Guest Lectures

Summer semester 2024

  • Sebastian Ruckes, Manager Busineess Development, TX Logistics: Combined Transport (CT) as a competitive and sustainable way of transporting goods, lecture: Intermodal Transport Services
  • Dr. Horst Kayser, Chairman Siemens Portfolio Companies, Siemens: Value-based business strategy, lecture: Management of Value-added Networks

Winter semester 2023/24

  • Sascha Barthel, Head of Innovation, House of Logistics and Mobility (HOLM) GmbH: Innovation in Aviation and Future Mobility, lecture: Airport Management

Winter semester 2022/23

  • Mathias Hanke, CEE Head of Travel & Logistics Client Team – Managing Partner Switzerland, Roland Berger: Considerations from the perspective of Logistics Service Providers and Carriers, lecture: Strategic Logistics Management
  • Dr. Katja Hambsch, Senior Project Manager, Benedikt Pöhner, Managing Consultant, and Daniel Zwetzich, Consultant, Horvath & Partners: Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) and the Supply Chain Due Diligence Act (SCDDA), lecture: Strategic Logistics Management
  • Dr. Sebastian Heger, Senior Consultant at M2P Consulting and OR-Specialist at WePlan Software: Software-supported Workforce Planning in logistics, lecture: International Logistics Systems

Summer semester 2022

  • Dr. Felix Heusler, Managing Director and CFO, Isabellenhütte Heusler GmbH & Co. KG: Harte Landung – Supply Chain Disruptions als „New Normal“?, lecture: Management of Value-added Networks
  • Axel Marschall, CSO and SMO in Logistics Mobility and Service Industry, Infront Consulting & Management GmbH: Business Model Innovation in Logistics and Supply Chain Management, lecture: Intermodal Transport Services
  • Klaus-Uwe Sondermann, Director, KombiConsult GmbH: Combined Transport, lecture: Intermodal Transport Services
  • Klaus Langendorf, Member of the Supervisory Board, DB Cargo AG, and Niklas Schink, Project Manager, DB Cargo: The Supervisory Board – Insights into the work of a supervisory board, lecture: Management of Value-added Networks

Winter semester 2021/22

  • Helmut Krauss, Head of Logistic excellence, Bosch Rexroth AG, and Matthias Pfister, Head of Logistic planning, Bosch Rexroth AG: Shaping an excellent supply chain, ca. 75 participants, lecture: Strategic Logistics Management
  • Dr. Holger Schmidt, Director Technical Management Wagons, DB Cargo AG: Effiziente Güterwagen durch m² – The module-based platform for multifunctional wagons, ca. 40 participants, lecture: International Logistics systems

Summer semester 2021

Wintersemester 2020/21

  • Hans-Michael Steenbock, Director Logistics Beauty Care EMEA, Kao Manufacturing Germany GmbH: Welcome to Kao, ca. 35 participants, lecture: Strategic Logistics management
  • Dr. Stefan Rother, Head of Operations Control and Technology Department, MYTOYS GROUP, Blackfriday und Weihnachtssaison – Bedeutung für einen Onlineversender am Beispiel der myToys Logistik, ca. 40 participants, lecture: International Logistics systems

Winterterm 2019/20

  • Frank Erschkat, Senior Vice President Intermodal Sales, DB Cargo AG: DB Cargo – Intermodal Sales, ca. 35 participants, lecutre: Strategic logistics management
  • Detlef Protzmann, Head of Productdesign CL/SCM, Schenker Deutschland AG, Innovation goes Reality – von der Idee zum Produkt, ca. 35 participants, lecture: Internationale Logistics Systems

Summerterm 2019

  • Axel Schwaiger, Director Supply-Chain-Management Global Operations, Fresenius Kabi Deutschland GmbH: Strategisches Logistik-Management bei Fresenius Kabi TCT-Disposables, ca. 75 participants, lecture: Management
  • Mathias Leiner, Prokurist und Leiter Produktmanagement der TFG Transfracht: Maritimer Kombinierter Verkehr, ca. 30 participants, lecture: Intermodal Transport Service

