Alumni of the Chair of Production Management –
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Our alumni
Dr. Peter Bebersdorf
Werkleiter Traktoren
AGCO Fendt
Marktoberdorf, Deutschland
Dissertation:
Variable Montage - Varianz beherrschen mit variabler Taktung und dem VarioTakt, 2022
AGCO Fendt
Marktoberdorf, Deutschland
Dissertation:
Variable Montage - Varianz beherrschen mit variabler Taktung und dem VarioTakt, 2022
Dr. Andreas Cornet
Senior Partner, McKinsey & Company
München, Deutschland
Dissertation:
Plattformkonzepte in der Automobilentwicklung, 2000
München, Deutschland
Dissertation:
Plattformkonzepte in der Automobilentwicklung, 2000
Dr. Sebastian Doetsch
Consultant, BCG
München, Deutschland
Dissertation:
Bespoke Supply Chain Resilience, 2023
München, Deutschland
Dissertation:
Bespoke Supply Chain Resilience, 2023
Dr. Andreas Enders
Partner, EY-Parthenon
Düsseldorf, Deutschland
Dissertation:
Management Competence: Resource-Based Management and Plant Performance, 2004
Düsseldorf, Deutschland
Dissertation:
Management Competence: Resource-Based Management and Plant Performance, 2004
Dr. Marius Häntsch
Strategie Produktion, Mercedes Benz Cars
Sindelfingen, Deutschland
Dissertation:
Strategic Capacity Planning under Risk in the Automotive Industry, 2014
Sindelfingen, Deutschland
Dissertation:
Strategic Capacity Planning under Risk in the Automotive Industry, 2014
Dr. Cem Mercikoğlu
Dissertation:
Bottom-up Operations Strategy Formation and Competitiveness, 2022
Bottom-up Operations Strategy Formation and Competitiveness, 2022
Dr. Tobias Mönch
Consultant, McKinsey & Company
München, Deutschland
Dissertation:
Variable Takt Times in Mixed-Model Assembly Lines, 2020
München, Deutschland
Dissertation:
Variable Takt Times in Mixed-Model Assembly Lines, 2020
Dr. Maik Schlickel
Leiter Qualitätsmanagement & Verpackungstechnologie, nobilia-Werke J. Stickling
Verl, Deutschland
Dissertation:
Strategy Deployment in Business Units: Patterns of Operations Strategy Cascading Across Global Sites in a Manufacturing Firm, 2012
Verl, Deutschland
Dissertation:
Strategy Deployment in Business Units: Patterns of Operations Strategy Cascading Across Global Sites in a Manufacturing Firm, 2012
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Dr. Thilo Scholz
Management Trainee, Stadler Service AG
Bussnang, Schweiz
Dissertation:
Bottom-up Operations Strategy Formation, 2020
Bussnang, Schweiz
Dissertation:
Bottom-up Operations Strategy Formation, 2020
Dr. Marc Steuber
Vice President Transformation Projects - Driveline, GKN Automotive
Offenbach, Deutschland
Dissertation:
Global Production Sourcing
A Benchmark Study on Manager's Strategic Decisions, 2016
Offenbach, Deutschland
Dissertation:
Global Production Sourcing
A Benchmark Study on Manager's Strategic Decisions, 2016
Prof. Dr. Fabian Sting
Professor und Direktor der Abteilung für Supply Chain Management - Strategie und Innovation, Universität zu Köln
Köln, Deutschland;
Chaired Professor of Digital Supply Chain Innovation, Rotterdam School of Management, Erasmus University
Rotterdam, Niederlande
Dissertation:
Flexible Sourcing: Operational Hedging, Diversification and Contracting under Supply and Demand Uncertainty, 2008
Köln, Deutschland;
Chaired Professor of Digital Supply Chain Innovation, Rotterdam School of Management, Erasmus University
Rotterdam, Niederlande
Dissertation:
Flexible Sourcing: Operational Hedging, Diversification and Contracting under Supply and Demand Uncertainty, 2008
Dr. Andreas Breiter
Partner, McKinsey & Company
Redwood City, California, USA
Dissertation:
Hedging Retail Promotions: Zero Out-of-Stock and Zero End-of-Period Coverage with Supply Options, 2010
Redwood City, California, USA
Dissertation:
Hedging Retail Promotions: Zero Out-of-Stock and Zero End-of-Period Coverage with Supply Options, 2010
Dr. Julia Freiheit
Wirtschaftsprüferin, Steuerberaterin, FREIHEIT GmbH Wirtschaftsprüfungsgesellschaft
Hamburg, Deutschland
Dissertation:
Smart Customers and Retail Promotions: Empirical evidence and supply chain implications, 2000
Hamburg, Deutschland
Dissertation:
Smart Customers and Retail Promotions: Empirical evidence and supply chain implications, 2000
Dr. Ralph Gerrit Fürderer
Chief Technical Officer und Mitglied des Vorstands, Hager Group
Blieskastel, Deutschland
Dissertation:
Option and Component Bundling under Demand Risk, 1995
Blieskastel, Deutschland
Dissertation:
Option and Component Bundling under Demand Risk, 1995
Dr. Oliver Höllriegl
Team Lead Data & Analytics, Hitachi Solutions Europe, Nürnberg, Germany
Dr. Verena Höllriegl
Geschäftsführerin, MEDICON
Nürnberg, Deutschland
Dissertation:
Customer Reactivation Management in the Pharmacy Market: Resource-efficient Implementation of Direct Marketing Campaigns for Long-Term Profit Maximization, 2018
Nürnberg, Deutschland
Dissertation:
Customer Reactivation Management in the Pharmacy Market: Resource-efficient Implementation of Direct Marketing Campaigns for Long-Term Profit Maximization, 2018
Dr. Stefan Mohr
Geschäftsführer, SPINcapital GmbH
München, Deutschland
Dissertation:
Store Performance Optimization: Demand and supply side implications, 2002
München, Deutschland
Dissertation:
Store Performance Optimization: Demand and supply side implications, 2002
Dr. Bernhard von Mutius
Associate, AT Kearney
München, Deutschland
Dissertation:
Segment-of-One Marketing. Data-Driven Models for CLV and ROI Optimization, 2020.
