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News from the LFO
10/14/2025
DF² 2025 in Heilbronn
Heilbronn was the venue for the German Forum for Service Research (DF)² on September 29/30, 2025 - and thus a central meeting point for science,…

09/17/2025
Impulses for service research
As part of the Smart-DLWD research project, our colleague Jonas Eichholz took part in the VAIS congress "Industrieservice im Dialog" on September…

09/12/2025
FlexTools whitepaper published
Autonomous mobile robots (AMR) offer great potential for automating in-house transportation processes, especially for companies with established…

07/18/2025
Hands-on logistics - a successful workshop day in midsummer temperatures
More than 30 schoolgirls took part in the MinTU workshop on July 2 and were able to experience the world of logistics and mechanical engineering in a…

06/04/2025
Innovation you can touch: FlexTools live at Tünkers
Together with our project partners, we were guests at the Tünkers symposium - a great opportunity to present the FlexTools project and gain valuable…

05/09/2025
Training and further education for silver workers in PSM at LEARNTEC
At LEARNTEC, Europe's largest event for digital education, the EXPERTISE project team presented the project results, in particular the skill…

04/30/2025
Discussion with scientists and buyers at IPSERA 2025
At this year's IPSERA, one of the world's leading conferences in purchasing and supply management, the EXPERTISE team presented and discussed two…

04/07/2025
Research successes and exchange: purchasing team at IPSERA 2025
International stage for Dortmund's purchasing expertise in Rotterdam! Exciting insights & exchange.

Service for students
Current scientific work
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Are you about to write your Bachelor's or Master's thesis and want to put your own exciting idea into scientific practice?
10/22/2025
Development of error detection in miniaturized production environments
Flexible, modular and networked production systems are being researched and developed on a laboratory scale as part of the MINIS project (Miniaturized…
10/22/2025
Development of corrosion detection using mobile robotics
Corrosion on industrial plants, pipelines and steel structures represents a significant safety and cost risk. Regular inspections are therefore…
10/22/2025
Market overview and development of a competence model for training programs in the field of sustainability and resilience in supply chain and logistics
Global supply chains are under increasing pressure - due to geopolitical uncertainties, resource scarcity, increasing sustainability requirements and…
Career opportunities and application process
Current vacancies
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An interest in research is the be-all and end-all for us! We are looking for someone who enjoys scientific work.

04/01/2025
Shape the future of industrial value creation with us!
Would you like to help shape application-oriented research and develop innovative solutions for management in logistics and industrial value creation?…















