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Research projects
SKALA
Scalable AI and blockchain solutions in supply chain management.
MachineLearnAthon
Development of competencies in the field of machine learning for interdisciplinary teams at universities.
EXPERTISE
Competence measurement and customized learning materials for silver workers in purchasing and supply management.
SELE
The new “artificial intelligence ecosystem - the Silicon Economy.
PERSIST
Purchasing Education Research Syndicate: Teaching Industry 4.0 skills.
PERFECT
Purchasing education and research for European skills transfer.
News from the research area
01/29/2026
MachineLearnAthon Whitepaper
An Action-Oriented Machine Learning Didactic Concept
12/19/2025
The fifth white paper of EXPERTISE was published
The fifth white paper presents the results of Work Package 5 (WP5). This package evaluates the performance of the skill measurement tool and the…
08/13/2025
The fourth white paper of EXPERTISE was published
The fourth white paper focuses on the development of learning materials tailored to the needs of silver workers in purchasing and supply management…
07/04/2025
The third white paper of EXPERTISE was published
The third white paper of EXPERTISE was published, which focuses on the conducted survey to evaluate the current skill levels of PSM professionals of…
07/04/2025
The new skill measurement tool for purchasing
Advancing digitalization is rapidly changing the skills requirements in procurement. The European research project EXPERTISE has developed an…
05/09/2025
Training and further education for silver workers in PSM at LEARNTEC
At LEARNTEC, Europe's largest event for digital education, the EXPERTISE project team presented the project results, in particular the skill…
04/30/2025
Discussion with scientists and buyers at IPSERA 2025
At this year's IPSERA, one of the world's leading conferences in purchasing and supply management, the EXPERTISE team presented and discussed two…
02/27/2025
Keynote speech on the future of digital supply chains - how uniform standards can prevent media disruptions.
Matthias Braun and Julian Brinkmeyer gave a joint keynote speech on February 27, 2025
02/24/2025
EXPERTISE project meeting
On February 24 and 25, the next EXPERTISE project meeting took place at TU Dortmund University, where researchers from the University of Twente, the…
