Tone Lerher is Professor of Logistics Engineering and Structures of Material Handling Systems at the University of Maribor, Faculty of Logistics and Faculty of Mechanical Engineering. In his career, he has worked as a senior researcher for applied and basic research projects in the research areas of Material Handling Systems and warehousing. He is also a member of professional associations, such as the Society of Mechanical Engineers Maribor, the Slovenian Institute of Standardization, and the Verein Netzwerk Logistik. In 2018, he received the Best Paper Award 2018 from IJPR for the paper entitled “Travel time model for double-deep shuttle-based storage and retrieval systems”. Last but not least, he is an author and co-author of original scientific papers in distinguished academic journals such as the International Journal of Production Research, the International Journal of Advanced Manufacturing Technology, and the International Journal of Production Economics. His research interests mainly include Logistics, Material Handling, Warehousing, and Intralogistics.