Welcome to the webpage of the Chair of Logistics and Operations Analytics

Research and teaching at the Chair of Logistics and Operations Analytics WFI focuses on challenges and solutions in the fields of logistics, transportation and supply chain management. In particular, research activities concentrate on modern approaches to urban logistics and mobility, using innovative methods of artificial intelligence and data-driven approaches. 

In teaching, courses such as Operations Research, Transportation Logistics and Supply Chain Management are offered, which provide students with in-depth knowledge in the optimization and analysis of logistics processes as well as in the application of advanced mathematical methods.

One of our current research projects is 'TransFairTarif' – a customer-centric, multimodal fare optimization for fixed-route and on-demand transport systems using artificial intelligence methods. Other research projects include the ROCOCO project, which deals with integrated cost and resource allocation between logistics service providers, and instance generators for the city logistics problem, which serve as a basis for further research work and enable the comparability of different solution methods. 

On the following pages you will find information on current projects, courses offered, the team and relevant news. 

We look forward to connecting with you and will be happy to answer any questions you may have.

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SAMOD

New Publication on Rural On-Demand Public Transportation

Simon Mader and Prof. Dr. Pirmin Fontaine have published a new article in Sustainability Analytics and Modeling entitled “Rural on-demand public…

NETOPT

Participation in the NETOPT Winter School 2026

Our PhD student Dennis John participated in the NETOPT Winter School 2026 at the Universidade de Lisboa.

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New Publication in the European Journal of Operational Research

Prof. Dr. Pirmin Fontaine has published a new article in the European Journal of Operational Research (EJOR) (VHB: A) entitled “Branch-and-repair for…

GPOM

PhD Workshop of the Graduate Program in Operations Management at WFI

Last Friday, the Chair of Logistics and Operations Analytics hosted the PhD Workshop of the Graduate Program in Operations Management (GPOM) here at…

Team

The Chair of Operations Management is working on topics in the area of logistics, production planning and operations management. We develop mathematical models and efficient solution algorithms for decision-support tools. The problems considered are operational, tactical and strategic.

If you are interested in collaborations or have questions on some of our research projects do not hesitate to contact us.

Pirmin Fontaine

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Research

In research, the chair primarily addresses problems in the area of logistics, transportation, supply chain and operations management. Specific focus is currently given to topics in urban logistics and urban mobility.

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Projects

Here you can find projects in which the Chair of Logistics and Operations Analytics is currently involved.

Current projects:
- ReSCueD (DFG)
- TransFairTarif (BMVD mFUND)
- ROCOCO (DFG)
- newMIND on-demand transport (BMVD)
- City Crowd Logistics
- RadLast

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