Professor Dr. Fittinghoff studied mechanical engineering at TU Dortmund University with a focus on material flow and logistics. He then worked as a research assistant at the Chair of Materials Handling and Warehousing at TU Dortmund University. In 2001, Prof. Dr. Fittinghoff received his doctorate summa cum laude from TU Dortmund University on the subject of "Performance analysis of parking systems".
From 2001 to 2004, Prof. Dr. Fittinghoff initially worked as a project engineer and later as a member of the management team at AVIPO GmbH, Magdeburg. From 2004 to 2011, he taught at the SRH University of Applied Sciences for Logistics and Business, Hamm, in the field of technical logistics. As Vice-Rector, he organized the teaching area there.
In September 2011, Prof. Fittinghoff accepted the call to Heilbronn University and holds the professorship for Material Flow and Logistics Planning.