Logistics and Strategic Management

Consumers and companies take it for granted that the right product will be available at the right location and time, and that quality and price will be right as well. Behind the scenes, complex processes are planned, operated and monitored by logistics managers. Current and future success in logistics depend on making strategic decisions to optimally exploit the opportunities of digital transformation. This practically oriented degree programme in the fields of logistics, supply chain management, transport and traffic prepares you for this exciting task. At its core, this business science education focuses on the interplay between human, technology and organisation to improve local and global logistics and supply chain processes.

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Would you like to learn more about the Logistics and Strategic Management degree programme and have your individual questions answered? Then register now for our online info sessions! The degree programme team will inform you about application and admission, study contents and career opportunities. The online info sessions will be held in German.

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Focal points:

logistics management
strategic management
digital transformation
sustainable value chains

Our graduates are able to:

develop, plan, manage and monitor processes in procurement, production, distribution and waste management logistics
conceptualize, plan, manage and monitor the flow of goods, information and money along the entire supply chain
develop, plan, manage and monitor processes and services in transport and traffic
analyse logistics processes and services regarding their digital transformation potential and refine them innovatively
extrapolate requirements for sustainably optimising or newly designing value chains, and further develop existing as well as new business models
recognise current trends in business and society, assess their challenges and potential for the logistics sector, and leverage them to make evidence-based strategic decisions
create sustainability-oriented innovation strategies, and plan, initiate and manage the related change processes needed

Our graduates work in the following fields:

logistics services providers
transport companies
companies in the fields of industry, trade and commerce in need of logistics and SCM expertise
companies in the field of digital logistics platforms and e-commerce
consulting and software companies with focus on logistics, SCM, transport and traffic
public institutions as well as NPOs in the fields of logistics, SCM, transport and traffic
pertinent research and education institutions
pertinent self-employment

You can find more information in the current brochure of the degree programme (German)

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The programme at a glance

Degree/Title

Master of Arts in Business, MA

Length of programme

3 semesters

Mode of study

Career parallel/Three weekday evenings and Saturdays (daytime)

Place of study

Campus Wohlmutstrasse
Wohlmutstrasse 22
1020 Vienna

Language of instruction

German

Credits

90 ECTS

Tuition fee

€ 363.36 per semester (+ € 22.70 student´s union fee)

Semester abroad

Students have various possibilities to go abroad and spend time at one of our partner universities. The degree programme recommends completing a semester abroad in the 2nd semester.

Admission procedure

written application
online test with single-choice questions on logistics (preparatory script in download area) as well as logic and general knowledge
interview

Application period for EU/EEA citizens and applicants

1 October until 31 May

Application period for non-EU/EEA citizens and applicants

1 October until 30 April

Admission requirements

secondary school-leaving certificate or equivalent
completion of a pertinent degree programme (at least bachelor level) in Austria or abroad, proof of pertinence by a total of 20 ECTS points in the areas of “logistics” and/or “business and management”
language proficiency in English at level B2 and German at level C1 (for applicants whose native language is not German)

Up to a maximum of 10 ECTS points, proof of pertinence may optionally be provided by pertinent professional training with certification requirement or pertinent occupation (minimum three years with close connection to logistics or strategic management and corresponding budget and human resources responsibility as well as reporting duties).

Bridging courses

Take advantage of the free bridging courses offered by the UAS BFI Vienna (May to July) to acquire missing ECTS and qualify for admission to a master programme.

Level of qualification according to the National Qualification Framework and the European Qualifications Framework

NQR7

Field(s) of study (e.g. ISCED-F)

Management and administration

Access to further studies

Graduates of UAS master programmes are entitled to enroll in relevant doctoral programmes (pursuant to § 6 para. 4 FHG, as amended) or university courses.

Waltraud Bieringer

Mail: waltraud.bieringer@fh-vie.ac.at

Tel.: +43 1 720 12 86-261

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Course Application Project

ECTS Credits 6.00 ECTS Credits

Language German Language

Curriculum PT Curriculum

Semester 2 SS Semester
Nach erfolgreichem Abschluss der Lehrveranstaltung sind die Studierenden in der Lage,
- aktuelle, praxisbezogene und unternehmensspezifische Problemstellungen oder Zukunftsszenarien vor dem Hintergrund aktueller Markttrends sowie Innovationen aus den Fachbereichen Logistik und Supply Chain Management sowie Transport und Verkehr zu analysieren (4),
- Praxisprojekte strukturiert aufzusetzen (4),
- Praxisprojekte in Zusammenarbeit mit Unternehmen zu bearbeiten (6),
- Konzepte zu erstellen sowie Gestaltungsempfehlungen zu erarbeiten (6) und
- diese in einer für Unternehmen verwertbaren Form zu dokumentieren und zu präsentieren (6).
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Course Case Studies in Logistics

