Transport and Logistics

Areas of competence

• Design of (intermodal) transport chains
• Mathematical optimization of logistics networks
• Operations Research
• Feasibility studies
• Development of operational concepts
• Cost- and revenue-analysis for transport-products and transport chains
• Creation and management of industry-networks in order to foster logistical innovations and optimize internal company processes
• Analysing, evaluating and designing of logistic processes, including cost-benefit analysis
• Analysing and developing new logistics-services in conjunction with innovative technologies, while cooperating with the industry
• Intermodal Freight Transport: Development of strategic IT-systems
• Development of IT-systems for passenger transport
• Development of IT-pilot systems for sea-port hinterland transports, including practical testing
• Optimization and operational planning for commercial passenger transport
• Competence-center wood-logistics for the creation, test and development of process-innovations in the wood- and forestry-industry
• Development of sustainable energy-supply solution for rural areas
• Creation and management of networks in the area of pellet-logistics
• Procurement strategies for bioenergy
• Potential analysis, location-evaluation and supply concepts for biomass energy
• Regional bioenergy: strategic development and IT-systems
• Infrastructure planning and infrastructure-strategy development
• Intermodal transport planning, freight transport
• Commercial transport: transport developments, operational strategies, macro-logistics
• Know-how transfer from research and industry
• Development and implementation of production-logistics concepts
• Tracking of half-nad finished products utilizing RFID technology
• Transport telematics: Implementation and innovative technologies
• Optimization of industrial processes (on national and international level)
• Optimization of procurement processes and storage logistics

Laboratories

• Transport logistics lab

Software licences

• Soloplan CarLo
• ArcGis

Membership in networks

• BVL e. V.
• GOR e. V.
• Logistics-Network Berlin - Brandenburg
• COINCO - Cooperation for the development of infrastructure in Scandinavian Countries and Germany
• Innoholz - Innovation network for wood- and forestry-logistics Berlin - Brandenburg

Cooperation

• Fraunhofer-Center for Applied Research on Supply Chain Services SCS
• BEHALA
• BMC BLIC Holding & Management Consultants GmbH
• Federal Ministry for Economic Affairs and Energy - Commiccioner for the new states
• CHAPS spol. s r.o
• DHL Solutions Fashion GmbH
• Fraunhofer IFF Magdeburg
• Fluidtime Data Services GmbH
• Joint Spatial Planning department Berlin - Brandenburg
• HERO - Hafenentwicklungsgesellschaft Rostock
• Wood-Industry Templin
• Ministry for Economic Affairs and Energy of the state of Brandenburg
• Möhle und Braker Datentechnik GbR
• Sawmill Georg Fehrensen
• Berlin Senat department for urban development
• Siemens Sector Energy
• VTT Finland technical research centre
• Trafikverket (Swedish Transport Administration)
• Tyroller Hydraulik Herzberg GmbH
• Chamber of Commerce of Venice

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