Eric Grosse

Eric Grosse is a Junior Professor for Business Administration, especially Digital Transformation in Operations Management, at Saarland University, Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences. His research focuses on integrating human factors—such as ergonomics, fatigue, learning, and behavior—into decision models for logistics and production systems. He leads several interdisciplinary research projects including Human-Centric Production and Logistics, Models for an Active Aging Workforce, and Behavioral Order Picking.

• University: Saarland University
• School: Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences
• Department: Junior Professorship for Business Administration, especially Digital Transformation in Operations Management
• Academic Rank: Assistant Professor
• Email: eric.grosse@uni-saarland.de

His research interests include Operations Management, Digital Transformation, Human Factors in Logistics, Ergonomics in Warehousing, Behavioral Operations, and Sustainable Logistics. His work emphasizes human-centered design in warehousing and production, aiming to balance economic efficiency with worker well-being. He develops optimization models that simultaneously minimize costs and physical strain, and explores how learning, incentives, and fatigue affect order picking performance.

The analysis of his recent publications reveals a consistent focus on integrating ergonomic and economic objectives in manual materials handling and order picking. Key themes include storage assignment optimization, workforce scheduling with ergonomic constraints, human-robot collaboration, and the impact of worker behavior and fatigue on system performance. His methodologies often combine mathematical modeling, simulation, and empirical validation through case studies and experiments.

Eric Grosse actively collaborates with researchers from institutions such as TU Darmstadt and has published in top-tier journals like the International Journal of Production Research, Computers & Industrial Engineering, and International Journal of Operations & Production Management. His work supports warehouse managers in improving working conditions while maintaining operational efficiency.

• Human-Centric Production and Logistics System Design
• Models and Methods for an Active Aging Workforce
• Behavioral Order Picking
• Green Warehousing
• Supply Chain Resilience
• Warehousing 4.0/5.0
• Digital Transformation Coaching

He advises and co-supervises research with a team of collaborators and has contributed to the development of assessment tools like the Warehouse Error Prevention (WEP) tool. His research is funded by the German Federal Ministry for Economic Affairs and Energy, indicating active grant involvement. Though no formal students are listed, his co-authored papers suggest mentorship of junior researchers. He has no listed scientific awards in the provided text.