Supply Chain Management Group –

Seven chairs, one institute, two centers.

About us

Our chairs, institute, and centers.

Academic members

Academic members
of the Supply Chain Management Group.

Group speaker

Professor Dr.
Felix Reimann

Chair of International Business & Supply Management II
+49 (0)261 6509 735

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Full professors

Professor Dr.
Arnd Huchzermeier

Chair of Production Management
+49 (0)261 6509 380

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Professor Dr.
Lutz Kaufmann

Chair of International Business & Supply Management I
+49 (0)261 6509 320

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Professor Dr.
Liji Shen

Chair of Operations Management
+49 (0)261 6509 765

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Professor Dr.
Stefan Spinler

Chair of Logistics Management
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Professor Dr.
Arne Strauss

Mercator Endowed Chair of Demand Management & Sustainable Transport
+49 (0)261 6509 775

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Professor Dr.
Carl Marcus Wallenburg

Chair of Logistics and Services Management
+49 (0)211 44709 411

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Assistant professors

Assistant Professor Dr. Jiachun Lu

Chair of International Business & Supply Management I

+49 (0)261 6509 327

Assistant Professor Dr. Marjolein Buisman

Chair of Production Management

+49 (0)261 6509 388

Honorary Professor

Honorary Professor Dr.
Jürgen Ringbeck

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News & stories

Read about our latest
news and stories.

Survey on satisfaction in contract logistics

A joint study project of WHU and LOGIVISOR Institute GmbH is launched.

Two Million Euros In Research Funding

The European Commission has approved funding for the development of the CADENZA air traffic management system. In addition to WHU - Otto Beisheim School of Management, the University of Belgrade, the University of Applied Sciences Worms and the Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya as well as…

WHU Appoints Dr. Marjolein Elize Buisman

WHU has appointed Dr. Marjolein Elize Buisman as an Assistant Professor for the real (GmbH) Assistant Professorship in Retail Analytics as of February 1, 2020.

Dr. Jiachun Lu Appointed Assistant Professor

Assistant Professor for International Business and Supply Management joins WHU on January 15, 2020.

Springer book "Entwickeln Sie Ihre eigene Blockchain" published

Daniel Hellwig, Goran Karlic and Prof. Dr. Arnd Huchzermeier publish German version of their book

3rd Case Study placed at INFORMS Transaction on Education

Prof. Dr. Arnd Huchzermeier, Jannik Wolters and Marcel Uphues (formerly Real) publish on Loyalty Program Design

Forschungspräsentation auf der 31. POMS-Jahrestagung

Jannik Wolters and Prof. Dr. Arnd Huchzermeier contributed to the stream on Retail Operations

Next Frontiers in der Operational Excellence (OPEX) Forschung

Prof. Dr. Arnd Huchzermeier invited as panel member at POMS College of OPEX Mini Conference 2021

Research

Research articles -
published in the most prestigious journals.

Journal of Business Logistics
On packaging and product returns in online retail - mailing boxes or sending signals?

Wallenburg, C. M., Einmahl, L., Lee, K., Rao, S. (2021)

Production & Operations Management
Operations‐finance interface in risk management: Research evolution and opportunities.

Wang, J., Zhao, L., Huchzermeier, A. (2021)

Computers & Operations Research
Parallel machine scheduling with the total weighted delivery time performance measure in distributed manufacturing.

Mönch, L., Shen, L. (2021)

Computers & Operations Research
Energy aware scheduling in flexible flow shops with hybrid particle swarm optimization.

Ding, J., Schulz, S., Shen, L., Buscher, U., Lü, Z. (2021)

Journal of Operations Management
On making experimental design choices: Discussions on the use and challenges of demand effects, incentives, deception, samples, and vignettes.

Eckerd, S., DuHadway, S., Bendoly, E., Carter, C., Kaufmann, L. (2020)

Annals of Operations Research
Solving parallel machine problems with delivery times and tardiness objectives.

Maecker, S., Shen, L. (2020)

Naval Research Logistics
Customer‐centric category selection for mobile and print promotions in loyalty reward programs.

von Mutius, B., Huchzermeier, A. (2020)

Journal of Operations Management
Spillover effects of information leakages in buyer-supplier-supplier triads.

Ried, L., Eckerd, S., Kaufmann, L., Carter, C. (2020)

Electronic Commerce Research and Applications
Multi sales channel competition with product returns: The impact of restocking fee legislation.

Difrancesco, R., Huchzermeier, A. (2020)

International Journal of Operations & Production Management
Expect the unexpected: Toward a theory of the unintended consequences of sustainable supply chain management.

