Wolfgang Partsch

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Wolfgang Partsch (born August 29, 1945 in Vienna ) is an Austrian pioneer in the field of supply chain management (SCM). As the author of several standard works, he gained international recognition in professional circles.

Career

Wolfgang Partsch received his doctorate in physics from the University of Vienna in 1970 with a thesis on the exploration of natural resources. From 1979 he developed the concept of modern supply chain management, which he first tried out in practice from 1980 as a project manager at Booz Allen & Hamilton . In 1982, in an article in Wirtschaftswoche, he first described the main features and an application of this new approach. In 1983 he founded the world's first consultancy specializing in SCM. This was followed by consulting activities for large international corporations such as Volkswagen , Aventis , Nestle and Coca-Cola . Partsch lives in Munich .

Works (selection)

  • Wolfgang Partsch (1979): “Ensuring success in good time”, in: manager magazin, 6/79.
  • Wolfgang Partsch (1982): “The way to integration”, in: Wirtschaftswoche, 50/82.
  • Wolfgang Partsch (1989): “Future trends in material management and logistics”, in: Material-Management-Magazin, 3–4 / 89, pp. 3–5.
  • Wolfgang Partsch, Gene Tyndall et al. (1998): Supercharging Supply Chains. New Ways to Increase Value Through Global Operational Excellence , New York: John Wiley & Sons.
  • Wolfgang Partsch (2000): “Management of the current assets in the supply chain”, in: Hans-Christian Pfohl (Ed.): Supply Chain Management: Logistik plus? Logistics chain - marketing chain - financial chain , Berlin: Erich Schmidt Verlag, pp. 119–138.
  • Vivek Sood with Wolfgang Partsch and Lin Giralt (2015): Unchain your Corporation. From Supply Chains to B2B Networks , St Leonards: Global Supply Chain Group.

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Dr. Partsch & Partner: Founder of Supply Chain Management . Website (Accessed August 22, 2019).
  2. ↑ Global Supply Chain Management: Know How in Supply Chain Management . Website (Accessed August 22, 2019).
  3. ↑ Vivek Sood with Wolfgang Partsch and Lin Giralt (2015): Unchain your Corporation. From Supply Chains to B2B Networks , St Leonards: Global Supply Chain Group, pp. 75-77.
  4. ↑ Wolfgang Partsch (1982): “The way to integration”, in: Wirtschaftswoche, 50/82.
  5. ↑ Global Supply Chain Group: Dr. Wolfgang Partsch. Co-inventor of Supply Chain Management . Website (Accessed August 22, 2019).
personal data
SURNAME Partsch, Wolfgang
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Austrian management consultant
DATE OF BIRTH August 29, 1945
PLACE OF BIRTH Vienna