1. NORTHERN LEAD Logistics centre

2. Five research groups
Dist
Int Physical
Mod Distribution
Log
Ser
Research competences:
Rel: Business relations
Dist: Distribution structures
Pur: Purchasing & supply networks
MH: Material handling
MPC: Manufacturing planning & control
LogSer: Logistics services and transport
IntMod: Intermodal transport
QL. Quantitative logistics

3. Five research groups
Dist Pur
Int Physical
Mod Distribution MH
Log
Ser
Production
Logistics
MPC
Research competences:
Rel: Business relations
Dist: Distribution structures
Pur: Purchasing & supply networks
MH: Material handling
MPC: Manufacturing planning & control
LogSer: Logistics services and transport
IntMod: Intermodal transport
QL. Quantitative logistics

4. Five research groups
Industrial marketing
& purchasing
Rel
Dist Pur
Int Physical
Mod Distribution MH
Log
Ser
Production
Logistics
MPC
Research competences:
Rel: Business relations
Dist: Distribution structures
Pur: Purchasing & supply networks
MH: Material handling
MPC: Manufacturing planning & control
LogSer: Logistics services and transport
IntMod: Intermodal transport
QL. Quantitative logistics

5. Five research groups
Industrial marketing
& purchasing
Rel
HGU/Logistics &
Dist Pur
Transport
Int Physical
Mod Distribution MH
Log
Ser
Production
Logistics
MPC
Research competences:
Rel: Business relations
Dist: Distribution structures
Pur: Purchasing & supply networks
MH: Material handling
MPC: Manufacturing planning & control
LogSer: Logistics services and transport
IntMod: Intermodal transport
QL. Quantitative logistics

6. Five research groups
Industrial marketing
& purchasing
Rel
HGU/Logistics &
Dist Pur
Transport
Int Physical
Mod Distribution MH
Log
Ser
Production
Logistics
QL MPC
Optimization
Research competences:
Rel: Business relations
Dist: Distribution structures
Pur: Purchasing & supply networks
MH: Material handling
MPC: Manufacturing planning & control
LogSer: Logistics services and transport
IntMod: Intermodal transport
QL. Quantitative logistics

7. The five core research groups in
a new research centre
Industrial marketing
Faculty & purchasing
Professors 8
Senior researchers with PhD 19 Rel
HGU/Logistics &
Dist Pur
Teaching staff 5 Transport
PhD students (80%) 29 + 6
67 Int Physical
Mod Distribution MH
Log
Ser
Publications (2006-2008):
Production
Peer reviewed journal articles: > 60
Logistics
PhD dissertations: 12
Books: 10
QL MPC
Optimization
Research competences:
Rel: Business relations
Dist: Distribution structures
Pur: Purchasing & supply networks
MH: Material handling
MPC: Manufacturing planning & control
LogSer: Logistics services and transport
IntMod: Intermodal transport
QL. Quantitative logistics

8. NORTHERN LEAD Logistics centre
The centre works as an organizer, facilitator and
disseminator of high quality logistics research. It supports
logistics research and development by connecting
academics, companies, authorities and other
organisations.
Founded by:
Chalmers University of Technology
University of Gothenburg
Logistics and Transport Society LTS.
www.chalmers.se/lead