Master of Science in Industrial Engineering and Operations Research (Manufacturing and Supply Chain Engineering)

This Master's programme combines the core disciplines of Industrial Engineering and Operational Research. Industrial Engineering is a branch of engineering that deals with analysing, designing and optimising complex operational systems. The set of the mathematical tools these engineers rely on for designing operational systems is known under the term Operations Research.

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Master's Programme

2 year 120 credits

Faculty of Engineering and Architecture

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After graduation

First year

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1 General Courses

Course	MT1	Semester	Language	Instructor	Crdt
Operations Research Models and Methods	1	sem 1	en	El-Houssaine Aghezzaf	6

Simulation of Stochastic Systems	1	sem 1	en	Stijn De Vuyst	6

Algorithmic Programming	1	sem 1	en	Pieter Leyman	6

Engineering Economy	1	sem 1	en	Sofie Verbrugge	6

Industrial Systems Modelling and Optimization	1	sem 2	en	El-Houssaine Aghezzaf	6

Information Technology for Industrial Engineering	1	sem 2	en	Michiel Vlaminck	3

2 Courses Related to the Main Subject

Course	MT1	Semester	Language	Instructor	Crdt
Manufacturing Planning and Control	1	sem 1	en	Birger Raa	6

Methods Engineering and Work Measurement	1	sem 2	en	Dieter Claeys	6

Quality Engineering and Industrial Statistics	1	sem 2	en	Stijn De Vuyst	6

3 Elective Courses

Subscribe to 30 credit units from no less than 1 and no more than 2 modules from the following list. Subject to approval by the faculty.

Divided as:

9 credit units in year 1
21 credit units in year 2

3.1 In-depth Elective Courses and Minor

Subscribe to at least 15 credit units from 1 module from the following list. Subject to approval by the faculty.

Students take either 15 credit units from module 3.1.1 (elective courses) or 1 minor of at least 18 credit units (Minor Artificial Intelligence or Minor Automotive Production Engineering).

3.1.1 Elective Courses Manufacturing and Supply Chain

Course	Semester	Language	Instructor	Crdt
Game Theory and Multiagent Systems	sem 1	en	Heidi Steendam	6

Computer Control of Industrial Processes	sem 1	en	Clara Ionescu	6

Machine Learning	sem 1	en	Joni Dambre	6

Fundamentals of Statistical Sensor Processing	sem 1	en	Hiep Luong	6

Traffic Flow Modelling	sem 1	en	Dieter Fiems	6

Computational Aspects of Transport and Mobility	sem 1	en	Pieter Audenaert	4

Queueing Theory	sem 1	en	Joris Walraevens	6

ICT and Mechatronics	sem 2	en	Guillaume Crevecoeur	6

Network Modelling and Design	sem 2	en	Mario Pickavet	4

Applied Probability	sem 2	nl	Sabine Wittevrongel	3

Modelling and Control of Dynamic Systems	sem 2	nl	Mia Loccufier	6

Big Data Technology	sem 1	en	Dieter De Witte	4

Design of Urban Services	sem 2	en	Sidharta Gautama	6

Subscribe to at least 15 credit units from the from the following list.

3.1.2 Minor Artifical Intelligence

Subscribe to no less than 18 and no more than 22 credit units from the following list. Subject to approval by the faculty.

Course	Semester	Language	Instructor	Crdt
Machine Learning	sem 1	en	Joni Dambre	6

Probabilistic Graphical Models	sem 2	en	Aleksandra Pizurica	4

Recommender Systems	sem 2	en	Toon De Pessemier	6

Game Theory and Multiagent Systems	sem 1	en	Heidi Steendam	6

Data Visualization for and with AI	sem 1	en	Jefrey Lijffijt	3

Big Data Technology	sem 1	en	Dieter De Witte	4

Big Data Algorithms	sem 2	en	Dieter De Witte	3

3.1.3 Minor Automotive Production Engineering

Subscribe to no less than 18 and no more than 24 credit units from the following list, with

no less than 6 credit units from the courses with reference b,
no less than 6 credit units from the courses with reference c.

