History
Writing success story
 FIR Building | 1953 Formation of the Research Institute for Operations ManagementThe Research Institute for Operations Management (short: FIR) is set up at the RWTH University of Aachen. One of the foundation ideas is the bridging between the fundamental research and the industrial application.
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| Prof. Dr.-Ing. Joseph Mathieu becomes head of the FIRProf. Dr.-Ing. Joseph Mathieu becomes director of the FIR as well as holder of the chair in Industrial Engineering and Ergonomics (IAW).
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 Prof. Dr.-Ing. Rolf Hackstein | 1967 New director and managing director at the FIRProf. Dr.-Ing. Rolf Hackstein becomes director of the FIR as well as holder of the chair in Industrial Engineering and Ergonomics (IAW) and Dr.-Ing. Alfred Borges becomes managing director of the FIR.
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 Prof. Dr.-Ing. Walter Eversheim | 1990 - Prof. Dr.-Ing. Walter Eversheim becomes head of the FIRProf. Dr.-Ing. Walter Eversheim, holder of the chair in production technology at the Laboratory for Machine Tools and Production Engineering (WZL), becomes director of the FIR.
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 Prof. Dr.-Ing. Holger Luczak | 1992 - The FIR gets a new director and a new managing directorProf. Dr.-Ing. Holger Luczak takes over as director and holder of the chair of the institute of Industrial Engineering and Ergonomics (IAW) as well as director of the FIR. Dr.-Ing. Volker Hornung becomes managing director of the FIR. Michael Prym, managing director of Stolberg-based William-Prym-Werke, becomes chairperson of FIR e.V.
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 Prof. dr.-Ing. Volker Stich | 1997 Prof. Dr.-Ing. Volker Stich becomes managing director of the FIRIn 1997, Prof. Dr.-Ing. Volker Stich, previously division manager at Sekurit St. Gobain Automotive, takes over as managing director of the FIR. As one of the first research institutions in Germany, the FIR is certified according to the DIN EN ISO 9001 in 1998.
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 Prof. Dr.-Ing. Günther Schuh | 2004 Prof. Dr.-Ing. Günther Schuh becomes head of the FIRProf. Dr.-Ing. Günther Schuh becomes FIR director and chairman of the production systematic at the WZL.
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2006 Excellence initiative for the concentration of the German research and higher education area
In the excellence initiative for the concentration of the German research and higher education area, which is initiated by the federal government and the federal states, methods of the “integrative production technique for high-wage countries” are developed in the excellence cluster of Aachen. FIR deals with the development of a configuration logistic for a targeted interpretation of a company-wide production system in the subcluster “individualised production”. Further, FIR deals with the realisation and application of company-wide transparency in value added networks in the subcluster “self optimizing production systems” (high resolution supply chain management).
2008 Extension of the book series – FIR editions
FIR entrenches next to the book series “FIR edition praxis” two new series: “FIR edition research” and “FIR edition studies”. The project Smart Watts is supported in the promotion program E-energy of the Federal government as one of six outstanding projects.
2009 RWTH Aachen Campus - FIR assumes responsibility for logistic cluster
The RWTH Aachen campus takes shape and FIR assumes responsibility in charge for the campus cluster logistic. This is one of the six so-called start-cluster the sweeping project for Aachen and the RWTH should be started with.
2010 First ground-breaking ceremony for the RWTH Aachen campus
Campus
RWTH vice chancellor Professor Ernst Schmachtenberg (second from right) places the first ground-breaking ceremony for the building of the RWTH Aachen campus on February 18 2010. Over 300 guests participated at the ceremonial act.
