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D-MTEC experts address issues of society, economy, and business. The D-MTEC Media Update lists their recent articles, interviews, and commentaries. Jan-Egbert Sturm proposes, that the Swiss National Bank should support the unemployment fund, Michael Siegenthaler gives an update on the labour market, and Torbjørn Netland calls for cooperation in international supply chains.

The luxury industry is not traditionally in the scope of supply chain management (SCM) research. In his Master’s thesis MSc MTEC graduate Alexander Lagrèze shed light on a field where conventional SCM strategies tend to fail and applied his insights to a real business case. With success: His work titled “Towards Supply Chain Agility in the Luxury Goods Industry – The Case of a Swiss Watch Manufacturer” was awarded the 2019 Ernst-Blickle Graduate Award by the SEW Eurodrive Foundation.

D-MTEC experts address issues of society, economy, and business. The D-MTEC Media Update lists their recent articles, interviews, and commentaries. While the lockdown and other COVID-19 measures are still heavily discussed among experts also at our department, Massimo Filippini looks for common ground of the corona and climate crises. At the same time, the KOF Swiss Economic Institute dares dire prospects on the economic development.

D-MTEC experts address issues of society, economy, and business. The D-MTEC Media Update lists their recent articles, interviews, and commentaries. Gudela Grote sees a fundamental restructuring as essential for mitigating the climate crisis, but fears that politicians want a return to the “old normal”. Didier Sornette joins a discussion on whether Switzerland is emerging from the lockdown too soon, and Michael Siegenthaler notes the role of chance in the troubles afflicting small businesses.

D-MTEC experts address issues of society, the economy, and business. The D-MTEC Media Update lists their recent articles, interviews, and commentaries. This week: an impact assessment of coronavirus measures, tips on how to master home working, and some economic inventory-taking, including the health sector.