Production Planning with Load Dependent Lead Times and
Sustainability Aspects

Institute of Information Systems
Department of Business Sciences
University of Hamburg
In Partial Fulfillment of the Requirements for the Degree of
Doktor der Wirtschaftswissenschaften
(Dr. rer. pol.)

Cumulative Dissertation submitted by

Julia Pahl

Head of board of examiners: Prof. Dr. Knut Haase
First examiner: Prof. Dr. Stefan Voß
Second examiner: Prof. Dr. Hartmut Stadtler
Date of thesis discussion: 18. May 2012

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Table of Contents

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I Framework of the Thesis

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1 Production Planning with Load-Dependent Lead Times and Sustainability Aspects
1.1 List of Related Research Articles and Reports . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
1.2 Course of Research . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
1.3 Conclusions and Research Directions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
References . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

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2 Cumulative Doctoral Thesis
2.1 Three Thematically Related Research Articles and Reports . . . . . . . . .
2.2 Co-Authors and Substantial Contribution of Candidate . . . . . . . . . . .
2.3 Publication of Research Articles and Reports . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

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3 Curriculum Vitae

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II Literature

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Part I

Framework of the Thesis

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Chapter 1

Production Planning with
Load-Dependent Lead Times and
Sustainability Aspects
The research contained in this thesis was undertaken partly as an external doctoral candidate and partly as a research and teaching assistant at the Institute of Information Systems, University of Hamburg. It contains eight articles and a technical report in the field of aggregate production planning and supply chain management. The research question immanent to this work is how