"Companies need confidence" - Alumni story with Hannes Voigt
master’s in management at KLU. The past three years I was at Forto, a logistics startup out of Berlin, where I headed up development in various European countries. KLU imparted upon me a broader perspective [...] originally as a haulage firm in Pomerania. During World War Two the family fled to Neumünster and started over. In the past 30 years under my father’s leadership, we’ve grown fast from simple haulage to [...] a recession; there is uncertainty about how things will continue. To that effect, I imagined my start differently. In the first 100 days I presented a strategy that is now being implemented step by step
Discover the world of logistics - A 'Wimmelbook'
(Loxxess), we took up the topic in the 'Logistics' Image' group at BVL and decided to simply design a book ourselves. Things really took off when DVV Media took the initiative and we started talking directly [...] logistics and supply chains - and perhaps also helps some adults to have aha experiences. How did you come up with the idea of designing a Wimmelbuch of logistics? Prof. Petersen: I spent many years looking for [...] for the illustrator with the possible large and small graphic elements myself. Heiko Wrusch then started drawing and does a wonderful job, so that over time all the motifs have actually become favorites
KLU Experts' Predictions for 2024
new future will be. " "The rise of AI powerfully shows that we all need to scale up our digital competencies and keep up with technological changes to remain productive. This will continue to engage us [...] in wild-fire devastation have made climate scientists wonder if 2023 is a one-off anomaly or the start of a new phase of more rapid global warming. My suspicion is that it is the latter and that 2024 will [...] sustainably on the basis of these guidelines . In the future, we will not be able to avoid setting up and managing systems , which reuse packaging a sufficient number of times, in a sustainable and co
Back to the Present
a relatively long time and are known as "slow movers". These products, which are rarely sold, make up the majority of the range in most retailers – we customers appreciate the widest possible selection [...] possible into how much product stock is still available in the supermarket so that production can be started at the right time - even before the actual order is placed. However, this information is not available
Radishes, Spiders and KFC: Unique Christmas Traditions Found Around the World
can discover a thousand different cultural Christmas customs. Let's take a look at some of them, starting in the Caribbean... Junkanoo, (also written Jonkanoo or Jonkonnu) celebrated between Christmas and [...] mostly catholic, many people attend this 5AM mass and they have certainly found an exciting way to be up before the roosters. The rest of Christmas (which lasts for nine days) is filled with food, fireworks [...] fireworks, music, and dancing, so there are plenty of smiles to go around even after the skates are hung up. Whether it's celebrated in Jamaica, Mexico, or Japan, Christmas is a special time of the year for
President’s Medal for Citizenship awarded to Tim Zuther
and input he gained at KLU. “They have set up many opportunities I'm enthusiastic to follow, perhaps an academic path or in the family business, and to start a new challenge.” Given his willingness and [...] said when praising Zuther. “Essentially, whenever there was a need he was there. Even myself, only starting as president a couple of months ago, I had several encounters with him which shows his commitment [...] sincerity, politeness, and consistency and his contribution to a positive working atmosphere . “As I started my academic journey at KLU doing the bachelor’s program, receiving this medal feels like coming full
KLU PhD Students at the Hamburg Half Marathon
the Hamburg Half Marathon 2023 as Team KLU. Daan van Beek, who finished in 1:46:28 h and thus ended up in 320th place out of a total of 1,210 participants: ""I really enjoyed participating in the half marathon [...] students!" Tim Schlaich finished 391st in 1:49:53 and Johannes Stark 462nd in 1:52:44. KLU supported the start and congratulates all three on a great performance!
Logistik grün machen – Neue Partnerschaft von KLU, CO2OPT und Digital Hub Logistics
sind seit September Partner. Im Fokus der einjährigen Partnerschaft die gezielte Unterstützung des Start-Ups CO2OPT durch die KLU und die Unterstützung von KLU-Studierenden durch den Hub bei Gründungsvorhaben [...] Das Digital Hub als internationales Netzwerk für die Logistik der Zukunft vereint Unternehmen, Start-Ups, Investor*innen sowie Bildung und Forschung unter dem gemeinsamen Dach Am Sandtorkai 32 in der Hamburger [...] Hamburger HafenCity. Als Partner unterstützt die KLU konkret CO2OPT, ein Hamburger Start-Up aus dem Bereich der „Green Logistics“ – eine konkrete Umsetzung der Mission der KLU, Nachhaltigkeit und Entr
Making logistics green - New partnership of KLU, CO2OPT and Digital Hub Logistics
the one-year-long partnership is on the targeted support of the start-up CO2OPT by KLU and the support of KLU students by the Hub in start-up projects. KLU and the Digital Hub Logistics Hamburg have been [...] companies, startups, investors, education and research under the common roof at Sandtorkai 32 in Hamburg's HafenCity. As a partner, KLU specifically supports CO2OPT, a Hamburg-based start-up in the field [...] an artificial intelligence-based platform that helps transport companies reduce their fuel costs by up to ten percent - while at the same time reducing CO2 emissions. The innovative technology uses vehicle
Ein neuer Stern am Musikhimmel - Das KLU Startup AIDAR
Talenten – ein zeitaufwändiger Prozess, bei dem nicht selten der Zufall regiert. Dank des innovativen Start-ups AIDAR, gegründet von KLU-Alumnus Dr. Janek Meyn und KLU-Doktorandin Yana Asenova, könnte sich das [...] oder weniger wahllos irgendwelche Künstlerinnen und Künstler anhören“, so Meyn, der vor der Start-up-Gründung bereits für Lufthansa Technik und den Consulting-Riesen CGI tätig war. „Als mir das klarwurde [...] braucht es natürlich viel Unterstützung. Hier spielte die KLU eine tragende Rolle. Sie stellte dem Start-up nicht nur ein Büro zur Verfügung, sondern sorgte auch für wertvolle Kontakte. So lernten sich b