15th International Doctoral Students Workshop on Logistics, June 23, 2022 Magdeburg

Abstract

Dear Ladies and Gentlemen, Colleagues and Friends, We are pleased to present the proceedings of our 15th International Doctoral Workshop on Logistics. Our workshop has been a constant in ever-changing times over the past few years and is now celebrating a small anniversary. After two digital online formats, we are now pleased to welcome you again live in Magdeburg. After two pandemic years, we had hoped for complete normality, but the war in Ukraine overshadows our meeting. We all stand for the European spirit of free and peaceful coexistence of all people! In addition to the pandemic and new developments, our logistics discipline has also changed: While the trend towards digitalization has experienced some acceleration, other trends, such as the global division of labour, are increasingly being challenged. How resilient are global value chains? What are the risks posed by more frequent pandemics or severe climate change? Through our daily research and education, we are trying to find solutions to these challenges. This workshop also contributes: doctoral students have the opportunity to present their topics and discuss their questions with experts - this strengthens the education of young researchers and, in the long term, research itself. The pandemic has shown us the importance of an excellent science system. In our efforts, we would also like to increase the visibility and findability of the contributions through digital open access publication, both for the conference proceedings as a whole and for the individual contributions. As every year we are happy about our international participants and reviewers, who come from Cuba, Hungary, Ukraine, Austria, France and Germany. Their exciting contributions give us insights into the application of methods and models in new contexts, present exciting technologies for production or transport or show us logistical answers to our global challenges. The contributions show the individual research questions and provide an interesting insight into the numerous international organizations. We wish our readers many new impressions and look forward to welcoming you at the 16th International Doctoral Students Workshop on Logistics 2023. We hope to see you all here in Magdeburg next year.