Dr. Ulrich Franke
Director, Institute for Supply Chain Security GmbH

Dr. Ulrich Franke

As a trained forwarding merchant Dr. Ulrich Franke completed his PhD in economics at Cranfield University in the UK. He worked for many years in leading positions with manufacturing and logistics companies in Germany and abroad. Furthermore he was Professor for Logistics and Supply Chain Management at the University for Logistics and Economics in Hamm (Germany). He led this specialized university as CEO and academic rector for more than 3 years. In 2013 he founded the Institute for Supply Chains Security in Germany. This institute is preliminary focusing on risk and resilience management in pharma supply chains. With the increasing digitization of logistics processes, the need to secure information flows, e.g. through the new blockchain technology, has become an essential part his deep supply chain expertise.

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