Sandra Stein
Univ.Lektorin Dr., M.A.
Associate lecturer and extern postdoctoral researcher
Research Group for Logistics and Quality Management | Research Unit of Production and Maintenance Management | Institute of Management Science | Faculty of Mechanical and Industrial Engineering
TU Wien
Phone: +43 1 58801 33094
Email: sandra.stein@tuwien.ac.at
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Education
- Doctorate (cum laude) at the University of Duisburg-Essen, Institute for Geography, Lehrstuhl für Wirtschaftsgeographie, Verkehr & Logistik, 2012
- Magister Artium (summa cum laude) at the RWTH Aachen, Institute for Geography, 2005
Further Positions
- Head of Research Coordination and Member of the Board of Management, Centre for Sustainable Production and Logistics, Fraunhofer Austria Research GmbH (since 2013)
- Academic Director eMBA Mobility Transformation at the TU Wien (2021-2025)
- Board Member of the LRA Logistics Research Austria (since 2020)
- Research Coordination, Centre for Sustainable Production and Logistics, Fraunhofer Austria Research GmbH (2011-2013)
- Project Manager at SPAX International (2008 – 2011) and doctorate at the University of Duisburg-Essen
Areas of Research Interests
- Physical Internet / Collaborative Logistics Networks
- Transport Logistics
- Sustainable Transport Networks and Intermodal Transport
- Inland Waterway Transport Systems (inland waterway transport, inland waterway vessels, inland ports, hinterland analyses)
- Integrated Transport and Production Planning
- RTI in Freight Transport and Logistics
Teaching Activities
- Lecture Logistics at TU Wien since WS 2015/2016
- Lecture Sustainable Transport Network and integrated traffic management, eMBA Mobility Transformation at TU Wien (2021 - 2025)
- Lecture Sustainable Multimodal Freight Logistics, eMBA Mobility Transformation at TU Wien (2021 - 2025)
- Guest Lecture Transport Logistics at TU Wien (2014 & 2016)
- Support of the Lecture Product Management at TU Wien (2011-2014)
Professional memberships and related business activities
- Board member LRA - Logistics Research Austria (since 2020)
- Working group member ETP ALICE (since 2020)
- Expert evaluator: Horizon Europe, Horizon2020-2018-2020, H2020-2016-2017, Work Programme: Smart, green and integrated transport (expert evaluator and rapporteur), Horizon Europe
- Programme committee member: TRA2018 Vienna
- Sounding board member: “Digital Port” Co-Creation Lab Vienna (Vienna Business Agency)
- Advisory board member: “Open Logistics Networks (OLN)”, COIN project (FFG)
- Review of research proposals and papers (e.g. CIRP, IPIC, Transport Problems, TRA2018)
Keynotes
Excerpt from 2024/2025
01.04.2025: Keynote at the 2nd BMIMI Mobility Conference “Wandel im Güterverkehr: Wie steigern wir die Effizienz durch Vermeidung, Digitalisierung und Vernetzung?”
26.09.2024: Keynote at the InnoTrans in Berlin/GER “The Digitalization Train 2.0”
07.06.2024: Panel discussion at the “Mobilitätstag”, DiePresse: https://www.diepresse.com/events/mobilitaetstag, opens an external URL in a new window
08.04.2024: Panel discussion at the 1st BMK Mobility Conference "Künstliche Intelligenz: Turbo für die Mobilitätswende?"
22.01.2024: Panel discussion “Die Zukunft der Lieferketten beginnt hier“ at TU Wien
Publications
- Ponweiser, W., Prandtstetter, M., Ecker, C., Stein, S., Starkl, F. (2025): On a Method for Computing Emissions in Freight Transportation. In: Transport Transitions: Advancing Sustainable and Inclusive Mobility. DOI: https://link.springer.com/chapter/10.1007/978-3-031-89444-2_40.
- Stein, S.; von Stamm, J.; Simons, J.; Hoeborn, G.; Schroer, T. (2024): A New Concept for Resilient and Green Freight Transport and Logistics Networks against Disruptive Events. In: Transport Transitions: Advancing Sustainable and Inclusive Mobility - Proceedings of the 10th TRA Conference, 2024, Dublin Ireland.
- Prandtstetter, M.; Widhalm, P.; Stein, S.; Starkl, F. (2024): Assessing the potential for a European modal shift towards rail. In: Transport Transitions: Advancing Sustainable and Inclusive Mobility - Proceedings of the 10th TRA Conference, 2024, Dublin Ireland.
- Brunner, U., Prandtstetter, M., Reiner, G., Starkl, F. P., Stein, S., Wakolbinger, T. (Hrsg.) (2023): Jahrbuch der Logistikforschung, Band 4: Innovative Anwendungen, Konzepte & Technologien. Linz.
- Stein, S.; Prandtstetter, M. (2023): Can the Physical Internet pave the way to a Mobility of Entities? In: Proceedings of the 9th Physical Internet Conference in Athens 2023.
- Prandtstetter, M., Stein, S., Starkl, F. (2023): Why Fair Benefit Sharing is Crucial for a Successful Implementation of Cooperation and How it Could Work. In: Proceedings of the 9th Physical Internet Conference in Athens 2023.
- Taschner, P., Gruber, A., Hayek, M., Stein, S., Sihn W. (2021): Development of a drone transport concept in cooperation with a crowd-sourcing delivery model for an efficient material transport. In: Proceedings of the ICPR 2021 - International Conference on Production Research. https://link.springer.com/book/10.1007/978-3-031-44373-2.