Subject to approval by the faculty.

Only subscribe to courses with reference b or c.

Course	Ref	Semester	Language	Instructor	Crdt
Manufacturing Planning and Control	a	sem 1	en	Birger Raa	6

Methods Engineering and Work Measurement	a	sem 2	en	Dieter Claeys	6

Quality Engineering and Industrial Statistics	a	sem 2	en	Stijn De Vuyst	6

Environmentally Assisted Degradation of Materials	b	sem 2	en	Kim Verbeken	6

Metal Processing and Technology	b	sem 2	en	Leo Kestens	6

Composites	b	sem 1	en	Wim Van Paepegem	6

Materials Selection in Mechanical Design	b	sem 2	en	Stijn Hertelé	6

Machine Design	c	sem 1	en	Dieter Fauconnier	6

Displacement Pumps, Compressors and IC Engine Fundamentals	c	sem 1	en	Sebastian Verhelst	6

IC Engines: advanced design and research	c	sem 2	en	Sebastian Verhelst	3

Automotive Technology	c	sem 2	en	Sebastian Verhelst	3

Computer Control of Industrial Processes	c	sem 1	en	Clara Ionescu	6

Servo Systems and Industrial Robots	c	sem 1	en	Frederik Ostyn	3

Power Electronics	c	sem 2	en	Hendrik Vansompel	3

3.2 Broadening Elective Courses

Subscribe to at most 15 credit units from no less than 1 and no more than 2 modules from the following list. Subject to approval by the faculty.

3.2.1 Broadening Elective Courses

Course	Ref	Semester	Language	Instructor	Crdt
Industry Internship Engineering and Architecture		year	nl,en	Patrick Segers	6

Research Internship		year	en	Patrick Segers	6

Research Internship		year	en	Patrick Segers	3

Integrated Portfolio		year	nl,en	Hiep Luong	6

Integrated Portfolio		year	nl,en	Hiep Luong	3

Project Management		sem 2	en	Mario Vanhoucke	6

Safety of Electrical and Mechanical Installations		sem 2	nl	Jos Knockaert	3

The Information Society and ICT		sem 2	nl	Erik Mannens	3

Transport Economics		sem 2	nl	Jochen Maes	6

Innovation Management		sem 2	en	Katrien Verleye	3

Dare to Venture		sem 2	en		4

Labour and Employment		sem 1	nl		5

Macroeconomics		sem 1	nl	Freddy Heylen	6

Introduction Industrial Psychology		sem 2	nl	Bart Wille	5

Introduction to Corporate Law		sem 1	nl	Diederik Bruloot	3

Business Skills		sem 2	en	Mieke Audenaert	4

Corporate Finance		sem 2	en	Virginie Mataigne	6

Investment Analysis		sem 1	en	Michael Frömmel	6

Business Process Management		sem 2	en	Michaël Verdonck	4

Coaching and Diversity	UKV	year	nl	Elisabeth De Schauwer	3

Sustainable Use of Materials: Metals		sem 1	nl	Kim Verbeken	3

Sustainable Use of Materials: Plastics and Derived Materials		sem 2	nl	Lode Daelemans	3

Technology and Environment		sem 1	en	Luc Martens	3

Introduction to Psychology		sem 1	nl	Wim Notebaert	3

Movement and Sports: Now and Later	UKV	sem 2	nl	Veerle Segers	3

Sustainable Development		sem 2	en	Bernard Mazijn	5

Bayesian Statistics		sem 2	en	Koen De Turck	5

3.2.2 Elective Courses Faculty

Subscribe to no more than 15 credit units of technical courses from the study programmes Master of Science in Engineering (with the exception of Architecture) of the Faculty of Engineering and Architecture. Subject to approval by the faculty.

