Tina Wakolbinger

Prof. Tina Wakolbinger is a Professor at Vienna University of Economics and Business (WU), where she serves as Deputy Head of the Institute for Transport Economics and Logistics and Head of the Supply Chain Management Research Institute. She also chairs the Senate and has led numerous research projects in supply chain management, humanitarian logistics, and the circular economy.

• PhD in Business Administration, Isenberg School of Management, UMASS Amherst (2007)
• Mag. in International Economics, University of Innsbruck (2002)

Her research focuses on Supply Chain Management, with an emphasis on Humanitarian Logistics and the Circular Economy. She investigates how operational settings and disaster characteristics affect supply chain resilience, explores sustainable urban mobility solutions like electric scooters, and develops frameworks for resource allocation in disaster relief. She has published extensively on topics including disaster preparedness, outsourcing in humanitarian logistics, and the impact of digitalization on sustainable supply chains.

Recent publications highlight trends in 2025 with strategic dependencies in supply chains, 2023 contributions to circular economy models and humanitarian logistics assessments, and 2022 analyses of pandemic-era supply chain disruptions. Earlier work includes studies on sustainable freight transport, e-waste management, and risk-sharing contracts.

Scientific Awards

• Literati Award 2020 (Journal of Humanitarian Logistics)
• WU Cooperation Officer of the Year 2018
• Talent promotion bonus of Upper Austria 2011
• Best Paper Award 2008 (Fogelman College of Business)
• Graduate School Fellowship 2006 (UMASS Amherst)

She has been involved in external positions such as Member of the Post Control Commission (2022–2027) and advisory roles for Caritas Österreich and Finland’s Strategic Research Council. Current projects include developing circular business models for timber supply chains and optimizing e-scooter fleet management in Vienna.