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

  1. 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.
  2. 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.
  3. 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.
  4. 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.
  5. 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.
  6. 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.
  7. 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.
  8. Brunner, U.; Prandtstetter, M.; Reiner, G., Starkl, F., Stein, S., Wakolbinger, T. (Hrsg.) (2019): Jahrbuch der Logistikforschung. ISBN 978-3-99113-271-4.
  9. 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).
  10. 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.
  11. 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.
  12. 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.
  13. 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.
  14. 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.
  15. 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.
  16. 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.
  17. 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.
  18. 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.
  19. 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.
  20. 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)

  1. 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
  2. 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.
  3. 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.
  4. 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.