Prof. Dr. Andreas Fries

Dr. rer. pol., Dipl.-Kfm.
Faculty of Business, Economics and Law

Schmalenbach School of Business and Economics

Prof. Dr. Andreas Fries

Campus Südstadt
Claudiusstraße 1
50678 Köln
Room D4.332 Mailing address


  • Phone: +49 221-8275-5535

Office hours

via Zoom
Monday, 10:00 to 12:00
Please send me an email up-front and I will share the passcode to enter the session: https://th-koeln.zoom-x.de/j/7020978261, Meeting-ID: 702 097 8261

Responsibilities

  • Recognition Officer and Member of the Examination Board of the Schmalenbach School of Business and Economics
  • Board Member of the Schmalenbach School of Business and Economics
  • Assistant Program Head International Business (B.A.)
  • Assistant Head of International Business Group (B.A.)

Teaching disciplines

  • International Supply Chain Management: Procurement & Logistics
  • Simulation Games: International Management, SCM or Sustainability
  • International Management and Ethics
  • International Sustainable Marketing and Branding

Research fields

  • Digital Technologies and Artificial Intelligence in Computer-supported Collaborative Learning (CSCL) Evaluation of effects using digital technologies in online teaching on student performance with a focus on higher education
  • Future Skills in Supply Chain Management: Operationalization of future competencies needed in the SCM field reflecting human-machine collaboration
  • Artificial Intelligence and Business Negotiations: Enhancement of negotiation results through the deployment of Artificial Intelligence (GenAI / AGI)
  • Groß, Matthias; Fries, Andreas (2025): Black Tiles Instead of Smiles – Key Reasons and Effects of Students’ Webcam Use During Online Lectures. In: Proceedings of the 58th Hawaii International Conference on System Sciences. Hawaii International Conference on System Sciences (HICSS) ; Honolulu ; 07.01.2025-10.01.2025., S. 24 - 32. (peer-reviewed/Open Access)https://doi.org/10.24251/HICSS.2025.005
  • Groß, Matthias; Fries, Andreas (2025): Black Tiles Instead of Smiles - Key Reasons and Effects of Students' Webcam Use During Online Lectures. In: Proceedings of the 58th Hawaii International Conference on System Sciences. Hawaii International Conference on System Sciences (HICSS) ; Honolulu ; 07.01.2025-10.01.2025., S. 24 - 33.https://bibliografie.th-koeln.de/servlets/DozBibEntryServlet?mode=show&id=bibthk_mods_00014702
  • Groß, Matthias; Fries, Andreas (2025): The Webcam Strikes a Balance: The Light and Dark Sides of Webcam Use in Higher Education Policies. In: Policy Futures in Education. Vol. 24, S. 122 - 145. (peer-reviewed/Open Access)https://doi.org/10.1177/14782103251408923
  • Fries, Andreas; Groß, Matthias (2022): „Back to the Future - Fachliche Kompetenzen des Supply Chain Managers von Morgen“. In: Abstracts zur 25. Fachtagung der Gesellschaft für angewandte Wirtschaftspsychologie (GWPs). 25. Fachtagung der Gesellschaft für angewandte Wirtschaftspsychologie ; Köln ; 05.05.2022 - 07.05.2022., S. 25 - 26. (peer-reviewed)https://bibliografie.th-koeln.de/servlets/DozBibEntryServlet?mode=show&id=bibthk_mods_00014229
  • Fries, Andreas; Groß, Matthias; Eckseler, Hugo; Tümmeler, Jan (2021): Back to the Future — Development and Validation of a Second-order Competence Model for Tomorrow’s Purchasing and Supply Chain Management (PSCM) Professionals. In: Supply Management Research : Aktuelle Forschungsergebnisse 2021. 14. Wissenschaftlichen Symposiums "Supply Management“; online; 08.03.-09.03.2021., S. 135 - 158. (peer-reviewed)https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-658-35449-7https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-658-35449-7_7
  • Tümmeler, Jan; Fries, Andreas; Groß, Matthias; Eckseler, Hugo (2021): Der Einkäufer und Supply Chain Manager von Morgen – Entwicklung und Operationalisierung zukunftsrelevanter Kompetenzen für ausgewählte Rollenprofile. In: 14. Wissenschaftliches BME- Symposium, Universität Mannheim ; 08.03.-09.03.2021. (Open Access)https://bibliografie.th-koeln.de/servlets/DozBibEntryServlet?mode=show&id=bibthk_mods_00014326
  • Fries, Andreas; Groß, Matthias (2019): Analog statt Digital! Die Anforderungen an den Supply-Chain-Manager der Zukunft. Zukunftsfähige Unternehmensführung : Ideen, Konzepte und Praxisbeispiele. Berlin, Heidelberg: Springer, S. 225 - 244. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-662-59527-5_12
  • Fries, Andreas; Bergmeister, Anne-Wiebke; Spindler, Marie (2017): Thermomix by Vorwerk – A New Way of Cooking. In: Büchler, Jan-Philipp (Hrsg.): Fallstudienkompendium Hidden Champions : Innovationen für den Weltmarkt. Wiesbaden: Springer, S. 73 - 90. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-658-17829-1https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-658-17829-1_5
  • Fries, Andreas; Noldus, Simon (2017): Shared Services Trends 2020. In: Controlling & Management Review : Zeitschrift für Controlling & Management. Vol. 2016.https://bibliografie.th-koeln.de/servlets/DozBibEntryServlet?mode=show&id=bibthk_mods_00014323
  • Fries, Andreas (2015): Bringing Henkel Shared Services to the next Level - The Contribution of Shared Services to the Company Target Achievement 2012. In: Albers, Sascha; Schweiger, Bastian; Raueiser, Markus (Hrsg.): Strategy Case Book. Köln: Kölner Wissenschaftsverlag, S. 49 - 66.
  • Promotionskollegg (PK) NRW
    Associated research fellow (member) of the PK NRW to conduct joint PhD supervisions and scientific projects with other network research fellows
    PK NRW Research Fellows
  • Research Fellow European Negotiation Hub (ENHub)
    Scientific Network for applied research in the field of Business Negotiations and Procurement
    Research Fellows ENHub
  • Member HDW Working Group for Learning and Teaching with Digital Media and AI
    Working group on learning and teaching with digital media creates a forum in which teachers can exchange views on the didactic perspective of learning and teaching with digital media
    HSW Working Groups
  • Member of the BME (German Association for Materials Management, Purchasing and Logistics)
    BME (the German Association for Supply Chain Management, Procurement and Logistics) is the leading professional association for procurement, supply chain management, and logistics in Germany (and Europe).
    Homepage BME

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