Faculty of Business and Engineering / Logistics Lab- 2025/2026

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Information about this opportunity

Department/Lab/Unit

Faculty of Business and Engineering / Logistics Lab

University of the inviting researcher

TECHNISCHE HOCHSCHULE WUERZBURG-SCHWEINFURT

Internship School Year

2025/2026

Research lines/projects

SimCar is a complex learning environment (CLE) for operations management and production logistics Includes pre-assembly, mixed-model assembly line, warehousing, JIT/JIS material staging, and supplier functions Ongoing projects: KPI dashboards, automated visual quality inspection, and hybrid access via real-time video and virtual collaboration Plans to create additional CLEs, including: “Inside the Mind of an AGV” focused on robot navigation using SLAM A CLE concept on EPCIS (Electronic Product Code Information Services)

Name of inviting researcher

Prof. Dr.-Ing. Peik Bremer

Who is offering this opportunity?

Inviting researcher email

peik.bremer@thws.de

Academic Position of the inviting researcher

Full Professor

Web page/ORCID

https://fwi.thws.de/en/the-faculty/staff/staff-search/person/prof-dr-peik-bremer/ , https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1374-4538

Who is this opportunity for?

Ideal profile and expertise expected from the invited researcher

Sound basis in Operations Management and Logistics. Willing to do hands-on work including engineering (process design, hardware/software selecetion and integration) and programming (mostly based on Node-Red, a visual programming tool) tasks.

Description and additional information

Strenghts of the offer/Expected benefits

SimCar: learning environment for operations management and production logistics Features pre-assembly, main assembly line, warehousing, and supplier integration using JIT/JIS systems Current projects: KPI dashboards, automated quality inspection, and hybrid remote collaboration tools New CLEs in development: “Inside the Mind of an AGV” on robot navigation with SLAM EPCIS-based environment for product information management

Additional information

We have strong ties with universities such as Politecnico di Milano, Auburn University, and National Kaohsiung University of Science and Technology, which share our vision of cutting-edge CLEs.