Prof. Dr. Evi Hartmann

Chair of Supply Chain Management

Curriculum vitae

Evi Hartmann studied industrial engineering and management at the University of Karlsruhe. After spending time researching at the University of California and the Haas School of Business in Berkeley, USA, she received her Diploma in 1997. Evi Hartmann obtained her doctoral degree at the Institute for Technology and Management at Technische Universität Berlin in 2002. From 1998 to 2005, she worked as a consultant at A.T. Kearney. She was then appointed assistant professor of purchasing and supply management at the Supply Chain Management Institute of the European Business School, International University Oestrich-Winkel, where she was awarded her habilitation in business studies in 2008. She holds the Chair of Supply Chain Management at Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg (FAU) since 2009.

The research focus of Prof. Hartmann lies in the areas of purchasing, supply chain management and strategic foresight. Her research is particularly characterized by practical, implementable research approaches, as demonstrated by numerous research projects and strong interaction with companies. Prof. Hartmann is the author of two bestselling books.

2025

Müßigmann B., von der Gracht H., Hartmann E.:
Foresight Scenarios: The Future Impact of Technology in Freight Forwarding, an International Delphi Study
In: IEEE Transactions on Engineering Management 72 (2025), p. 308 - 325
ISSN: 0018-9391
DOI: 10.1109/TEM.2023.3264112
Volz F., Münch C., Küffner C., Hartmann E.:
Digital ecosystems and their impact on organizations—A dynamic capabilities approach
In: International Journal of Management Reviews (2025)
ISSN: 1460-8545
DOI: 10.1111/ijmr.12396

2023

Münch C., Hartmann E.:
Responding to the COVID-19 pandemic – catching up in the food industry through business model innovation
In: International Journal of Logistics Management (2023)
ISSN: 0957-4093
DOI: 10.1108/IJLM-05-2021-0287
Münch C., Küffner C., Hartmann E.:
Nachhaltige Lieferketten durch KI
In: Dunckert, Ronald (ed.): Jahrbuch Logistik 2023, 2023, p. 20-23 (Jahrbuch Logistik)
ISBN: 978-3-947135-10-3
Münch C., Wehrle M., Meyer T., Hartmann E.:
The research landscape around the physical Internet – A bibliometric analysis
In: International Journal of Production Research 62 (2023), p. 2015-2033
ISSN: 0020-7543
DOI: 10.1080/00207543.2023.2205969
Pfaff Y., Birkel H., Hartmann E.:
Supply chain governance in the context of industry 4.0: Investigating implications of real-life implementations from a multi-tier perspective
In: International Journal of Production Economics (2023), p. 108862
ISSN: 0925-5273
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijpe.2023.108862
Pfaff Y., Wohlleber A., Münch C., Küffner C., Hartmann E.:
How digital transformation impacts organizational culture – A multi-hierarchical perspective on the manufacturing sector
In: Computers & Industrial Engineering 183 (2023), Article No.: 109432
ISSN: 0360-8352
DOI: 10.1016/j.cie.2023.109432
Spieske A., Gebhardt M., Kopyto M., Birkel H., Hartmann E.:
The future of industry 4.0 and supply chain resilience after the COVID-19 pandemic: Empirical evidence from a Delphi study
In: Computers & Industrial Engineering 181 (2023), Article No.: 109344
ISSN: 0360-8352
DOI: 10.1016/j.cie.2023.109344
Steiner B., Münch C., Küffner C., Hartmann E.:
Mapping the intellectual foundation of low-carbon supply chains: A theory-based literature review on buyer-supplier relationships
In: Journal of Cleaner Production (2023), p. 138961
ISSN: 0959-6526
DOI: 10.1016/j.jclepro.2023.138961
Sturm S., Hohenstein NO., Hartmann E.:
Linking entrepreneurial orientation and supply chain resilience to strengthen business performance: an empirical analysis
In: International Journal of Operations & Production Management (2023)
ISSN: 0144-3577
DOI: 10.1108/IJOPM-07-2022-0418

