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McLean's legacy: The current state of research on handling equipment in container transshipment yards
March 18, 2026
New publication of the Chair for Management Science/Operations Research
Efficient container handling is essential for modern container terminals, where large volumes of containers are transferred between ships, trains, and trucks within transshipment yards. Therefore, the coordination of handling equipment such as cranes, yard trucks, and automated vehicles plays a crucial role in terminal performance.
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One fits all: a flexible branch-and-cut algorithm for picker routing in scattered storage warehouses
January 15, 2026
New publication of the Chair for Management Science/Operations Research
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Picture: F. WeidingerField trip to Dematic
October 31, 2025
This term's seminar groups at the chair for Management Science/Operations Research have been visiting Dematic and its showroom today. The seminar on operations optimization in warehousing tackles different warehousing systems that we all could experience in real life today. It was an exciting and interesting field trip. Many thanks to Dematic for the invitation.
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Felix Weidinger presents a new variant of the famous travelling salesman problem at the German OR conference
September 09, 2025
At this year's “The International Conference on Operations Research 2025 (OR 2025)” at Bielefeld University, Felix Weidinger presented novel research on a newly discovered variant of the famous travelling salesman problem.