Second year

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1 General Courses

Course	Ref	MT1	Semester	Language	Instructor	Crdt
Heuristics and Search Methods		2	sem 2	en	Sidharta Gautama	3

2 Courses Related to the Main Subject

Course	MT1	Semester	Language	Instructor	Crdt
Design of Manufacturing and Service Operations	2	sem 1	en	Dieter Claeys	6

Supply Chain Engineering	2	sem 1	en	Birger Raa	6

3 Elective Courses

Subscribe to 30 credit units from no less than 1 and no more than 2 modules from the following list. Subject to approval by the faculty.

Divided as:

9 credit units in year 1
21 credit units in year 2

3.1 In-depth Elective Courses and Minor

Subscribe to at least 15 credit units from 1 module from the following list. Subject to approval by the faculty.

Students take either 15 credit units from module 3.1.1 (elective courses) or 1 minor of at least 18 credit units (Minor Artificial Intelligence or Minor Automotive Production Engineering).

3.1.1 Elective Courses Manufacturing and Supply Chain

Course	Semester	Language	Instructor	Crdt
Game Theory and Multiagent Systems	sem 1	en	Heidi Steendam	6

Computer Control of Industrial Processes	sem 1	en	Clara Ionescu	6

Machine Learning	sem 1	en	Joni Dambre	6

Fundamentals of Statistical Sensor Processing	sem 1	en	Hiep Luong	6

Traffic Flow Modelling	sem 1	en	Dieter Fiems	6

Computational Aspects of Transport and Mobility	sem 1	en	Pieter Audenaert	4

Queueing Theory	sem 1	en	Joris Walraevens	6

ICT and Mechatronics	sem 2	en	Guillaume Crevecoeur	6

Network Modelling and Design	sem 2	en	Mario Pickavet	4

Applied Probability	sem 2	nl	Sabine Wittevrongel	3

Modelling and Control of Dynamic Systems	sem 2	nl	Mia Loccufier	6

Big Data Technology	sem 1	en	Dieter De Witte	4

Design of Urban Services	sem 2	en	Sidharta Gautama	6

Subscribe to at least 15 credit units from the from the following list.

3.1.2 Minor Artifical Intelligence

Subscribe to no less than 18 and no more than 22 credit units from the following list. Subject to approval by the faculty.

Course	Semester	Language	Instructor	Crdt
Machine Learning	sem 1	en	Joni Dambre	6

Probabilistic Graphical Models	sem 2	en	Aleksandra Pizurica	4

Recommender Systems	sem 2	en	Toon De Pessemier	6

Game Theory and Multiagent Systems	sem 1	en	Heidi Steendam	6

Data Visualization for and with AI	sem 1	en	Jefrey Lijffijt	3

Big Data Technology	sem 1	en	Dieter De Witte	4

Big Data Algorithms	sem 2	en	Dieter De Witte	3

3.1.3 Minor Automotive Production Engineering

Subscribe to no less than 18 and no more than 24 credit units from the following list, with

no less than 6 credit units from the courses with reference b,
no less than 6 credit units from the courses with reference c.

Subject to approval by the faculty.

Only subscribe to courses with reference b or c.

Course	Ref	Semester	Language	Instructor	Crdt
Manufacturing Planning and Control	a	sem 1	en	Birger Raa	6

Methods Engineering and Work Measurement	a	sem 2	en	Dieter Claeys	6

Quality Engineering and Industrial Statistics	a	sem 2	en	Stijn De Vuyst	6

Environmentally Assisted Degradation of Materials	b	sem 2	en	Kim Verbeken	6

Metal Processing and Technology	b	sem 2	en	Leo Kestens	6

Composites	b	sem 1	en	Wim Van Paepegem	6

Materials Selection in Mechanical Design	b	sem 2	en	Stijn Hertelé	6

Machine Design	c	sem 1	en	Dieter Fauconnier	6

Displacement Pumps, Compressors and IC Engine Fundamentals	c	sem 1	en	Sebastian Verhelst	6

IC Engines: advanced design and research	c	sem 2	en	Sebastian Verhelst	3

Automotive Technology	c	sem 2	en	Sebastian Verhelst	3

Computer Control of Industrial Processes	c	sem 1	en	Clara Ionescu	6

Servo Systems and Industrial Robots	c	sem 1	en	Frederik Ostyn	3

Power Electronics	c	sem 2	en	Hendrik Vansompel	3

3.2 Broadening Elective Courses

Subscribe to at most 15 credit units from no less than 1 and no more than 2 modules from the following list. Subject to approval by the faculty.

