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

 

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

Göbel, Julian, Schmidt, Manuela, Seifried-Dübon, Tanja, Linden, Karen, Degen, Lukas, Rind, Esther, Eilerts, Anna-Lisa, Pieper, Claudia, Grot, Matthias, Werners, Brigitte, Schröder, Verena, Jöckel, Karl-Heinz, Rieger, Monika A., Weltermann, Birgitta M.: Higher work-privacy conflict and lower job satisfaction in GP leaders and practice assistants working full-time compared to part-time: Results of the IMPROVEjob study, in: International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 2022, 19, 2618.
DOI: 10.3390/ijerph19052618

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

 

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

Göbel, Julian, Schmidt, Manuela, Seifried-Dübon, Tanja, Linden, Karen, Degen, Lukas, Rind, Esther, Eilerts, Anna-Lisa, Pieper, Claudia, Grot, Matthias, Werners, Brigitte, Schröder, Verena, Jöckel, Karl-Heinz, Rieger, Monika A., Weltermann, Birgitta M.: Higher work-privacy conflict and lower job satisfaction in GP leaders and practice assistants working full-time compared to part-time: Results of the IMPROVEjob study, in: International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 2022, 19, 2618.
DOI: 10.3390/ijerph19052618

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Evaluating shift patterns considering heterogeneous skills and uncertain workforce availability
September 14, 2021
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Zander Prize for Dr. Steenweg
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Becker, Bruns, Lier, Werners (2020): Decentralized modular production to increase supply chain efficiency in chemical markets - An example of polymer production
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Rachuba, Sebastian; Imhoff, Lisa; Werners, Brigitte (2021): Tactical blueprints for surgical weeks –An integrated approach for operating rooms and intensive care units, European Journal of Operational Research
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Bruns, Bastian; Becker, Tristan; Riese, Julia; Lier, Stefan; Werners, Brigitte (2021): Efficient Production of Specialized Polymers with Highly Flexible Small-Scale Plants, Chemical Engineering & Technology, 44(6), 1148–1152
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