Conference activities
IPC Chair: IFAC INCOM 2024
IPC Chair: IFAC MIM 2022 (800 participants, see Proceedings)
General Conference Chair: IFAC MIM 2019 (750 participants, 478 Full papers published in the Proceedings and selected out of more than 850 submissions)
General Conference Co-Chair: IFAC MIM 2016
Program Co-Chair: SOMET 2023 (Naples, Italy)
Advisory Board and Steering Committee member: SIOM’s ICOSCM 20-23, ICOI 2020, INCOM 2018, BPSCM 2014
IPC Member of over 60 International Conferences: INCOM 2024, LDIC 2024, AMEST 2024, ADCHEM 2024, MICNON 2024, IFAC WC2023, GCSM 2023, POMS2023, EDSI2023, PRO-VE 2023, CODIT 2023, MIM 2022, PRO-VE2022, AMEST 2022, IMS 2022, LSS 2022, HMS 2022, GSCM 2022, LDIC 2022, INCOM2021, INFORMS ICSS 2021, PRO-VE 2021, ICIL 2021, DMMS 2021, GSCM 2021, CMS CIRP 2021, APMS2020, GSCM2020, INFORMS ICSS2020, IFAC WC2020, AMEST2020, PRO-VE2020, ICINCO2020, LDIC2020, MIM2019, IMS2019, GCSM2019, IMS2019, IESM2019, ICINCO2019, PRO-VE2019, INCOM2018, EPPM2018, PRO-VE2018, ICINCO2018, LDIC 2018, IFAC WC2017, IMMOD2017, IESM2017, WSC2017, PRO-VE2017, ICINCO2017, LM2017, DMMS2017, MIM2016, ICINCO2016, PRO-VE2016, DMO2016, INCOM2015, WSC2016, PRO-VE2015, ICINCO2015, LM2015, WSC2015, PRO-VE2014, BPSCM2014, MIM2013, PRO-VE2013, PRO-VE2012, DR-LOG2006-2012, ISL2012, ISL2011, ICCL11, INOC11.
Track and session organiser, keynotes and presentations
| 2023 | IFAC World Congress, Technical Associate Editor, Track Chair „Implementing Digital Twin in Manufacturing and Logistics Systems: New Trends and Challenges“ (with D. Battini (IT, X. Delorme (FR), O. Battaia (FR), M. Peron (NOR), N. Berti (IT), S. Finco (IT)) IFIP APMS 2023 conference Invited session chair “Operations and SCM in Energy-Intensive Production for a Sustainable Future” (with F. Sgarbossa, M. Peron, G. Fragapani)) POMS Annual (Orlando, USA) The Digitalization of Supply Chains – The Enabling Technologies |
| 2022 | IISE Annual (Seattle, USA) IISE Transactions Best Paper Award 2021 “A control approach to scheduling flexibly configurable jobs with dynamic structural-logical constraints” LDIC 2022 (Bremen, Germany) Plenary talk “Supply Chain Resilience and Ecosystem Viability at the Times of Extremal Shocks” DATA 2022 (Lisboa, Portugal) Keynote talk “From Supply Chain Resilience to Ecosystem Viability: Lessons from and Thinking Beyond the COVID-19 Pandemic” IFAC Conference MIM 2012 „Manufacturing Modelling and Management” IPC Chair Invited session chair “The Ripple Effect, Supply Chain Viability and COVID-19 Pandemic” (with A. Dolgui (FR), A. Kinra (DE) and M. Sodhi (UK)) Invited session chair “Digital Supply Chain” (with A. Dolgui (FR), T.-M. Choi (UK), B. Shen (China)) Invited session chair “Viable and Reconfigurable Supply Chains, Intertwined Supply Networks and Ecosystems” (with A. Dolgui (FR), W. Chen (US), J. Blackhurst (US)) Invited session chair “Supply Chain Resilience and Viability” (with A. Dolgui (FR), D. Battini (IT), R. Aldrighetti (IT)) Invited session chair “Challenges and Opportunities in Applying Additive Manufacturing in Supply Chains” (with F. Sgarbossa (NOR), M. Peron (NOR), S. Finco (IT), F. Lolli (IT)) MSOM 2022 (Munich, Germany) “Probability, Adaptability, and Time: Some Research-Practice Paradoxes in Supply Chain Resilience and Viability Modeling” |
| 2021 | IFIP APMS (Nantes, France), Keynote “Ripple Effect, Viability, and Reconfigurable Supply Chains” IFIP PRO-VE (St. Etienne, France), Keynote “Multi-Disciplinary Understanding of Industry 4.0 in Supply Chain Networks and Using Digital Technology for Resilience Management” POMS Annual; Panelist in panel “Digital Business Ecosystems” ACEDE (Cartagena, Spain), Plenary talk “Resilient and Digital Manufacturing” (with Josefa Mula) Keynote at the 100-year jubilee conference of Institute for Transportation and Logistics at WU Vienna 17th IFAC Symposium INCOM 2021 “Information control problems in manufacturing”, IPC member, Invited Session Chair “Disruption risks and resilience in supply chains” (with A. Dolgui, D. Battini, R. Aldrighetti) HICSS-54, Chair Mini-Track „Modeling and Decision Making in Manufacturing and Logistics in the Age of Industry 4.0“ (with T. Reggelin (DE), Stefan Galka (DE), Sebastian Lang (DE)) |
