Our Projects

Identification and evaluation of optimisation potentials in the cost accounting system of Steiermärkische Krankenanstaltengesellschaft m.b.H. (KAGes)

For hospitals financed by state funds, such as the Styrian KAGes, a cost accounting regulation has been issued at statutory level. The regulations allow for a certain flexibility. In cooperation with the Finance and Controlling organisational unit of KAGes, Bachelor students of the class of 2020 were able to identify potentials with regard to company-wide standardisation in cost centre accounting and internal costs allocation.

Preparation of a planning calculation and rating of the new start-up company WAIBROsports.

WAIBROsports is a Graz-based business start-up that is working on the development of a belt for visually impaired runners. Master students of the class of 2021 created an integrated planning statement consisting of a profit and loss statement, balance sheet and cash flow statement in Excel. In addition, a company valuation derived from the planning calculation was presented to the cooperating partner .

Design of a risk management system for the JUFA Hotels Group

Following an analysis of the structural and procedural organisation, Master’s students of the class of 2021 designed a risk management process for the operational area of the JUFA Hotels Group. Together with the cooperation partner, methods for the identification, evaluation and control as well as reporting of risks were designed. An Excel tool for the implementation and documentation of the process was handed over to the management of the JUFA Hotels Group.

Conception of a methodology to measure the performance contributions of building blocks

At Magna Powertrain, the introduction of the so-called “Cross Functional Building Blocks” was started in 2020. The building block organisation was successfully implemented in 2021. Numerous initiatives have already been launched and potential for savings and reutilisation has been exploited. However, until the start of the project, the cooperation partner had suspected potential for improvement in the methodology of measuring the performance contributions.

Students of the Master degree programme of the year 2020 developed a practicable concept for the methodology of the economic measurement of the performance contributions of building blocks. The concept is based on the Savage-Niehans principle, Bayes’ rule, a benefit portfolio tailored for Magna Powertrain and the half-life concept. The concept was implemented in MS Excel.