1. © Prof. Dr.-Ing. habil. Michael Schenk Fraunhofer IFF Magdeburg, 2006 Slide 1 Fraunhofer Institute for Factory Operation and Automation IFF in Magdeburg, Germany Cutting edge research and development: Logistics Automation Production and Plant Management Virtual Development and Training

2. © Prof. Dr.-Ing. habil. Michael Schenk Fraunhofer IFF Magdeburg, 2006 Slide 2 Research and Development Fields Integrated Logistics from the Forest to the Factory –IT based services to control raw material supply chains –GIS, GPS and Galileo supported solutions for asset and vehicle monitoring –Environmental compatibility and sustainability –RF based identification and identification systems Methods for Energy Recovery from Wood and Biomass –Supply strategies and plant dimensioning –ORC process, plant engineering and determination of energy output Logging Assortment Formation StorageTransport Management, Maintenance Processing, Utilization Extended Wood Logistics Chain Skidding

3. © Prof. Dr.-Ing. habil. Michael Schenk Fraunhofer IFF Magdeburg, 2006 Slide 3 Competencies Customized Technology and Process Engineering Customized transport, handling and storage systems Quantity-based assortment formation and processing Site-based logging methods and systems Site and supply concepts Mobile Information Exchange with Location Based Services Order management –Assortments, quantities, sites, statuses, etc. Positioning and condition monitoring –Routes, weather, equipment, human resources, storage sites, orders, nature, etc. Route guidance to the last meter –Navigation, routing, GIS, Galileo Tagging and Identification with RFID Raw material and storage sites Means of transportation and transport equipment, tools and maintenance assets Wood processing products

4. © Prof. Dr.-Ing. habil. Michael Schenk Fraunhofer IFF Magdeburg, 2006 Slide 4 References Saxony-Anhalt Wood Logistics Complete integral system and mobile services for improving the logistics chain from forest to factory Biomass-fired Cogeneration Plant in Templin Industrial ORC pilot plant based on the Fraunhofer IFF CHP systems solution Energy Wood Production Chains in Europe Echaine Environmental Analysis for Heat and Power Production

5. © Prof. Dr.-Ing. habil. Michael Schenk Fraunhofer IFF Magdeburg, 2006 Slide 5 Research Interests in the 7th Framework Programme Tailor-made Wood Supply Developing logistics and decision support systems for optimized supply chain management, optimizing transport operations for delivery of tailor-made raw materials to satisfy customer specifications and to satisfy customer specifications. Overcoming economic bottlenecks along the forestry wood chain, providing efficient mobilization of forest raw material. Mapping forest resources with respect to quantity, dimensions, quality and specific properties using field measurements, geographic information systems and novel remote sensing techniques. Technologies to Boost Heat and Power Life cycle assessment of the environmental costs and benefits of the utilization of forest residues and biomass from coppices for heat and electricity production at the local and regional level. Development and demonstration of small-scale biomass-fired power plants based on novel electricity generating techniques.

6. © Prof. Dr.-Ing. habil. Michael Schenk Fraunhofer IFF Magdeburg, 2006 Slide 6 Contact Mr Ralf Opierzynski Senior Manager International Projects International Competence Center Logistics (ICCL) ralf.opierzynski@iff.fraunhofer.de Ms Ina Ehrhardt Head of Department Information Logistics ina.ehrhardt@iff.fraunhofer.de Fraunhofer Institute for Factory Operation and Automation Sandtorstr. 22 39106 Magdeburg Germany www.iff.fraunhofer.de