Data-driven fleet planning: How many vehicles does a company need to deploy?

How many delivery vehicles does a company really need, and which vehicle configurations make sense throughout the year? This question poses major challenges for corporate logistics departments. Christian Truden (University of Klagenfurt) and Mike Hewitt (Loyola University Chicago) have now developed a new data-driven approach that shows how vehicle fleets can be planned efficiently even under strongly fluctuating demand and pronounced seasonality.

Successful Project Completion: Five Years of Excellence in Mathematical Research

After five years, the FWF doc.funds doctoral school concludes with an outstanding track record: Eleven successful PhDs, a strong gender balance, and extensive international networks mark the completion of this program. Read more →

Being climate-friendly beats financial discounts: how do online supermarket customers choose sustainable delivery options?

Supermarket chains have been offering home delivery for several years now – and have encountered numerous challenges in the process. Last-mile delivery, i.e. getting items to the customer, can be costly and has a significant environmental impact, especially in the food sector, where goods often require expedited delivery. A research team from the University of Palermo and the University of Klagenfurt has recently examined the role of consumer behaviour in this process and explored incentives that could encourage customers to choose more climate-friendly delivery options.

New research project: Artificial Intelligence that thinks logically

How can systems solve complex problems such as creating a duty roster in a hospital or a time and room schedule at a university – while remaining clear and easy to follow? In the project ‘EX3: EXplain and EXploit Knowledge EXtracted to Improve ASP’, funded by the Austrian Science Fund FWF, Alice Tarzariol will be working on new methods for solving these kinds of issues more efficiently and accurately with the help of Artificial Intelligence.