Niklas Hall Simm

Assistant Professor

How can our logistics systems become greener, when the demand for logistics services is increasing? My research focuses on how interaction between organisations can facilitate the greening of logistics.

Presentation

I am a PhD Student at the department of Logistics and Quality management. My research is a part of the research area Climate Smart Transport Systems and my research focuses foremost on how interaction interplay with the greening of our logistics systems. In addition to research and doctoral studies, I teach various courses offered from our department.

Short Facts

Education

Master of science in Communications, Transport and Infrastructure, 2018

Teaching

TETS37, Basics in Logistics Management

TETS57, Logistics Analysis

TETS37, Sustainable Logistics Systems

TPPE91, Production System Planning and Management

And others

Online Presence

Google Scholar

ResearchGate

ORCID

Research

Research interests

Climate Smart Transport Systems
Green Logistics
Interaction for Efficient Logistics
Technical Innovations for Green Logistics
Efficient Logistics Systems

Climate smart transport systems

Climate smart transport systems is a highly relevant and fast-developing area, both in research and in practice. Our research asks how logistics systems should be designed and run in order to be more sustainable.

Supervisors

Maria Björklund

Professor

Uni Sallnäs

Senior Associate Professor, Head of Division

Publications

2026

Henrik Gillström, Maria Björklund, Niklas Simm (2026) Att balansera miljömål och störningstålighet: Strategier för resilienta och hållbara transportsystem

2025

Henrik Gillström, Niklas Simm, Maria Björklund, Helena Forslund (2025) The role of collaboration in the quest for sustainable and resilient transport systems EUROMA (Conference paper)

Maria Björklund, Niklas Simm, Henrik Gillström, Helena Forslund (2025) Tillsammans mot resilienta och hållbara transportsystem Supply Chain Effect, Vol. 2, p. 24-28 (Article in journal)

Niklas Simm (2025) Greener logistics through resource sharing - A resource dependency lens on supply chain interaction Research in Transportation Business and Management (RTBM), Vol. 61, Article 101405 (Article in journal)

Continue to DOI

2024

Maria Björklund, Veronica Svensson Ülgen, Niklas Simm, Henrik Gillström (2024) Disruptions on the road towards more sustainable freight transportation

Organisation

Logistics and Quality Management (LOGQ)

The Division of Logistics and Quality Management strives to be the most demanded experts and to educate the country's most popular students in logistics and quality management.

Department of Management and Engineering (IEI)

The Department of Management and Engineering (IEI) strengthens and develops tomorrow’s industry, business world and society by ground-breaking research, education and innovation.

Studenthuset on Campus Valla in Linköping

About LiU

Linköping University, LiU, offers innovative education and boundary-crossing research. The students are among the most desirable in the labour market and international rankings consistently place LiU as a leading global university.

News

Road to a doctoral degree

It all started with a simple question from the supervisor during the thesis work. That's how Niklas Simm became interested in pursuing a PhD at Linköping University.