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M.Sc. Lara Schlaich

  • Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT)

    Institute for Information Systems (WIN)

    Kaiserstraße 93

    76133 Karlsruhe

Lara Schlaich is a doctoral researcher at the Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT), Germany, and a member of the Information Systems III research group, headed by Prof. Dr. Jella Pfeiffer.

She completed her bachelor’s degree in Business Administration – Purchasing and Logistics at Pforzheim University and her master’s degree in Business Administration at University Stuttgart with focus on information management and production.

She started her doctoral research at the University of Stuttgart under the supervision of Prof. Dr. Jella Pfeiffer and transferred to KIT with her in January 2026.

Research Interests

Lara's research focuses on value creation through data sharing along the value chain in the context of sustainability reporting.
In line with this, her main topics of interest are:

  • Value creation through data sharing in ecosystems
  • Opportunities and challenges of data sharing in the context of sustainability reporting
  • Impact of sustainability reporting (CSRD) on corporate data management

Short CV

Education
10/2021 - 03/2024

M.Sc. Business Administration (University of Stuttgart)

Thesis: "Data Profiles of Additive Manufacturing-Specific Value Creation"
9/2017 - 08/2021

B.Sc. Business Administration - Purchasing and Logistics (HS Pforzheim)

Thesis: "Development of a Concept for an Area and Process-Optimized Supermarket in the Body Shop for the EQB at the Mercedes-Benz Plant in Kecskemét"
Relevant Work Experience
04/2024 - 12/2025

Doctoral Researcher at University of Stuttgart

Institute of Business Administration, Section 7, Information Systems I
10/2023 - 03/2024 Student Assistant at Ferdinand-Steinbeis-Institute
11/2022 - 03/2024

Research Assistant at University of Stuttgart

Institute of Business Administration, Section 7, Information Systems I
11/2021 - 04/2022

Working Student at Mercedes-Benz AG

Logistics Process Planning for Press Shop / Body Shop Compact Cars
01/2021 - 07/2021 Bachelor Thesis at Mercedes-Benz AG
09/2019 - 02/2020

Internship at Daimler AG

Subproject Management Logistics Compact Cars MFA2

Teaching

Teaching before KIT
  • Tutorial: Business Intelligence (University of Stuttgart)
  • Tutorial: Information Management (University of Stuttgart)
  • Tutorial: Fundamentals of Business Information Systems (University of Stuttgart)
  • Tutorial: Scientific Work (University of Stuttgart)

Publications


Data Sharing as a stepping stone for emerging additive manufacturing ecosystems
Schlaich, L.; Baars, H.; Morar, D.
2025. ECIS 2025 Proceedings, Amman, Jordan, 1609, AIS Electronic Library (AISeL)