Chair of
Supply Chain and Operations Management

Prof. Dr. Christian F. Durach, CSupply Chain and Operations Management, Berlin campus, ESCP"We live in a world where we constantly consume products and services that were created to meet our needs in terms of quality, availability, and cost. By the time they reach us, most of these offerings have undergone multifaceted transformation processes in which they were often sent around the globe multiple times through a complicated and complex web of organizations."

Today, new transportation and information processing technologies may make this network even more complex, increasing connectedness and heightened network vulnerability, making the need for more sustainable management and richer inter-company communications even clearer. The Chair of Supply Chain and Operations Management at ESCP is engaged in research, teaching, and training students to manage these complex processes. In our research, we focus on the management of risks and complexity, intercultural supplier relationships, social/ethical issues, and the larger implications of new digital technologies. The Chair emphasizes a close exchange with industrial partners both in its research and teaching to ensure a strong match between the theoretical solutions and relevant practical insights regarding today’s complex global industrial ecosystem.

- Prof. Dr. Christian F. Durach

The team

From left to right: Mehedi Al-Zamy Sagar (Student Assistant), Cindy Lehmann (former Programme Manager), Astrid Tröster (Assistant), Florian Wissuwa (Research Assistant/PhD student), Marlene M. Hohn (Research Assistant/PhD student), Vijai Mani (Research Assistant/PhD student), Prof. Dr. Christian F. Durach (Chairholder).

Teaching
We offer the following courses:

Bachelor in
Management (BSc)

  • Operations Management & Business Information Systems
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Master in
Management

  • Operations Management
  • Supply Chain Management
  • Research Methods
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EMBA
Executive MBA

  • Supply Chain Management
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Research

Research approach

We conduct empirical research alongside internationally renowned supply chain and operations scholars to expand our knowledge and provide new insights to both theory and practice. Our research has been published in both the leading international academic journals and more practice-oriented publications. Both our research and our service have received “outstanding” awards from some of these highly competitive outlets.

Research topics

Supply Chain Management

Globalization has not just led to the growth of complex operational networks but the need for additional coordination. Besides looking for ways in which such operational streams (loops) can become more resilient to supply chain disruptions and other risks, we analyse the impact that national cultures have on the operations of plants and networks.

Research methods

Supply chain management is still a nascent discipline. Many of the extant research methodologies need to be adjusted to meet the discipline’s idiosyncrasies. We are focused on the development of new ways to adapt current methodological standards to meet the curent needs of global supply chain managers.

Social sustainability

Recent years have shown a growing public concern about ethical corporate conduct. The public now demands that firms no longer pursue economic goals exclusively but consider environmental and social implications as well. At our Chair, we are trying to find ways to promote sustainability that can be embedded in the enterprise while taking a special interest in the social issues related to current practices in operations and supply chain management.

Digitalisation

The digital age does not just affect social interactions in our society, but how products and services are designed and produced. Digital technologies are creating new kinds of service-product interactions, new changes in production methods, and more proximity of the customer to the product/service, all of which may have a ripple effect on the entire supply chain. In this vast area, we are particularly interested in how supply chains are reshaped by some of these technologies and in how users in production networks accept and adapt to these new patterns.

Focus on:
Last Publications

Press

Benjamin Nitsche and Christian F. Durach (2018), “Much discussed, little conceptualized: supply chain volatility,” International Journal of Physical Distribution & Logistics Management.

Press

Christian F. Durach and José A.D. Machuca (2018), “A Matter of Perspective – The Role of Interpersonal Relationships in Supply Chain Risk Management,” International Journal of Operations & Production Management

Books and Book Chapters

Christian F. Durach and Frank Wiengarten (2017), „Environmental management: The impact of national and organisational long-term orientation on plants' environmental practices and performance efficacy,” Journal of Cleaner Production, Vol. 167, pp. 749-758

Journal

Christian F. Durach, Joakim Kembro and Andreas Wieland (2017), “A new paradigm for systematic literature reviews in supply chain management,” Journal of Supply Chain Management, Vol. 53, No. 4, pp-67-85.

