Research Projects

Current Research Projects

Conception and establishment of a circular logistics system within the project WIRreFa

The joint project WIR-V1.1 of the “WIR! recyceln Fasern” project deals with the collection and sorting of recyclable materials containing fibers in the “Elbtal Sachsen” region. The network is made up of scientific institutions and companies from the waste disposal industry. The aim is to design a logistical and digitally supported collection system to enable the return and recycling of these fiber composites. The project integrates both ecological and economic parameters in order to promote national climate targets while ensuring economic viability and establishing new business areas in the waste management industry. The Chair of Business Administration, in particular Logistics, will conduct research into algorithmic solutions for route planning and develop concepts for profit-maximizing cooperation between the practice partners.

Ansprechpartner: Ms Kißner und Mr Senftleben

Optimization of the logistics system (in cooperation with Holthaus Medical GmbH & Co. KG)

As part of this practical cooperation, the flow of materials and information should be dynamically recorded and analyzed. Buffer stocks of production and stocks of incoming goods are to be examined and optimized. Analytical calculations and/or simulation results are used for optimization. For the picking warehouse, the storage space allocation should be changed in such a way that commissioning is as optimal as possible in terms of route and time. Also, key figures for continuous performance measurement of intralogistics are to be developed.

Ansprechpartner: Mr Hoffmann

Completed Research Projects

Process analysis and optimization of intralogistics (in cooperation with Prinovis GmbH & Co. KG at the Ahrensburg site)

The aim of the cooperation with Prinovis GmbH & Co. KG at the Ahrensburg site is to analyze and optimize internal logistics processes and material flows. In doing so, the current processes are analyzed regarding the main pillars of the loss philosophy of waste, imbalance, and overload. The detailed analysis of the status quo enables the identification of optimization potentials in the process. Based on the findings of the analysis, solutions are developed to establish standardized, lean alternatives. Among other things, solutions for coordinating transport orders, structuring storage areas, leveling capacity requirements, and increasing process transparency are evaluated. 

Contact person: Prof. Dr. Lasch

Efficient, safe technologies for Industry 4.0 in electronics manufacturing

The project aims to optimize and accelerate the processes of the entire supply and value chain within the European semiconductor industry with the help of digitization. The "Integrated Development 4.0" (iDev40) project is positioned as an "Innovation Action" and deals with a holistic system approach that focuses on the three pillars of digital production, digital knowledge, and digital development. As part of the ENIAC project, the TU Dresden is involved with the chair of technical information systems and technical logistics, and the chair of business management, esp. logistics. The project is funded with grants from the ECSEL Joint Undertaking under grant number 783163. This joint undertaking may be financed amongst others by Austria, Germany, Belgium, Italy, Spain, and Romania. The German funding is provided by the Federal Ministry of Education and Research and the Free State of Saxony under grant number 16ESE0279S.

Contact person: Prof. Dr. Lasch

Logistics 360 °: Optimization of incoming goods (in cooperation with Fresenius Medical Care GmbH)

As part of this practical cooperation, internal logistics processes are recorded and analyzed. The aim is to develop recommendations for action to implement lean logistical processes (including the creation of transparent processes, short material search times, high security of supply for the processing stations, efficient storage concept, uniform material flows, and low material stocks).

As part of the project, new space concepts, process optimization, optimization of the information system, and storage concepts are being developed.

Contact person: Prof. Dr. Lasch

Process optimization and restructuring of intralogistics (in cooperation with Prinovis GmbH & Co. KG at the Dresden site)

As part of this practical cooperation, an analysis of processes and the existing material flow took place. A comprehensive assessment of the status quo and the associated data analysis served as the basis for the simulation of the fiscal year 2016. With the help of the AnyLogic® simulation tool, bottlenecks in production operations were revealed, employee deployment was evaluated, and key figures were developed for setting up a key figure management system. The simulation aimed to use a wide range of scenarios to evaluate developments in the print industry and the resulting changes and to provide possible solutions for making the company's logistics processes competitive in the long term. In addition to the simulation-based evaluation of processes, the practical cooperation aimed to standardize processes and develop lean processes, as well as to evaluate and restructure existing space, area, and storage concepts. Furthermore, the continuous supply of the production line with consumables by a tugger train had to be investigated and the introduction had to be accompanied.

