Finding accommodation in Hamburg (without losing your mind!)
to venture into the fierce jungle of Hamburg’s housing. (Reading time: 5 minutes 42 seconds) Let’s start with the basics! If there’s something we have learned from all our past years of students coming from [...] the moving date is coming closer, don’t panic and stay consistent in your search. Something will turn up ;) Be prepared. The more, the better. Gather all kinds of information that make you look like a reliable [...] Ask our students ; attend our “get-together” events to get in touch with the students who will be starting out, just like you; join our Moodle platform; post in our students’ Facebook group; follow other
More than Logistics
has no special features in comparison to other functions. Graduates can use the usual channels to start out in this field: help-wanted ads, career events, and trainee programs, for example. An internship [...] most important competency, followed by analytical ability. The third most important criterion ended up being good social skills. Sector experience and management skills were relatively unimportant. We also [...] manufacturing, analytics, and smart devices. These are exciting times, because many companies are just starting to find out exactly which technologies will be decisive for them in the future. Getting employees
Reusable To-Go Packaging: Scaling Challenges and the Path to Sustainable Consumption
longer than its functional use. Further, many disposable cups are not disposed of correctly, ending up as garbage in our environment. A WWF study demonstrated that in 2022 more than 13.5 billion disposable [...] the consumer goods sector as well, there are new ideas for new models of reusability , such as the startup dotch and its returnable bottle for edible oils, and the Hamburg company SEA ME, which specializes [...] for drugstores. The Scaling Problem Despite ambitious industry initiatives and more and more new startups with innovative reusability concepts , scalability and therefore the large-scale implementation
The Future of Supply Chain Education: Interview with Professor Christian Barrot
the entrepreneurial activities of KLU students and alumni, particularly during the ideation and start-up phases. Naturally, all of this makes Professor Barrot the ideal candidate to discuss the current [...] what was not happening during the pandemic, or when the Suez canal was blocked and ships didn’t show up. It’s all very visible. Also, in terms of interaction, obviously it’s important that you can bring [...] suppliers and so on? My colleagues in a sense felt that in a crisis, these are topics that do come up and there is a feeling we have to do something about it. However, some 2-5 years on, the desire for
New Research Project at KLU: Hypernetwork of German Logistics (HeGeL)
sponsored by the Federal Ministry for Digital and Transport (BMDV). On March 22nd, the project will start with an official Kick-off event. In light of the continuing increase in freight transport and simultaneous [...] simultaneous rise in demand for sustainable transport, there is an urgent need for transparent, up-to-date, and consistent information on the available transport options. An incomplete, outdated or incompatible
24-hour Access to Thousands of Online Media
“The advantages are obvious. We can always provide our students and faculty with access to the most up-to-date research. The majority of the works are always available – 24 hours a day.” The emphasis on [...] to arrange appointments with the library staff so they can receive professional assistance when starting to do their research. Mojtaba Salem (27) has spent hundreds of hours in the library in the past
24-hour Access to Thousands of Online Media
“The advantages are obvious. We can always provide our students and faculty with access to the most up-to-date research. The majority of the works are always available – 24 hours a day.” The emphasis on [...] to arrange appointments with the library staff so they can receive professional assistance when starting to do their research. Mojtaba Salem has spent hundreds of hours in the library in the past six months
KLU Student Jakob Stary Helps Measure the Ecological Footprint of MSF
Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF). The internship was supported by HELP Logistics. Jakob, could you sum up the main aim of MSF’s Climate Smart project? The project aims at decreasing MSF’s negative environmental [...] MSF? The first time I got introduced to humanitarian logistics was at the Welcome Week during the start of my master’s program at KLU in Hamburg. Prof. Maria Besiou gave a short introduction to her work
KLU talks business ... with Dr. Philipp Wahl “Dr. Phil”, Retail Capital Partners
our clients customized solutions along the entire corporate life cycle in our Competence Centers. Starting with mergers and acquisitions, through the due diligence, the acquisition of the company, the valuation [...] Our customer acquired a business in the retail field and I was responsible for the logistics review up front. Three years later, I am still working very closely and successfully with that company. Dr. Phil:
The Global Demand for Logistic Skills
help the situation? Many small and mid-sized players don’t have the funds or volume of staff to set up their own training programs and professional bodies need to take the lead role to develop materials [...] can tertiary and training institutions do to make studying logistics more attractive? We have to start at the school level and highlight that logistics is not about moving pallets around, but it’s really