- Brunner, U.; Prandtstetter, M.; Reiner, G., Starkl, F., Stein, S., Wakolbinger, T. (Hrsg.) (2019): Jahrbuch der Logistikforschung. ISBN 978-3-99113-271-4.
- Stein, S., Prandtstetter, M., Starkl, F., Reiner, G. (2019): Is Collaboration Really Necessary? or Is It Possible to Reach the Physical Internet by Internalization? In: Proceedings of the 6th International Physical Internet Conference IPIC 2019, (pp. 286 - 295).
- Stein, S. (2018): Research outlook: A study about inland ports in the Physical Internet. In: Proceedings of 7th Transport Research Arena TRA 2018, April 16-19, 2018, Vienna, Austria.
- Brunnthaller, G. Stein, S. Schett, G., Sihn, W. (2018): Development of a Multi-Step Approach for Continuous Planning and Forecasting of Required Transport Capacity for the Design of Sustainable Transport Chains. In: Proceedings of 7th Transport Research Arena TRA 2018, April 16-19, 2018, Vienna.
- Brunnthaller, G., Stein, S. (2017): Entwicklung eines prognosegestützten Modells zur kontinuierlichen Vorplanung des Transportkapazitätsbedarfs zur Gestaltung nachhaltiger Transportketten. In: Jahrbuch der Logistikforschung. Trauner Verlag. ISBN: 978-3-99062-175-2, Pages 235 - 242.
- Brunnthaller, G., Stein, S., Sihn, W. (2017): ProKapa: Dynamic capacity management to support the development of Physical Internet´s framework conditions. In: Proceedings of 4th International Physical Internet Conference, Graz; 04.07.2017 - 06.07.2017. ISBN: 978-3-85125-532-4.
- Stein, S., Kaffka, J., Diekmann, D., Clausen, U., Zrnic, N., Sihn, W. (2016): Facilitating Modal Shift by an Innovative Inland Vessel and Logistics System. In: Towards Innovative Freight and Logistics, pp.169-184.
- Stein, S., Brunnthaller, G., Dörr, H., Romstorfer, A., Marsch, V., Pöchtrager, S., Strobel, C., Sajovitz, P., Hörl, B., Berkowitsch, C., Wanjek, M. (2016): RTI-potential at interfaces between logistics and freight transport in Austria. In: Transportation Research Procedia, Volume 14, 2016, Pages 1553–1561. DOI: 10.1016/j.trpro.2016.05.120.
- Brunnthaller, G., Stein, S., Bojic, S. (2015): Container Transport on the Danube - Potentials for the Development of a Liner Service. Proceedings of XXI International Conference MHCL 2015 Material Handling, Constructions and Logistics September 23 - 25, 2015. ISBN 978-86-7083-863-5.
- Sihn, W., Pascher, H., Stein, S. (2015): A Green and Economic Future of Inland Waterway Shipping. Procedia CIRP, Volume 29, 2015, Pages 317–322 of the 22nd CIRP Conference on Life Cycle Engineering. ISSN: 2212- 8271.
- Kaffka, J., Clausen, U., Stein. S. (2014): Revealing gaps in the material flow of inland port container terminals alongside the Danube with simulation. In: Proceedings of the 2014 Winter Simulation Conference. Savannah, GA. https://doi.org/10.1109/WSC.2014.7020029.
- Stein, S., Kaffka, J., Diekmann, D., Clausen, U., Zrnic, N., Sihn, W. (2014): Aspiring modal shift by an innovative inland vessel and logistics system. In: Proceedings of Transport Research Arena (TRA) 2014. https://trid.trb.org/view/1327776.
- Stein, S. (2012): Logistikpark Binnenhafen. Eine Variante zur Optimierung binnenländischer Hafenstandorte? Geographie in der Praxis, Band 5. Berlin. ISBN: 978-3-942171-84-7.
Not peer-reviewed (excerpt)
- Hayek, M., Walk, T., Stein, S., Ecker, C., Bachlehner, D., Riester, M., Ansari, F., Schlund, S. (2024): Positionspapier Shared Logistics: Zukunftsfeste Daseinsvorsorge in Logistik, Transport und Mobilität durch geteilte Daten- und Ressourcennutzung. DOI: 10.13140/RG.2.2.20088.05120
- Stein, S., Kaffka, J., Clausen U.; Sihn, W. (2015): Gütertransporte über die Donau - Transportpotenziale und Lösungsansätze zur Stärkung der intermodalen Integration der Wasserstraße. In: DVWG aktuell, Ausgabe 17 in 5/2015, p. 4 – 5.
- Stein, S., Pascher, H., Mascolo, G., Sihn, W. (2014): Potential of using IWT for the distribution of new passenger cars in Europe. In: Proceedings of the 2014 European Inland Waterway Navigation Conference, Budapest.
- Stein, S., Brunnthaller, G., Dörr, H., Romstorfer, A., Marsch, V., Pöchtrager, S., Strobel, C., Sajovitz, P., Hörl, B., Berkowitsch, C., Wanjek, M. (2014): Interfaces & Competences in Freight logistics (INCOM-F). Scientific report for the Austrian Ministry for Transport, Innovation and Technology. Report-No. 2014/07, 2014.