Production Planning with Load Dependent Lead Times and Sustainability Aspects

Production Planning with Load Dependent Lead Times and

Sustainability Aspects

Institute of Information Systems

Department of Business Sciences

University of Hamburg

In Partial Fulfillment of the Requirements for the Degree of

Doktor der Wirtschaftswissenschaften

(Dr. rer. pol.)

Cumulative Dissertation

submitted by

Julia Pahl

Head of board of examiners: Prof. Dr. Knut Haase

First examiner: Prof. Dr. Stefan Voß

Second examiner: Prof. Dr. Hartmut Stadtler

Date of thesis discussion: 18. May 2012

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Table of Contents

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I Framework of the Thesis

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1 Production Planning with Load-Dependent Lead Times and Sustainability Aspects

1.1 List of Related Research Articles and Reports . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

1.2 Course of Research . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

1.3 Conclusions and Research Directions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

References . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

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2 Cumulative Doctoral Thesis

2.1 Three Thematically Related Research Articles and Reports . . . . . . . . .

2.2 Co-Authors and Substantial Contribution of Candidate . . . . . . . . . . .

2.3 Publication of Research Articles and Reports . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

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3 Curriculum Vitae

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II Literature

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Part I

Framework of the Thesis

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Chapter 1

Production Planning with

Load-Dependent Lead Times and

Sustainability Aspects

The research contained in this thesis was undertaken partly as an external doctoral candidate

and partly as a research and teaching assistant at the Institute of Information Systems, University of Hamburg. It contains eight articles and a technical report in the field of aggregate

production planning and supply chain management. The research question immanent to this

work is how lead times that are load dependent are taken into account in mathematical models for the tactical...