Overview
The Management Science and Engineering program originated in the early 1980s, with the establishment of master’s programs in logistics management and management engineering in the mid-1980s. In 1998, the State Council Degree Office approved the establishment of the Master’s program in Management Science and Engineering at BTBU. This program emphasizes the use of quantitative research methods and strives to integrate qualitative and quantitative approaches, focusing on solving practical management issues. A distinctive feature of the program is the extensive involvement of students in research projects and academic exchanges during their studies, fostering their research capabilities, international perspectives, and organizational management skills. The program’s key research directions include Logistics and Supply Chain Management, and Decision Making and Optimization, supported by top-tier experts and research teams in the field. In recent years, the program has received accolades such as “National-level Distinctive Major” and “National Excellent Teaching Team.”
Educational Objectives
The program aims to cultivate professionals who can meet the demands of management decision-making and analysis in the era of big data. Students will gain a solid foundation in management theory, comprehensive management knowledge, and an understanding of the current status, forefront, and development trends in the field. They will be equipped to apply management methods, combining qualitative and quantitative system analysis methods, and relevant engineering techniques to solve theoretical and practical management issues. Graduates will be capable of independently conducting business activities and scientific research, possessing high overall qualities, strong innovation, learning, and adaptability abilities, along with excellent teamwork skills, suitable for management and consulting roles in organizations undergoing digital transformation.
Research Directions
1. Logistics and Supply Chain Management: This direction focuses on research in logistics system theory, logistics planning and design, supply chain theory, supply chain modeling and optimization, supply chain simulation, and supply chain finance theory and practice.
2. Risk Management: This direction investigates risk identification and assessment, risk monitoring and early warning, risk response strategies, investment analysis, and risk management optimization and innovation.
3. Decision Making and Optimization: This direction covers research on forecasting methods, optimization methods, decision-making methods, smart analysis, and decision-making theories and optimization methods.
Faculty Team
The team currently comprises 24 full-time faculty members, including 9 professors, 9 associate professors, 8 doctoral supervisors, and 15 master’s supervisors. In 2008, the team received the honors of “Beijing Excellent Teaching Team” and “National-level Teaching Team.” The team is a vice-presidency unit of the China Federation of Logistics & Purchasing, and is responsible for the National Supply Chain Competition and the Beijing Logistics Design Contest by University Students. Team members hold roles such as Deputy Director of the Logistics Teaching Advisory Committee of the Ministry of Education, Chair of the ISO/TC344, and leader of the “Logistics System Theory” national-level excellent course. The team includes experts with titles such as State Council Special Allowance Experts, Beijing Great Wall Scholars, Beijing Youth Talent, and outstanding young talents from Beijing universities. Several experts have been featured in media interviews and have received various awards. The team has strong research capabilities, with long-term academic collaborations with institutions such as the Chinese Academy of Sciences, University of International Business and Economics, Beijing Jiaotong University, and the Hong Kong Polytechnic University. In the past five years, the team has undertaken 8 National Natural Science Foundation projects, 4 National Social Science Foundation projects, and 10 Beijing Philosophy and Social Science projects, publishing over 130 papers, with many high-level papers listed in management science journals such as FMS list A and B, ABS 3*, ABS 4*, etc.
Graduates’ Career Prospects
Recent employment destinations include: JD Group, FESCO, PwC, Standard Chartered Bank, Industrial and Commercial Bank of China, Higher Education Press, Beijing Municipal Market Regulatory Administration, Beijing National Taxation Bureau, Beijing Customs, Air China, China Pacific Insurance Company, Beijing Capital International Airport Co., Ltd., Bank of Beijing, and Beijing Chaoyang Hospital.