ECTS Credits 3.00 ECTS Credits

Language English Language

Curriculum PT Curriculum

Semester 2 SS Semester
After successful completion of the course, students are able
- to name and explain important components of logistics contracts (2),
- to name and explain different types of contracts within contract logistics (2),
- to name and explain alternative concepts of outsourcing (2),
- to name and explain different intralogistics technologies and concepts (2),
- to explain important requirement components from tenders for contract logistics solutions:
  - explain and analyze them,
  - to develop solution concepts qualitatively based on this,
  - describe and calculate these solution concepts quantitatively,
  - and to plan their implementation (2, 4, 6),
  - explain the function and significance of project management in contract logistics projects (2),
- to explain and calculate costs resulting from logistics processes (2, 4),
- to name and explain implementation alternatives and to analyze and evaluate their advantages/disadvantages situationally (4, 5),
- analyze and evaluate the suitability of different intralogistics tools (5,6).
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Course Digital Information Systems

ECTS Credits 3.00 ECTS Credits

Language German Language

Curriculum PT Curriculum

Semester 2 SS Semester
Nach erfolgreichem Abschluss der Lehrveranstaltung sind die Studierenden in der Lage,
- den Zweck von Digitalisierung und Automatisierung von Geschäftsprozessen zu verstehen und zu erklären (2, 3),
- mittel- und langfristige Entwicklungen von digitalen Informationssystemen zu kennen und zu erklären (1, 2),
- digitale Informationssysteme in einem wirtschaftlichen Kontext und deren Einsatz
  - nach deren Zielsetzungen,
  - nach hierarchischen und
  - funktionellen Gesichtspunkten zu beschreiben und zu erklären (1, 2)
  - und praktische Anwendung von digitalen Informationssystemen nach deren betrieblichen Funktionen zu analysieren (4),
- betriebliche Geschäftsprozesse zur Abbildung in digitalen Informationssystemen zu beschreiben und grundlegend zu modellieren (3),
- notwendige Bedingungen und Kriterien für die Automatisierung von Geschäftsprozessen zu beschreiben und zu erklären und darauf aufbauend reale Prozesse zu analysieren und hinsichtlich deren Automatisierungspotenzial zu evaluieren (3, 4, 5).
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Course International Aspects of Logistics

ECTS Credits 3.00 ECTS Credits

Language English Language

Curriculum PT Curriculum

Semester 2 SS Semester
After successful completion of the course, students are able
- to name and understand the trends of globalisation (hyperglobalisation, slowbalisation, de-globalisation) (1,2),
- to understand the basic meaning of international trade, foreign direct investments (FDI) and geopolitics between major political players and their interests, in particular U.S., EU, China and other relevant Emerging Markets (1, 2),
- to explain, verify and analyze the most important sources, streams and sinks of most traded and transported goods and their mode of transport (2, 3, 4),
- to name and explain most common international trade agreements (1, 2),
- to name, explain and analyze the tasks and role of the most important institutions in international trade, e.g. WTO, Worldbank, IMF (1, 2, 3, 4),
- to explain the outsourcing of processes of western countries to Asia and the subsequential rise of international transport (2),
- to name and explain the most common INCOTERMS in international trade and its consequences on the organization of transport chains (1, 2),
- to understand and explain the complexity of multimodal transport chains, especially how trade and transport documents are used and handled (2),
- to explain measures of risk management in international trade and its consequences for domestic business and its basic theoretical foundations from a cost and control aspect (transaction cost theory, principal agency theory) (1, 2),
- to explain and understand alternatives of expanding businesses beyond national borders (internationalization) such as
  - export/trade
  - licensing
  - franchising
  - joint venture
  - subsidiary (1, 2),
- to understand and to explain the prerequisites and possibilities of Ecommerce in international trade (1, 2),
- to evaluate possible developments of international trade, especially digitalization/automation of international transport: goods flow and information flow (5),
- to explain international trade and its consequences on social and ecological sustainability (2),
- to develop alternative supply chain scenarios due to current risks in supply chains and supply chain management (6).
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Course Master Thesis Seminar 1

ECTS Credits 1.00 ECTS Credits

Language German Language

Curriculum PT Curriculum

Semester 2 SS Semester
Nach erfolgreichem Abschluss der Lehrveranstaltung sind die Studierenden in der Lage,
- formale Anforderungen an eine Masterarbeit zu benennen,
- aktuelle Forschung in den Bereichen Logistik, Supply Chain Management, Transport und Verkehr einzuordnen und Forschungsbedarf zu erkennen,
- angemessene Methoden und Techniken zum Erstellen von Forschungsplänen selbständig anzuwenden und
- Forschungspläne hinsichtlich der wissenschaftlichen Qualität zu beurteilen und zu optimieren.
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Course Meetings and Negotiations

