In the presence of the Indian Consul (Economic) Sh. Surender Kumar, Prof. Dr. Uwe Clausen, Director of the Fraunhofer IML and Dr. Torsten Fischer, Country Director for Germany for JCurve, signed a Memorandum of Understanding in the Frankfurt House of Logistics and Mobility (HOLM).
With this MoU, both partners are aiming at jointly creating research projects for the benefit of the Traffic and Logistics Infrastructure in India. The Fraunhofer IML is widely renowned as a prime institute for research in all domains related to microand macro logistics. 190 researchers and 250 doctoral and graduating students, supported by their colleagues in the workshops are employed in the laboratories and service units of the Institute. Fraunhofer IML also disposes of various references in the planning of logistical and production centers, airports, harbors as well as road-/ rail terminals including the development of effective structure for borderpassing trade and logistics. Since January 2015 the Fraunhofer IML has also started operating from the recently inaugurated Center for Logistics and Mobility at the HOLM, in order to do research in projects on Sales, Logistics, Supply chain Management, Aviation and Mobility.
JCurve and Fraunhofer will have a special focus on mega projects in India such as the “Industrial Corridors” (being developed between megacities such as Mumbai and Delhi as well as Bangalore and Chennai), 100 "Smart Cities" planned by the Modi Government in the near future, "Inland Waterways" development and "Ganga Rejuvenation".
Fraunhofer IML and JCurve will be jointly investing in the further project definition as well as project acquisition. For their cooperation, they have agreed on a joint action plan for the upcoming year or so, with an option for extension of the cooperation. A number of concrete projects have already been envisaged and discussed in a meeting following the formal MOU signing procedures.
