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Peter Bebersdorf, Dipl.-Ing. (BA), MBA
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Zalando
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Alumni
The alumni of the Chair of Production Management –
Making an impact in industry and academia!
"What was the most important business advice you ever received?
To start and finish my doctoral studies under the guidance of Professor Huchzermeier at WHU. You rarely find a doctorate chair that is at the top level, both professionally and personally. I also particularly appreciated the exchange of expertise with the doctoral students."
Dr. Verena Höllriegl, Managing Director, MEDICON, Nuremberg, Germany
"Working in such a unique internationally-oriented, science-based environment enabled me to publish the results of my research in renowned academic journals and fully equipped me with the skills I needed to make that jump into being my own boss. In this respect, the PhD program at WHU was ideal preparation for my own company start-up."
Dr. Felix Röllecke, Founder & CEO, vetevo, Berlin, Germany
“I have applied my doctoral work on Real Options in global industry with Professor Huchzermeier in each of my businesses since 2002 creating value through increased profitability and reduced exposure to FX and supply chain disruptions. The global business education at the WHU has made invaluable contributions in my business career.”
Dr. Rob Smith, President & CEO, KONECRANES, Helsinki, Finland
"An environment that stimulates internationally visible research that is relevant for operations management. Highly recommended."
Professor Dr. Fabian Sting, Full Professor Strategy and Innovation, University of Cologne, Cologne, Germany
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Open positions at the Chair of Production Management
Our primary goal is to develop publishable research in reputable journals in due course, i.e., as part of the dissertation project. To facilitate this, we clearly differentiate among full-time and part-time dissertations.
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Job openings as research assistant, post doc or assistant professor will be advertised on the WHU careers page.
About us
Innovation in teaching, research excellence, and thought leadership for practice.
We have developed numerous teaching innovations such as the MIT award winning course on International Operations Management ("best course developed at a US Business School") as well as pioneering courses based on our own research and publications on Industrial Excellence, Supply Chain Management, Sustainable Operations, Recommerce Operations Management, Retail Analytics, Real Options Analysis, Supply Chain Finance, Blockchain Programming and the famous "Die Beste Fabrik" (The best factory) practice seminar for SMEs and the Lean Six Sigma Green Belt online seminar, to just name a few.
Our research has been recognized internationally, among others, with the prestigious Franz Edelman Finalist Award of the Institute of Operations Research and Management Science, the Marketing Science Institute's Practice Prize, the Management Science Strategic Innovation Prize by the European Operations Research Societies and the Case Award by the European Case Clearing House (now The Case Center). We continue to publish in top academic journals and leading managerial magazines; our chair's alumni serve as role models both in academia and in industry including startups.
We have published the ECR Journal for the world's FMCG industry and globally-cited industry studies, e.g., on the Introduction of the Euro and on the credit card industry. Our Industrial Excellence Award Europe (formerly "Die Beste Fabrik") is supported by 15 Top Business Schools in 12 European countries and celebrates each year top-down & bottom-up leadership innovations across industries and geographies. Winners represent the Who-is-Who of Europe's industrial base. Our latest industry competition – co-developed with ZIRP – recognizes best practices of Corporate Digital Responsibility in Rhineland-Palatinate starting in 2021. Our startup Campus Car has sizably grown into WunderCar Mobility Solutions.
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Excellence Awards
Benchmarking Management-Quality globally and locally –
Strategy formation and employee engagement in digitally-empowered enterprises.
INSEAD-WHU Industrial Excellence Award Europe
Since 1995, the Industrial Excellence Award (IEA) competition benchmarks Management-Quality for European competitiveness in the industrial and service sectors.
Gartner Power of the Profession Awards (USA)
Now in their sixth year, the Power of the Profession Awards identify and recognize the top Supply Chain and Talent initiatives from the past twelve months that help to elevate the Supply Chain profession.
EHI Foundation – GS1 Germany Science Award (Germany)
GS1 Germany stands for efficient cross-company processes along the value chain. The company systematically promotes the implementation of identification, communication and process standards for customers from a wide range of industries.
Corporate Digital Responsibility Award (Rhineland-Palatinate)
ZIRP is a network, a source of inspiration and a location initiative. In 6 main topics, strategies and options for action for economic, technical and social developments, which will be characteristic for Rhineland-Palatinate, are worked out in dialogue with different actors.
Research and management knowledge
Thought leadership in Management-Quality –
and analytics for Industrial Excellence.
Our ongoing research activities are manifold and cover a wide range of areas. Get an overview and copies of the latest working papers, industry reports and other online references at first hand.
The goal of journal MBR is to bridge management practice, education and research, thereby enhancing all three. Professor Huchzermeier has been nominated as Autonomous Departmental Editor for the area of Global Supply Chains and Risk Management.
We engage in academia-industry partnerships on business and retail analytics. Key research areas are Promotional and Judgmental Demand Forecasting, Segment-of-One Marketing, Customer Churn Prevention, Store Staffing and Dynamic Pricing.
Quick links to our:
Top Research Articles:
Zhao, Lima; Huchzermeier, Arnd (2019)
Omega (Special Issue on “Finance-Operations Interface Mechanisms and Models”), 88, 77-90
Cohen, Morris A.; Cui, Shiliang; Ernst, Ricardo; Huchzermeier, Arnd; Kouvelis, Panos; Lee, Hau; Matsuo, Hiro; Steuber, Marc; Tsay, Andy (2018)
Manufacturing & Service Operations Management, (3)20, 389-402
Top Management Books:
Top Case Studies:
Diermann, Christoph; Huchzermeier, Arnd (2017)
Case Study, INFORMS Transactions on Education, 17(2), 63-74
Huchzermeier, Arnd; Mönch, Tobias; Bebersdorf, Peter (2020)
Case Study. INFORMS Transaction on Education
Campus teaching & Executive Education
Campus teaching & Executive Education –
Master excellence in operations strategy formation, execution, and business analytics.
The Chair of Production Management constantly explores a number of research topics, largely within the scope of Doctoral theses and externally funded research projects. These range from Fair Process Leadership, Returns Management in e-Commerce, The Impact of Tariffs on Global Supply Chain Strategies, Promotional Demand Forecasting, and Blockchain Technology. Through such research, we are able to integrate the latest insights into modern teaching from Bachelor through to the Doctoral program.
Campus Teaching
Taught by current and visiting faculty, our Chair's alumni and industry captains, insights from our latest research are combined with innovative methods, practice-based training, and further supported by company visits.
Executive Education
The Chair directs and offers a portfolio of executive education programs and workshops, including key note speeches, the annual Industrial Excellence Conference & Award Europe, and study tours to world-class European manufacturers and service firms.
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