{"id":1626,"date":"2025-09-23T10:20:27","date_gmt":"2025-09-23T08:20:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.lra.at\/methods\/"},"modified":"2025-11-18T11:32:34","modified_gmt":"2025-11-18T10:32:34","slug":"methods","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.lra.at\/en\/methods\/","title":{"rendered":"Methods"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-9shp6-3107bca3187ee9e3f64cc8770ef4e8a6\">\n.avia-section.av-9shp6-3107bca3187ee9e3f64cc8770ef4e8a6{\nbackground-color:#2b3c4f;\nbackground-image:unset;\n}\n.avia-section.av-9shp6-3107bca3187ee9e3f64cc8770ef4e8a6 .av-extra-border-element .av-extra-border-inner{\nbackground-color:#2b3c4f;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div id='av_section_1'  class='avia-section av-9shp6-3107bca3187ee9e3f64cc8770ef4e8a6 main_color avia-section-large avia-no-border-styling  avia-builder-el-0  el_before_av_one_full  avia-builder-el-first  avia-bg-style-scroll av-arrow-down-section av-minimum-height av-minimum-height-25 av-height-25  container_wrap fullsize'   data-av_minimum_height_pc='25' data-av_min_height_opt='25'><div class='container av-section-cont-open' ><main  role=\"main\" itemprop=\"mainContentOfPage\"  class='template-page content  av-content-full alpha units'><div class='post-entry post-entry-type-page post-entry-1626'><div class='entry-content-wrapper clearfix'>\n<section  class='av_textblock_section av-mfwabqgg-b6a992cf41243569e9d75642cf580e43 '   itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/CreativeWork\" ><div class='avia_textblock'  itemprop=\"text\" ><h1 style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\">Methods<\/span><\/h1>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\">We use a broad range of advanced methods, from data analysis and modeling to exact optimization and dynamic simulation. This enables us to answer complex questions in logistics and mobility in a well-founded manner. <\/span><\/p>\n<\/div><\/section>\n<\/div><\/div><\/main><!-- close content main element --><\/div><div class='av-extra-border-element border-extra-arrow-down'><div class='av-extra-border-outer'><div class='av-extra-border-inner'><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div id='after_section_1'  class='main_color av_default_container_wrap container_wrap fullsize'  ><div class='container av-section-cont-open' ><div class='template-page content  av-content-full alpha units'><div class='post-entry post-entry-type-page post-entry-1626'><div class='entry-content-wrapper clearfix'><div  class='flex_column av-8uxd6-7df8f17f1ee14c7b4af85f4f2742ffa6 av_one_full  avia-builder-el-2  el_after_av_section  el_before_av_three_fifth  avia-builder-el-first  first flex_column_div  '     ><section  class='av_textblock_section av-mg1av0p1-e9a18a1e4c880a295994164a3d244d51 '   itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/CreativeWork\" ><div class='avia_textblock'  itemprop=\"text\" ><h2>Methods in Logistics Research<\/h2>\n<p>Our research and consulting are based on a broad spectrum of methods to address complex issues in logistics and mobility in a sound manner. This includes the analysis of large data sets using information retrieval, as well as the application of various modeling techniques, from mathematical models to semantic systems. 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Members<\/h2>\n<\/div><\/section><br \/>\n<div  id=\"av-sc-portfolio-1\"  class=' grid-sort-container isotope   no_margin-container with-title-container grid-total-odd grid-col-1 grid-links-' data-portfolio-id='1'><div data-ajax-id='1832' class=' grid-entry flex_column isotope-item all_sort no_margin post-entry post-entry-1832 grid-entry-overview grid-loop-1 grid-parity-odd  methods_sort  av_fullwidth first default_av_fullwidth '><article class='main_color inner-entry'  itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/CreativeWork\" ><a href=\"https:\/\/www.lra.at\/en\/methods\/analysis\/\" title='Analysis'  data-rel='grid-1' class='grid-image avia-hover-fx'> <\/a><div class='grid-content'><div class='avia-arrow'><\/div><header class=\"entry-content-header\" aria-label=\"Portfolio: Analysis\"><h3 class='grid-entry-title entry-title '  itemprop=\"headline\" ><a href='https:\/\/www.lra.at\/en\/methods\/analysis\/' title='Analysis'>Analysis<\/a><\/h3><\/header><\/div><footer 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