Master in Operations and Innovation Management

Operations and Innovation Management (Aalborg)

The Operations and Innovation Management programme is designed to develop your international practical experience and theoretical understanding of international aspects of strategy, innovation and change processes. The programme is focused on the development, operation and maintenance of business systems and aims at giving you a balanced analytical, systemic and managerial understanding of Global Business Development and its underpinning disciplines.

The programme aims at providing the students in-depth knowledge within:
Strategic planning and management
Innovation and technology management
Integrated problem solving
Science technology
Planning and management of technological and organisational change
Continuous innovation
Organisational design
Enterprise Engineering
Culture
Project work

The project work is focused on putting theory into practice. You will do your project work in cooperation with a company; a great opportunity to try out your ideas and knowledge in a real life-situation.

Project examples
Continuous Improvement (CI) project aimed at developing an improved implementation process of CI
Implementing a self-governing organisation
Configuration of project portfolios as a means for controlling and improving the performance of internal development projects
Configuration and management of an international supply chain
How to manage the fuzzy front end of product innovation
Organisational and systems support for knowledge sharing in a global perspective.

Job and career · Operations and Innovation Management (Aalborg)

As a graduate from the Operations and Innovation Management programme, you will be qualified to perform a number of challenging management tasks. Career opportunities are diverse, and you will not be limited to one job description. The possible job titles are numerous: International project manager, head of outsourcing or International Human Resource consultant to name but a few possibilities.

Examples of where our graduates work include:
Grundfos A/S - e.g. as Supply Chain Manager in Shanghai, China.
Sauer-Danfoss A/S – e.g. as Lean Process Manager
B&O A/S – e.g. as Senior Direct of Technology, Platforms and Innovation
Gabriel A/S – as Director
VELUX A/S – e.g. as Manufacturing Manager for new products
Vestas Wind Systems – e.g. as Team Leader of Planning and Control in Madrid, Spain
Novo Nordisk A/S – e.g. as executive assistant to Manufacturing Development
LEGO system A/S – e.g. as Lean Consultant

You can find here more information about this study programme at AAU.

Tuition: free