2022

Bathke H., Münch C., von der Gracht HA., Hartmann E.:
Building Resilience Through Foresight: The Case of Maritime Container Shipping Firms
In: IEEE Transactions on Engineering Management (2022), p. 1-23
ISSN: 0018-9391
DOI: 10.1109/TEM.2021.3137009
URL: https://ieeexplore.ieee.org/document/9714458
Feldmann F., Birkel H., Hartmann E.:
Exploring barriers towards modular construction – A developer perspective using fuzzy DEMATEL
In: Journal of Cleaner Production 367 (2022), p. 133023
ISSN: 0959-6526
DOI: 10.1016/j.jclepro.2022.133023
Küffner C., Bathke H., Hartmann E.:
Being a female leader in modern logistics: A qualitative research on female empowerment in the logistics industry
31. IPSERA Konferenz (Jönköping, 10. April 2022 - 13. April 2022)
Küffner C., Kopyto M., Wohlleber A., Hartmann E.:
The interplay between relationships, technologies and organizational structures in enhancing supply chain resilience: empirical evidence from a Delphi study
In: International Journal of Physical Distribution & Logistics Management (2022)
ISSN: 0960-0035
DOI: 10.1108/ijpdlm-07-2021-0303
Küffner C., Münch C., Hähner S., Hartmann E.:
Getting back into the swing of things: The adaptive path of purchasing and supply management in enhancing supply chain resilience
In: Journal of Purchasing and Supply Management (2022)
ISSN: 1478-4092
DOI: 10.1016/j.pursup.2022.100802
Meyer T., von der Gracht HA., Hartmann E.:
Technology foresight for sustainable road freight transportation: Insights from a global real-time Delphi study
In: Futures & Foresight Science 4 (2022), Article No.: e101
ISSN: 2573-5152
DOI: 10.1002/ffo2.101
Münch C., Benz L., Hartmann E.:
Exploring the circular economy paradigm: A natural resource-based view on supplier selection criteria
In: Journal of Purchasing and Supply Management (2022)
ISSN: 1478-4092
DOI: 10.1016/j.pursup.2022.100793
Münch C., Hartmann E.:
Organizational resilience driven by business model innovation: Insights from the food supply chain
In: International Journal of Logistics Management (2022)
ISSN: 0957-4093
Münch C., Hartmann E.:
Transforming resilience in the context of a pandemic: results from a cross-industry case study exploring supply chain viability
In: International Journal of Production Research ahead-of-print (2022)
ISSN: 0020-7543
DOI: 10.1080/00207543.2022.2029610
Münch C., Hartmann E.:
"Verwirrende Lage"
(2022)
(Zeitungsartikel)
Münch C., Marx E., Benz L., Hartmann E., Matzner M.:
Capabilities of digital servitization: Evidence from the socio-technical systems theory
In: Technological Forecasting and Social Change 176 (2022), Article No.: 121361
ISSN: 0040-1625
DOI: 10.1016/j.techfore.2021.121361
URL: https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0040162521007927?via=ihub
Nagendra NP., Narayanamurthy G., Moser R., Hartmann E., Sengupta T.:
Technology Assessment Using Satellite Big Data Analytics for India's Agri-Insurance Sector
In: IEEE Transactions on Engineering Management (2022)
ISSN: 0018-9391
DOI: 10.1109/TEM.2022.3159451
Spieske A., Gebhardt M., Kopyto M., Birkel H., Hartmann E.:
How did supply chain networks handle the COVID-19 pandemic? Empirical evidence from an automotive case study
In: International Journal of Physical Distribution & Logistics Management (2022)
ISSN: 0960-0035
DOI: 10.1108/IJPDLM-06-2021-0231
Sturm S., Hohenstein NO., Hartmann E.:
Linking Corporate Entrepreneurship and Supply Chain Resilience to strengthen Business Performance: An Empirical Analysis
International Purchasing & Supply Education & Research Association (IPSERA) 31st Annual Meeting (Online, 10. April 2022 - 13. April 2022)
In: Proceedings of the Annual International Purchasing & Supply Education & Research Association (IPSERA) Conference 2022 2022
Sturm S., Hohenstein NO., Hartmann E.:
The Relationships between Corporate Entrepreneurship, Supply Chain Resilience and Business Performance: An Empirical Study
Production and Operations Management Society (POMS) 32nd Annual Conference (Online, 21. April 2022 - 25. April 2022)
Wehrle M., Birkel H., von der Gracht HA., Hartmann E.:
The impact of digitalization on the future of the PSM function managing purchasing and innovation in new product development – Evidence from a Delphi study
In: Journal of Purchasing and Supply Management 28 (2022), Article No.: 100732
ISSN: 1478-4092
DOI: 10.1016/j.pursup.2021.100732
Wohlleber A., Bock M., Birkel H., Hartmann E.:
Implementing Vital Dynamic Capabilities to Succeed in Digital Transformation: A Multiple-Case Study in Maritime Container Shipping
In: IEEE Transactions on Engineering Management (2022)
ISSN: 0018-9391
DOI: 10.1109/TEM.2022.3201770
Wohlleber A., Münch C., Hartmann E.:
Prevailing Technologies and Adoption Obstacles in Maritime Logistics
Hamburg International Conference of Logistics (HICL) (Hamburg / online, 21. September 2022 - 23. September 2022)
In: Proceedings of the Hamburg International Conference of Logistics (HICL), Hamburg: 2022
DOI: 10.15480/882.4717
URL: https://tore.tuhh.de/handle/11420/13955

