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Supply Chain Study: Consumers Demand Transparency. But Is It Rewarded?

Transparent supply chains boost consumer trust—if the results are positive. But what if they aren’t? A new paper by Kühne Log…

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KLU Continues Its Growth and Development in the 2026/27 Winter Semester

International outlook, academic excellence, and outstanding learning conditions: Kühne Logistics University (KLU), headquarte…

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Benefactor and founder has passed away: KLU mourns the loss of Klaus-Michael Kühne

Kühne Logistics University mourns the loss of its founder, benefactor and companion: Klaus-Michael Kühne died on the night of…

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Topical Expert Lists

Logistics from suppliers to retailers  | strategic and modal choices of shippers  | global supply chains  | new technologies such as 3D printing, virtual reality in user interfaces, and process mining  | crisis management | data-driven analytic and optimization methodologies

Dr. Maria Besiou, Professor of Humanitarian Logistics, Dean of Research, Academic Director of Center for Humanitarian Logistics and Regional Development (CHORD) 

Rod Franklin, PhD, Full Professor of Logistics Practice, Academic Director of Executive Education 

Dr. Hanno Friedrich, Associate Professor of Freight Transportation - Modelling and Policy

Dr. Asvin Goel, Professor of Logistics and Supply Chain Management 

Dr. Kai Hoberg, Professor of Supply Chain and Operations Strategy & Head of Logistics Department 

Dr. Henrik Leopold, Associate Professor for Data Science and Business Intelligence 

Dr. André Ludwig, Associate Professor of Computer Science in Logistics 

Alan C. McKinnon, PhDProfessor of Logistics 

Jörn Meissner, PhD, Professor of Supply Chain Management and Pricing Strategy 

Dr. Sandra Transchel, Professor for Supply Chain and Operations Management 

Dr. Gordon Wilmsmeier, Associate Professor of Shipping and Global Logistics, Director of the Hapag-Lloyd Center for Shipping and Global Logistics (CSGL) 

Prof. Dr. Alexa Burmester, Associate Professor of Applied Quantitative Methods 

Prof. Dr. Arne Heinold, Assistant Professor of Transportation

Prof. Dr. Marianne Jahre, Professor of Operations Management, Dean of Research 

Prof. Marcos Ritel, PhD, Assistant Professor of International Trade 

Environmental impacts of logistics activities | reduction of environmental impacts with supply chains | decarbonization of logistics | management of waste in the supply chain | circular economy | collaboration with companies, trade bodies and international organizations

Dr. Maria Besiou, Professor of Humanitarian Logistics, Dean of Research 

Dr. Günter Lang, Adjunct Professor of Economics 

Alan C. McKinnon, PhD, Professor of Logistics 

Dr. Moritz Petersen, Senior Researcher, Academic Director of Center for Sustainable Logistics and Supply Chains (CSLS) 

Dr. Gordon Wilmsmeier, Associate Professor of Shipping and Global Logistics, Director of the Hapag-Lloyd Center for Shipping and Global Logistics (CSGL) 

Prof. Dr. Andreas K. Gernert, Assistant Professor of Sustainable Operations 

Prof. Dr. Johannes Meuer, Associate Professor of Sustainability Strategy and Operations, Co-Director of Center for Sustainable Logistics and Supply Chains (CSLS) 

Dr. Dr. h.c. Sönke Albers, Professor of Marketing and Innovation 

Dr. Christian Barrot, Professor of Marketing and Innovation, Dean of Programs 

Dr. Jan Becker, Professor of Marketing and Service Management 

Dr. Hanno Friedrich, Associate Professor of Freight Transportation - Modelling and Policy 

Dr. Alexander Himme, Associate Professor of Management Accounting 

Dr. Christina Raasch, Associate Professor for Digital Economy 

Prof. Dr. Andreas Kaplan, President & Managing Director, Professor of Digital Transformation 

 

Emotions, values, communication and ethical behavior in leadership  | specificities of the logistics sector | innovation and change through leadership

Dr. Prisca Brosi, Associate Professor of Human Resource Management 

Dr. Björn Michaelis, Adjunct Professor of Management and Organisation 

Christian Tröster, PhD, Associate Professor of Leadership and Organizational Behavior 

Dr. Niels Van Quaquebeke, Professor of Leadership and Organizational Behavior, Head of Management Department 

Prof. Dr. Brooke A. Gazdag, Associate Professor of Management, Academic Director of Executive Education 

Prof. Dr. Shushu Liao, Assistant Professor of Finance 

Prof. Dr. Ivan Lugovoi, Associate Professor of Medical and Pharmaceutical Supply Chain Management 

Prof. Dr. Franziska Lauenstein, Assistant Professor of Strategy

Logistics in humanitarian crises | research, education, and innovation in humanitarian aid | leadership within humanitarian organizations | leadership in the military | food supply chains

Dr. Maria Besiou, Professor of Humanitarian, Logistics Dean of Research 

Dr. Prisca Brosi, Associate Professor of Human Resource Management

Dr. Hanno Friedrich, Associate Professor of Freight Transportation - Modelling and Policy 

Dr. Sandra Transchel, Professor for Supply Chain and Operations Management 

Dr. Niels Van Quaquebeke, Professor of Leadership and Organizational Behavior, Head of Management Department 

Dr. Gordon Wilmsmeier, Associate Professor of Shipping and Global Logistics, Director of the Hapag-Lloyd Center for Shipping and Global Logistics (CSGL) 

Prof. Dr. Mojtaba Salem, Assistant Professor of Humanitarian Operations and Management Practice 

Digitalization and sustainability in shipping and container transport | maritime transportation | port management | wind propulsion in shipping

Dr. Gordon Wilmsmeier, Associate Professor of Shipping and Global Logistics, Director of the Hapag-Lloyd Center for Shipping and Global Logistics (CSGL)

Media Highlights

VerkehrsRundschau

Podcast: Supply Chain 2035 - Wie KI, Robotik und Daten die Logistik verändern

Listen to a podcast (in German)

SWR

Investment-Podcasts: Warum sie Anlegern nicht mehr Geld bringen

Listen to a podcast (in German)

Deutschlandfunk

Podcasts zu Geldanlagen erhöhen nicht die Rendite

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Personalmagazin

HR-Influencer 2026: Editor’s Choice

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ARD

Krieg und Frieden auf See – Das Albert-Ballin-Forum von Hapag-Lloyd

Lsten to a podcast (in German)

Bilanz

Der geklonte CEO

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