Herzlich Willkommen am Fachgebiet Logistik der TU Berlin

Future logistics managers will face a multitude of complex tasks and they will be required to develop efficient management concepts at short notice. University teaching – as well as further education – has the ability to prepare those logistics managers for future tasks by enabling them to transfer theoretical knowledge to practical problems. To contribute to more practice-oriented teaching approaches, the Competence Center for International Logistics Networks at the Chair of Logistics at Berlin University of Technology conducted 10 on-site case studies at leading manufacturing companies in the consumer goods, automotive, and machinery industries, as well as at logistics service providers.

This case collection covers a wide range of topics such as supply chain transparency, lead time management, network planning, volatile customer demand, risk management, behavioral
management, organizational alignment and many others. To provide assistance for instructors that seek to apply those cases in class, guiding questions are also provided.

The research study “Pathway of Digital Transformation in Logistics” deals with today’s logistics challenges, which are increasing speed and the integration of real-time information for data-driven services, implementing new organizational and leadership structures as well as the need for finding approaches for cooperation with new actors such as start-ups or tech companies. Therefore, the study examines four thematic building blocks central to current developments in logistics: technologies, including platforms, and data-driven services as tools and leadership and organization, as well as open innovation as enablers. The research approach is twofold. First, we investigate the four topics by means of an online questionnaire answered by 120 international participants. Second, a Delphi workshop with 32 logistics experts from industry and LSP reveals further evaluations of success factors and barriers for future developments in logistics. The study describes findings how companies move forward on the path of digital transformation towards smart logistics by presenting and discussing best practice concepts and future developments in logistics.

Volatiles Nachfrageverhalten, zunehmende Lieferfrequenzen, steigende Sortimentsbreiten sowie knappe Logistik- und Verkaufsflächen in urbanen Ballungsgebieten prägen die Lebensmittellogistik seit Jahren. Im Zuge der Digitalisierung und sich wandelnder Kundenbedürfnisse steht die Logistik vor zusätzlichen Herausforderungen, die heute zum Großteil noch nicht gelöst sind. Zudem entstehen in rasanter Geschwindigkeit neue Marktteilnehmer und Geschäftsmodelle, die mit am Markt etablierten Akteuren konkurrieren. Ziel der vorliegenden Studie ist es, Zukunftstrends der Lebensmittellogistik zu identifizieren sowie potenzielle Lösungsansätze aufzuzeigen. Auf Basis einer Onlineumfrage mit 100 Teilnehmern sowie 15 Experteninterviews werden aktuelle Konsumententrends und deren Einfluss auf die Lebensmittellogistik bewertet (u.a. e-Commerce, saisonale und regionale Lebensmittel, Food Waste Awareness). Darauf aufbauend werden Handlungsempfehlungen für die zukünftige Ausrichtung der Logistik von Lebensmittelherstellern, -händlern und Logistikdienstleistern gegeben. Abschließend gibt die Studie einen Ausblick zu Lebensmittellogistik-Lösungen in der Stadt von morgen.