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Fall 2026 planning of the Endowed Chair of Procurement

Important information for the courses offered by the Endowed Chair of Procurement in Fall 2026

Presentation of Current Research at Academy of Management 2026

Ruth Schültken, Christoph Bode, and Christopher Schwarz present current research at the Annual Meeting in Philadelphia, PA

Ruth Schültken wins Outstanding Reviewer Award at Academy of Management 2026

At the 2026 Annual Meeting of the Academy of Management (AoM) in Philadelphia, PA, Ruth Schültken was honored with the Outstanding Reviewer Award of the Operations and Supply Chain Management Division (OSCM). The award recognizes outstanding contributions to the peer review process through the ...

Grades OPM 692 (Spring 2026) online

The grades for OPM 692 have been finalized and are now available in the student portal.

Guest Lecture: Mechanism design in practice with Daniel Sadrinna and Jan Budd (Argon & Co)

On 13 May 2026, two consultants from the global management consultancy Argon & Co joined our master-level course OPM 692 Strategic Sourcing for a guest lecture on competitive market negotiations and mechanism design. Daniel Sadrinna and Jan Budd – both University of Mannheim alumni and members of ...

Ruth Schültken and Tobias Fechner present current research projects at POMS 2026

At the 2026 Annual Conference of the Production and Operations Management Society (POMS) in Reno, NV, Ruth Schültken presented a research paper titled “Framing Sustainability Misconduct: How Social and Environmental Framing Influences Consumers' and Professional Buyers' Buying,” co-authored by ...

Welcome to Christopher Schwarz

We welcome Christopher Schwarz as a new external doctoral candidate researching supply chain transformation and technology adoption.

Porsche Case Challenge 2026: Student teams tackle sustainability, risk, and innovation

Another successful year for our industry-integrated teaching format

State of the Procurement Profession 2026: Results presented exclusively at ISM World

The executive summary is now available for download!

Strengthening our research collaboration with Colorado State University (CSU)

Last week, Christoph Bode and Ruth Schültken traveled to Fort Collins, Colorado, to continue our long-standing research collaboration with John R. Macdonald at the College of Business, Colorado State University. John is a distinguished scholar in logistics and supply chain management, and our joint ...