Let us introduce you the Digital Hub Logistics Team

The Digital Hub Logistics in Dortmund is one of the world’s leading digital ecosystem dedicated to logistics. It is driving digitization – whether in logistics, production and manufacturing, retail or services. The ecosystem consists of several competence centres, lighthouse projects and initiatives on basic and applied research, education, SME support and various labs and testbeds and supplements this with the areas of smart talents, capital and start-ups.

EffizienzCluster Management GmbH is supported by the Fraunhofer Institute for Material Flow and Logistics IML and the Fraunhofer Institute for Software and Systems Engineering ISST in driving digitalization in Germany’s logistics sector – including goods, data, transport, corporate, and financial logistics.

It strengthens the organic and dynamic ecosystem of digital logistics in the Ruhr region – consisting of research and education, industry and SMEs, networks and test beds – and complements it with smart talent, capital, and start-ins. Thus, the Digital Hub Logistics creates a highly fascinating environment for companies who want to bring high-potential new digital products to market. Based on an initiative of the digital association Bitkom, the Digital Hub Logistics is part of the Federal Ministry for Economic Affairs and Energy (BMWi) Digital Hub Initiative with a total of 12 hubs. A joint umbrella brand (de:hub) and a joint Hub Agency facilitate networking and the exchange of know-how.

A team of 6 talented professionals works for the DIGILOGIC project: Darja Kramer as an Innovation Manager and Project Coordinator, Thorsten Hülsmann, Managing Director of the Digital Hub Logistics, Maria Beck as Member of the Executive Board and Network Manager, Markus Witthaut as Senior Researcher Supply Chain Strategy & Development, Andreas Nettsträter in Strategic Initiatives and European Cooperation, and Karina Kampert in Marketing and Communication.

They work together on DIGILOGIC project coordination and knowledge & technology mentoring. Their main focus is on:

• Establishing a common knowledge base on logistics value chain and latest digital technologies enabling competitive and sustainable logistics processes.
• Coordinating the project within the proposed scope and financial resources by establishing and maintaining an infrastructure for communication and monitoring and ensure partners work productively together by mediating administrative or contractual issues.