On September 3rd, Stefan Minner, professor of logistics and supply chain management at the Technical University of Munich, was awarded the GOR Science Award at the annual conference of the Society for Operations Research in Bielefeld. He was recognized for his scientific achievements. 

Operations research is an interdisciplinary field at the intersection of management, economics, computer science, and mathematics that deals with the modeling and optimization of decision-making processes. Stefan Minner has focused particularly on designing and controlling global supply chains, as well as optimizing inventory and transportation under uncertainty, and has published extensively on the subject and promoted scientific researchers.

On the picture: Prof. Dr. Karl Inderfurth (Laudator), Prof. Dr. Anita Schöbel (Award Winner 2023 and Jury Member 2025), Prof. Dr. Stefan Minner, Prof. Dr. Richard Hartl (Award Winner 2021, Head of the Jury 2025), Prof. Dr. Stefan Ruzika (Jury Member 2025, GOR-Board Member Working Groups)