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Ralf Seifert

Program Director

Ralf Seifert is a Professor of Operations Management, specializing in supply chain and digital transformation.

Ralf Seifert

Program Director

Ralf Seifert is a Professor of Operations Management, specializing in supply chain and digital transformation.

Meet your Program Director

Ralf Seifert’s primary research and teaching interests are operations management, supply chain strategy, and digital transformation. His work lies at the heart of one of the most important topics currently facing organizations as supply chains come under strain due to multiple global changes. He has also worked on industry analysis, competitive strategy, and new venture formation.

Contributing Faculty

Our Faculty members are recognized world authorities in their fields. Dividing their time between teaching, research and working with international companies, they remain on top of the latest management trends. You can expect timely, innovative learning activities, materials, and content in all IMD programs.

Carlos Cordon

Professor of Strategy and Supply Chain Management

Cordon’s areas of expertise are supply chain management, digital, value chains, digital lean and process management, all of which are particularly relevant topics in the context of the supply chain challenges that businesses are facing. His research and teaching are currently focused on the reconfiguration of supply chains in the face of persistent disruptions, how supply chains are driving revenue, reshoring and onshoring, and digital strategies.

6o seconds with Ralf Seifert supply chain

60 seconds with Ralf Seifert

The challenges and opportunities have rarely been bigger. It’s also a confusing time to work in supply chain. The agenda keeps growing: digital transformation, supply chain resilience, sustainability across your value chain, and new trade barriers.

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Antidote to antibiotic resistance – Knut Haanaes – Carlos Cordon

Envisioning future outcomes can deliver insights on how to tackle antibiotic resistance and other major global problems

By Knut Haanaes and Carlos Cordon

20 January 2025

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Telling both sides of the climate change story

IMD’s Carlos Cordon warns: Complex supply chains and regulations threaten big firms’ climate reputation. Elevating Scope-4 emissions awareness may spur action.

By Carlos Cordon

22 March 2024

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Can digital technology boost supply-chain resilience?

As businesses rethink their supply-chains, Carlos Cordon, looks at which digital technologies they should consider in order to enhance resilience.

By Carlos Cordon

27 March 2023

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Do you understand the price of cost savings?

To many executives, cost savings always seems like a good idea. However, you need to understand that cost cutting has its own price

By Carlos Cordon

25 November 2022