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Prof. Dr.-Ing. Alexander K. Suhm

Lecturer Business Consulting, Digital Business

Prof. Dr. Alexander Suhm studied mechanical engineering at the Technical University in Karlsruhe, Germany, and obtained his doctorate in 1993 with a dissertation on new product development methods. Afterward, he joined Softlab GmbH (BMW Group) as a management consultant for the automotive industry and for mechanical and plant engineering, leading the Automotive Management division before he was appointed Director BMW at Softlab Ltd. At this stage he was also responsible for founding the management consulting company Nexolab GmbH (BMW Group) which he led from 2001 until 2007.

In 2007 Prof. Dr. Suhm joined UNITY AG as a partner in the automotive division. Until 2017 he was responsible for the branch in Munich and Managing Director of the Chinese subsidiary. Today he is working in supervisory and advisory board mandates, is coaching startups and teaches bachelor and master students at MBS.

At MBS

Lecturer Business Consulting, Digital Business

Courses

Bachelor International Business, Master International Business

Focus

Consulting, Digital Business, Innovation, Industry 4.0

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Medien

Suhm, A. (2015) : Potenziale Industrie 4.0. Bayerns Real Champions, 2015.

Suhm, A. (2015): General Introduction of „Industrie 4.0” and “Next Practices” at Smart Logistics. Tianjin Manufacturing Forum, 2015.

Suhm, A. / Hu, X. (2014): Industry 4.0 – the future-oriented framework for the manufacturing industry. UNITY InnovationDay, Shanghai 2014.