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Wolfgang Partsch (born August 29, 1945) is an Austrian pioneer in the domain of supply chain management (SCM). As an author of various standard works he gained wide international recognition.

Education and career
Wolfgang Partsch was awarded PhD in physics 1970 by the University of Vienna in 1970 with a thesis on the exploration of natural resources. Beginning in 1979, he had been developing the concept of modern supply chain management which he applied practically for the first time in 1980 as a project lead with Booz Allen & Hamilton. In 1982 he published an article in Germany's leading economic magazine Wirtschaftswoche describing the fundamental elements and a case study of this concept. In 1983 he founded the first company worldwide specialized in SCM. In the following years he has held various consulting roles for international companies like Volkswagen, Aventis, Nestle and Coca-Cola. Partsch lives in Munich.