2021

Bathke H., Hartmann E.:
Accepting a crowdsourced delivery - a choice-based conjoint analysis
2021 Hamburg International Conference of Logistics: Adapting to the Future: Maritime and City Logistics in the Context of Digitalization and Sustainability, HICL 2021 (Hamburg, DEU, 23. September 2021 - 24. September 2021)
In: Jahn, Carlos; Kersten, Wolfgang; Ringle, Christian M. (ed.): Proceedings of the Hamburg International Conference of Logistics, Berlin: 2021
DOI: 10.15480/882.3996
URL: https://tore.tuhh.de/handle/11420/11215
Benz L., Münch C., Hartmann E.:
Development of a search and rescue framework for maritime freight shipping in the Arctic
In: Transportation Research Part A-Policy and Practice (2021), p. 54-69
ISSN: 0965-8564
DOI: 10.1016/j.tra.2021.07.006
URL: https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0965856421001889
Benz L., Münch C., Hartmann E.:
Fuzzy-based decision analysis on Arctic transportation: A guidance for freight shipping companies
2021 Hamburg International Conference of Logistics: Adapting to the Future: Maritime and City Logistics in the Context of Digitalization and Sustainability, HICL 2021 (Hamburg, 23. September 2021 - 24. September 2021)
In: Carlos Jahn, Wolfgang Kersten, Christian M. Ringle (ed.): Adapting to the Future: Maritime and City Logistics in the Context of Digitalization and Sustainability, Berlin: 2021
DOI: 10.15480/882.4001
Benz L., Münch C., Hartmann E.:
Fuzzy-based decision analysis on Arctic transportation: A guidance for freight shipping companies
2021 Hamburg International Conference of Logistics: Adapting to the Future: Maritime and City Logistics in the Context of Digitalization and Sustainability, HICL 2021 (Hamburg, DEU, 23. September 2021 - 24. September 2021)
In: Jahn, Carlos; Kersten, Wolfgang; Ringle, Christian M. (ed.): Proceedings of the Hamburg International Conference of Logistics, Berlin: 2021
DOI: 10.15480/882.4001
URL: https://tore.tuhh.de/handle/11420/11220
Benz L., Münch C., Hartmann E.:
Sustainable development through cross-company collaboration: an automotive case study of alliance phenomenon
Production and Operations Management Society (POMS) (Online, 30. April 2021 - 5. May 2021)
Birkel H., Hartmann E.:
Konzepte, Grundlagen und Herausforderungen im Management globaler Wertschöpfungsketten
In: Petia Genkova (ed.): Handbuch Globale Kompetenz, Springer Nature, 2021, p. 1-15
ISBN: 978-3-658-30684-7
DOI: 10.1007/978-3-658-30684-7_20-1
Gebhardt M., Kopyto M., Birkel H., Hartmann E.:
Industry 4.0 technologies as enablers of collaboration in circular supply chains: a systematic literature review
In: International Journal of Production Research (2021)
ISSN: 0020-7543
DOI: 10.1080/00207543.2021.1999521
Hartmann E., Birkel H., Kopyto M.:
Outsourcing Logistics Functions
In: International Encyclopedia of Transportation, 2021, p. 102-106
ISBN: 9780081026724
DOI: 10.1016/b978-0-08-102671-7.10227-1
(Lexikonbeitrag)
Müller J., Birkel H., Veile J., Schmidt MC., Rücker M., Hartmann E., Voigt KI.:
Green and Lean? – Understanding ecological and environmental implications in the light of Industry 4.0
International Conference on Resource Sustainability (icRS) 2021 (Online, 19. July 2021 - 23. July 2021)
DOI: 10.1088/1757-899x/1196/1/012005
Münch C., Benz L., Hartmann E.:
Towards Sustainable Freight Transportation - A Risk Framework Application to Truck Platooning
In: Buscher, Udo; Lasch, Rainer; Schönberger, Jörn (ed.): Logistics Management, Dresden: SpringerLink, 2021, p. 213-228 (Lecture Notes in Logistics)
ISBN: 978-3-030-85843-8
DOI: 10.1007/978-3-030-85843-8_14
Münch C., Marx E., Hartmann E., Matzner M.:
Resilience through supply ecosystems - Challenges in transforming the supply chain into a supply ecosystem as a response to crises and disruptions
In: Proceedings of the Annual International Purchasing & Supply Education & Research Association (IPSERA) Conference 2021
Münch C., von der Gracht HA., Hartmann E.:
The future role of reverse logistics as a tool for sustainability in food supply chains: a Delphi-based scenario study
In: Supply Chain Management-An International Journal ahead-of-print (2021)
ISSN: 1359-8546
DOI: 10.1108/SCM-06-2021-0291
URL: https://www.emerald.com/insight/content/doi/10.1108/SCM-06-2021-0291
Pfaff Y., Birkel H., Hartmann E.:
Implications of Industry 4.0 implementations on Supply Chain Governance – an interorganizational multi-tier perspective
International Purchasing & Supply Education & Research Association (IPSERA) 30th Annual Meeting (Online, 29. March 2021 - 1. April 2021)
In: Proceedings of the Annual International Purchasing & Supply Education & Research Association (IPSERA) Online Conference 2021 2021
Sturm S., Hohenstein NO., Birkel H., Kaiser G., Hartmann E.:
Empirical research on the relationships between demand- and supply-side risk management practices and their impact on business performance
In: Supply Chain Management-An International Journal ahead-of-print (2021)
ISSN: 1359-8546
DOI: 10.1108/SCM-08-2020-0403

