Professional Title: Academic Director of Executive Education and Professor of Logistics Practice at the Kuehne Logistics University
Bio: Prof. Dr. J. Rod Franklin, Academic Director of Executive Education and Professor of Logistics Practice at the Kuehne Logistics University. In his roles at the Kuehne Logistics University Prof. Franklin oversees the development of academic content for the University’s executive education program, and teaches classes in innovation, operations, decision and data analysis, game theory and critical thinking to graduate students and logistics professionals. His research focuses on supply chain efficiency, sustainable operations, data analytics, the algorithmic game theory and mechanism design, and the application of digital technologies to supply chain management. Prof. Franklin has extensive industry and European project experience. His industry experience has been in the areas of corporate strategy, operations management, supply chain management, product development and consulting. He was project coordinator for the FInest FP7 cloud logistics platform project and co-coordinator for the FIspace FP7 project. He is also the former Vice Chairperson of the ALICE ETP for logistics. Besides his current academic work, Prof. Franklin has held field management positions at Kuehne + Nagel, Viacore, ENTEX Information Services, Digital Equipment Corporation, Arthur Young & Company, Booz Allen & Hamilton, Theodore Barry & Associates, Cameron Iron Works and General Motors Corporation. Prof. Franklin holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Mechanical Engineering from Purdue University, a Master of Science degree in Mechanical Engineering from Stanford University, a Master of Business Administration from Harvard University and a Doctorate in Management from Case Western Reserve University. Prof. Franklin is a registered professional engineer, a member of INFORMS, the Academy of Management, the System Dynamics Society, the Association for Computing Machinery, the Institute of Electrical and Electronic Engineers and a frequent speaker on Logistics 4.0, the Physical Internet, supply chain management, product innovation and corporate development issues.
