Volker Oppitz (scientist)
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Volker Oppitz is a German
economist
and mathematician
.
in mechanical and electrical engineering and 1956 in economics at the Dresden University of Technology
. 1970 he earned his Ph.D.
(Dr. rer. oec.) in the field of economics of industrial sectors at the Dresden University of Technology. 1971 he became Assistant Professor at the Dresden University of Technology at Faculty of Economics. After making his habilitation treatise
(Dr. habil.) in 1981 at University of Rostock
he became 1987 Associate Professor at the Faculty of Economics of the Dresden University of Technology. In 1990 he was appointed to Full Professor
and Head of Department of Management
, Operations Research
and Operations management
. In 1996 he retired and was still working as Professor emeritus.
Since 1992 Oppitz was CEO of UBI Wirtschaftsberatung GmbH in Dresden
. Since 2001 he is academic director in sportsmanagement at the Europäisches Institut für postgraduale Bildung (EIPOS) at Dresden University of Technology in association with the Deutscher Olympischer Sportbund
. He lectures on the application of mathematics and statistics in management at EIPOS in Dresden.
In addition to his scientific work Volker Oppitz was between 2002 and 2005 Vice President of the German
football
club Dynamo Dresden
, and since 2005 has been honorary chairman. His son, also named Volker
is a player for the club.
and economics
, management of planning
and organization
of the economics, management process
es and engineering management
, economic modelling
particularly in financial/budgetary maths
, risk management
and forecasting methods
.
Oppitz published over 200 scientific publications, including more than 20 books and papers, numerous articles in journals, patents and property rights
Germany
Germany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a federal parliamentary republic in Europe. The country consists of 16 states while the capital and largest city is Berlin. Germany covers an area of 357,021 km2 and has a largely temperate seasonal climate...
economist
Economics
Economics is the social science that analyzes the production, distribution, and consumption of goods and services. The term economics comes from the Ancient Greek from + , hence "rules of the house"...
and mathematician
Mathematics
Mathematics is the study of quantity, space, structure, and change. Mathematicians seek out patterns and formulate new conjectures. Mathematicians resolve the truth or falsity of conjectures by mathematical proofs, which are arguments sufficient to convince other mathematicians of their validity...
.
Life
Oppitz graduated 1950 from the Deutsche Müllerschule Dippoldiswalde (DMD), 1952 from the School of Engineering DippoldiswaldeDippoldiswalde
Dippoldiswalde is a town in the Free State of Saxony, Germany, administrative center of the Sächsische Schweiz-Osterzgebirge district. It is situated 23 km east of Freiberg, and 18 km south of Dresden....
in mechanical and electrical engineering and 1956 in economics at the Dresden University of Technology
Dresden University of Technology
The Technische Universität Dresden is the largest institute of higher education in the city of Dresden, the largest university in Saxony and one of the 10 largest universities in Germany with 36,066 students...
. 1970 he earned his Ph.D.
Ph.D.
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(Dr. rer. oec.) in the field of economics of industrial sectors at the Dresden University of Technology. 1971 he became Assistant Professor at the Dresden University of Technology at Faculty of Economics. After making his habilitation treatise
Habilitation
Habilitation is the highest academic qualification a scholar can achieve by his or her own pursuit in several European and Asian countries. Earned after obtaining a research doctorate, such as a PhD, habilitation requires the candidate to write a professorial thesis based on independent...
(Dr. habil.) in 1981 at University of Rostock
University of Rostock
The University of Rostock is the university of the city Rostock, in the German state of Mecklenburg-Vorpommern.Founded in 1419, it is the oldest and largest university in continental northern Europe and the Baltic Sea area...
he became 1987 Associate Professor at the Faculty of Economics of the Dresden University of Technology. In 1990 he was appointed to Full Professor
Professor
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and Head of Department of Management
Management
Management in all business and organizational activities is the act of getting people together to accomplish desired goals and objectives using available resources efficiently and effectively...
, Operations Research
Operations research
Operations research is an interdisciplinary mathematical science that focuses on the effective use of technology by organizations...
and Operations management
Operations management
Operations management is an area of management concerned with overseeing, designing, and redesigning business operations in the production of goods and/or services. It involves the responsibility of ensuring that business operations are efficient in terms of using as little resources as needed, and...
. In 1996 he retired and was still working as Professor emeritus.
Since 1992 Oppitz was CEO of UBI Wirtschaftsberatung GmbH in Dresden
Dresden
Dresden is the capital city of the Free State of Saxony in Germany. It is situated in a valley on the River Elbe, near the Czech border. The Dresden conurbation is part of the Saxon Triangle metropolitan area....
. Since 2001 he is academic director in sportsmanagement at the Europäisches Institut für postgraduale Bildung (EIPOS) at Dresden University of Technology in association with the Deutscher Olympischer Sportbund
Deutscher Olympischer Sportbund
Deutscher Olympischer Sportbund was founded on 20 May 2006 by a merger of the Deutscher Sportbund , and the Nationales Olympisches Komitee für Deutschland which dates back to 1895, the year it was founded and recognized as NOC by the IOC.Seated in Frankfurt , it represents 89,000...
. He lectures on the application of mathematics and statistics in management at EIPOS in Dresden.
In addition to his scientific work Volker Oppitz was between 2002 and 2005 Vice President of the German
Germany
Germany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a federal parliamentary republic in Europe. The country consists of 16 states while the capital and largest city is Berlin. Germany covers an area of 357,021 km2 and has a largely temperate seasonal climate...
football
Football (soccer)
Association football, more commonly known as football or soccer, is a sport played between two teams of eleven players with a spherical ball...
club Dynamo Dresden
Dynamo Dresden
SG Dynamo Dresden are a German association football club, based in Dresden, Saxony. They were founded in 1950, as a club affiliated with the East German police, and became one of the most popular and successful clubs in East German football, winning eight league titles...
