From Trash to Treasure: New Research on Circular Economy
generating a circular economy. For this project KLU plans to analyze waste stream supply chains and set up a logistics model. Plastics in electronic devices and building insulation are often contaminated with [...] specialized recycling plants? How many plants do we need in Germany and Europe? And when do they start operating economically? Examining these questions is KLU researcher, Moritz Jäger-Roschko . Interviews
The need for speed: Ad-hoc supply chains in the COVID-19 crisis
chains for medical supplies couldn’t keep up with the growing demand. In response, numerous companies decided to locally produce masks or disinfectants, ramping-up production virtually overnight. What led [...] distribute our disinfectant for free. (Head of Logistics, chemical industry) Business Continuity We started producing face masks to survive the crisis. (Head of R&D, medical industry) It was important to secure [...] (Managing Director Global SC, fashion industry) Replacing Standard Processes/Hands-on If we had started a normal product development process, we probably wouldn’t have been able to deliver the first masks
KLU Starts New Semester with Face-to-Face Classes
Starting September 8th, Kühne Logistics University (KLU) will resume face-to-face classes, making the university one of the first institutions of higher learning in Germany to do so. As was the case at [...] the Covid-19 crisis. But now the campus located in Hamburg HafenCity has reopened its doors for the start of the fall semester. Students who are not able to attend classes in person will still be able to [...] students have chosen KLU for their studies,” commented Dr. Thomas Strothotte, KLU President. “We are starting this semester in Hamburg as one of the first institutions in the city to do so. We are well aware
Greeting by Marc Schmitt
logistics; it also stands for digitalization and start-ups. I may not have given my very first pitch at KLU, but definitely the most exciting one of my start-up career when I had the chance to present Evertracker
How to build a university – Getting started
have it up and running by the fall. In keeping with Antonio Machado’s famous maxim—“Traveler, there is no path. Paths are made by walking.”—the next several months chiefly consisted in starting the journey [...] success today. Needless to say, recruiting researchers and students was also vital to a successful start. Risk-takers had to be found who were open for the adventure of teaching or studying at a university
Interview: Focus on Leadership
Karl Gernandt: For our generation, which started out 30 or 40 years ago, intelligence and hard work were especially important, while social intelligence just started being a priority. What we three have in [...] myself and for my counterpart. What most shaped your own career? Victoria Herzog: In my opinion, the starting point on the road to a leadership position is always technical competence. But on the other hand [...] potential as a well-balanced person. Mr. Strothotte, how does KLU support and prepare students for starting their careers? Thomas Strothotte: Our students complete a systematic career development program
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 … mit Robert Dohrendorf, Graphmasters
vermeiden ist das Versprechen des erfolgreichen Routing-Unternehmens Graphmasters, welches auch beim KLU-Start-up-Day 2020 zu Gast war. Dessen Routenplanung basiert auf der schwarmintelligenten Navigations-App
HANSEBLOC - Smart solutions for logistics SMEs
and a further university have been investigating the use of blockchain in logistics. Following a starting phase, the partners agreed on transfer of risk as a use case, the main goals being to deliver f [...] In the context of data, we had to learn that cooperation is the word of the day. Now we’re opening up, and sharing data. As a result, ensuring neutrality and protecting trade secrets through blockchain
Virtual Logistics Innovators Day at Kühne Logistics University (February 4 & 5, 2021)
register by February 3, 2021: press@the-klu.org . In its fifth anniversary year, the former KLU Start-up Day has been reinvented as KLU Logistics Innovators Day, an event that is open to students, experts [...] time, will report on their experiences during the COVID-19 crisis and their adaptation strategies. Up to 250 students and researchers as well as 150 practitioners from around the world are expected to [...] (Nigeria) Little Ride (Kenya) Picnic (Netherlands) Waresix (Indonesia) As in the successful KLU Start-up Day approach, students will again take over parts of the organization. The Logistics Innovators