Chair for Information Systems and Supply Chain Management
Information Systems integrate research and teaching contents in economics, especially business administration, and computer science. Being an interdisciplinary subject, Information Systems deal with computer based information processing in business and administration.
The Department of Information Systems in Muenster was established within the School of Business Administration and Economics at the University of Muenster in 1990.
The Chair for Information Systems and Supply Chain Management is directed by Prof. Dr.-Ing. Bernd Hellingrath. The academic work focuses on the application and development of information systems in the field of logistics and supply chain management.
The contents of teaching include basics of logistics and supply chain management as well as methods and information systems for designing, planning and control supply chain networks. Advanced courses are offered in collaboration with various companies, enabling students to gain insight into the practical applicability of theoretical principles.
Applied research fosters the development of concepts and of information systems needed for service-oriented supply chain management. Companies are thereby enabled to adapt to changing market conditions by generating and integrating of new services or products, and the dissolution and linking of new network relations.