Contact person: Prof. Dr. Lasch

Competitive production of power semiconductors: Enhanced Power Pilot Line

Sustainable and competitive production of power semiconductors in Europe was essential to achieve the goals of the European economic program "Europe 2020" regarding the reduction of greenhouse gases, the increase of energy efficiency, and the strengthening of electromobility. The project "Enhanced Power Pilot Line" (EPPL) united numerous partners from 6 European countries (Germany, Austria, France, Italy, Netherlands, Portugal) under the coordination of Infineon Technologies Austria AG. The TU Dresden was involved in the project with the Chair of Technical Logistics, the Chair of Technical Information Systems as well as the Chair of Business Administration, in particular Logistics, and researched the field of logistics and automation to meet the challenges of future production of power semiconductors in a highly automated manufacturing environment. The project was supported by grants from Austria, Germany, the Netherlands, France, Italy, Portugal, and the ENIAC Joint Undertaking. German funding was provided by the Federal Ministry of Education and Research under grant number 16ES0031. Further information on the EPPL project:   www.eppl-project.eu 

Contact person: Prof. Dr. Lasch

Dynamic spare part logistic systems (on behalf of EADS Research Hamburg)

The goal of the research project was the extension and continuous improvement of existing models and tools (MFOP, MTBF ...), such as the extension to non-constant cycles. Furthermore, a new model/concept for spare parts supply and a web interface could be developed and the concept of a dynamic logistics system for spare parts supply for a condition monitored aircraft model could be derived.

Contact person: Prof. Dr. Lasch

Creation of a principal-agent model for supplier management in the ramp-up and a tool (on behalf of EADS Research Hamburg)

The research project aimed to apply the principal-agent theory to the supplier network in the ramp-up phase of the aerospace industry. Suitable incentives and sanctions for suppliers were to be defined to achieve the ramp-up goals. For this purpose, a mathematical model had to be developed. Finally, the effects of the parameterizable incentive-sanction system of different ramp-up scenarios for suppliers and AIRBUS were evaluated in an executable tool.

Contact person: Prof. Dr. Lasch

Flow-oriented semiconductor manufacturing (on behalf of Infineon Technologies)

For more than 40 years, the semiconductor industry was determined by the so-called "Moore's Law", the pursuit of ever more powerful devices with reduced structure widths. Technology mastery and improvement have not lost their importance. However, shortening production lead times was a new challenge. This demand arises because each introduction of a new generation of integrated circuits increases the production lead time by up to 30%. The project served to develop methods and tools for the flow-oriented design of semiconductor manufacturing, starting with logistics-oriented product development. In manufacturing, the aim was to implement the "time flow principle". To this end, methods for variability management were required, since highly complex manufacturing is often characterized by disruptions that impede the continuous flow of materials. Flow orientation is also to be established in the company's management system.

Contact person: Herr Prof. Dr. Lasch

Methodology for planning and risk assessment of project-specific, global production and logistics networks for SMEs in mechanical and plant engineering (on behalf of BVL)

The object of the research project was the development of a methodology for the holistic planning and risk assessment of global production and logistics networks for small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs). Often these cooperations are formed only temporarily for a single project. The developed planning and decision methodology were intended to support SMEs to operate effectively in the global environment and to fully exploit the existing potentials of temporary, international production networks.

Contact person: Prof. Dr. Lasch

Supply chain agility (on behalf of BVL and BME)

Especially in global markets, supply chain agility represents a significant competitive factor. The research project aimed to use empirical analysis to analyze both the most important variables influencing agility and its value drivers - supply chain costs and performance. The identification of best practice companies was intended to provide purchasing and supply chain management decision-makers with information on their current positioning and enable them to improve in selected areas as well as to systematically improve their supply chain excellence.