3.2.1 Broadening Elective Courses

Course	Ref	Semester	Language	Instructor	Crdt
Industry Internship Engineering and Architecture		year	nl,en	Patrick Segers	6

Research Internship		year	en	Patrick Segers	6

Research Internship		year	en	Patrick Segers	3

Integrated Portfolio		year	nl,en	Hiep Luong	6

Integrated Portfolio		year	nl,en	Hiep Luong	3

Project Management		sem 2	en	Mario Vanhoucke	6

Safety of Electrical and Mechanical Installations		sem 2	nl	Jos Knockaert	3

The Information Society and ICT		sem 2	nl	Erik Mannens	3

Transport Economics		sem 2	nl	Jochen Maes	6

Innovation Management		sem 2	en	Katrien Verleye	3

Dare to Venture		sem 2	en		4

Labour and Employment		sem 1	nl		5

Macroeconomics		sem 1	nl	Freddy Heylen	6

Introduction Industrial Psychology		sem 2	nl	Bart Wille	5

Introduction to Corporate Law		sem 1	nl	Diederik Bruloot	3

Business Skills		sem 2	en	Mieke Audenaert	4

Corporate Finance		sem 2	en	Virginie Mataigne	6

Investment Analysis		sem 1	en	Michael Frömmel	6

Business Process Management		sem 2	en	Michaël Verdonck	4

Coaching and Diversity	UKV	year	nl	Elisabeth De Schauwer	3

Sustainable Use of Materials: Metals		sem 1	nl	Kim Verbeken	3

Sustainable Use of Materials: Plastics and Derived Materials		sem 2	nl	Lode Daelemans	3

Technology and Environment		sem 1	en	Luc Martens	3

Introduction to Psychology		sem 1	nl	Wim Notebaert	3

Movement and Sports: Now and Later	UKV	sem 2	nl	Veerle Segers	3

Sustainable Development		sem 2	en	Bernard Mazijn	5

Bayesian Statistics		sem 2	en	Koen De Turck	5

3.2.2 Elective Courses Faculty

4 Master's Dissertation

Course	Ref	MT1	Semester	Language	Instructor	Crdt
Master's Dissertation		2	year	en		24

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1 General Courses 36

Course	MT1	Semester	Language	Instructor	Crdt
Operations Research Models and Methods	1	sem 1	en	El-Houssaine Aghezzaf	6

Simulation of Stochastic Systems	1	sem 1	en	Stijn De Vuyst	6

Algorithmic Programming	1	sem 1	en	Pieter Leyman	6

Engineering Economy	1	sem 1	en	Sofie Verbrugge	6

Industrial Systems Modelling and Optimization	1	sem 2	en	El-Houssaine Aghezzaf	6

Information Technology for Industrial Engineering	1	sem 2	en	Michiel Vlaminck	3

Heuristics and Search Methods	2	sem 2	en	Sidharta Gautama	3

2 Courses Related to the Main Subject 30

Course	MT1	Semester	Language	Instructor	Crdt
Manufacturing Planning and Control	1	sem 1	en	Birger Raa	6

Methods Engineering and Work Measurement	1	sem 2	en	Dieter Claeys	6

Quality Engineering and Industrial Statistics	1	sem 2	en	Stijn De Vuyst	6

Design of Manufacturing and Service Operations	2	sem 1	en	Dieter Claeys	6

Supply Chain Engineering	2	sem 1	en	Birger Raa	6

3 Elective Courses 30

Subscribe to 30 credit units from no less than 1 and no more than 2 modules from the following list. Subject to approval by the faculty.

Divided as:

9 credit units in year 1
21 credit units in year 2

3.1 In-depth Elective Courses and Minor

15

Subscribe to at least 15 credit units from 1 module from the following list. Subject to approval by the faculty.