München, Deutschland
Dissertation:
Segment-of-One Marketing. Data-Driven Models for CLV and ROI Optimization, 2020.
Dr. Devadrita Nair
Postdoctoral Associate, MIT Center for Transportation and Logistics, Boston, USA
Dissertation:
Human-Machine Forecasting for E-Commerce, 2023
Dissertation:
Human-Machine Forecasting for E-Commerce, 2023
Dr. Michaela Pfleger
Programm-Manager, Corporate Supply Chain Management, Siemens
Erlangen, Deutschland
Dissertation:
Relational Supply Contracts: Optimal Concessions in Return Policies for Continuous Quality Improvements, 2008
Erlangen, Deutschland
Dissertation:
Relational Supply Contracts: Optimal Concessions in Return Policies for Continuous Quality Improvements, 2008
Dr. Daniel Ringbeck
Head of Product, vetevo
Berlin, Deutschland
Dissertation:
Retail Data Analytics – Personalized Online Shopping, Churn Prevention, and Dynamic Pricing, 2020
Berlin, Deutschland
Dissertation:
Retail Data Analytics – Personalized Online Shopping, Churn Prevention, and Dynamic Pricing, 2020
Dr. Michael Schmälzle
Principal, The Boston Consulting Group
Stuttgart, Deutschland
Dissertation:
Improving Promotional Demand Forecasts in Retailing, 2014
Stuttgart, Deutschland
Dissertation:
Improving Promotional Demand Forecasts in Retailing, 2014
Dr. Dmitry Smirnov
Team Lead Assortment Monitoring Discount, REWE Group
Köln, Deutschland
Dissertation:
Prescriptive Analytics in Retailing: Application in Shelf-Space Optimization, Labor Planning, and Retention Management, 2018
Köln, Deutschland
Dissertation:
Prescriptive Analytics in Retailing: Application in Shelf-Space Optimization, Labor Planning, and Retention Management, 2018
Dr. Nils Tönshoff
Leitung Standortentwicklung, Energie, Umweltschutz
München, Deutschland
Dissertation:
Modular Machine Tools: Bundling and Pricing Strategies under Demand Uncertainty, 1996
München, Deutschland
Dissertation:
Modular Machine Tools: Bundling and Pricing Strategies under Demand Uncertainty, 1996
Prof. Dr. Daniela Wiehenbrauk
Professorin für Handelsmanagement, Marketing und Vertrieb, Duale Hochschule Baden-Württemberg, Heilbronn, Deutschland
Dissertation:
Collaborative Promotions: Optimizing Retail Supply Chains with Upstream Information Sharing, 2009
Dissertation:
Collaborative Promotions: Optimizing Retail Supply Chains with Upstream Information Sharing, 2009
Jannik Wolters
Dissertation:
Retail Pricing Analytics: Seasonal Promotion Demand Forecasting and Subscription Program Design, 2022
Retail Pricing Analytics: Seasonal Promotion Demand Forecasting and Subscription Program Design, 2022
Dr. Christoph Diermann
Senior Project Manager, INVERTO
Köln, Deutschland
Dissertation:
Judgmental Demand Forecasting in Direct Sales, 2016
Köln, Deutschland
Dissertation:
Judgmental Demand Forecasting in Direct Sales, 2016
Professor Rita Maria Difrancesco
Assistant Professor, Marketing, Operations & Supply, EADA Business School
Barcelona, Spanien
Dissertation:
Returns Management in Online Business: Effects of Late Returns, Restocking Fee Legislation and Multichannel Competition, 2015
Barcelona, Spanien
Dissertation:
Returns Management in Online Business: Effects of Late Returns, Restocking Fee Legislation and Multichannel Competition, 2015
Prof. Dr. Ralf Elsner
Professor für Marketing und Vertrieb, Steinbeis Hochschule
Berlin, Deutschland
Habilitation, 2008
Berlin, Deutschland
Habilitation, 2008
Dr. Felix Röllecke
Mitbegründer & Geschäftsführer, vetevo
Berlin, Deutschland
Dissertation:
Return Chain Management: Salvaging Returns Optimally and Influencing Customers to Shop Effectively, 2016
Berlin, Deutschland
Dissertation:
Return Chain Management: Salvaging Returns Optimally and Influencing Customers to Shop Effectively, 2016
Dr. Dominic Seeberger
Senior Manager, Bain & Company
Frankfurt, Deutschland
Dissertation:
Profiting From Product Returns: Perspectives on Return Policies, Consumer Reviews, and Salvaging Portfolios, 2018
