Case Study: University of Osnabrueck achieves practical multi-dimensional modeling training for future decision-makers with Quantrix

University of Osnabrueck uses Quantrix to educate future decision makers

The University of Osnabrück, a mid-sized German university whose Business Administration and Economics School serves about 1,700 students, faced a teaching challenge: students’ main exposure to modeling was Excel, which struggles with multi-dimensional, real-world decision scenarios and is error-prone. To give future decision makers hands-on experience with robust multi-dimensional modeling, the university adopted Quantrix (Quantrix Modeler) for its decision-support curriculum.

Quantrix was quickly adopted and rolled out on department computers in 2009, enabling up to 100 students per year to work on case studies, group projects and theses using multi-dimensional models. The vendor’s solution delivered a smooth, uncomplicated implementation with minimal support required; students can now model complex product, customer and regional dimensions more reliably, learn industry-relevant tools, and manage scenario changes without the logic errors common in Excel.

University of Osnabrueck

Bodo Rieger

Business Administration and Economics School