Research in the Chair of Supply Chain Management focusses in particular on two topics: 

• Sustainability and Supply Chain Management and their integration towards Sustainable Supply Chain Management. 


• Supply Chain Controlling with a focus on the use of management accounting tools in supply chains.

The Chair of Supply Chain Management aims to conduct outstanding international research linking a strong theoretical base with applied research relevant to companies and other institutions.The department follows an approach towards applied research which is strongly based in theory.

Previous project have been conducted with companies such as

• Volkswagen AG, Wolfsburg, Germany


• Otto, Hamburg, Germany


• Klaus Steilmann GmbH & Co. KG, Wattenscheid, Germany


• but also with a range of small and medium sized companies.

Research methodologies are e.g.

• action research,


• case study research,


• delphi studies,


• surveys


• content analysis.