Univ.-Prof. Dr. habil. Dr. h.c. Michael Henke

About the person

Univ.-Prof. Dr. habil. Dr. h. c. Michael Henke is Institute Director at the Fraunhofer Institute for Material Flow and Logistics IML and holds the Chair of Enterprise Logistics (LFO) in the Department of Mechanical Engineering at TU Dortmund University. He is also Adjunct Professor for Supply Chain Management at the School of Business and Management at Lappeenranta University of Technology in Finland.

His research focuses primarily on the management of Industry 4.0 and platform economics with a particular focus on blockchain and smart contracts, financial supply chain management and supply chain risk management, as well as purchasing, logistics and supply chain management. He draws on his extensive knowledge from research as well as his experience from business practice.

Michael Henke began his career with a degree in brewing and beverage technology engineering at the Technical University of Munich. He then completed his doctorate and habilitation at the Department of Economics at the Technical University of Munich. During and after his habilitation, he worked for the Supply Management Group SMG in St. Gallen. From 2007 to 2013, Michael Henke researched and taught as a professor at the EBS University of Business and Law.