Frankfurt, Deutschland
Dissertation:
Profiting From Product Returns: Perspectives on Return Policies, Consumer Reviews, and Salvaging Portfolios, 2018
Dr. Christian Artmann
Executive Vice President, Moehwald
Homburg, Deutschland
Dissertation:
The Value of Information Updating in New Product Development, 2008
Homburg, Deutschland
Dissertation:
The Value of Information Updating in New Product Development, 2008
Ole Frauen
Engineering Data Analyst
Strategic R&D Management
Volkswagen Wolfsburg, Deutschland
Dissertation:
Managing Distributed and Complex Product Development Projects: The Effect of Work Design and Product Architecture on Process Quality, 2023
Strategic R&D Management
Volkswagen Wolfsburg, Deutschland
Dissertation:
Managing Distributed and Complex Product Development Projects: The Effect of Work Design and Product Architecture on Process Quality, 2023
Professor Jürgen Mihm
Professor für Technology and Operations Management, INSEAD
Fontainebleau, Frankreich
Dissertation:
Complexity in New Product Development: Mastering the Dynamics of Engineering Projects, 2001
Fontainebleau, Frankreich
Dissertation:
Complexity in New Product Development: Mastering the Dynamics of Engineering Projects, 2001
Dr. Rainer Brosch
CEO & Geschäftsführer, Rubidium Management
Berlin, Deutschland
Dissertation:
Portfolios of Real Options, 2007
Berlin, Deutschland
Dissertation:
Portfolios of Real Options, 2007
Professor Benoît Chevalier-Roignant
Associate Professor, EMLyon
Écully, Frankreich
Dissertation:
Investment under Market and Strategic Uncertainty, 2011
Écully, Frankreich
Dissertation:
Investment under Market and Strategic Uncertainty, 2011
Dr. Rolf Hellermann
CFO, Bertelsmann SE & Co. KGaA
Gütersloh, Deutschland
Dissertation:
Capacity Options for Revenue Management: Theory and Applications in the Air Cargo Industry, 2005
Gütersloh, Deutschland
Dissertation:
Capacity Options for Revenue Management: Theory and Applications in the Air Cargo Industry, 2005
Daniel Hellwig
Principal, Kepler Cannon New York
New York, USA
Dissertation:
DLT und FHE für Effizienz in der Supply Chain: Informationsaustausch zwischen konkurrierenden Einzelhändlern, 2023
New York, USA
Dissertation:
DLT und FHE für Effizienz in der Supply Chain: Informationsaustausch zwischen konkurrierenden Einzelhändlern, 2023
Dr. Randolf Scheller
Geschäftsführer, ANSER
München, Deutschland
Dissertation:
Performance of Corporate Acquisitions over the Medium Term in Germany, 1998
München, Deutschland
Dissertation:
Performance of Corporate Acquisitions over the Medium Term in Germany, 1998
Dr. Rob Smith
Präsident und CEO, KONECRANES
Helsinki, Finnland
Dissertation:
Global Supply Chain Performance and Risk Optimization: The Value of Real Options Flexibility Demonstrated in the Global Automotive Industry, 2001
Helsinki, Finnland
Dissertation:
Global Supply Chain Performance and Risk Optimization: The Value of Real Options Flexibility Demonstrated in the Global Automotive Industry, 2001
Prof. Dr. Stefan Spinler
Lehrstuhl für Logistikmanagement (Stiftungslehrstuhl der Kühne-Stiftung),
WHU – Otto Beisheim School of Management
Vallendar, Deutschland
Dissertation:
Capacity Reservation for Capital-intensive Technologies: An Options Approach, 2002
Habilitation, 2008
WHU – Otto Beisheim School of Management
Vallendar, Deutschland
Dissertation:
Capacity Reservation for Capital-intensive Technologies: An Options Approach, 2002
Habilitation, 2008
Dr. Kai Wendt
Consultant, McKinsey & Company, Hamburg, Germany
Professor Lima Zhao
Associate Professor für Operations Management an der Stockholm Business School, Stockholm Universität
Stockholm, Schweden
Dissertation:
The Interface of Operations and Finance in Global Supply Chains, 2018
Stockholm, Schweden
Dissertation:
The Interface of Operations and Finance in Global Supply Chains, 2018