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