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Bachelor of Science (B.Sc.)

Logistics Management

Focus on global supply chains. Founded on economics principles and practice-oriented. A variety of different questions follow from analyses of logistics processes. What are the special features of global goods purchasing and distribution? What framework conditions shape international trade? And how and where are intercultural aspects taken into consideration?

Your heart beats for...

... Acquisition and supplier management, Global trade / distribution logistics, Business analyses and controlling, Quantitative methods / IT, Intercultural management / international economics, Practical part, Foreign language English

A Degree Program with a Future

Type of Study
  • The contents of the different modules are tailored to work together and cover the entire process chain – from international purchasing to production to global distribution.
  • You will address realistic questions in international logistics with the help of business games and case studies.
Admission

You will bring one of the following educational backgrounds:

  • General university entrance qualification (Abitur)
  • Specialized university entrance qualification
  • Advanced technical college certificate (Fachhochschulreife)
  • Vocational qualification

Six-week internship in the logistics field, which can be completed by the end of the 3rd semester. Relevant completed training programs can be offset against requirements.

German language level: C1

Structure and Contents of the Degree Program

1. Semester

  • International purchasing logistics
  • Production management
  • Introduction to business administration
  • Introduction to external invoicing
  • Business mathematics

2. Semester

  • Logistics models and processes
  • Marketing
  • Operational cost and performance calculation
  • Introduction to business informatics
  • Business statistics

3. Semester

  • International distribution logistics
  • Factory planning and work preparation
  • Operational Investments and financing
  • Introduction to controlling
  • Fundamentals of private corporate law

4. Semester

  • Management of international supply chains
  • Risk management in international investments
  • HR management
  • Information management
  • Business and commercial English
  • Microeconomics

5. Semester

  • Academic work / Logistics seminar
  • International economic relationships in logistics
  • Traffic engineering and loading technology
  • Enterprise resource planning
  • Business ethics and sustainability management

6. Semester

  • International logistics business game

  • International logistics management

  • Foreign trade

  • Communication and negotiation in international logistics

  • Bachelor thesis

Focus area

  • Global purchasing / acquisition
  • Global distribution logistics
  • Intercultural management

The study program can be increased to seven semesters by one internship semester upon application. The practical semester can be completed from the fourth semester.

Acquired Knowledge and Skills

As a student, you will gain

  • Logistics expertise founded on economics principles
  • Select competencies that prepare you for specialist and management positions in international companies
  • Well-developed methodological expertise

In addition, the program promotes your ability to work on a team and conduct project work

  • Willingness to compromise, empathy and communication skills
  • Independently developing and presenting your own solutions
  • Reflecting on the process
Job Profiles

Work in industry, trade or logistics services:

  • Global purchasing / acquisition management
  • Global sales / distribution
  • Logistics project management
  • Logistics controlling
  • Assistant to the general management
  • Marketing / customer service
  • Internal or external corporate consulting

 

Research in the Department

The guiding idea behind our research is the smart economy, where digitization and innovative, sustainable business practices create new fields of action. We want to understand these fields of action, and support companies to shape them actively alongside social and economic needs.

Our fields of research

As Graduate You Contribute to...

... the 17 Sustainable Development Goals of the United Nations

  • directly to decent work and economic growth
  • directly to industry, innovation and infrastructure
  • directly to responsible consumption and production
  • directly to partnerships for the goals

Studying at Innovation Campus Lemgo

Our Innovation Campus in Lemgo

At the Innovation Campus in Lemgo, you will study at one of the most exciting technology locations in NRW. Here you will find state-of-the-art laboratories and teaching rooms as well as science-to-business factories. For example, the Centrum Industrial IT, in which companies from all over East Westphalia-Lippe (OWL) have their branches. Or the Smart Factory OWL, which showcases data and AI management. In the Future Food Factory OWL, which is unique in Europe, something similar is happening in relation to food production. New work and transfer meet at InnovationSPIN. Here, TH OWL, the district administration and the skilled trades demonstrate transparent cooperation and a spirit that allows new things to emerge. In addition to Fraunhofer IOSB-INA, the campus is also home to two vocational schools and the national handball league team TBV Lemgo-Lippe. And best of all, the campus also has student residence halls with short distances to the university and the city.

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Profile

Degree Course:
Logistics Management
Degree:
Bachelor of Science (B.Sc.)
Study model:
Full-time
Admission:
Non-restricted
Standard period of study:
6 semester
Start:
Winter semester
Course language:
German
Location:
Innovation Campus Lemgo
Tuition Fees:
None
Preparatory courses:
English, Mathematics

Application periods:

Germany and EU Countries
Winter Semester: 02.05. – 15.10.
Currently no application possible

Non-EU Countries
Winter Semester: 15.04. – 15.07.
Currently no application possible