ECTS Credits 3.00 ECTS Credits

Language English Language

Curriculum PT Curriculum

Semester 2 SS Semester
After successful completion of the course, students are able
- to participate in meetings and negotiations in an international logistics context confidently and professionally (3),
- to chair meetings or negotiations in English (3),
- to write clearly structured short or narrative minutes of a meeting/negotiation in the foreign language (3),
- to apply appropriate negotiation strategies in business and/or logistics contexts (3),
- to take into account intercultural aspects in meetings/negotiations (4),
- to develop meeting and negotiation strategies (6),
- to prepare and assign follow-up activities after English-language meetings and negotiations (5, 6).
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Course Operations Research

ECTS Credits 3.00 ECTS Credits

Language German Language

Curriculum PT Curriculum

Semester 2 SS Semester
Nach erfolgreichem Abschluss der Lehrveranstaltung sind die Studierenden in der Lage,
- Aufgaben und Methoden des Operations Research zu benennen (1),
- grundlegende Verfahren aus den Bereichen Graphentheorie, lineare Optimierung, ganzzahlige Optimierung und nichtlinare Optimierung zu erläutern (2),
- für einfache praktische Fragestellungen in den Bereichen Logistik, Supply Chain Management, Transport und Verkehr die passende Methode auszuwählen und anzuwenden (3),
- berechnete Lösungen zu interpretieren und zu plausibilisieren (4),
- Aussagen zur Anwendbarkeit von Methoden des Operations Research für praktische Anwendungen in den Bereichen Logistik, Supply Chain Management, Transport und Verkehr grundlegend zu beurteilen (5).
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Course Strategy and Business Model

ECTS Credits 3.00 ECTS Credits

Language German Language

Curriculum PT Curriculum

Semester 2 SS Semester
Nach erfolgreichem Abschluss der Lehrveranstaltung sind die Studierenden in der Lage,
- die Aufgaben und Methoden des Business Modeling zu benennen und zu erklären (1),
- grundlegende Typen von Geschäftsmodellen mit Relevanz für die Logistik- und Transportbranche zu erklären (2),
- die Relevanz aktueller Trends und Treiber für die Weiterentwicklung von Geschäftsmodellen in der Logistikbranche einzuschätzen,
- einfache Methoden des Business Modeling einzusetzen, um Geschäftsmodelle zu formalisieren und zu kommunizieren (3),
- bestehende Geschäftsmodelle qualitativ und quantitativ zu analysieren und zu bewerten (4, 5),
- einfache eigene Geschäftsmodelle für die Bereiche Logistik, Supply Chain Management, Transport und Verkehr selbständig zu entwickeln und die Implementierung zu planen (6).
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Course Case Studies in Strategic Management

ECTS Credits 3.00 ECTS Credits

Language German Language

Curriculum PT Curriculum

Semester 3 WS Semester
Nach erfolgreichem Abschluss der Lehrveranstaltung sind die Studierenden in der Lage,
- die Bedeutung strategischer Konzepte in der Unternehmensführung zu benennen (1),
- strategische Konzepte für eine Unternehmensentwicklung zu gestalten (6),
- anhand von Umwelt- und Unternehmensanalyse mögliche Schritte für Strategieentwicklung, Strategieumsetzung und Strategiekontrolle zu gestalten (6),
- die einem Unternehmen offenstehenden Strategiealternativen zu beschreiben und durch den gezielten Einsatz strategischer Instrumente die für ein Unternehmen passende Strategie zu entwickeln (6).
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Course Future Lab Digital Logistics

ECTS Credits 3.00 ECTS Credits

Language German Language

Curriculum PT Curriculum

Semester 3 WS Semester
Die Studierenden sind nach erfolgreichem Abschluss der Lehrveranstaltung in der Lage,
- die Ziele und Nutzen der Digitalisierung von Logistik- und Supply Chain Geschäftsprozessen Prozessen konzeptuell und anhand von praktischen Beispielen zu erklären (2),
- Trends und Enabler in der Digitalisierung und Automatisierung von Logistikprozessen und Supply Chain Management zu benennen und zu erklären (2),
- absehbare Entwicklungen in Logistik und Supply Chain Management zu erklären (2),
- praktische Geschäftsmodelle und deren digitalen Wirkelemente in Logistik und Supply Chain Management zu nennen, zu erklären und zu analysieren (4),
- die Bedingungen und Einflussfaktoren für/auf die Digitalisierung und Automatisierung von zu erklären, in der Praxis zu identifizieren und hier eine Bewertung der praktischen Optionen vorzunehmen, z.B. Verfügbarkeit von Daten/Informationen, Qualitätsanforderungen, Variabilität von Informations- und Güterflüssen (5),
- praktische Maßnahmen als Antwort auf die Herausforderungen zukünftiger Digitalisierung und Automatisierung abzuleiten (6).
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