Institute of Business Engineering

Intelligent and innovative business processes through integration of strategies, processes, organizations and technologies.

We support and empower business partners and organizations in the systematic analysis, development and implementation of innovative business models through digital business processes and data-driven technologies. Proven analysis techniques and systematic project methods provide a solid basis for the planning and control of innovative and intelligent business processes in the areas of sales, production, logistics, procurement, administration and sustainably secure the national and international competitiveness of companies and organizations.

The lecturers of the Institute of Business Engineering train students for the Bachelor of Science (BSc) in Business Engineering as well as the Master of Science in Engineering (MSE) in the Business Engineering profile.

In addition to the training of industrial engineers, the Institute of Business Engineering is increasingly involved in the area of continuing education:

Postgraduate programmes

Postgraduate courses

Competencies

Digitization and intelligent business processes

Development of intelligent business processes and digitalization using digital analysis methods and machine learning algorithms.

Supply networks and organization development

Organizational design and implementation of inter-company supply networks and collaboration platforms.

Project Management and Systems Engineering

Use of agile and classic project management and project controlling methods based on systems engineering.

Selected projects

Artificial intelligence in production planning

In a feasibility study, the FHNW Institute of Business Engineering shows how individual AI-based planning assistants can improve the complex production ...

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IT meets OT: Technical and Regulatory Safety for Industry 4.0 Machine Interfaces

Development and validation of a tool (software-based rule-book/coach) for the country-specific, safety-related and regulatory configuration of industrial ...

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"Light Node" blockchain architecture

In cooperation with research and business partners, the FHNW Institute of Business Engineering is developing an ergonomic “Light Node” blockchain architecture ...

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