Sustainability in Process Management and Optimization
- Faculty
Faculty of Agricultural Science and Landscape Architecture
- Version
Version 1 of 16.07.2025.
- Module identifier
44M0579
- Module level
Master
- Language of instruction
English
- ECTS credit points and grading
5.0
- Module frequency
only summer term
- Duration
1 semester
- Brief description
This module explores optimization of processes and the corresponding supportive tools. Aspects of sustainable prossesses in the food industry are in specific focus. Students are presented with tools for optimisation and apply them to practical case studies. Using digital systems, students develop and analyze processes, as well as different possibilties for their visualisation. They also calculate the benefit of a process optimization for the environment, society and supply chain.
- Teaching and learning outcomes
The module explores the following themes:
- The visualisation of processes - which tools are helpful?
- Aspects of sustainable processes - which aspects are have to be considered and analysed when shaping sustainable processes?
- Optimization of processes - which tool can be used to optimize for efficient prcesses?
- Benefits of optimized processes - which benefits do optimized processes hold (for the environment, society, supply-chain etc.)?
- Change Management - how can changes be communicated, implemented and deemed successful?
- Overall workload
The total workload for the module is 150 hours (see also "ECTS credit points and grading").
- Teaching and learning methods
Lecturer based learning Workload hours Type of teaching Media implementation Concretization 30 Lecture - 30 Practice - Lecturer independent learning Workload hours Type of teaching Media implementation Concretization 60 Work in small groups - 30 Presentation preparation -
- Graded examination
- Portfolio exam
- Remark on the assessment methods
The portfolio is a presentation/report and term paper
- Exam duration and scope
presentation/report: ca. 20-30-minute presentation with 5–10-page written analysis (max. 50 points)
and a term paper, ca. 10-15 pages (max. 50 points)
- Recommended prior knowledge
Basic knowledge of the subject is helpful but not required.
- Knowledge Broadening
The students can
- develop sustainable processes
- apply the right tools for the case in question
- evaluate the impact of processes on the environment, society and supply chain
- Knowledge deepening
The student deepen their knoweledge through the case studies and practicale examples explored in the module.
- Knowledge Understanding
The students demonstrate their grasp of the relevant knowledge through their work on case studies.
- Application and Transfer
Students can transfer their knowledge by integrating it in practical examples. They can also draw on this knowledge as the basis for their Master's thesis.
- Communication and Cooperation
The students
- can effectively explain process changes within an organisation
- can effectively communicate within case studies and practical projects.
- Literature
as specified by the lecturer
- Applicability in study programs
- Land Use Transformation
- Land Use Transformation M.Sc. (01.03.2026)
- Person responsible for the module
- Krieger-Güss, Stephanie
- Teachers
- Krieger-Güss, Stephanie