Operations Research and Management

About us

How can solutions for complex decision problems be determined?

At the chair, current mathematical models and methods are developed and applied in an IT-based manner to provide sound support for difficult decisions in different application areas. In particular, optimization methods and simulation are used for problem structuring, analysis and solution identification to cope with complexity, uncertainty and conflicting goals. Successful applications include.

Supply chain planning for modular chemical plants
Site planning for fire and rescue services
CHP plant planning for the day-ahead spot market
Shift and personnel scheduling
Appointment scheduling for medical practices

Team

Your OR-Team

Prof. Dr. Brigitte Werners

Chair of the department, Senior Professor

M. Sc. Matthias Grot

Scientific assistant

Dr. Nadine Guba

Wissenschaftliche Mitarbeiterin

Felix Dittmann

Student assistant

Research

The still comparatively new research area of the OR has an interdisciplinary orientation and now plays a central role at the interface of economics, mathematics and computer science. In its research activities, the chair highly values collaboration with a wide variety of enterprises.

Research focus

Optimal quality of care in emergency medical services

Research projects

Collaborative Project

IMPROVEjob

Publications

Grot, Matthias, Kugai, Simon, Degen, Lukas, Wiemer, Isabel, Werners, Brigitte, Weltermann, Birgitta M.: Small Changes in Patient Arrival and Consultation Times Have Large Effects on Patients Waiting Times: Simulation Analyses for Primary Care, International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health 2023, 20, 1767.
DOI: 10.3390/ijerph20031767

Link

Grot, Matthias, Nagel, Luis, Becker, Tristan, Fiebrandt, Pia Mareike, Werners, Brigitte: Fairness or efficiency - Managing this conflict in emergency medical services location planning, in: Computers & Industrial Engineering, 2022, 173, 108664.
DOI: 10.1016/j.cie.2022.108664

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Degen, Lukas, Göbel, Julian, Minder, Karen, Seifried-Dübon, Tanja, Werners, Brigitte, Grot, Matthias, Rind, Esther, Piper, Claudia, Eilerts, Anna-Lisa, Schröder, Verna, Siegel, Achim, Hüsing, Anika, Jöckel, Karl-Heinz, Rieger, Monika A., IMPROVEjob Research Cooperation, Weltermann, Birgitta M.: Leadership program with skills training for general practitioners was highly accepted without improving job satisfaction: the cluster randomized IMPROVEjob study, in: Scientific Reports, 2022, 12:17869.
DOI: 10.1038/s41598-022-22357-z

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