On December 4, 2024, Ruben Tessmann successfully defended his dissertation! Under the title “Community Systems – Digital Platforms in Transshipment Hubs”, he has submitted an impressive thesis that is academically convincing and makes a practical contribution to a central topic of digital transformation in logistics.

In recent years, Ruben has conducted research on topics such as multi-sided platforms, IoIS adoption and standardization in digital B2B ecosystems. He has addressed key questions on business models for port and cargo community systems, their future role in the transport chain and the development of international platform standards.

https://www.researchgate.net/publication/361193428_A_multilevel_multi-mode_framework_for_standardization_in_digital_B2B_platform_eco-systems_in_international_cargo_transportation-A_multiple_case_study digital platforms in intermodal transportation networks in Ruben's latest publication – an exciting taxonomy of port and community system business models.

Many thanks also go to Alexander Benlian for taking on the second opinion and to his colleagues at the Technical University of Darmstadt: Dirk Schiereck as chairman and Alexander Kock and Frank Pisch as members of the examination board.