EffizienzCluster LogistikRuhr

Intelligent logistics conserves resources

Individual and efficient services for the flow of materials and goods

Logistics faces some major challenges. These include the conservation of the environment and the careful handling of resources. At the same time, supply in urban systems must be secured as individualisation increases, and the flow of goods must be maintained. Efficiency is therefore of the utmost importance.

The EffizienzCluster LogistikRuhr develops decentralised and autonomous logistics services along the entire value-added chain. The key issues in the cluster include adaptable logistics systems, goods traffic management and logistical organisation expertise. The focus here is on the optimisation of logistical services with regard to the use of resources and energy. The Internet of Things, for example, simplifies material flow by means of RFID (Radio Frequency Identification).

There are 120 companies and 11 research institutes working in the cluster. Among these are the Fraunhofer Institute for Material Flow and Logistics, the Technical University of Dortmund, the University of Duisburg-Essen, the corporations REWE, Deutsche Post and Deutsche Bahn, as well as numerous small and medium-sized enterprises.

In addition to developing the location's leading global position in the field of logistics, the Leading-Edge Cluster aims to establish itself as a worldwide centre for the innovative design of high-quality logistics services.