Under the principle of technology and decision-oriented management, the Chair of Production and Logistics has stood for proven research expertise in the design, planning, and control of industrial production and logistics systems for more than 20 years. We model complex processes and systems in line with the problems under consideration, develop appropriate decision support models, and provide recommendations for action for industry and policy. We work on challenging problems in interdisciplinary teams - with a practical focus and often directly on site.
Our collaboration with industry partners addresses a wide range of problems from production and logistics management to sustainability analysis and assessment. As part of industry projects, we develop innovative solutions to current problems, derive applicable recommendations for action, and support their implementation in practice.
Additionally, we offer professional training opportunities for companies. In lectures and workshops, we provide you with application-oriented and interactive insights into the current state of science on a wide range of topics and issues from the fields of production and logistics management.
Together with national and international partners from industry, we have already worked on numerous projects on current problems in companies. The aim has always been to transfer research approaches into industrial practice, whereby we create direct added value for the respective company by applying scientific approaches to specific problems. In the past, we have worked with a large number of companies from different industries, among others:
Automotive industry
Steel industry
Electronics industry
Service sector
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In addition to specific contract research for industry, we also offer training courses for companies. In lectures and workshops, we convey fundamental and current concepts from the fields of production and logistics management as well as sustainability analysis and assessment. In this way, we create an understanding of the complex interrelationships between different planning and control tasks and provide an introduction to the latest tools for simulating, optimizing, and assessing operational processes. We illustrate the content with current examples from the areas of Energy, Digitalization, Mobility, and Resources, but we are also happy to address your specific challenges. In addition to classroom-style lectures, we run computer-based simulation games with you to deepen your knowledge.