Thanh Phan began her studies as a PhD candidate at the KLU in September 2025 under the primary and secondary supervision of Prof. Dr. Henrik Leopold and Prof. Dr. Kai Hoberg. Her research focuses on process mining in operations management.
Prior to graduating from the KLU with a M.Sc. in Global Logistics and Suppy Chain Management, she received a B.A. in Business Administration with specialization in Accounting and Finance. For her Master's Thesis under the supervision of Prof. Dr. Kai Hoberg, she studied the accuracy of statistical methods in forecasting demand for durable goods, benchmarking them against machine learning algorithms.
Beyond academia, Phan's industry experience includes three years as a supply chain planner for Terumo Corporation (Tokyo, Japan), along with internships in Oita Bank (Oita, Japan) and Olympus Europa SE & CO. KG (Hamburg, Germany).
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Academic Position
| Since 2025 | PhD candidate at Kühne Logistics University, Hamburg, Germany |
Professional Experience
| 2023 - 2024 | Working Student, Olympus EMEA, Hamburg, Germany |
| 2020 - 2023 | Logistics & Supply Chain Planning, Terumo Aortic, Tokyo, Japan |
| 2019 | Human Ressources Intern, Terumo Medical Corporation, Tokyo, Japan |
| 2017 - 1019 | Teaching Assistant, Ritsumeikan Asia Pacific University, Beppu, Oita, Japan |
Education
| 2023 - 2025 | Master Global Logistics and Supply Chain, Kühne Logistics University, Hamburg, Germany |
| 2016 - 2020 | Bachelor in Business Administration, Ritsumeikan Asia Pacific University, Beppu, Oita, Japan |