Winterterm 2018/19

  • Hans-Michael Steenbock, Director Logistics Beauty Care EMEA, Kao Manufacturing Germany GmbH: Einblicke in die Logistik von Kao EMEA, ca. 35 participants, lecture: Strategic Logistics Management
  • Xiaoke Jiang, Solution Design Manager, Schenker Deutschland AG, Einsatz von Simulationen bei der Schenker Deutschland AG, ca. 35 participants, lecture: Internationale Logistics Systems

Summerterm 2018

  • Thilo Schäfer, Managing Director, Leisure Cargo: Challenges of the air cargo industry using the example of a virtual cargo airline, ca. 20 participants, lecture: Intermodal Transport Service
  • Oliver Kahrs, Director Strategic Initiatives, TRANSPOREON Group: transport logistics 4.0 or Why Digitailization will lead into Infinite Collaboration, ca. 20 participants, lecture: Intermodal Transport Service
  • Lars Krause, General Manager, Amazon Logistik Dortmund GmbH: Inside Amazon Fulfillment, ca. 350 participants, lecture: Management

Winterterm 2017/18

  • Dr. Christoph Meurer, Norman Dosch und Dominic Fischer, Dematic GmbH: IIntralogistics solutions and implementation based on the case study Clalit Healthcare Services Israel, ca. 35 participants, lecture: international Logistics Systems
  • Dr. Torben Engelmeyer: BearningPoint GmbH, Business Consultant: Use of methods and instruments in supply chain management in practice, ca. 15 participants, lecture: Strategic Logistics Management
  • Axel Schwaiger, Fresenius Kabi Deutschland GmbH, Director Supply-Chain-Management: Strategic Logistics Management at Fresenius Kabi MD-Disposables, ca. 15 participants, lecture: Strategic Logistics Management

Summerterm 2017

  • Dr. Niklas Wilmking, Schenker Deutschland AG, Head of Air Freight: Business models of air freight forwarders, 25 participants, lecture: Intermodal Transport Service
  • Nicole Grill und Felix Heusler, Isabellenhütte Heusler GmbH & Co. KG, Modern human resource management in medium-sized companies on the example of Isabellenhütte Heusler GmbH & Co. KG, ca. 350 participants, lecture: Management
  • Dr. Christoph Klingenberg, Deutsche Bahn AG, Leiter Strategische Ressortprogramme – formerly Deutsche Lufthansa AG: Strategy development at Lufthansa, ca. 350 participants, lecture: Management

Winterterm 2016/17

  • Jonas Bremicker, Lufthansa Cargo AG, Challenges for the aviation industry, 35 participants, lecture: International Logistics Systems
  • Sabrina Resnik, Volkswagen Original Teile Logistik GmbH & Co. KG, Spare Parts Logistics in the AfterSales of the VW Group – Tasks and Challenges, 35 Participants, lecture: International Logistics Systems
  • Marzell Bandur, Adam Opel AG, Stable production and flexibility for our customers – Risk management in the supply chain, 25 participants, lecture: Strategic Logistics Management

Summerterm 2016

  • Dr. Tim Fischer and Dr. David Thomas, Merck Inhouse Consulting, „Change Management bei Merck: Vorgehen und Herausforderungen am Beispiel aktueller Beratungsprojekte“, 350 participants, lecutre: Corporate Management
  • Markus Fischer (Lufthansa Cargo AG): „Road Feeder Operations & Capacity Optimization “, 25 participants, lecture: Intermodal Transport Service
  • Roland Klein (Port of Rotterdam): „Port of Rotterdam – Make it happen.“, 25 participants, , lecture: Intermodal Transport Service
  • Dietmar, Böttner, Agency for Industrial Software and Services on the topic “Praktische Einführungin die Simulation mit der Software Simio anhang ausgewählter Beispiele, 25 participants, lecutre: Logistics and Transport Manager”

Winterterm 2015/16

  • Maren Beck, Volkswagen Original Teile Logistik GmbH & Co. KG, zum Thema “Ersatzteilelogistik im AfterSales des VW Konzerns: Aufgaben und Herausforderungen”
  • Michael Arlt, BASF, Project Buju – Project Buju – Network optimization China
  • Dr. Dieter Bölzing, Innovation in Supply Chain Management, Logistics strategy and Big Data – Transforming numbers to facts for logistics reorganization