2020

Birkel H., Hartmann E.:
Internet of Things – the future of managing supply chain risks
In: Supply Chain Management-An International Journal (2020)
ISSN: 1359-8546
DOI: 10.1108/SCM-09-2019-0356
Hartmann E., Birkel H.:
Supply Chain Risikomanagement
In: Wirtschaftswissenschaftliches Studium 49 (2020), p. 4-10
ISSN: 0340-1650
DOI: 10.15358/0340-1650-2020-4-4
Kopyto M., Lechler S., von der Gracht HA., Hartmann E.:
Potentials of blockchain technology in supply chain management: Long-term judgments of an international expert panel
In: Technological Forecasting and Social Change (2020)
ISSN: 0040-1625
DOI: 10.1016/j.techfore.2020.120330
Meyer T., von der Gracht HA., Hartmann E.:
How Organizations Prepare for the Future: A Comparative Study of Firm Size and Industry
In: IEEE Transactions on Engineering Management (2020)
ISSN: 0018-9391
DOI: 10.1109/TEM.2020.2992539
Müßigmann B., Von Der Gracht H., Hartmann E.:
Blockchain Technology in Logistics and Supply Chain Management - A Bibliometric Literature Review from 2016 to January 2020
In: IEEE Transactions on Engineering Management 67 (2020), p. 988-1007
ISSN: 0018-9391
DOI: 10.1109/TEM.2020.2980733
Schlegel A., Birkel H., Hartmann E.:
Enabling integrated business planning through big data analytics: a case study on sales and operations planning
In: International Journal of Physical Distribution & Logistics Management (2020)
ISSN: 0960-0035
DOI: 10.1108/IJPDLM-05-2019-0156
Trunk A., Birkel H., Hartmann E.:
On the current state of combining human and artificial intelligence for strategic organizational decision making
In: Business Research (2020)
ISSN: 2198-3402
DOI: 10.1007/s40685-020-00133-x
Wehrle M., Lechler S., Von Der Gracht HA., Hartmann E.:
Digitalization and its Impact on the Future Role of SCM Executives in Talent Management - An International Cross-Industry Delphi Study
In: Journal of Business Logistics 41 (2020), p. 356-383
ISSN: 0735-3766
DOI: 10.1111/jbl.12259

2019

Birkel H., Hartmann E.:
Defusing the Supply Chain: How the Application of IoT Changes SCRM
In: Academy of Management Proceedings 2019 (2019), p. 15176
ISSN: 0065-0668
DOI: 10.5465/AMBPP.2019.15176abstract
Birkel H., Hartmann E.:
Impact of IoT challenges and risks for SCM
In: Supply Chain Management-An International Journal (2019)
ISSN: 1359-8546
DOI: 10.1108/SCM-03-2018-0142
Birkel H., Hartmann E.:
Improving supply chain risk management: Implications for process transformation and global procurement markets via the Internet of Things
