Research profile
The research profile of the Technische Universität (TU) Bergakademie Freiberg is focussed on geosciences, materials sciences, energy sciences and environmental sciences. The spectrum ranges from research into new materials and the process engineering design of material conversion to the management of material cycles.
On the one hand, the subject of the chair's research is operations management, i.e. the analysis, planning and control of innovation, production and service processes in industrial companies. On the other hand, the cross-company coordination of value-added activities, in particular logistics processes (Supply Chain Management) as well as technology management are the main research areas of the chair.
Research focuses on strategic metals and minerals, which are of great importance for technology development in Germany, as well as the associated resource technologies:
Furthermore, selected problems of Operations Management and Supply Chain Management are dealt with.
Selected Publications Operations Management
| Year | Description |
|---|---|
| 2021 | together with N. Irrgang, B. Monneron-Enaud, M. Schlömann: Economic feasibility of the co-production of indium from zinc sulphide using bioleaching extraction in Germany, in: Hydrometallurgy, in print. |
| 2019 | together with S. Siefen: Development of magnesium implants by application of conjoint-based quality function deployment. in: Journal of Biomedical Materials Research Part A, pp. 1-21. |
| 2017 | together with G. Martin, L. Rentsch, M. Bertau: Lithium Market Research - Global Supply, Future Demand and Price Development, in: Energy Storage Materials, Vol. 6, 171-179. |
Selected Publications Supply Chain Management
| Year | Description |
|---|---|
| 2024 | together with N. Wolf, L. Kuehn: International supply chains for a hydrogen ramp-up: Techno-economic assessment of hydrogen transport routes to Germany, in: Energy Conversion and Management: X, Vol. 23, Is. 2, pp. 1-16. |
| 2019 | together with S. Illgen: Literature Review of the Vehicle Relocation Problem in One-Way Car Sharing Networks. in: Transportation Research Part B: Methodological, Vol. 120, pp. 193-204. |
| 2015 | together with N. Boysen, N. Emde, M. Kauderer: Part Logistics in the Automotive Industry: Decision Problems, Literature Review and Research Agenda. In: EJOR, Vol. 242, pp. 107-120. |