Second and third Degree Applied management students explore international logistics together with Frankfurt University of Applied Sciences in international seminars

Benjamin Bierwirth, Professor of Applied Logistics at Frankfurt University of Applied Sciences, visited ISSA School of Applied Management students to give seminars on international logistics. This is the second consecutive year that Bierwirth has visit the Navarre campus and he says he enjoys these sessions very much: "They are very attentive and involved students, with very interesting questions".

The goal of these international seminars is to further develop a global and intercultural mindset in the Degree students, a core topic for their professional future. They are also a valuable opportunity to take the first steps in the area of logistics - which is not formally addressed in the Degree program until the fourth year - and to start building a solid knowledge base in an international environment, in line with ISSA's commitment to an increasingly global campus .

The first session was given to second year students, and the topic wasSupply Chain Management as degree scroll , in which the phases for the management of an efficient supply chain were analyzed. The next day, the seminar was addressed to third-year students and the topic was degree scroll Innovation in Air position, focused on the management and transport of goods in aircrafts.

In addition to his subject at Frankfurt University of Applied Sciences, Bierwirth is also head of the Global Logistics program at the same university. For him, logistics or management is a field of particular relevance because of the evolution it is undergoing. At first glance," he says, "it's a simple task: ordering a series of products or services. But it is becoming increasingly complex, and that complexity is what interests me." And in order to keep up, he says, "it's very important to understand, for example, how products move physically. Not just to see the package, but to see the whole process, the logistical operation."

Without a doubt, what appeals most to Bierwirth about the field of applied logistics is that there is no one-size-fits-all solution to every problem or setback. "It's not enough to copy the model of a business that works well. Things change or are not always extrapolable or applicable to individual cases. You have to know how to adapt to situations. Precisely this subject of international experiences, with students and Schools from other countries, allows him to apply this same Philosophy of adaptation: "It allows me to teach what works in Germany and learn what works in Spain," he said.