Summerterm 2015

  • Klaus Böhmer and Matthias Lindner (Alnatura Produktions- und Handels GmbH): „ Practical examples intermodal transport service", 30 participants
  • Dieter Münk, IBM Deutschland GmbH, „Führen in virtualisierten und globalisierten Organisationen“, 350 Teilnehmer, im Rahmen der Vorlesung Unternehmensführung
  • Dr. Ulrich Kirsch, VhU – Vereinigung der hessischen Unternehmerverbände e. V., “Communication, stakeholder management and networking“, 350 participants, in the lecture Management
  • Jean Matousek, Schenker Deutschland AG, „Contract Logistics at DB Schenker“, 25 Participants, in the Tutorial „Logistics and Transport Manager – Managing a Contract Logistics Tender“


Winterterm 2014/15

  • Dr. Stefan Wolff, 4flow, “The Evolution of a Business Model in Logistics: How a Successful 4PL Arose out of Consulting and Software”, 35 Participants, in the lecture Strategic Logistic Management
  • Alfons Lesch, Robert Bosch GmbH, “International Procurement – A Strategic and Operational Challenge”, 25 Participants, in the lecture International Logistic Systems

Summerterm 2014

  • Roland Klein, Ludwigshafen GmbH, “The Combined Transport”, 25 Participants, in the lecture Intermodal Transport Services
  • Stephanie Obaron, Audi AG, “CKD-Logistics”, 350 Participants, in the lecture Business Management

Winterterm 2013/14

  • Herr Klaus Langendorf, Herr Uwe Höppner, DB Schenker Rail AG, “Further Developement of the Logistics Processes at a European Rail Freight Company” and “Optimization of Planning Processes in the Company”, 25 Participants, in the lecture Strategic Logistic Management
  • Dr. Sebastian Simon, Bosch Rexroth AG, “Benchmarking of Logistic Supply Chains”, 25 Participants, in the lecture International Logistic Systems

Summerterm 2013

  • Markus Hunkel, DB Schenker AG, “Sustainable Strategy DB SR 2020”, 350 Participants, in the lecture Business Management
  • Helmer Fredrich, Merck KGaA, “Supply Chain Management & Logistics at the Company Merck KGaA”, 25 Participants, in the lecture Logistics Management and SCM
  • Panajotis Babakoudis, TFG Transfracht Internationale Gesellschaft für kombinierten Güterverkehr mbG & CO KG, “Organization and Operational Procedures in the Hinterland Container Transport by Rail”, 25 Participants, in the lecture Management of Transportation Networks
  • Martin Krause, Siemens AG, “Organizational Management in Practice: Who is able to do PowerPoint is also able to do Organizational Management … ?”, 20 Participants, in the lecture Organisation

Winterterm 2012/13

  • Lars Müller, Lufthansa Cargo, “Challenges of Air Cargo Network Planning”, 30 Participants, in the lecture Logistics Systems and Supply Chain
  • Dr. Armin Bohnhoff, DPD, “European DPD Franchise System”, 25 Participants, in the lecture International Management

Summerterm 2012

  • Michael Kadow, DB Schenker AG, “Logistics Optimization and Project Management”, 35 Participants, in the lecture Logistics Management and SCM
  • Franz Merath, Evonik Industries AG, “Network Management in Chemistry”, 25 Participants, in the lecture Management of Transportation Networks
  • Martin Krause, Siemens AG, “… Let's just quickly reorganize …” , 30 Participants, in the lecture Organisation
  • Thomas Dörr, Software AG, “Key Account Management – The Multi Million Dollar Deal”, 250 Participants, in the lecture Business Management

Winterterm 2011/12

  • Pascal Männche, DEUTZ AG, “Supply Chain Transparency – Making it Happen and Gain the Benefits”, 30 Participants, in the lecture Logistics Systems and Supply Chain
  • Matthias Brazel, Lufthansa Cargo, “Consolidation and Cooperation Within the Lufthansa Cargo Group – Customer Benefits and Barriers”, 20 Participants, in the lecture International Management