| 2020 | INFORMS ICSS 2020 Plenary Speaker „Supply Chain Resilience Theory and COVID-19 Pandemic: What we know, where we failed, and how to progress“ ICPR Americas 2020 Plenary Speaker „Ripple Effect in Supply Chain Networks: History, New Insights from the COVID-19 Pandemic, and Future Perspectives„ |
| 2019 | 9th IFAC Conference MIM 2019 „Manufacturing Modelling and Management” General Conference Chair und IPC Member, Invited Track Chair „Supply network dynamics and control“ (with A. Dolgui (FR), S. Sethi (USA), S. Disney (UK)) Invited Track Chair “Supply Chain Risk Management” (A. Dolgui (FR), S. Talluri (USA), C. Tang (USA)) Invited Session Chair „Digital Technology and Supply Chain Risks“ (with A. Das (USA) und A. Kinra (DK)) Invited Session Chair „Scheduling in cloud manufacturing“ (with A. Dolgui (FR)) Invited Session Chair „ Emerging Technologies and Intelligent Maintenance Management “ (with O. Gusikhin (USA) und F. Yalaoui (FR)) 50th Decision Science Institute Annual Conference, Track Chair “Digitization and Industry 4.0” (with T. Schönherr (USA)) 30th POMS Conference, Special Session Chair „Models and Risk Analytics for Managing Supply Chain Disruption Risks“ |
| 2018 | 16th IFAC Symposium INCOM 2018 “Information control problems in manufacturing”, Steering Committee Member, IPC member, Track and Session Chair 29th POMS Conference, Special Session Chair „New models and methods in supply chain risk management“ (with V. Gupta (USA)) |
| 2017 | 20th IFAC World Congress, Technical Associate Editor, IPC member, Track Chair „Supply Network Resilience, Dynamics, and Control“ (with A. Dolgui (FR)) |
| 2016 | 8th IFAC Conference MIM 2016 „Manufacturing Modelling and Management” General Conference Co-Chair und IPC Member, Track Chair “Supply Chain Analytics and Risk Control” (with A. Dolgui (FR), T. Sawik (PL) und D. Wu (Canada)) Chair of Invited Sessions “Supply Chain Scheduling” (with N. Hall (US) und M. Kovalyov (Belarus)), “Supply Network Dynamics and Control” (with A. Dolgui (FR), T. Sawik (PL), W. Zhang (Canada)) und Supply Chain Resilience (with S. Sethi (US) and R. Hartl (Austria)). OR2016 in Hamburg, Track Chair “Control theory and Continuous Optimization” (with C. Tammer) META2016: Special Session “Heuristic and metaheuristic methods for complex systems scheduling” (with F. Yalaoui and Y. Ouazene) |
| 2015 | 15th IFAC/IIE/IFIP/IFORS Conference INCOM 2015, Ottawa, Canada IPC Member; Track Chair “Supply Network Design and Management” (with A. Dolgui (FR) and O. Gusikhin (US)) Chair of Invited Sessions “Supply Chain Scheduling” (with N. Hall (US) and M. Kovalyov (Belarus) und “Supply Network Dynamics and Control” (with A. Dolgui (FR) und B. Sokolov (RUS)) OR2015 in Vienna, Track Chair “Control theory” (with G. Feichtinger and W. Viliov) |
| 2014 | 3rd International Conference on Best Practices in Supply Chain Management (BPSCM-2014), International Advisory Board Member |
| 2013 | Chair Stream on Supply Chain Optimization, Joint EURO-INFORMS Conference (with Prof. Morales/Oxford, UK and Prof. Meissner / KLU, Hamburg) |
| 2013 | Chair Invited Sessions IFAC Conference MIM 2013: Coordinated logistics and supply chain optimization (Chairs: D. Ivanov, A. Dolgui, J. Schönberger, H. Kopfer) and Supply network optimization and control (Chairs: D. Ivanov, B. Bidanda/ R. Hartl/, B. Sokolov) |
| 10/2012 | 13th IFIP Working Conference on virtual enterprises PRO-VE 2012 (Co-Chair of the conference and IPC member) |
| 05/2012 | Chair Invited Session on Supply Network Dynamics and Control, FAC Symposium INCOM 2012 (with A. Dolgui and B. Sokolov) |