Contact person: Prof. Dr. Lasch

Dynamic spare part logistic systems (on behalf of EADS)

• Extension and continuous improvement of existing models and tools (MFOP, MTBF ...); e.g. Extension to non-constant cycles
• Development of a new model/concept for "spare parts tourism"
• Development of a web interface
• Derivation of the concept of a dynamic logistics system for the provision of spare parts for a condition-monitored A / C

Contact person: Prof. Dr. Lasch

Relaunch of a semiconductor factory to construct a consumer-oriented production (on behalf of Infineon Technologies Dresden)

• The term relaunch generally describes the extension of the service life of a product. If an existing semiconductor factory is considered by analogy, the question to be answered is how its competitiveness can be maintained or extended.
• In the context of this research project, solutions were proposed for the areas of people, technology, and organization, which make a significant contribution to improving speed, quality, and costs.
• In particular, the interrelationships involved had to be examined in greater detail. Besides, this research project served to develop proposals for adapting the manufacturing organization and establishing a customer-oriented process organization. The quality criteria for assessing factory operations were, for example, the ability to adapt to market changes and the rapid start-up of series production.

Contact person: Prof. Dr. Lasch

Process optimization in Schwarzheide (on behalf of BASF Schwarzheide)  

• Optimization of the shunting processes as well as the loading and unloading processes at the BASF Schwarzheide GmbH site
• Development of implementation recommendations for the holistic optimization of transport logistics chains
• Identification of potential for reducing logistics costs within the transport chain

Contact person: Prof. Dr. Lasch

State and perspectives of logistics management in the Free State of Saxony (on behalf of the Saxon Ministry for Economics and Labor (SMWA), in collaboration with CMO Management Consulting GmbH)

• Identification of the current situation of logistics in Saxony concerning aspects such as infrastructure, number of employees, education and training opportunities, the volume of goods, network activities, technological know-how, etc.
• Derivation of strengths, weaknesses, deficits, and potentials of the Free State of Saxony concerning the logistic framework conditions
• Determination of strategic recommendations for action to use the identified potentials

Contact person: Prof. Dr. Lasch

Prognostics state of the art study (on behalf of EADS)

• Technology overview, statistical concepts, and methods for data-driven and model-based prognostics,
• Overview of complex prognostics models for system and aircraft level prognostics

Contact person: Prof. Dr. Lasch

Research and technology capabilities investigation (on behalf of EADS Research Hamburg)

• The objective for the study was to: investigate existing research capabilities in the field of logistics, the addressed technologies and involved player in Europe (universities & public institutes, private research and technology institutes, research networks, etc.) and their reputation and ranking within the logistics research community
• Focuses of the investigation were the domains of spares logistics in the aerospace business

Contact person: Prof. Dr. Lasch

Implementation of a model for plant maintenance planning of aircraft using MFOP-Metrics (on behalf of EADS Research Hamburg)

• Objective: Implementation of the aircraft maintenance planning model developed at TU Dresden
• Implementation of the model for maintenance planning in an executable software code, so that a later integration of this functional prototype into a "Maintenance Management Tool" was possible

Contact person: Prof. Dr. Lasch

Development of a model for plant maintenance planning of aircraft using MFOP-Metrics (maintenance-free operation period) (on behalf of EADS Research Hamburg)

• Objective: Development of a model for maintenance planning for aircraft using the MFOP approach
• The MFOP approach is an alternative metric for assessing the reliability of the aircraft and its individual components. The result of the project was the detailing and adaptation of the model description to the specific application.  The use case was formed by a maintenance planning component for scheduled maintenance scopes for military and civil aircraft within a fleet.

Contact person: Prof. Dr. Lasch

Etienne

• Modular and environmentally compatible design of efficient transport chains in waste disposal networks |  more

Contact person: Prof. Dr. Lasch

E-commerce

• Development of standard strategies for B2C logistics systems from the comparison of electronic commerce and classic solutions in distribution logistics.

Contact person: Prof. Dr. Lasch

The transport market in change (Delphi Study)

• The development of the European market for transport and logistics services - Delphi study on the strategy of transport companies on behalf of the DVF.  | more

Contact person: Prof. Dr. Lasch