, and since 2005 has been honorary chairman. His son, also named Volker
Volker Oppitz
Volker Oppitz is the name of:* Volker Oppitz , German economist and mathematician* Volker Oppitz , son of the former and player for Dynamo Dresden...
is a player for the club.
Work
Oppitz deals mainly with the draft Mathematical models and their practical use. He pays special attention to the synthesis of mathematics and economics and practical solution to the economic problem of corporate practice. Even the most difficult of financial models follow after his scientific explanation of the purpose, in its everyday to maximize profits and minimize costs. The research activity of Prof. Oppitz are company managementManagement
Management in all business and organizational activities is the act of getting people together to accomplish desired goals and objectives using available resources efficiently and effectively...
and economics
Economics
Economics is the social science that analyzes the production, distribution, and consumption of goods and services. The term economics comes from the Ancient Greek from + , hence "rules of the house"...
, management of planning
Planning
Planning in organizations and public policy is both the organizational process of creating and maintaining a plan; and the psychological process of thinking about the activities required to create a desired goal on some scale. As such, it is a fundamental property of intelligent behavior...
and organization
Organization
An organization is a social group which distributes tasks for a collective goal. The word itself is derived from the Greek word organon, itself derived from the better-known word ergon - as we know `organ` - and it means a compartment for a particular job.There are a variety of legal types of...
of the economics, management process
Management process
Management process is a process of planning and controlling the performance or execution of any type of activity, such as:* a project or...
es and engineering management
Engineering management
Engineering Management or Management Engineering is a specialized form of management and engineering that is concerned with the application of engineering principles to business practice...
, economic modelling
Model (economics)
In economics, a model is a theoretical construct that represents economic processes by a set of variables and a set of logical and/or quantitative relationships between them. The economic model is a simplified framework designed to illustrate complex processes, often but not always using...
particularly in financial/budgetary maths
Mathematical finance
Mathematical finance is a field of applied mathematics, concerned with financial markets. The subject has a close relationship with the discipline of financial economics, which is concerned with much of the underlying theory. Generally, mathematical finance will derive and extend the mathematical...
, risk management
Risk management
Risk management is the identification, assessment, and prioritization of risks followed by coordinated and economical application of resources to minimize, monitor, and control the probability and/or impact of unfortunate events or to maximize the realization of opportunities...
and forecasting methods
Forecasting
Forecasting is the process of making statements about events whose actual outcomes have not yet been observed. A commonplace example might be estimation for some variable of interest at some specified future date. Prediction is a similar, but more general term...
.
Oppitz published over 200 scientific publications, including more than 20 books and papers, numerous articles in journals, patents and property rights
Publications
- Taschenbuch Wirtschaftlichkeitsrechnung, Carl Hanser VerlagCarl Hanser VerlagCarl Hanser Verlag is a German publishing house, established in 1928 by Carl Hanser in Munich. Among the authors he published are Herta Müller, Martin Mosebach, Reinhard Jirgl, and David Grossman....
2003 mit Prof. Dr. Volker Nollau - OR_MAT© Wirtschaftsmathematik, TGS-Dresden 2000
- Gabler Lexikon Wirtschaftlichkeitsberechnung, Gabler-Verlag 1995
- Veredlung von Material und Erzeugnissen: dargest. an Erzeugnissen d. Elektrotechnik/Elektronik, Inst. für Rationalisierung d. Elektrotechnik/Elektronik, Institutsteil Dresden, Zentralstelle für Aus- u. Weiterbildung d. Industriebereiches Elektrotechnik/Elektronik 1985, mit Klaus Kleinert
- Produktionskontinuität als komplexe Leitungsaufgabe IR Dresden, ZSB 1984
- Produktionsorganisation: Ziele und Kriterien der Produktionsorganisation 1984
- Vervollkommnung der Fertigungsplanung und Fertigungssteuerung IR Dresden, ZSB 1983
- Neue Erzeugnisse: Gebrauchswert, Bedarf, Aufwand Beitrag zur Anwendung ökonom.-math. Bewertungsmethoden bei der Entwicklung neuer Erzeugnisse, Verlag Die Wirtschaft Berlin 1983, mit Werner Weichelt
- Planung, Steuerung und Kontinuität der Fertigung, Verlag Die Wirtschaft Berlin 1983, mit Winfried Lukas
- Kontinuität der Fertigung durch Vervollkommung ihrer Planung und Steuerung Universität Rostock Fakultät für Gesellschaftswissenschaften (Habilitationsschrift) 1981
- Muster eines Fallspieles Institut für Fachschulwesen 1970 mit E. Oppitz
- Die Organisation industrieller Subsysteme, das Grundfonds- und Kapazitätswachstum komplexer industrieller Subsysteme unter Berücksichtigung qualitativer Einflüsse : T. 1-3 TUD/Eigenverlag 1970, mit Josef Balling, Hans-Joachim Grüneberger
- Zur mathematisch begründeten Modellierung der prognostischen Entscheidungsvorbereitung in der Forschung und Entwicklung, Institut f. Rationalisierung u. Organisation d. Elektroindustrie Dresden 1968, mit Günter Meinke, Heinz Neumann
- Betrachtungen zum Aufbau von mathematisch begründeten Prognosemodellen, Institut für Rationalisierung und Organisation der Elektroindustrie, Dresden 1967
- Planübung zur rechnergestützten Vorbereitung der Planaufgaben für ein neues Erzeugnis : ökonomisch-mathematische Grundlagen für die langfristige Bedarfsermittlung bei industriellen Konsumgütern TU Dresden, Institut für Sozialistische Wirtschaftsführung 1967