Career
- Studied mechanical engineering at Aachen University of Applied Sciences
- Technical employee at the Chair of Production Systems and Process Control Technology at the Ruhr University Bochum
- Studied mechanical engineering at the Ruhr University Bochum
- Research assistant at the Chair of Production Systems and Process Control Technology at the Ruhr University Bochum, doctorate with distinction
- Worked as a management consultant specializing in production, logistics and data analysis
- IT consultant in the field of OLAP databases and data warehousing (trade and production)
- Member of the Society for Operations Research e. V. (GOR)
- Lecturer at the FHDW since 2000
- Since 2012 also lecturer at the IHK Cologne
Research and consulting focus
- Production controlling
- Data analysis in production, retail and logistics
- Data warehousing, OLAP databases and data mining
Awards
Study Prize of the VDW (German Machine Tool Builders’ Association) (1991)
ERNST ZANDER Research Prize of the Alwin Reemtsma Foundation (1996)
Publications
Group technological analysis with the help of neural networks, in: wt-Produktion und Management 83 (1993)
Ensuring machine utilization at the planning stage, in: VDI-Zeitschrift 126 (1994)
Model bases diagnosis of complex production systems, in: Production Engineering, Vol.I/2 (1994)
Group technology analysis with Neural Networks, in: Production Engineering, Vol.I/2 (1994)
Structuring of large workpiece spectra with methods of classificatory and fuzzy data analysis, Shaker-Verlag, Aachen 1995
Fast structuring of large workpiece spectra, in: wt-Produktion und Management 86 (1996)
A new hybrid method for part-family-development, in: Annals of the CIRP, Vol. 45/1 – 1996
Reducing errors through bus-supported specialist displays, in: Industrieanzeiger No. 22 – 1996
Mixed feelings about LIMS, in: Laborpraxis 21 (1997)
Optimizing manual order picking with the help of pick terminals, in: Maschinenmarkt No. 27 – 1997
Intelligent methods of knowledge processing and benchmarking, in: Seminarband der Fuzzy-Neuro-Initiative NRW, Dortmund 1997
Hard disks by pick display, in: Materialfluss No. 5 – 1998
Production controlling in the paper industry – Fast and flexible with OLAP databases, in: PPS-MANAGEMENT 03/1999
Planning, introduction and operation of self-optimizing production islands, in: PPS-MANAGEMENT 04/1999
Planning, introduction and operation of self-optimizing production islands, in: ZFO – Zeitschrift Führung + Organization 05/1999
LOGSCORE – An analytical system for production and logistics controlling based on the balanced scorecard, in: PPS-Management 01/2002
Process OEE – A process-oriented key figure system; in: wt-Werkstattstechnik online 98 (2008)
Optimization of the supply chain through a demand planning system at a company in the lighting industry, in: Productivity-Management 14 (2009) 3
From a single source – central inventory planning for an international production network, in: LOGISTIK HEUTE 5/2014, p. 34-35
Recognizing weak points at an early stage, in: Deutsches Ärzteblatt PRAXiS 4/2011 17
Demand Capacity Planning – Transparency and security in medium to long-term demand capacity planning, in: Logistik heute 5/2014
Cause detection for stochastically occurring production errors, in: Productivity 21 (2016) 1
Real Time CRM in B2B business, in: BI-Spektrum 04-2016
Demand Planning – A BI application for (sales) planning in a complex value chain, Festschrift der FHDW zum 20-jährigen Bestehen (2016)
Business Analytics – Demand Planning Software increases productivity, in: Industrieanzeiger 06-18
