Philipp Sauer

Philipp Sauer is an Associate Professor of Operations and Supply Chain Management at NEOMA Business School. Previously, he held roles at EM Strasbourg Business School and the Free University of Bozen-Bolzano. He earned his PhD in Supply Chain Management from the University of Kassel. His research focuses on sustainability, digitalization, resilience, and uncertainty in supply chains, with an emphasis on multi-tier systems and systematic literature reviews. His work has been published in top-tier journals such as the Journal of Business Ethics and International Journal of Production Economics.

Key research areas include sustainable supply chain practices in energy production, blockchain applications, and Industry 4.0 impacts. He has contributed to frameworks for multi-tier supply chain management and methodologies for systematic literature reviews. Notable publications address ESG scoring in electric power supply chains, sustainability paradoxes, and digital transformation challenges.

Dr. Sauer collaborates internationally, examining topics like supply chain distance effects and supplier development strategies. His research bridges theoretical insights with practical applications, emphasizing resilience and ethical governance in global supply networks.