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    Ralf Seifert

    Program Director

    Ralf Seifert is a Professor of Operations Management, specializing in supply chain and digital transformation.

    Ralf Seifert

    Program Director

    Ralf Seifert is a Professor of Operations Management, specializing in supply chain and digital transformation.

    Meet your Program Director

    Ralf Seifert’s primary research and teaching interests are operations management, supply chain strategy, and digital transformation. His work lies at the heart of one of the most important topics currently facing organizations as supply chains come under strain due to multiple global changes. He has also worked on industry analysis, competitive strategy, and new venture formation.

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    Ralf Seifert’s publications
    Article
    The challenges of using true demand through the supply chain 

    Looking at previous customer purchase data might seem like an obvious source of information upon which to base your forecasts. But it’s not quite as straightforward as you’d think

    By Ralf W. Seifert and Richard Markoff
    03 April 2024
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    Beyond the hype cycle: GenAI use cases in supply chain planning   

    How can businesses employ large language models in supply chain management?

    By Ralf W. Seifert, Alberto Fabregat and Srinath Goud Vanga
    14 March 2024
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    In e-commerce, supply chain and business strategy are merging

    With a growing number of online retailers now offering to provide third-party logistics to vendors, the boundaries are blurring between e-commerce and logistics.

    By Richard Markoff and Ralf W. Seifert
    07 December 2023
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    Article
    Carbon accounting: Learnings from the governance journey

    How companies understand their sustainability-related governance may hold the key to meeting climate goals and thriving in a net-zero economy

    By Ralf W. Seifert, Richard Markoff and Alexander Schmidt
    16 November 2023
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    Contributing Faculty

    Our Faculty members are recognized world authorities in their fields. Dividing their time between teaching, research and working with international companies, they remain on top of the latest management trends. You can expect timely, innovative learning activities, materials, and content in all IMD programs.

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    Carlos Cordon

    Professor of Strategy and Supply Chain Management

    Cordon’s areas of expertise are supply chain management, digital, value chains, digital lean and process management, all of which are particularly relevant topics in the context of the supply chain challenges that businesses are facing. His research and teaching are currently focused on the reconfiguration of supply chains in the face of persistent disruptions, how supply chains are driving revenue, reshoring and onshoring, and digital strategies.

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