Chair of Planning and Control of Production Engineering and Logistics Systems
University of Bremen
Department of Production Engineering
BIBA – Bremen Institute for Production and Logistics
- Production systems and logistics
- Production planning and control / Decentralized control methods / Self-control
- Data analytics / Predictive analytics
- System and process modeling, simulation, and optimization
- Industry 4.0, cyber-physical production and logistics systems
- Production systems, production planning and control
- Intra-logistics
- Technical logistics
- Maritime logistics
- Port logistics
- Process analysis, optimization, and digitization
- Technology screening and evaluation
- Mechanical, electrical, and IoT prototypes
- Software systems and consulting
- Simulation
Prof. Dr.-Ing Michael Freitag
BIBA – Bremer Institut für Produktion und Logistik
Michael Freitag studied electrical engineering at BTU Cottbus, specializing in automation and communications technology, and earned his doctorate at the University of Bremen with a thesis on the nonlinear dynamics of production systems. In 2004, he took over as managing director of the Bremen Collaborative Research Center 637 “Self-Control of Logistical Processes.” In 2008, he moved into industry and headed projects to optimize logistics processes at steel manufacturer ArcelorMittal. In addition to his industrial activities, he held teaching positions at Jacobs University Bremen. In 2014, Freitag was appointed professor of planning and control of production engineering and logistics systems in the Department of Production Engineering at the University of Bremen. In 2015, he was appointed director of BIBA –Bremer Institut für Produktion und Logistik GmbH. Since 2022, Freitag has been spokesperson for the Bremen Research Cluster for Dynamics in Logistics (LogDynamics).