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Bachelor thesis
Strengthening skills
Students that execute a bachelor thesis at the Operations Research and Logistics (ORL) group have the chance to further develop their knowledge and skills within a theme of their interest that is studied in our group. At ORL, is possible to execute a project in which you apply and improve your quantitative research skills (e.g. by building an optimization model or simulation model), or qualitative skills (e.g. by conducting a case study, survey, or literature review). Based on the size of your thesis (e.g. 12 ECTS or 24 ECTS), we together decide about a project with best fit.
Are you interested in exploring a bachelor thesis with ORL, or are you triggered after following (one of) our courses? Do not hesitate to send an e-mail to our thesis coordinator Harmke (education.orl@wur.nl) and fill out this intake form. You will be invited to visit one of our plenary intake meetings (which are organized organized bi-weekly).
Personal development
Personal development of our ORL students is leading. Together with the thesis coordinator, you determine the type of thesis that you will conduct. On completion of your bachelor thesis, you will have the skills to:
- Set goals within a limited timeframe
- Argue why a particular method is used for a specific problem
- Apply different techniques that help build your skills set and solve problems
- Present findings in a coherent and attractive way
Thesis themes
Designing and managing circular food and biobased supply chains
Managing disruptions in food and biobased supply chains
Dietary optimization and sustainable supply chain design
Not-for-profit supply chain design
Supply chain planning to minimize waste
Omnichannel retail
Topics
Students can explore our availabe thesis topics in ORL Thesis Brightspace. Find us via the discover tab, and enroll yourself. We also allow students to write their own topic proposal. Please contact education.orl@wur.nl to discuss your ideas, or meet our coordinator in the walk-in hours.
For further information on the bachelor thesis, please check our prerequisites, procedures and examples on the right.
FAQ
Can I write a bachelor thesis with a company?
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Furthermore, on our ORL Thesis Brightspace, we display our own suggestions for research ('available thesis topics'). The ORL Thesis Brightspace page is a self-enrolment page. You can find us via the discover tab.