Institute for Automotive Economics and Industrial Production
For more than 20 years, the Institute of Automotive Economics and Industrial Production (AIP) at Braunschweig University of Technology has been involved in the development and application of techno-economic models and quantitative methods for decision support in production and logistics. In addition to the classical business issues of production and logistics management, the AIP addresses current problems in the fields of energy, digitalization, mobility and resources. As head of the institute and member of the Cluster of Excellence „Sustainable and Energy-Efficient Aviation (SE²A)”, Prof. Dr. Thomas S. Spengler has many years of experience in system dynamic analysis and simulation of the aviation system as well as in technology and sustainability assessment of alternative aircraft engines. This is complemented by expertise in a research group at AIP on modeling, assessment and design of sustainable supply chains.
The AIP contributes extensive preliminary work on the modeling and analysis of mobility systems and the design of value networks to the HyNEAT project. The system dynamic simulation models of aviation developed at the institute for the analysis of higher-level interrelationships in the introduction of new propulsion technologies and alternative fuels are used to forecast the future hydrogen demand at airports. In addition, the preliminary work on the design of regional production networks for synthetic biofuels in conjunction with the activity-analytical approach developed for modeling global supply chains represent important foundations for the optimization of hydrogen supply networks for aviation.
Contact
Prof. Dr. Thomas Spengler
Tel.: +49 531 391 2202
g.fcratyre@gh-oenhafpujrvt.qr
https://www.tu-braunschweig.de/aip
The institute’s research focuses include:
- Production, logistics and supply chain management
- Techno-economic process and system modeling
- System dynamic simulation of mobility and energy systems
- Ecological and socio-economic sustainability assessment
- Design of sustainable production systems and networks
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Junior Research Group
The independent junior research group JRG-A1 “Overall System Evaluation”, headed by Dr. Imke Joormann, was established in 2019 within the framework of the Cluster of Excellence SE²A to thematically link the Institute of Automotive Economics and Industrial Production and the Institute of Mathematical Optimization. The group uses methods of business administration, in particular system-dynamic modeling, and discrete optimization to model the main actors of the air transport sector, taking into account technical, economic and ecological factors. These models will be used to analyze the behavior of the entire air transport system to enable the selection of appropriate measures to lead air transport into an energy-efficient and sustainable future. Special attention is given to managing the complexity of the air transport system and to dealing with the multiple uncertainties.
The preliminary work and experiences from the Cluster of Excellence SE2A will be incorporated into the HyNEAT project and extended by the hydrogen propulsion factor in order to create and calculate a linked formulation of the aviation network with the hydrogen supply network.
Contact
Dr. Imke Joormann
Tel.: +49 531 391 2216
v.wbbeznaa@gh-oenhafpujrvt.qr
https://www.tu-braunschweig.de/aip
Research focal points of the research group include:
- Operations Research, especially network optimization
- Further development of mixed integer solution software
- System dynamic considerations of the air traffic system