In: Proceedings of the Annual International Purchasing & Supply Education & Research Association (IPSERA) Conference 2019
Birkel H., Veile J., Müller J., Hartmann E., Voigt KI.:
Development of a Risk Framework for Industry 4.0 in the Context of Sustainability for Established Manufacturers
In: Sustainability 11 (2019), p. 384
ISSN: 2071-1050
DOI: 10.3390/su11020384
URL: https://www.mdpi.com/2071-1050/11/2/384
Kopyto M., Feisel E., Giunipero L., Hartmann E.:
Investigating the Human Factor in SCM: A Systematic Citation Network Review from 1998 to 2018
In: Academy of Management Proceedings 2019
DOI: 10.5465/AMBPP.2019.17795abstract
Lechler S., Canzaniello A., Hartmann E.:
Assessment sharing intra-industry strategic alliances: Effects on sustainable supplier management within multi-tier supply chains
In: International Journal of Production Economics 217 (2019), p. 64-77
ISSN: 0925-5273
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijpe.2019.01.005
Lechler S., Canzaniello A., Roßmann B., von der Gracht HA., Hartmann E.:
Real-time data processing in supply chain management: revealing the uncertainty dilemma
In: International Journal of Physical Distribution & Logistics Management (2019)
ISSN: 0960-0035
DOI: 10.1108/IJPDLM-12-2017-0398
Lechler S., Canzaniello A., Wetzstein A., Hartmann E.:
Influence of different stakeholders on first-tier suppliers’ sustainable supplier selection: insights from a multiple case study in the automotive first-tier industry
In: Business Research (2019)
ISSN: 2198-3402
DOI: 10.1007/s40685-019-00103-y
Meyer T., Hartmann E.:
The bumpy road to the adoption of the Physical Internet – Overcoming barriers from a stakeholder perspective
6th International Physical Internet Conference (London, 9. July 2019 - 11. July 2019)
In: 6th International Physical Internet Conference Proceedings 2019
Meyer T., Kuhn M., Hartmann E.:
Blockchain technology enabling the Physical Internet: A synergetic application framework
In: Computers & Industrial Engineering 136 (2019), p. 5-17
ISSN: 0360-8352
DOI: 10.1016/j.cie.2019.07.006
Sturm S., Kaiser G., Hartmann E.:
Long-run dynamics between cost of quality and quality performance
In: International Journal of Quality and Reliability Management (2019)
ISSN: 0265-671X
DOI: 10.1108/IJQRM-05-2018-0118
Voigt KI., Hartmann E., Rücker M., Veile J., Birkel H.:
Risks of Industry 4.0 for Logistics - a Systematic Literature Review
International Symposium on Logistics (ISL) (Würzburg, 14. July 2019 - 17. July 2019)