Students take either 15 credit units from module 3.1.1 (elective courses) or 1 minor of at least 18 credit units (Minor Artificial Intelligence or Minor Automotive Production Engineering).

3.1.1 Elective Courses Manufacturing and Supply Chain

Course	Semester	Language	Instructor	Crdt
Game Theory and Multiagent Systems	sem 1	en	Heidi Steendam	6

Computer Control of Industrial Processes	sem 1	en	Clara Ionescu	6

Machine Learning	sem 1	en	Joni Dambre	6

Fundamentals of Statistical Sensor Processing	sem 1	en	Hiep Luong	6

Traffic Flow Modelling	sem 1	en	Dieter Fiems	6

Computational Aspects of Transport and Mobility	sem 1	en	Pieter Audenaert	4

Queueing Theory	sem 1	en	Joris Walraevens	6

ICT and Mechatronics	sem 2	en	Guillaume Crevecoeur	6

Network Modelling and Design	sem 2	en	Mario Pickavet	4

Applied Probability	sem 2	nl	Sabine Wittevrongel	3

Modelling and Control of Dynamic Systems	sem 2	nl	Mia Loccufier	6

Big Data Technology	sem 1	en	Dieter De Witte	4

Design of Urban Services	sem 2	en	Sidharta Gautama	6

Subscribe to at least 15 credit units from the from the following list.

3.1.2 Minor Artifical Intelligence

Subscribe to no less than 18 and no more than 22 credit units from the following list. Subject to approval by the faculty.

Course	Semester	Language	Instructor	Crdt
Machine Learning	sem 1	en	Joni Dambre	6

Probabilistic Graphical Models	sem 2	en	Aleksandra Pizurica	4

Recommender Systems	sem 2	en	Toon De Pessemier	6

Game Theory and Multiagent Systems	sem 1	en	Heidi Steendam	6

Data Visualization for and with AI	sem 1	en	Jefrey Lijffijt	3

Big Data Technology	sem 1	en	Dieter De Witte	4

Big Data Algorithms	sem 2	en	Dieter De Witte	3

3.1.3 Minor Automotive Production Engineering

Subscribe to no less than 18 and no more than 24 credit units from the following list, with

no less than 6 credit units from the courses with reference b,
no less than 6 credit units from the courses with reference c.

Subject to approval by the faculty.

Only subscribe to courses with reference b or c.

Course	Ref	Semester	Language	Instructor	Crdt
Manufacturing Planning and Control	a	sem 1	en	Birger Raa	6

Methods Engineering and Work Measurement	a	sem 2	en	Dieter Claeys	6

Quality Engineering and Industrial Statistics	a	sem 2	en	Stijn De Vuyst	6

Environmentally Assisted Degradation of Materials	b	sem 2	en	Kim Verbeken	6

Metal Processing and Technology	b	sem 2	en	Leo Kestens	6

Composites	b	sem 1	en	Wim Van Paepegem	6

Materials Selection in Mechanical Design	b	sem 2	en	Stijn Hertelé	6

Machine Design	c	sem 1	en	Dieter Fauconnier	6

Displacement Pumps, Compressors and IC Engine Fundamentals	c	sem 1	en	Sebastian Verhelst	6

IC Engines: advanced design and research	c	sem 2	en	Sebastian Verhelst	3

Automotive Technology	c	sem 2	en	Sebastian Verhelst	3

Computer Control of Industrial Processes	c	sem 1	en	Clara Ionescu	6

Servo Systems and Industrial Robots	c	sem 1	en	Frederik Ostyn	3

Power Electronics	c	sem 2	en	Hendrik Vansompel	3

3.2 Broadening Elective Courses

15

Subscribe to at most 15 credit units from no less than 1 and no more than 2 modules from the following list. Subject to approval by the faculty.

