Curriculum Vitae

Experience

Co-Founder & Managing Director

Hamburg-based consulting boutique and software company specializing in mathematical optimization, simulation, and digital twins (planningio.com).

  • Analysis, modeling, and implementation from a single source
  • Projects ranging from one-off analyses to production-grade software
  • Clients across industry, logistics, infrastructure, and major events, from automated production planning in the beverage industry to crowd management for millions of pilgrims in Makkah

Lecturer

  • English-language course inspired by the book “Algorithms to Live By”, focusing on algorithms and optimization in everyday and business decisions
  • Developed a hands-on Python format introducing students to data-driven decision models

Lecturer

  • Interdisciplinary course on entrepreneurship in operations and supply chain management
  • Strong involvement of industry partners to give students real-world founding experience

Research Associate

  • Teaching in production and logistics (B.Sc.) and supply chain management (M.Sc.); supervision of seminar, bachelor’s, and master’s theses on quantitative methods
  • Research and publications in business analytics

Intern, Supply Chain Management

  • Norwegian-Swedish shipping company specializing in rolling cargo, in particular global vehicle logistics
  • Contributed to implementing a factory-to-dealer approach for BMW to efficiently manage global vehicle supply chains

Education

Dr. rer. oec. (summa cum laude)

M.Sc. Business Administration

B.Sc. Business Administration

Publications

Journal Articles

Roemer, N., Müller, S., & Voigt, G. (2023). A choice-based optimization approach for contracting in supply chains. European Journal of Operational Research, 305(1), 271–286. doi.org/10.1016/j.ejor.2022.05.052

Roemer, N., Souza, G. C., Tröster, C., & Voigt, G. (2023). Offset or reduce: How should firms implement carbon footprint reduction initiatives? Production and Operations Management, 32(9), 2940–2955. doi.org/10.1111/poms.14017

Working Papers

Roemer, N. Strategic product returns and the optimization of shipping fee policies in online retailing. Working paper.

Roemer, N., & Voigt, G. Carbon emission reduction preferences and hypothetical bias in experiments on sustainability. Working paper.

Awards & Honors

Best Teacher Award for External Lecturers, Kühne Logistics University (2026)

Professor Herbert Jacob Prize, Universitäts-Gesellschaft Hamburg (2024), biennial dissertation prize for business administration research with high relevance for both academia and practice

Gründungspreis, Digital Innovations Competition, German Federal Ministry for Economic Affairs and Climate Action (2023), Planningio recognized as one of Germany’s most innovative start-ups

Best Master’s Graduate, Universität Hamburg (2018)

Languages

German (native) · English (fluent) · French (basic)