Institute of Production and Logistics

According to the orientation of the university and the development plan of the department, the institute carries out problem- and application-oriented research. The activities focus on the following topics:
 

• Wood Supply Chain Management:
  Plan, design, operate, control and monitor wood supply chains
• Timber industry:
  material flow design, concepts of production planning
• Environmentally compatible transport:
  simulation und analysis of hinterland container terminals (national award 2007)
• Humanitarian logistics:
  optimisation of extramural health care services
• Food logistics:
  supply chain optimisation and coordination