Durach Christian | ESCP Business School

Christian Durach

Full Professor of Supply Chain and Operations Management

Department : Information & Operations Management
Campus : Berlin

Christian F. Durach (Dr.-Ing. habil.) is a full professor and Chair of Supply Chain and Operations Management at ESCP’s Berlin Campus. He teaches Operations Management & Information Systems, (Sustainable) Supply Chain Management, and Research Methods at various levels. In 2016, he received the Berlin Certificate for Teaching in Higher Education from the Berlin Center for Teaching in Higher Education. His research focuses on sustainability in organisations and supply chains, supply chain risk management, and the intersection of digitalisation, sustainability, and risk management. His work has been published in leading journals, including the Journal of Operations Management, Production and Operations Management, and the Journal of Supply Chain Management. Christian serves as the European Co-Editor of the Journal of Business Logistics (Outstanding Senior Editor Award, 2021), Senior Associate Editor of the International Journal of Physical Distribution & Logistics Management (Emerald Best Reviewer Award, 2017), and an Editorial Board Member of the International Journal of Operations & Production Management (Emerald Best Reviewer Award, 2020). He regularly presents at conferences and is a member of the Center for Supply Networks (CaSN) at Arizona State University, Beta Gamma Sigma International Honor Society, and the Global Manufacturing Research Group (GMRG). Christian is also the Academic Director of the visiting full-time master’s programmes hosted at ESCP Berlin. Prior to joining ESCP, he was the Head of the Center for International Logistics Networks at Technische Universität Berlin. He earned his doctorate (Dr.-Ing.) and habilitation from Technische Universität Berlin and holds degrees from Worcester Polytechnic Institute (USA) and Zurich University of Applied Sciences (Switzerland).

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15 publications

Academic Articles

2025

DURACH, C., F., J. KEMBRO, S. KUNISCH

Why review papers get rejected: common pitfalls and how to avoid them

INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF PHYSICAL DISTRIBUTION AND LOGISTICS MANAGEMENT, 55 (11), 163–192

Academic Articles

2025

MANI, V., C. , F. DURACH, F. WIENGARTEN

Relationships in buyer-supplier-supplier triads: Implications for supplier performance

INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF OPERATIONS AND PRODUCTION MANAGEMENT, 45 (10), 1753–1777

Academic Articles

2025

DURACH, C., F., D. SIMPSON, F. WIENGARTEN, Z. WU

Beyond the yield: Enhancing agricultural sustainability through Operations Management

JOURNAL OF OPERATIONS MANAGEMENT

Academic Articles

2025

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

Who should manage worker safety to reduce occupational accidents?

INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF OPERATIONS AND PRODUCTION MANAGEMENT

Academic Articles

2024

DURACH, C., F., Y. PEERS, Y. WANG, T. REPASKY

Mitigating upstream disruptions: Effects of extended inventories in first- and second-tier suppliers

JOURNAL OF OPERATIONS MANAGEMENT, 70 (8), 1261-1285

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, 54(3), 229-246

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, 44(2), 462-482

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

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

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

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AI in Higher Education Summit 2026 – Paris, 17–18 March

17 - 18 March 2026
07.00 am - 05.20 pm

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Financial Institutions and Corporate Finance

04 June 2026 - 05 June 2025
07.00 am - 02.00 pm

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AI in Higher Education Summit 2026 – Paris, 17–18 March

17 - 18 March 2026
07.00 am - 05.20 pm

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Academic Articles

2025

Why review papers get rejected: common pitfalls and how to avoid them

Academic Articles

2025

Relationships in buyer-supplier-supplier triads: Implications for supplier performance

Academic Articles

2025

Beyond the yield: Enhancing agricultural sustainability through Operations Management

Academic Articles

2025

Who should manage worker safety to reduce occupational accidents?

Academic Articles

2024

Mitigating upstream disruptions: Effects of extended inventories in first- and second-tier suppliers

Academic Articles

2024

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

Academic Articles

2023

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

Academic Articles

2023

Turning German automotive supply chains into sponsors for sustainability

Academic Articles

2023

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

Academic Articles

2023

The Effect of Temporary Workers and Works Councils on Process Innovation

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