| 05/2012 | Track Chair on Supply Network Engineering, IFAC Symposium INCOM 2012; with Shimon Y. Nof and Jean-Claude Hennet |
| 08/2011 | Tracvk keynote presentation on “Applicability of control theory to supply chain management” at IFAC World Congress 2011, Chair Invited Session on Supply Network Engineering and Control, IFAC World Congress 2011 (with A. Dolgui and B. Sokolov) |
| 05/2012 | Session Chair Flexible Supply Networks, IFAC Symposium INCOM 2009 (with A. Smirnov and K. Sandkuhl) |
Editorial activities
Editor, International Journal of Integrated Supply Management
Associate Editor, International Journal of Production Research
Associate Editor, OMEGA
Associate Editor, International Transactions in Operational Research
Associate Editor, International Journal of Systems Science
Associate Editor, International Journal of Systems Science: Operations & Logistics
Associate Editor, Modern Supply Chain Research and Applications
Guest Editor, Annals of Operations Research
Guest Editor, Annual Reviews in Control
Guest Editor, International Journal of Information Management
Guest Editor, International Journal of Production Economics
Guest Editor, International Journal of Physical Distribution and Logistics Management
Editorial Board Member, International Journal of Systems Science: Operations & Logistics
Editorial Board Member, International Journal of Information Management
Editorial Board Member, Modern Supply Chain Research and Applications
Editorial Board Member, International Journal of Inventory Research
Editorial Board Member, Production Journal
Editorial Board Member, Decision Making in Manufacturing and Service
Editorial Board Member, International Journal of Production Management and Engineering
Reviewer (Journals)
Annals of Operations Research
Annual Reviews in Control
Computers and Industrial Engineering
Computers and Operations Research
Decision Sciences
European Journal of Operational Research
European Management Review
Flexible Services and Manufacturing
IEEE Transactions on Engineering Management
IEEE Transactions on Systems, Man and Cybernetics
International Journal of Physical Distribution and Logistics Management
International Journal of Production Economics
International Journal of Production Research
International Journal of Systems Science
International Journal of Systems Science: Operations and Logistics
International Journal of Logistics Management
International Journal of Computational Science
International Journal of Integrated Supply Management
International Transactions in Operational Research
Journal of Purchasing and Supply Management
Journal of Risk Research
Journal of Scheduling
Omega: International Journal of Management Science
Production and Operations Management
Production Planning and Control
Reliability Engineering and System Safety
Transportation Research, Parts B und E
Reviewer (Conferences)
IFAC MIM, IFAC INCOM, IFAC World Congress
IFIP APMS, IFIR PRO-VE
INFORMS ICSS
DSI Annual
Other Activities and Accomplishments
Chair IFAC Coordinating Committee CC5 “Cyber-Physical Manufacturing Enterprises” (2023- )
Chair IFAC Technical Committee 5.2 „Manufacturing Modelling for Management and Control” (2017-2023)
Vice-Chair IFAC Technical Committee 5.2 „Manufacturing Modelling for Management and Control” (2023-)
Chair Working Group “Supply Network Engineering” in IFAC TC 5.2 (2018-)
Full Member IFAC TC 5.2 “Manufacturing Modelling for Management and Control” (2012-)
Full Member IFIP WG 5.7 “Advances in Production Management Systems” (2023-)
Member Complex Adaptive Supply Networks Research Accelerator (CASN-RA) Network
Member SOCOLNET – Society of Collaborative Networks
Administrative activities at Berlin School of Economics and Law
| 2011- | Chair Section Global Supply Chain and Operations Management Program Director M.A. Global Supply Chain and Operations Management Program Director B.Sc. International Sustainability Management Executive Board Member and Deputy Director at Institute for Logistics (IfL) |