Research
In my research, I address questions of sustainability in supply chains, including:
- How can a company incentivize its suppliers to adhere to sustainability standards?
- How can they support the suppliers in doing so, and what does that look like in multi-tier supply chains?
- What role can transparency initiatives play here?
With this, I want to understand why sustainability problems persist along global supply chains, and which levers are most effective in addressing them.
Publications on these topics are:
- Bloemer, A. (2024). Warum Unternehmen zur Veröffentlichung ihrer Lieferketten verpflichtet werden sollten. Makronom. (link and pdf). English version coming soon.
- Bloemer, A. & Minner, S. (2024). Unveiling the Supply Chain: The Interaction of Sustainability, Transparency and Digital Technologies. In P. Evangelista, J. Hallikas, & M. Y. Jaber (Eds.), Environmentally Responsible Supply Chains in an Era of Digital Transformation (pp. 136-159). Edward Elgar Publishing.
- Journal articles are currently under review.
I also talk about this at conferences:
- European Operations Management Association (EurOMA) Conference - 2023 - Leuven, Belgium
- Production and Operations Management Society (POMS) Annual Conference - 2023 - Orlando, Florida
- Manufacturing and Service Operations Management (M&SOM) Conference - 2022 - Munich
- International Working Seminar on Production Economics - 2022 - Innsbruck (online)
Other presentations include:
- “Sustainability through Supply Chain Transparency”, TUM Sustainability Day, June 2024
- “Urbane Logistik: nachhaltig und flexibel?”, Ringvorlesung “Zukunft der Mobilität” / Lecture series “Future of Mobility”, openLAB Urban Mobility, July 2024
If you want to know more, feel free to contact me: alexander.bloemer@tum.de.