Carter, C., Kaufmann, L, Ketchen Jr., D. J. (2020)

Journal of Supply Chain Management
How informal exchanges impact formal sourcing collaboration (and what supply managers can do about it).

Lu, J., Kaufmann, L., Carter, C. (2020)

The International Journal of Logistics Management
Digital transformation at logistics service providers: barriers, success factors and leading practices.

Cichosz, M., Wallenburg, C. M., & Knemeyer, A. M. (2020)

Electronic Commerce Research and Applications
Multichannel retail competition with product returns: Effects of restocking fee legislation.

Difrancesco, R., Huchzermeier, A. (2020)

European Journal of Operational Research
Analytics for labor planning in systems with load-dependent service times.

Smirnov, D., Huchzermeier, A. (2020)

European Journal of Operational Research
Dynamic pricing of flexible time slots for attended home delivery.

Strauss, A., Gülpınar, N., Zheng, Y. (2020)

International Journal of Production Research
Variable takt times in mixed-model assembly line balancing with random customisation.

Mönch, T., Huchzermeier, A., Bebersdorf, P. (2020)

Transportation Science
Air traffic control capacity planning under demand and capacity provision uncertainty.

Starita, S., Strauss, A. K., Fei, X., Jovanovic, R., Ivanov, N., Pavlovic, G., Fichert, F. (2020)

Journal of Purchasing and Supply Management
Alignment mechanisms for supplier-initiated innovation: results from the logistics service industry.

Wallenburg, C. M., Johne, D., Cichosz, M., Goldsby, T., Knemeyer, A. (2019)

European Journal of Operational Research
A review of revenue management: Recent generalizations and advances in industry applications

Klein, R, Koch, S, Steinhardt, C., Strauss, A. K. (2019)

Journal of Supply Chain Management
Do managers' dark personality traits help firms in coping with adverse supply chain events?

Timmer, S., Kaufmann, L. (2019)

Health Care Management Science
Dynamically accepting and scheduling patients for home healthcare.

Demirbilek, M., Branke, J., Strauss, A. K. (2019)

Transportation Research Part D: Transport and Environment
Factors affecting the purchasing decision and operation of alternative fuel-powered heavy-duty trucks in Germany - a Delphi study.

Anderhofstadt, B., Spinler, S. (2019)

Journal of Purchasing & Supply Management
It's alright, it's just a bluff: why do corporate codes reduce lying, but not bluffing.

Rottenburger, J., Carter, C., & Kaufmann, L. (2019)

Omega
Managing supplier financial distress with advance payment discount and purchase order financing.

Zhao, L., Huchzermeier, A. (2019)

Computers & Operations Research
Parallel machine scheduling with completion-time-based criteria and sequence-dependent deterioration.

Ding, Y., Shen, L., Lü, Z., & Peng, B. (2019)

Journal of Purchasing and Supply Management
Picking on the new kid: Firm newness and deception in buyer-supplier negotiations.

Rottenburger, J., Kaufmann, L. (2019)

Journal of Purchasing and Supply Management
Small talk, big impact - The influence of casual collegial advice on purchasing negotiations.

Lu, J., Kaufmann, L., Carter, C. (2019)

Journal of Supply Chain Management
Who cares? Supplier reactions to buyer claims after psychological contract over-fulfillments.

Esslinger, J., Eckerd, S., Kaufmann, L., Carter, C. (2019)

Journal of Purchasing & Supply Management
You'll never walk alone: why we need a supply chain practice view on digital procurement.

Kosmol, T., Reimann, F., Kaufmann, L. (2019)

European Journal of Operational Research
A review of choice-based revenue management: Theory and methods.

Strauss, A. K.; Klein, R., Steinhardt, C. (2018)

Journal of Purchasing & Supply Management
An exploration of factors influencing the choice of commodity price risk mitigation strategies.

Gaudenzi, B., Zsidisin, G., Hartley, J., & Kaufmann, L. (2018)

Journal of Supply Chain Management
Bluffs, lies, and consequences: a reconceptualization of bluffing in buyer-supplier negotiations.

Kaufmann, L., Rottenburger, J., Carter, C., & Schlereth, C. (2018)

Transportation Research Part E: The Logistics and Transportation Review
Capacity expansion under regulatory uncertainty: a real options-based study in international container shipping.

Haehl, C., & Spinler, S. (2018)

Journal of Purchasing & Supply Management
Co-alignment of supplier quality management practices and cognitive maps: a neo-configurational perspective.

