Projects per year
Personal profile
Research interests
Prof. Reuter's research activities focus on sustainable production systems, production management, and production logistics. Prof. Reuter has held the newly founded Chair of Sustainable Production Systems at TUM since 2025 and has since been Head of the Institute for Machine Tools and Industrial Management (iwb) alongside Prof. Rüdiger Daub and Prof. Michael Zäh.
Prof. Reuter studied industrial engineering with a focus on mechanical engineering at RWTH Aachen University and industrial engineering at Tsinghua University in Beijing. She completed her doctorate under Prof. Schuh at the Laboratory for Machine Tools and Production Engineering (WZL) at RWTH Aachen University. From 2014 to 2016, she was a chief engineer and head of the Production Management department at WZL, where she played a key role in setting up the demonstration factory for Industry 4.0. In 2017, she moved to the industry and held various management roles at Airbus.
Education/Academic qualification
Master Industrial Engineering, Tsinghua University
2008 → 2010
Diplom Wirtschaftsingenieurwesen, RWTH Aachen University
2004 → 2010
External positions
Various management positions, Airbus Defence and Space
1 Jan 2017 → 31 Dec 2024
Research assistant / deparment leader, Lehrstuhl für Pro-duktionssystematik am WZL
1 Jul 2010 → 31 Dec 2016
Keywords
- TS Manufactures
Expertise related to UN Sustainable Development Goals
In 2015, UN member states agreed to 17 global Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to end poverty, protect the planet and ensure prosperity for all. This person’s work contributes towards the following SDG(s):
-
SDG 3 Good Health and Well-being
-
SDG 4 Quality Education
-
SDG 7 Affordable and Clean Energy
-
SDG 8 Decent Work and Economic Growth
-
SDG 9 Industry, Innovation, and Infrastructure
-
SDG 12 Responsible Consumption and Production
Fingerprint
- 1 Similar Profiles
Collaborations and top research areas from the last five years
-
DINAMIK: Digitales Nachhaltigkeitsmonitoring in der Produktion mittels unternehmensindividueller Kennzahlensysteme
Reuter, C. (Spokesperson)
15/07/25 → 14/06/28
Project: Research
-
DINAMIK: Digitales Nachhaltigkeitsmonitoring in der Produktion mittels unternehmensindividueller Kennzahlensysteme
Reuter, C. (Spokesperson)
15/07/25 → 14/06/28
Project: Research
-
RegioFab: Regionales Fabrik-Sharing zur Steigerung von Resilienz und Nachhaltigkeit der Wertschöpfungsketten von KMU
Reuter, C. (Spokesperson)
1/01/25 → 31/12/27
Project: Research
-
MIM4SME: Manufacturing Innovation Management for SMEs
Reuter, C. (Spokesperson) & Colsman, C. (PI)
1/01/25 → 31/12/27
Project: Research
-
InProdMA: Intelligente Produktionsplanung im Maschinen- und Anlagenbau
Göbel, L. (PI) & Reuter, C. (Spokesperson)
15/10/23 → 14/10/26
Project: Research
-
A Comprehensive Survey on Resilience Influencing Factors in Manufacturing Companies
Stang, J., Bernhard, O., Zaeh, M. F. & Reuter, C., 2026, Manufacturing 2030 - A Perspective to Future Challenges in Industrial Production - Proceedings of the 4th International Symposium on Industrial Engineering and Automation ISIEA 2025 and 18th EPIEM Conference 2025. Matt, D. T., Rauch, E., Dallasega, P., Gualtieri, L. & De Marchi, M. (eds.). Springer Science and Business Media Deutschland GmbH, p. 55-66 12 p. (Lecture Notes in Networks and Systems; vol. 1604 LNNS).Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Conference contribution › peer-review
-
Chatbots für die Produktion Systematische Verbesserung der Antwortqualität
Bauerdick, J., Streibel, L., Milde, M. & Reuter, C., 20 Mar 2026, In: ZWF Zeitschrift fuer Wirtschaftlichen Fabrikbetrieb. 121, 3, p. 194-198 5 p.Translated title of the contribution :Chatbots for production - Systematic improvement of response quality Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
-
Interdependencies within future-proof production systems: capturing synergies across the paradigms of lean, digitalisation, and sustainability holistically
Bernhard, O., Schirling, D., Streibel, L., Zaeh, M. F. & Reuter, C., 2026, In: International Journal of Sustainable Engineering. 19, 1, 2619293.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Open Access -
Manufacturing change management – an AI- and data-enhanced Delphi study and algorithm to support change process tailoring and the identification of suitable methods and digital tools
Rammo, J. P., Bouhadjer, Y., Rouvelle, C. R., Bernhard, O., Wegmann, M., Reuter, C. & Zaeh, M. F., May 2026, In: Production Engineering. 20, 2, 43.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Open Access -
Challenges for the German Manufacturing Industry - A Survey Among Manufacturing Companies
Stang, J., Klages, B., Guo, Y., Dommermuth, J. & Reuter, C., 2025, IEEM 2025 - IEEE International Conference on Industrial Engineering and Engineering Management. IEEE Computer Society, p. 614-618 5 p. (IEEE International Conference on Industrial Engineering and Engineering Management).Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Conference contribution › peer-review