Prof. Dr. Nathan Michael Kunz

Professor of Sustainable Supply Chain Management

MSc Circular Innovation and Sustainability

MSc Business Administration

BSc Business Administration

BSc Internationa Business Administration

Sustainability Management (MSc)

Expansion of Personal Competences: Business Models (MSc)

Global Supply Chains (BSc)

CSR Management (BSc)

Sustainable Startup Challenge (BSc)

Sustainable Supply Chain Management

Humanitarian Operations and Logistics

Modern Slavery

Social Innovation

Circular Economy

Kembro, Joakim; Kunz, Nathan Michael; Frennesson, Lina; Vega, Diego (2024). Revisiting the definition of humanitarian logistics Journal of Business Logistics, 45(2) John Wiley & Sons 10.1111/jbl.12376 <http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/jbl.12376>

Anjomshoae, Ali; Banomyong, Ruth; Hossein Azadnia, Amir; Kunz, Nathan Michael; Blome, Constantin (2023). Sustainable humanitarian supply chains: a systematic literature review and research propositions Production Planning & Control, pp. 1-21. Taylor & Francis 10.1080/09537287.2023.2273451 <http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/09537287.2023.2273451>

Seifert, Lysann; Kunz, Nathan Michael; Gold, Stefan (2023). Sustainable innovations for humanitarian operations in refugee camps International Journal of Operations & Production Management, 43(10), pp. 1554-1586. Emerald Publishing 10.1108/IJOPM-05-2022-0302 <http://dx.doi.org/10.1108/IJOPM-05-2022-0302>

Kunz, Nathan Michael; Chesney, Thomas; Trautrims, Alexander; Gold, Stefan (2023). Adoption and transferability of joint interventions to fight modern slavery in food supply chains International Journal of Production Economics, 258, p. 108809. Elsevier 10.1016/j.ijpe.2023.108809 <http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ijpe.2023.108809>

Beltagui, Ahmad; Gold, Stefan; Kunz, Nathan Michael; Reiner, Gerald (2023). Special Issue: Rethinking operations and supply chain management in light of the 3D printing revolution International Journal of Production Economics, 255, p. 108677. Elsevier 10.1016/j.ijpe.2022.108677 <http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ijpe.2022.108677>

Anjomshoae, Ali; Banomyong, Ruth; Mohammed, Fareeduddin; Kunz, Nathan Michael (2022). A systematic review of humanitarian supply chains performance measurement literature from 2007 to 2021 International Journal of Disaster Risk Reduction, 72, p. 102852. Elsevier 10.1016/j.ijdrr.2022.102852 <http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ijdrr.2022.102852>

Kougkoulos, Ioannis; Cakir, M. Selim; Kunz, Nathan Michael; Boyd, Doreen S.; Trautrims, Alexander; Hatzinikolaou, Kornilia; Gold, Stefan (2021). A Multi‐Method Approach to Prioritize Locations of Labor Exploitation for Ground‐Based Interventions Production and Operations Management, 30(12), pp. 4396-4411. Wiley-Blackwell 10.1111/poms.13496 <http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/poms.13496>

Beltagui, Ahmad; Kunz, Nathan Michael; Gold, Stefan (2020). The role of 3D printing and open design on adoption of socially sustainable supply chain innovation International Journal of Production Economics, 221, p. 107462. Elsevier 10.1016/j.ijpe.2019.07.035 <http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ijpe.2019.07.035>

Kunz, Nathan Michael (2019). An automated quantitative content analysis process for humanitarian logistics research Journal of Humanitarian Logistics and Supply Chain Management, 9(3), pp. 475-491. Emerald Publishing 10.1108/JHLSCM-06-2018-0051 <http://dx.doi.org/10.1108/JHLSCM-06-2018-0051>

Kunz, Nathan Michael; Van Wassenhove, Luk N. (2019). Fleet sizing for UNHCR country offices Journal of Operations Management, 65(3), pp. 282-307. John Wiley & Sons 10.1002/joom.1013 <http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/joom.1013>

Kunz, Nathan Michael; Mayers, Kieren; Van Wassenhove, Luk N. (2018). Stakeholder Views on Extended Producer Responsibility and the Circular Economy California Management Review, 60(3), pp. 45-70. Sage 10.1177/0008125617752694 <http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/0008125617752694>