2018

Maas S., Schuster T., Hartmann E.:
Stakeholder pressures, environmental practice adoption and economic performance in the German third-party logistics industry : a contingency perspective
In: Journal of Business Economics 2 (2018), p. 167-201
ISSN: 0044-2372
DOI: 10.1007/s11573-017-0872-6
Roßmann B., Canzaniello A., von der Gracht H., Hartmann E.:
The future and social impact of Big Data Analytics in Supply Chain Management: Results from a Delphi study
In: Technological Forecasting and Social Change 130 (2018), p. 135-149
ISSN: 0040-1625
DOI: 10.1016/j.techfore.2017.10.005
Srivastava M., Moser R., Hartmann E.:
The networking behavior of Indian executives under environmental uncertainty abroad: An exploratory analysis
In: Journal of Business Research 82 (2018), p. 230-245
ISSN: 0148-2963
DOI: 10.1016/j.jbusres.2017.09.036
URL: http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0148296317303545
Wetzstein A., Feisel E., Hartmann E., Benton jr. W.:
Uncovering the Supplier Selection Knowledge Structure: A systematic citation network analysis from 1991 to 2017
In: Journal of Purchasing and Supply Management (2018)
ISSN: 1478-4092
DOI: 10.1016/j.pursup.2018.10.002

2017

Canzaniello A., Fifka M., Hartmann E.:
Intra-industry strategic alliances for managing sustainability-related supplier risks: Motivation and outcome.
In: International Journal of Physical Distribution & Logistics Management 47 (2017), p. 387-409
ISSN: 0960-0035
DOI: 10.1108/IJPDLM-01-2016-0034
Roßmann B., Canzaniello A., von der Gracht H., Hartmann E.:
Big data in supply chain management: A Delphi-based analysis
Annual International Purchasing & Supply Education & Research Association (IPSERA) Conference
Roßmann B., Canzaniello A., von der Gracht H., Hartmann E.:
The Future of Big Data Analytics in Supply Chain Management: Results from a Delphi Study
Academy of Management Annual Meeting (Atlanta, Georgia, 4. August 2017 - 8. August 2017)
In: Academy of Management Proceedings 2017
DOI: 10.5465/AMBPP.2017.12100abstract
Roßmann B., Hartmann E., Moser R.:
Understanding the role of perceived ownership in access-based services: Insights from an analysis of mobility service offerings
VHB Tagung 2017

2016

Liebl J., Hartmann E., Feisel E.:
Reverse factoring in the supply chain: objectives, antecedents and implementation barriers
In: International Journal of Physical Distribution & Logistics Management 46 (2016), p. 393 - 413
ISSN: 0960-0035
DOI: 10.1108/IJPDLM-08-2014-0171
Liebl J., Hartmann E., Feisel E.:
Supply chain operations value – a new way of measuring cost-performance relations
DSI Annual Meeting 2016
Liebl J., Plewa M., Hartmann E.:
Trade credit, cost of capital and the role of buyer market power from an agency-theory perspective
DSI Annual Meeting 2016
Plewa M., Kaiser G., Hartmann E.:
Is quality still free?: Empirical evidence on quality cost in modern manufacturing
In: International Journal of Quality and Reliability Management 33 (2016), p. 1270 - 1285
ISSN: 0265-671X
DOI: 10.1108/IJQRM-11-2014-0189
Wetzstein A., Hartmann E., Benton jr. W., Hohenstein NO.:
A systematic assessment of supplier selection literature–State-of-the-art and future scope
In: International Journal of Production Economics 182 (2016), p. 304 - 323
ISSN: 0925-5273