Corporate partners

Our corporate partners contribute to the program actively:
Students will have plenty of opportunities to get in touch with practitioners and leading experts form the industry to discuss recent issues in SCM (e.g. supply chain finance, outsourcing/off-shoring, supply chain risks, green supply chains, or disaster relief logistics). In addition, Master's thesis topics are also provided by our corporate partners.

"Supply Chain shows a growing presence at the board level and is increasingly recognized as an important part of the business. Companies have understood that they can achieve true competitive advantage, if they optimize across the Supply Chain. This program will enhance the student's expertise and Supply Chain knowledge to a level which enables them to effectively design and manage future Supply Chains in a competitive environment. The combination of theory , introduction into Supply Chain principles and applied Supply Chain offers a great and challenging program to the students." Oliver Hilpold - Head of Supply Chain Management - Mondi E&I

"This Master's program is particularly impressive because it combines leading edge supply chain expertise and know-how for success in a globally integrated business environment, with a strong focus on cross cultural collaboration. The supply chain management priorities are aligning the supply chain with company strategy, aligning incentives across functions and with external parties, arming people with the right data, so they can make holistic decisions, and building flexibility to quickly respond to demand. This requires professionals who combine expert thinking with complex organizational skills across different levels, like communication, leadership, organizational change and project management." Klaus Venus - Institut für Logistik GmbH

"Effective supply chains are an important competitive advantage for companies in a global economy. Therefore, it is essential that current and future decision makers have a broad understanding of influencing factors and how to create optimal flows of data and goods. WU's Master of Science in Supply Chain Management is the first program to cover all aspects, from planning and executing to controlling complex supply chains - all topics we are confronted with in real-world environments." Michael W. Cech - Head of Strategic Logistics - OMV Refining & Marketing

"Europe needs experts to manage future supply chains in an efficient and sustainable manner - this WU's new Master's program with its trans-disciplinary and global approach is unique in this field. via donau, as internationally recognized waterway management enterprise, will support this Master's Program in SCM in which all modes of transport are represented." Hans-Peter Hasenbichler - MD of via donau, Österreichische Wasserstraßen GmbH

"Process innovations, technological innovations, cultural innovations, sustainability innovations and finally management innovations are needed to deal with today's supply chain challenges. WU's Master of Science Program in Supply Chain Management provides an end to end insight and holistic perspective. This is needed not only to rethink and identify new opportunities that span the supply chain, but also to address the environmental issues that include our carbon footprint. Best practice in supply chain management is not enough: the next practice must be created to be successful in the future." Otto C. Frommelt – Managing Director – Volvo Austria GmbH

"The crisis has shown once more that companies carry responsibility and that those corporations with a sustainable business model have ejoyed an important competitive advantage. A number of corporations have already recognized these signs and enforced their efforts to implement the three pillars of sustainability: the economic, the ecological, and the sociocultural one in their daily business operations. Dealing responsibility with ones suppliers hereby plays an important role. Hence, the establishment of a sustainable supply chain management is a critical success factor. I thus welcome the introduction of a professional and specialized Master's course, in order to increase awareness amongst students and to fister a sustainable mindset among funture business leaders." Georg Rogl - Senior Manager, Climate Change & Sustainability Services - Ernst & Young

Companies interested in becoming a MSc SCM corporate partner please mail to scm-master@wu.ac.at for further information.