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Kimms, Alf

Alf Kimms studied computer science and business administration at the University of Kiel. He received his Ph.D. in business administration from the University of Kiel in 1996 with a thesis on multi-level lot sizing and scheduling under the supervision of Prof. Dr. Andreas Drexl, and he earned his postdoctoral lecturer qualification from the same university in 2001 with a thesis on financial objectives for managing projects. In 2001 he became full professor at the Technical University of Freiberg and held the chair of production and logistics. In 2006 he was appointed as a full professor at the University of Duisburg-Essen to hold the chair of logistics and traffic management. Professor Kimms has received several best-paper awards.