Operations and Supply Chain Day

Operations and Supply Chain Day is an annual event organized by the Department of Economics and Business Economics in collaboration with the Danish Operations Research Society (DORS).

Students in the master program in Operations and Supply Chain Analytics (cand.merc.) and students in related specializations get the opportunity to listen to a series of seminars by professionals from various industries and to get an insight into how companies apply operations research in their operations/business.

The target audience of the Operations and Supply Chain Day is students, researchers, professionals and policy makers interested in supply chain management.

The OSC-day is hosted by the Department of Economics and Business Economics at Aarhus University and sponsored by DORS.

OSC-day 3 October 2024: Analytics in action: Making better decisions

Venue: Building 2610 (S), Upper multi room, Aarhus BSS, Fuglesangs Allé 4, 8210 Aarhus V

Price: Free (Catering is inclusive)

Programme

08:30 – 09:00    Registration, coffee, croissants and fruits

09:00 – 09:10    Welcome to Operations & Supply Chain Day 2024

09:10 – 09:55    “Ensuring availability: Data-driven customer satisfaction”, Mette Meyer Jensen, Supply Chain Manager, Salling Group

09:55 – 10:40    “A smarter move: Supply chain optimization in containerized commodity trading, Alexander Bjerre Simonsen, Head of Commercial Development, and Jonas Andersen Mathiesen, Data Scientist, Frey Commodities

10:40 – 10:55    Short break

10:55 – 11:40    “Forecasting fashion collections: Using data to make better predictions about new product introductions”, Malte Bjerg Vittrup, CEO & Founder, Hakio

11:40 – 12:25    “Best practices when applying decision science: Lessons learned across industries”, Tue Rauff Lind Christensen, Decision Scientist, Qampo

12:25 – 14:00    Lunch (sandwiches, water, and coffee) and Networking