Volker Oppitz (born 6 December 1931 in

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(

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) is a German

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and

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Life

Oppitz graduated in 1950 from the ''Deutsche Müllerschule Dippoldiswalde (DMD)'', in 1952 from the School of Engineering

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in mechanical and electrical engineering and in 1956 in economics at the

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. In 1970 he earned his

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(''Dr. rer. oec.'') in the field of economics of industrial sectors at the Dresden University of Technology. In 1971 he became Assistant Professor at the Dresden University of Technology in Faculty of Economics. After making his habilitation treatise (''Dr. habil.'') in 1981 at the

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he became in 1987

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in the Faculty of Economics of the Dresden University of Technology. In 1990 he was appointed to full

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and head of the Department of

Management Management (or managing) is the administration of organizations, whether businesses, nonprofit organizations, or a Government agency, government bodies through business administration, Nonprofit studies, nonprofit management, or the political s ...

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and

Operations management Operations management is concerned with designing and controlling the production (economics), production of good (economics), goods and service (economics), services, ensuring that businesses are efficiency, efficient in using resources to meet ...

. In 1996 he retired and was still working as

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. Since 1992 Oppitz was

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of ''UBI Wirtschaftsberatung GmbH'' in

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. Since 2001 he is academic director in sports management at the (EIPOS) at Dresden University of Technology in association with the

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. 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

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, and since 2005 has been honorary chairman. His son, also named Volker, is a player for the club.

Work

Oppitz deals mainly with draft mathematical models and their practical use. He pays special attention to the synthesis of mathematics and economics and practical solutions to the economic problems of corporate practice. Even the most difficult of financial models follow after his scientific explanation of the purpose, in its everyday use to maximize profits and minimize costs. The research activity of Prof. Oppitz includes

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and

economics Economics () is a behavioral science that studies the Production (economics), production, distribution (economics), distribution, and Consumption (economics), consumption of goods and services. Economics focuses on the behaviour and interac ...

, management of

planning Planning is the process of thinking regarding the activities required to achieve a desired goal. Planning is based on foresight, the fundamental capacity for mental time travel. Some researchers regard the evolution of forethought - the cap ...

and

organization An organization or organisation (English in the Commonwealth of Nations, Commonwealth English; American and British English spelling differences#-ise, -ize (-isation, -ization), see spelling differences) is an legal entity, entity—such as ...

of economics,

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es and

engineering management Engineering management is the application of engineering methods, tools, and techniques to business management systems. Engineering management is a career that brings together the technological problem-solving ability of engineering and the organi ...

economic modelling ''Economic Modelling'' is a monthly peer-reviewed academic journal on economics published by Elsevier. The editors-in-chief are Angus C. Chu (University of Macau) and Sushanta K. Mallick (Queen Mary University of London). Abstracting and indexin ...

, particularly in financial/budgetary maths,

risk management Risk management is the identification, evaluation, and prioritization of risks, followed by the minimization, monitoring, and control of the impact or probability of those risks occurring. Risks can come from various sources (i.e, Threat (sec ...

, and forecasting methods. Oppitz has published over 200 scientific publications, including more than 20 books and papers, numerous articles in journals, on patents and property rights.

Publications

* ''Taschenbuch Wirtschaftlichkeitsrechnung'',

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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,

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* ''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''

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, Institut für Sozialistische Wirtschaftsführung 1967

References

External links

Website Volker Oppitz
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