Lars Petersen

Prof. Lars Petersen is a Professor and Chair of Production and Service Management at the Department of Economics, Alanus University. Since April 2007, he has held the academic chair, focusing on production and service management. From 2009 to 2012, he served as Head of the Department of Business at Alanus University. His academic credentials include a Dr. rer. oec. (1997) and Habilitation (2006) from Saarland University.

Education:

• J.L. Kellogg Graduate School of Management (MBA, 1989)
• Ecole des Hautes Etudes Commerciales Paris (Management, 1989)
• Wissenschaftliche Hochschule für Unternehmensführung Koblenz (Diplom-Kaufmann, 1991)

Research Focus: Prof. Petersen’s work centers on production systems, capacity planning, service operations, and sustainability in business processes. His recent studies include analyzing consumer behavior in sustainable clothing and optimizing capacity management under uncertainty. He has co-authored influential papers in journals like Journal of Cleaner Production and OR Spectrum.

Key Contributions: He co-edited Waldorf-Eltern in Deutschland (2018) and published monographs on contractual coordination in distribution systems and capacity-oriented order planning. His lectures at international conferences address high-flexibility environments and service process design.