Coordination and collaboration as enablers and obstacles for sustainability

On Wednesday, 1st of March, Prof. Dr. Andreas Gernert will hold his inaugural. The lecture is open to the public. After the lecture there will be a buffet and drinks. 

While attendance is free of charge, we only have limited seats available. Please register ahead of time via e-mail at: events.faculty@klu.org with your full name and organisation. Please consider this carefully because we are booking a caterer for this event.

• Registration mandatory by e-mail.
• Reception after lecture.
• Venue: Forum / Foyer.

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Consumers, companies and policymakers are calling for more sustainability. Nevertheless, progress toward the 17 Sustainability Development Goals is slow. Market forces and competition are often hindering companies that are seeking to be green. Collaborations with their supply chain partners may lead to win-win situations for the focal company, its business partners, and customers. However, real-world examples and research show that aligning the 3 P's - profit, planet, and people - is a complex and difficult task. In his inaugural lecture, Andreas provides a brief introduction to three of his research projects on sustainability. His first study compares different innovative business models that tackle the lack of ambulances and lack of coordination in low- and middle-income countries' emergency transportation systems. The second study is an analysis of sourcing and pricing strategies in a co-operative supply chain to improve resilience. His third project identifies different drivers and mediating factors for child labor in the cocoa industry.

Andreas Gernert is Assistant Professor for Sustainable Operations at KLU. Prior to joining KLU, Andreas was a post-doctoral researcher in the Technology and Operations Management Area at INSEAD. He obtained his PhD at the EBS University in the Institute for Supply Chain Management and his MSc in Mathematics at Ulm University. Andreas' current research examines policies, business models and strategies pertaining to the three dimensions of sustainability - environmental, social and economic. In this realm, he utilizes Game Theory and Optimization (i) to characterize policies that reduce modern slavery in the agricultural sector, (ii) to identify profitable and impactful business models for entrepreneurs in developing countries' emergency management systems, and (iii) to study different supportive strategies to mitigate financial distress in supply chains. His research has been published in the Decision Sciences. Andreas teaches Operations Management and Sustainable Supply Chain Management. To facilitate the students' learning experience, Andreas utilizes interactive and student-centered teaching methods such as case study discussion and Socratic questioning.