Efficiency and Logistics

The „EffizienzCluster LogistikRuhr“ was a winner in the Leading Edge Science Cluster competition run by the German federal Ministry of Education and Research. The mission and aim of the „EffizienzCluster LogistikRuhr“ is to facilitate tomorrow’s individua

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Uwe Clausen, Michael ten Hompel, and Matthias Klumpp (Eds.)

Efficiency and Logistics

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Editors Prof. Dr.-Ing. Uwe Clausen Fraunhofer Institute for Material Flow and Logistics IML Dortmund Germany

Prof. Dr. Matthias Klumpp FOM Institute for Logistics and Service Management Essen Germany

Prof. Dr. Michael ten Hompel Fraunhofer Institute for Material Flow and Logistics IML Dortmund Germany

ISSN 2194-8917 e-ISSN 2194-8925 ISBN 978-3-642-32837-4 e-ISBN 978-3-642-32838-1 DOI 10.1007/978-3-642-32838-1 Springer Heidelberg New York Dordrecht London Library of Congress Control Number: 2012948527 c Springer-Verlag Berlin Heidelberg 2013  This work is subject to copyright. All rights are reserved by the Publisher, whether the whole or part of the material is concerned, specifically the rights of translation, reprinting, reuse of illustrations, recitation, broadcasting, reproduction on microfilms or in any other physical way, and transmission or information storage and retrieval, electronic adaptation, computer software, or by similar or dissimilar methodology now known or hereafter developed. Exempted from this legal reservation are brief excerpts in connection with reviews or scholarly analysis or material supplied specifically for the purpose of being entered and executed on a computer system, for exclusive use by the purchaser of the work. Duplication of this publication or parts thereof is permitted only under the provisions of the Copyright Law of the Publisher’s location, in its current version, and permission for use must always be obtained from Springer. Permissions for use may be obtained through RightsLink at the Copyright Clearance Center. Violations are liable to prosecution under the respective Copyright Law. The use of general descriptive names, registered names, trademarks, service marks, etc. in this publication does not imply, even in the absence of a specific statement, that such names are exempt from the relevant protective laws and regulations and therefore free for general use. While the advice and information in this book are believed to be true and accurate at the date of publication, neither the authors nor the editors nor the publisher can accept any legal responsibility for any errors or omissions that may be made. The publisher makes no warranty, express or implied, with respect to the material contained herein. Printed on acid-free paper Springer is part of Springer Science+Business Media (www.springer.com)

Preface

Not only is logistics a management function today but a leading discipline in research and science, combining different fields like management, informatics, economics, engineering et al. in evaluating and steering global material, information and finance flows. As a consequent development logistics research is gaining more and more importance and attention in Germany today which is proved by the fact that the “EffizienzCluster LogistikRuhr” was a winner in the national science leading edge cluster competition run by the German Fe