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Northern LEAD Logistics Research Centre. Founded by: Chalmers University of Technology University of Gothenburg Logistics and Transport Society LTS. Tomorrow ’ s logistics. We are finding the answers. More than 80 researchers. Research centre for sustainable logistics solutions.
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Northern LEAD Logistics Research Centre Founded by: Chalmers University of Technology University of Gothenburg Logistics and Transport Society LTS
Tomorrow’s logistics. We are finding the answers. More than 80 researchers Research centre for sustainable logistics solutions Five core research groups Organises, facilitates, disseminates highly relevant logisitic research Collaboration between Chalmers and University of Gothenburg
This high quality research contributesto … a sustainable logistics development …gives companies competitive advantages …and benefits society Green Leaf of a Bio Plant in Nature by epSos .de on Flickr
WHAT WE DO Northern LEAD coordinates and supports logistics research at Chalmers and University of Gothenburg in order to increase volume, quality and relevance of the research stairs by Denis Jacquerye on Flickr
FIVE CORE RESEARCH GROUPS Industrial marketing & purchasing Logistics & Transport Physical Distribution Production Logistics Professors 10 Visiting Professors 6 Associate Professors 4 Post docs 5 Faculty 15 PhD students 40 Total 80 Optimization
Core areas Business relationships and network Purchasing and supply networks Distribution structures and strategies Manufacturing planning and control Materials handling Intermodal transport Mathematical optimisation Transport and logistics services ICT/ITS
Doctoral theses during the last 12 months2012-2013 at Northern LEAD Maria Lindholm Enabling sustainable development of urban freight from a local authority perspective Joakim Kalantari Foliated Transportation Networks -Evaluating feasibility and potential Linea Kjellsdotter Ivert Use of Advanced Planning and Scheduling (APS) systems to support manufacturing planning and control processes Badi Almotairi Integrated Logistics Platform The context of the port relational exchanges and the systematic integration Robin Hansson In-plant materials supply: Supporting the choice between kitting and continuous supply Sönke Behrends Urban freight transport sustainability - the interaction of urban freight and intermodal transport Lars Bankvall Activity Linking in Industrial Networks