International Industrial Management (FT)

In the “Smart Production and Services” study track, you will acquire additional skills in the much-discussed intersection between production and IT. On the one hand, the focus is on technological foundations such as cyber-physical systems and operational information systems. On the other hand, you will deal with the digital transformation of companies and the resulting new processes and business models, particularly in the area of service engineering. The aim is to improve the competitiveness of domestic production companies through increased efficiency, greater flexibility and innovative business models. During your studies, you will actively shape the conception and transformation of Industry 4.0. The Smart Production Lab, one of the largest teaching and research factories in Austria, is available to you for this purpose at the Kapfenberg campus.

Our degree programme prepares you optimally for management tasks in logistics and technical purchasing with an international focus and for optimising a company’s supply chain. On the Master’s programme, you will delve deep into areas such as logistics management, strategic purchasing, supplier management and the development of modern information and control systems in materials management. On the other side of the “negotiating table” is the Technical Sales specialisation, which is part of the Supply Chain Engineering specialisation. Here, you will acquire the know-how and methodological skills required in everyday working life as a business-oriented engineer. You will cover a broad spectrum, from the creation of sales and turnover plans to the fine-tuning of distribution channels. In addition, you will develop (technical) marketing concepts that serve as the basis for national and international marketing and sales strategies.

Business Transformation combines the concepts of the two other study tracks “Smart Production and Services” and “Supply Chain Engineering”. These specialisations each comprise two sub-areas: One that deals with these topics methodically and technologically, and one that examines transformation in business processes. Both transformation aspects are combined in “Business Transformation”. On the one hand, the methods of sustainable and digital production from “Smart Production and Services” are addressed, and on the other, supply chain management and digital transformation processes from “Supply Chain Engineering”. Students learn how to optimise the technological and methodological aspects of production and the supply chain as well as how to successfully implement these changes in companies and transform processes. Sustainability, innovation management, digitalisation and simulation play a key role in this.