insights on barriers and enablers on immersive technology adoption OR focus on new competences required by buyers for successful technology use
- Outlook on future research refinements and training requirements
Kontakt: Prof. Dr. Lydia Bals