Operations Research and Management Science: Tilburg University

Course Description

The programme Operations Research & Management Science (ORMS) is a modern discipline and pre-eminently an applied field. Students learn to solve complicated management decision problems in manufacturing and service sectors. Some of these problems are mainly concerned with design, while others are mainly operational in nature. Using different modeling techniques, this programme provides the tools for making the most effective decisions.

The MSc ORMS is interdisciplinary in nature, drawing on the techniques from many fields. This programme is designed to provide students first with a rigorous foundation in the theories and methods of mathematics and statistics, economics, and organisation needed to analyse problems from a systems approach. This is followed by course work which includes a core in operations research, inventory and production management, quantitative logistics, combinatorial optimisation, and queueing theory.

Career Perspectives

After successful completion of the MSc programme in Operations Research and Management Science, you will be awarded an internationally recognised Master of Science degree, with many career opportunities. To give some examples, graduates in Operations Research and Management Science can start

• at Operations Research consultancy bureaus like ILOG, CQM, Ortec, etc.
• at consultancy bureaus like KPMG, McKinsey, etc.
• at firms developing logistics software like Baan/Invensys, Oracle, SAP, etc.
• as management trainee, as OR-specialist, or as quantitative logistics specialist
• a PhD in Economics or Econometrics

Admission requirments

FEB Bachelor's

If you have a FEB Bachelor's degree in Econometrics and Operations Research, you will have direct access to the MSc Operations Research and Management Science

University Bachelor's

In order to have access to the Master's programme in Operations Research and Management Science, candidates must meet this diploma requirement: a Bachelor’s degree in Econometrics or a similar programme from a university that is recognized by the Admission Board.

More precisely, a solid academic background is required in the fields of:

• Mathematics and Statistics
• Economics