Knowledge Exchange in Supply Chain: New University Centre Focuses on Innovation
Niagara, vrijdag, 20 juni 2025.
The Holzschuh College of Business Administration has established a strategic Center for Supply Chain Excellence, aimed at strengthening regional knowledge exchange. The centre promises a significant impact for retail professionals through in-depth knowledge transfer and innovation within logistics and supply chains. By targeted collaboration between businesses, academic institutions, and governments, the centre seeks to transform the supply chain sector. The focus is on data-driven research, practical solutions, and developing new technological approaches that can improve the efficiency and resilience of supply chains.
Strategic Knowledge Exchange in Supply Chain
The new centre will focus on data-driven research and innovative solutions for the supply chain sector. According to Prof. Dr. Jan Jansen, the centre will serve as a catalyst for collaboration between businesses, governments, and academic institutions [1]. The ambition is to substantially improve the efficiency and resilience of supply chains through targeted knowledge exchange and technological development [2].
Innovative Research Focus
The centre will establish living labs to develop new supply chain solutions [3]. Companies in the region will have the opportunity to collaborate on optimising logistics processes and implementing new technologies [4]. Particularly, the integration of autonomous operations and AI technologies will be central to this approach [5].
Future-Oriented Technological Development
Recent Gartner studies show that 38 percent of businesses want to implement intelligently automated logistics [6]. The new centre seamlessly aligns with this trend by focusing on advanced technological capabilities in the supply chain sector [7].