Seifert, Lysann; Kunz, Nathan Michael; Gold, Stefan (2018). Humanitarian supply chain management responding to refugees: a literature review Journal of Humanitarian Logistics and Supply Chain Management, 8(3), pp. 398-426. Emerald Publishing 10.1108/JHLSCM-07-2017-0029 <http://dx.doi.org/10.1108/JHLSCM-07-2017-0029>

Anjomshoae, Ali; Hassan, Adnan; Kunz, Nathan Michael; Wong, Kuan Yew; de Leeuw, Sander (2017). Toward a dynamic balanced scorecard model for humanitarian relief organizations’ performance management Journal of Humanitarian Logistics and Supply Chain Management, 7(2), pp. 194-218. Emerald Publishing 10.1108/JHLSCM-01-2017-0001 <http://dx.doi.org/10.1108/JHLSCM-01-2017-0001>

Kunz, Nathan Michael; Gold, Stefan (2017). Sustainable humanitarian supply chain management: exploring new theory International Journal of Logistics Research and Applications, 20(2), pp. 85-104. Taylor & Francis 10.1080/13675567.2015.1103845 <http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/13675567.2015.1103845>

Kunz, Nathan Michael; Van Wassenhove, Luk N.; Besiou, Maria; Hambye, Christophe; Kovács, Gyöngyi (2017). Relevance of humanitarian logistics research: best practices and way forward International Journal of Operations & Production Management, 37(11), pp. 1585-1599. Emerald Publishing 10.1108/IJOPM-04-2016-0202 <http://dx.doi.org/10.1108/IJOPM-04-2016-0202>

Schwab, Leila; Gold, Stefan; Kunz, Nathan Michael; Reiner, Gerald (2017). Sustainable business growth: exploring operations decision-making Journal of Global Responsibility, 8(1), pp. 83-95. Emerald Publishing 10.1108/JGR-11-2016-0031 <http://dx.doi.org/10.1108/JGR-11-2016-0031>

Gold, Stefan; Kunz, Nathan Michael; Reiner, Gerald (2016). Sustainable Global Agrifood Supply Chains: Exploring the Barriers Journal of Industrial Ecology, 21(2), pp. 249-260. Wiley-Blackwell 10.1111/jiec.12440 <http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/jiec.12440>

Kunz, Nathan Michael; Reiner, Gerald (2016). Drivers of government restrictions on humanitarian supply chains Journal of Humanitarian Logistics and Supply Chain Management, 6(3), pp. 329-351. Emerald Publishing 10.1108/JHLSCM-04-2016-0009 <http://dx.doi.org/10.1108/JHLSCM-04-2016-0009>

Kunz, Nathan Michael; Wassenhove, Luk N.; McConnell, Rob; Hov, Ketil (2015). Centralized vehicle leasing in humanitarian fleet management: the UNHCR case Journal of Humanitarian Logistics and Supply Chain Management, 5(3), pp. 387-404. Emerald Publishing 10.1108/JHLSCM-07-2015-0034 <http://dx.doi.org/10.1108/JHLSCM-07-2015-0034>

Kunz, Nathan Michael; Reiner, Gerald; Gold, Stefan (2014). Investing in disaster management capabilities versus pre-positioning inventory: A new approach to disaster preparedness International Journal of Production Economics, 157, pp. 261-272. Elsevier 10.1016/j.ijpe.2013.11.002 <http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ijpe.2013.11.002>

Kunz, Nathan Michael; Reiner, Gerald (2012). A meta‐analysis of humanitarian logistics research Journal of Humanitarian Logistics and Supply Chain Management, 2(2), pp. 116-147. Emerald Publishing 10.1108/20426741211260723 <http://dx.doi.org/10.1108/20426741211260723>

Social Innovation, Institut for Sustainable Business

Editorial Review Board, Journal of Operations Management

Editorial Review Board, Production and Operations Management Journal

Editorial Review Board, Decision Sciences Journal

Editorial Review Board, International Journal of Operations & Production Management

Editorial Advisory Board, Journal of Humanitarian Logistics and Supply Chain Management

Board Member, Digger Foundation

Board Member, Soziale Innovation Bern Accelerator (SIBA)