2010 - ERCIS

flexibility measures in tactical network
planning in order to improve the costs
and performance of distribution networks.
In an environment where the
uncertainty of factors influencing the
supply chain (e.g., demand) drives the
necessity to be able to adapt to unanticipated
changes, such a method enables
enterprises to improve the costs
and performance of their supply chains
by the application of appropriate flexibility
measures.
In close collaboration with industrial
partners, including DB Schenker, arvato
services, Audi AG, Fraunhofer IML,
Detecon and many more, the chair conducts
several research projects. In cooperation
with DB Schenker within the
project InTerTrans (Integrated Scheduling
and Transportation Planning), an efficient
transportation planning process
for the automotive industry has been
developed, focusing on the consideration
of sustainability within transportation
planning and order scheduling.
In cooperation with Fraunhofer IML,
the project IMACS (Integrated Mobile
Assistant Systems for Global Component
Supply Chains) has developed an
University of Münster –
Department of Information Systems –
Chair for Information Systems and Logistics
assistant system for monitoring and
scheduling flows of goods in a supply
chain working as a mobile application.
In the research field of “green” supply
chains, a project is conducted in cooperation
with Detecon and DB Schenker.
The objective of the project is to devise
the information system architecture for
Reverse Logistics by means of TOGAF
(The Open Group Architecture Framework).
Finally, the chair is continuing
his work on the development of a reference
model for humanitarian logistics.
Selected Publications
Hellingrath, B.; Hegmanns, T.: Dezentrales
und kollaboratives Bedarfs- und
Kapazitätsmanagement in build-toorder
Produktions- und Lo gistik netzwerken;
in: Delfmann, W.; Wimmer, T.
(Hrsg.): Strukturwandel in der Logistik;
5. Wissenschaftssymposium Logistik
2010; Bundesvereinigung Logistik;
Bremen; S. 11-31; 2010.
Böhle, C.; Dangelmaier, W.; Hellingrath,
B.; Elskamp, D.: Workflowbased
Agents for Supply Chain Management.
In: Proceedings of the 8th
IEEE International Conference on Industrial
Informatics. 2010.
Hellingrath, B.; Böhle, C.: Integrierte
agentenbasierte Produktions- und Logistikplanung
in der Supply Chain. In:
Künstliche Intelligenz, (2010).
Dissertations
Blecken, A.; A Reference Task Model
for Supply Chain Processes of Humanitarian
Organisations.
Böhle, Carsten: Eine theoretische und
praktische Herleitung eines Verfahrens
für die kostenminimale Koordination
von Lieferanten und Logistikdienstleistern
zur Belieferung lieferantengesteuerten
Lager.
Hegmanns, T.: Dezentrales und kollaboratives
Planungskonzept für ein
flexibilitätsorientiertes BKM.
Contact Details
Prof. Dr.-Ing. Bernd Hellingrath
Chair of Information Systems and
Supply Chain Management
Leonardo-Campus 3
D-48149 Münster
web: www.wi.uni-muenster.de/logistik
mail: hellingrath@ercis.uni-muenster.de
phone: +49 251 83-38000
Key Facts
Chair
• Founded in 2008
• Researchers: 8
Research Topics
• Supply Chain
• Flexibility
• Segmentation
• Sustainability
• Central/Decentral Coordination
• Security
• Humanitarian Logistics
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