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Professor Herbert Kotzab

Herbert Kotzab

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 https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8973-7847
1993 …2025

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Biography

Herbert Kotzab studied business administration with a focus on marketing and management at the Vienna University of Economics and Business Administration (WU) from 1984 to 1991. He began his academic career at the Department of Retailing and Marketing at WU, where he received his doctorate in 1996 with a thesis entitled "New Concepts in Distribution Logistics in Retailing" and his habilitation in 2002. From 1999 to 2011, he played a key role in the Department of Operations Management at the Copenhagen Business School. From 2011 to 2022, Herbert Kotzab held the Chair of Logistics Management at the Faculty of Business Administration and Economics at the University of Bremen.
 
Since 2023, Herbert Kotzab is a Professor of Transportation and Logistics in the Department of Marketing and Logistics in the Coggin College of Business at the University of North Florida. In addition to directing the Crowley Center for Transportation and Logistics, he teaches both graduate and undergraduate courses in purchasing management and strategic sourcing. Recognized for his research contributions, Kotzab has received several Best Paper Awards and the Kardinal Innitzer Scholarship. His teaching excellence was recognized with the FUHU Best Teacher Award at Copenhagen Business School. At UNF, Herbert Kotzab continues his research in retail and consumer goods logistics, focusing on institutional economics to improve logistics and supply chain management, with a special emphasis on sustainable supply chain systems.
 
On a personal note, Herbert Kotzab is a native of Vienna, Austria and despite his many years abroad, he keeps up with his green and white soccer club. 

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Education/Academic qualification

Retailing and Marketing, PhD, Vienna University of Economics and Business

… → 1996

Business Administration (focus on Marketing and Management), Vienna University of Economics and Business

1984 → 1991

Expertise related to UN Sustainable Development Goals

In 2015, UN member states agreed to 17 global Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to end poverty, protect the planet and ensure prosperity for all. This person’s work contributes towards the following SDG(s):

  1. SDG 1 - No Poverty
    SDG 1 No Poverty
  2. SDG 2 - Zero Hunger
    SDG 2 Zero Hunger
  3. SDG 3 - Good Health and Well-being
    SDG 3 Good Health and Well-being
  4. SDG 4 - Quality Education
    SDG 4 Quality Education
  5. SDG 8 - Decent Work and Economic Growth
    SDG 8 Decent Work and Economic Growth
  6. SDG 9 - Industry, Innovation, and Infrastructure
    SDG 9 Industry, Innovation, and Infrastructure
  7. SDG 10 - Reduced Inequalities
    SDG 10 Reduced Inequalities
  8. SDG 11 - Sustainable Cities and Communities
    SDG 11 Sustainable Cities and Communities
  9. SDG 12 - Responsible Consumption and Production
    SDG 12 Responsible Consumption and Production
  10. SDG 13 - Climate Action
    SDG 13 Climate Action
  11. SDG 15 - Life on Land
    SDG 15 Life on Land
  12. SDG 17 - Partnerships for the Goals
    SDG 17 Partnerships for the Goals

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