Malte Fliedner

Prof. Dr. Malte Fliedner is a faculty member at the University of Hamburg within the Business School's Institute for Operations Management. His research focuses on operations research, assembly line balancing, logistics, and just-in-time (JIT) production. He has held academic positions at TU Darmstadt and Friedrich-Schiller-Universität Jena.

• PhD in Business Administration (University of Hamburg, 2008) with distinction
• Habilitation in Business Administration (FSU Jena, 2012)
• Studium der Betriebswirtschaftslehre (University of Hamburg, 1999-2004)

His research explores scheduling optimization, container terminal operations, and mixed-model assembly line balancing. Key themes include resource allocation, cross-docking, and train/shunting logistics. Recent trends in his publications address emergency job scheduling and multi-yard crane workload levelling.

Scientific Awards:

• IIE Transaction Award (2013)
• Handelsblatt Betriebswirte Ranking Top 6 (2012)
• Herbert Jacob-Preis (2010)
• Promotionspreis der GOR (2009)
• Nachwuchspreis der VHB (2008)

He is affiliated with the Institute for Operations Management and collaborates with colleagues like Prof. Dr. Karl-Werner Hansmann and Dr. Julian Golak.