Kosmol, T., Reimann, F., & Kaufmann, L. (2018)

Journal of Purchasing & Supply Management
Conducting multilevel studies in purchasing and supply management research.

Meschnig, G., Carter, C., & Kaufmann, L. (2018)

Journal of Scheduling
Family scheduling with batch availability in flow shops to minimize makespan.

Shen, L., J.Gupta (2018)

Supply Chain Management: an International Journal
Key risks in the supply chain of large scale engineering and construction projects.

Rudolf, C., & Spinler, S. (2018)

International Journal of Operations & Production Management
Me, myself and I: Non-collaborative customer behavior in service outsourcing - the key role of outcome orientation and outcome attributability.

Steinbach, T., Wallenburg, C. M., Selviaridis, K. (2018)

Manufacturing & Service Operations Management
OM forum – Benchmarking global production sourcing deecisions: Where and why firms offshore and reshore.

Cohen, M. A., Cui, S., Ernst, R., Huchzermeier, A., Kouvelis, P., Lee, H., Matsuo, H., Steuber, M., Tsay, A (2018)

Omega
Optimizing the return window for online fashion retailers with closed‐loop refurbishment.

Difrancesco, R., Huchzermeier, A., Schröder, D. (2018)

California Management Review
Returning customers: the hidden strategic opportunity of returns management.

Röllecke, F., Huchzermeier, A., & Schröder, D. (2018)

Transportation research / Part E: Logistics and transportation review
Revenue characteristics of long-haul low cost carriers (LCCs) and differences to full-service network carriers (FSNCs).

Soyk, C., Ringbeck, J., & Spinler, S. (2018)

OR Spectrum
Robustness of capacity markets - a stochastic dynamic capacity investment model.

Hach, D., & Spinler, S. (2018)

European Journal of Operational Research
Solving the flexible job shop scheduling problem with sequence-dependent setup times.

Shen, L., Dauzère-Pérès, S., & Neufeld, J. (2018)

Harvard Business Review
Startups are more vulnerable to fraud: here's why.

Rottenburger, J., & Kaufmann, L. (2018)

Journal of Supply Chain Management
Toward relationship resilience: managing buyer-induced breaches of psychological contracts during joint buyer-supplier projects.

Kaufmann, L., Esslinger, J., & Carter, C. (2018)

Journal of Purchasing & Supply Management
Affective diversity and emotional intelligence in cross-functional sourcing teams.

Kaufmann, L., & Wagner, C. (2017)

Transportation Research Part A: Policy and Practice
Air traffic flow management slot allocation to minimize propagated delay.

Ivanov, N., Netjasov, F., Jovanovic, R., Starita, S., Strauss, A. K. (2017)

European Journal of Operational Research
An approximate dynamic programming approach to attended home delivery management.

Yang, X., Strauss, A. K. (2017)

Journal of Purchasing & Supply Management
Individual modes and patterns of rational and intuitive decision-making by purchasing managers.

Kaufmann, L., Wagner, C., & Carter, C. (2017)

European Journal of Operational Research
Integrated operational and financial hedging with capacity reshoring.

Zhao, L., & Huchzermeier, A. (2017)

Journal of International Management
Internationalization of developing country firms into developed countries: The role of host country knowledge-based assets and IPR protection in FDI location choice.

Yoo, D., Reimann, F. (2017)

Transportation Research Part A: Policy and Practice
Long-haul low cost airlines: characteristics of the business model and sustainability of its cost advantages.

Soyk, C., Ringbeck, J., & Spinler, S. (2017)

Journal of Business Logistics
Multimarket contact and the use of power in buyer-supplier relationships.

Reimann, F., Shen, P., & Kaufmann, L. (2017)

Journal of Supply Chain Management
Power in supply chain management.

Reimann, F., & Ketchen, D. (2017)

Journal of Business Logistics
Reconceptualizing intuition in supply chain management.

Carter, C., Kaufmann, L., & Wagner, C. (2017)

Journal of Supply Chain Management
Responses to supplier-induced disruptions: a fuzzy-set analysis.

Reimann, F., Kosmol, T., & Kaufmann, L. (2017)

International Journal of Physical Distribution & Logistics Management
The human factor in SCM: introducing a meta-theory of behavioral supply chain management.

Schorsch, T., Wallenburg, C., & Wieland, A. (2017)

Production & Operations Management
Tractable consideration set structures for assortment optimization and network revenue management.

Strauss, A. K., Talluri, K. (2017)

Journal of Supply Chain Management
Toward a supply chain practice view.

Carter, C., Kosmol, T., & Kaufmann, L. (2017)

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