Prof. (FH) Mag. Dr. Reinhold Schodl

Deputy head of degree programme and lecturer

The logistics environment is often characterised by increasing volatility and unpredictability. Technological innovations based on digitalisation and automation are the driving forces behind these developments, as are other factors such as globalisation and demographic and institutional change. In this field of tension, it is important to recognise relevant trends in logistics and contribute to economically, socially and ecologically sustainable solutions through applied research.

Reinhold Schodl researches these topics and challenges in various research projects as part of the "Logistics and Transport Management" degree programme.

Contact Reinhold Schodl: reinhold.schodl@fh-vie.ac.at

Selected research projects:

  • alBOX (business model and service potential for flexible goods and information flows in the parcel segment)
  • Logistics Concierge (service integration concept for micro-hubs and parcel stations to establish innovative logistics services)
  • Inned (innovative network design through the integration of new technologies in high-performance transport infrastructure)
  • CommunityHub (potential analysis for the joint use of inner-city logistics areas)
  • Q4 (Quattromodal nodes - research and practical relevance for freight transport)
  • Benchmark TransSped (utilisation of vehicle-generated data as part of a benchmark tool for transport companies)
  • Optihubs (optimisation of logistics processes at multimodal hubs for goods segments with an affinity for water)

Selected publications:

Schodl, R., Eitler, S., Ennser, B., Hartmann, G., Schrampf, J. (2019), Logistics Micro Hubs: Standardisation Meets Uniqueness, in: Proceedings of REAL CORP 2019, Karlsruhe, 819–824.

Schodl, R., Breinbauer, A., Eitler, S. (2018), Perspektiven zur Neuen Seidenstraße, Eine Erhebung in der österreichischen Transport- und Logistikbranche, in: Internationales Verkehrswesen, Volume 70, Issue 3, 52–54.

Schodl, R., Eitler, S., Ennser, B., Breinbauer, A., Hu, B., Markvica, K., Prandtsetter, M., Zajicek, J., Berger, T., Pfoser, S., Berkowitsch, C. Hauger, G. (2018), Innovative means of cargo transport: A scalable method for estimating regional impacts, in: Transportation Research Procedia, Volume 30, 342–349.

Gold, S., Schodl, R., Reiner, G. (2017), Cumulative manufacturing capabilities in Europe: Integrating sustainability into the sand cone model, in: Journal of Cleaner Production, Volume 166, 232–241.

Rabta, B., Schodl, R., Reiner, G., Fichtinger, J. (2013), Hybrid Analysis Method for Multi-class Queueing Networks with Multi-server Nodes, in: Decision Support Systems, Volume 54, Issue 4, 1541–1547.