3.2.1 Broadening Elective Courses

Course	Ref	Semester	Language	Instructor	Crdt
Industry Internship Engineering and Architecture		year	nl,en	Patrick Segers	6

Research Internship		year	en	Patrick Segers	6

Research Internship		year	en	Patrick Segers	3

Integrated Portfolio		year	nl,en	Hiep Luong	6

Integrated Portfolio		year	nl,en	Hiep Luong	3

Project Management		sem 2	en	Mario Vanhoucke	6

Safety of Electrical and Mechanical Installations		sem 2	nl	Jos Knockaert	3

The Information Society and ICT		sem 2	nl	Erik Mannens	3

Transport Economics		sem 2	nl	Jochen Maes	6

Innovation Management		sem 2	en	Katrien Verleye	3

Dare to Venture		sem 2	en		4

Labour and Employment		sem 1	nl		5

Macroeconomics		sem 1	nl	Freddy Heylen	6

Introduction Industrial Psychology		sem 2	nl	Bart Wille	5

Introduction to Corporate Law		sem 1	nl	Diederik Bruloot	3

Business Skills		sem 2	en	Mieke Audenaert	4

Corporate Finance		sem 2	en	Virginie Mataigne	6

Investment Analysis		sem 1	en	Michael Frömmel	6

Business Process Management		sem 2	en	Michaël Verdonck	4

Coaching and Diversity	UKV	year	nl	Elisabeth De Schauwer	3

Sustainable Use of Materials: Metals		sem 1	nl	Kim Verbeken	3

Sustainable Use of Materials: Plastics and Derived Materials		sem 2	nl	Lode Daelemans	3

Technology and Environment		sem 1	en	Luc Martens	3

Introduction to Psychology		sem 1	nl	Wim Notebaert	3

Movement and Sports: Now and Later	UKV	sem 2	nl	Veerle Segers	3

Sustainable Development		sem 2	en	Bernard Mazijn	5

Bayesian Statistics		sem 2	en	Koen De Turck	5

3.2.2 Elective Courses Faculty

4 Master's Dissertation 24

Course	Ref	MT1	Semester	Language	Instructor	Crdt
Master's Dissertation		2	year	en		24

Learning outcomes

Competence field 1: Competency in one or more scientific disciplines

Possess advanced, theoretically profound, knowledge of the own engineering discipline and the ability to apply this knowledge in a creative and critical way to new, complex problems.
Be able to design innovative products or processes using appropriate or autonomously developed and validated models and techniques, using recent digital technologies.
Demonstrate integrative and system-oriented problem-solving thinking under uncertain and conflicting conditions, with attention for the correct level of abstraction.
Be able to formulate a research question from a complex scientific problem, after in-depth study of relevant and state-of-the-art scientific literature.
Be able to critically interpret and communicate one's own results in English to both experts and laypersons and defend decisions made.
Be able to position oneself in, and function within an international team, with an understanding of effective leadership and an awareness of cultural sensitivity.
Demonstrate a lifelong learning attitude to keep up with the advancements and developments in scientific research in one’s own discipline and continue to develop one's competencies.
Act according to the principles of research integrity, professional deontology and ethics.
Demonstrate sustainability thinking, entrepreneurial skills, and pay attention to the role of science, technology and innovation in addressing societal issues from various perspectives, and in an international context.
Critically reflect on one's own thinking and actions, and act according to the limitations of one's competencies in a conscientious and responsible manner.
Have a thorough knowledge of Operations Research models and methods and apply this knowledge in developing optimisation and simulation models for the design and performance improvement of complex operational systems in mobility and supply chains, taking into account uncertainty, incomplete data, and the inaccuracy of modelling assumptions.
Continuously and critically analyse and optimise the different stages in creating and delivering a product or service, in order to improve the efficiency of operational processes.
Reflect critically on the practical relevance and feasibility of design and improvement proposals by considering economic and financial conditions, the role of human factors and technological developments, and the implications on other actors in the business ecosystem as well as the broader society and environment.
Have a thorough knowledge of time study and methods engineering, quality engineering, manufacturing and supply chain planning and control.
Creatively apply Industrial Engineering techniques to analyse, optimize and (re)design manufacturing and supply chain systems.