Publications
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Academic Articles

2024

DURACH, C., F., L. GUTIERREZ

’Hello, this is your AI co-pilot’ – Operational Implications of Artificial Intelligence Chatbots

INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF PHYSICAL DISTRIBUTION AND LOGISTICS MANAGEMENT

Academic Articles

2023

DURACH, C., F., M. PARKINSON, F. WIENGARTEN, M. PAGELL

Cracking the code: Effects of codes of conduct and decision frames on supplier selection in financially distressed firms

INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF OPERATIONS AND PRODUCTION MANAGEMENT

Academic Articles

2023

DURACH, C., F., T. REPASKY, F. WIENGARTEN

Patterns in firms' inventories and flexibility levels after a low-probability, high-impact disruption event: Empirical evidence from the Great East Japan Earthquake

PRODUCTION AND OPERATIONS MANAGEMENT, 32 (6), 1705-1723

Academic Articles

2023

DURACH, C., F., F. WIENGARTEN, M. PAGELL

The Effect of Temporary Workers and Works Councils on Process Innovation

INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF OPERATIONS AND PRODUCTION MANAGEMENT, 43 (5), 781-801

Academic Articles

2023

HOHN, M., C. , F. DURACH

Taking a different view: Theorizing on firms’ development toward an integrative view on socially sustainable supply chain management

INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF PHYSICAL DISTRIBUTION AND LOGISTICS MANAGEMENT, 53 (1), 13-34

Academic Articles

2023

WISSUWA, F., C. , F. DURACH

Turning German automotive supply chains into sponsors for sustainability

PRODUCTION PLANNING AND CONTROL, 34 (2), 159-172

Academic Articles

2022

WIENGARTEN, F., C. , F. DURACH, H. FRANKE, T. NETLAND, F. SCHMIDT

Towards an adapted understanding of the development of operational capabilities

INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF OPERATIONS AND PRODUCTION MANAGEMENT

Academic Articles

2022

WISSUWA, F., C. , F. DURACH, T. Y. CHOI

Selecting resilient suppliers: Supplier complexity and buyer disruption

INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF PRODUCTION ECONOMICS, 253

Academic Articles

2021

DURACH, C., F., T. BLESIK, M. VON DÜRING, M. BICK

Blockchain Applications in Supply Chain Transactions

JOURNAL OF BUSINESS LOGISTICS, 42 (1), 7-24

Academic Articles

2021

HOHN, M., C. , F. DURACH

Additive Manufacturing in the Apparel Supply Chain — Impact on Supply Chain Governance and Social Sustainability

INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF OPERATIONS AND PRODUCTION MANAGEMENT, 41(7), 1035-1069

Team and contact

Prof. Dr. Christian F. Durach, Chair Owner of Supply Chain and Operations Management Chair, Berlin Campus, ESCP

Prof. Dr. Christian F. Durach

Chairholder
cdurach@escpeurope.eu
Astrid Tröster, Assistant of Supply Chain and Operations Management, Berlin Campus, ESCP
Marlene M. Hohn, M.A, Research Associate, Research assistant & PhD student, Chair Supply Chain and Operations Management, Berlin Campus, ESCP

Marlene M. Hohn, M.A.

Research assistant/PhD student
mhohn@escpeurope.eu
Mehedi Sagar, Student assistant of Supply Chain and Operations Management, Berlin Campus, ESCP

Mehedi Al-Zamy Sagar

Student assistant
msagar@escpeurope.eu
Vijai Mani, Student assistant of Supply Chain and Operations Management, Berlin Campus, ESCP

Vijai Mani, M.Sc.

Research assistant/PhD student
vmani@escpeurope.eu
Florian Wissuwa, Student assistant of Supply Chain and Operations Management, Berlin Campus, ESCP

Florian Wissuwa, M.Sc.

Research assistant/PhD student
fwissuwa@escpeurope.eu