Prof. Dr. Maike Scherrer

Projects

• Sustainable and Circular Supply Chains for the MEM-industry: a systemic approach for a net zero world / Project leader / ongoing
• Renewable Fuels and Chemicals for Switzerland / Team member / ongoing
• Techno-Economic Grid Connection Optimization for Electric Freight Fleets / Project leader / ongoing
• Sustainable Mobility Lab / Deputy project leader / ongoing
• Designing and simulating resilient supply chain networks: ensuring mission critical supplies in disruption with ripple effect / Project leader / ongoing
• Smart UMH: Smart urban multihub concept: Sustainable and liveable cities with low logistics visibility / Project leader / ongoing
• Frigero - Towards energy autonomous temperature-controlled supply chains / Project leader / ongoing
• Structure and characteristics of commercial transport for a functioning economy / Deputy project leader / completed
• User-based redistribution for free-floating car sharing / Co-project leader / completed
• Predictive replenishment of urban distribution centres for the decentralised food supply / Project leader / completed
• Fostering electrification of public transport in India / Co-project leader / completed

Publications

• Rühlin, Viola; Scherrer, Maike; Crijns-Graus, Wina; Worrell, Ernst,

  2025.

  Marginal abatement cost curves for cold food supply chains : a hybrid adoption of the practice-based and supply-chain practice view.

  Journal of Cleaner Production.

  518(145902).

  Available from: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jclepro.2025.145902

• Rühlin, Viola; Del Duce, Andrea; Scherrer, Maike,

  2023.

  The impact of spatial aspects on the supply chain and mobility demand of pharmaceutical products in e-commerce and brick-and-mortar shopping.

  Sustainability.

  15(14), pp. 11058.

  Available from: https://doi.org/10.3390/su151411058

• Deflorin, Patricia; Scherrer, Maike; Schillo, Katrin,

  2021.

  The influence of IIoT on manufacturing network coordination.

  Journal of Manufacturing Technology Management.

  32(6), pp. 1144-1166.

  Available from: https://doi.org/10.1108/JMTM-09-2019-0346

• Scherrer, Maike; Deflorin, Patricia; Szász, Levente; Rácz, Béla-Gergely; Cardoș, Ildikó-Réka; Fábián, István,

  2020.

  Prerequisites for a beneficial knowledge transfer between manufacturing plants.

  Vezetéstudomány / Budapest Management Review.

  51(11), pp. 2-13.

  Available from: https://doi.org/10.14267/VEZTUD.2020.11.01

• Szász, Levente; Rácz, Béla-Gergely; Scherrer, Maike; Deflorin, Patricia,

  2019.

  Disseminative capabilities and manufacturing plant roles in the knowledge network of MNCs.

  International Journal of Production Economics.

  208, pp. 294-304.

  Available from: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijpe.2018.12.004

• Scherrer, Maike; Deflorin, Patricia,

  2017.

  Linking QFD and the manufacturing network strategy : integrating the site and network perspectives.

  International Journal of Operations & Production Management.

  37(2), pp. 226-255.

  Available from: https://doi.org/10.1108/IJOPM-07-2014-0350

• Scherrer, Maike; Deflorin, Patricia; Anand, Gopesh,

  2014.

  Manufacturing flexibility through outsourcing : effects of contingencies.

  International Journal of Operations & Production Management.

  34(9), pp. 1210-1242.

  Available from: https://doi.org/10.1108/IJOPM-01-2012-0033

• Schrettle, Stefan; Hinz, Andreas; Scherrer-Rathje, Maike; Friedli, Thomas,

  2014.

  Turning sustainability into action : explaining firms' sustainability efforts and their impact on firm performance.

  International Journal of Production Economics.

  147(Part A), pp. 73-84.

  Available from: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijpe.2013.02.030

• Scherrer-Rathje, Maike; Boyle, Todd A.,

  2012.

  An end-user taxonomy of enterprise systems flexibility : evidence from a leading European apparel manufacturer.

  Information Systems Management.

  29(2), pp. 86-99.

  Available from: https://doi.org/10.1080/10580530.2012.660820

• Deflorin, Patricia; Dietl, Helmut; Lang, Markus; Scherrer, Maike,

  2012.

  The lead factory concept : benefiting from efficient knowledge transfer.

  Journal of Manufacturing Technology Management.

  23(4), pp. 517-534.

  Available from: https://doi.org/10.1108/17410381211230466

• Deflorin, Patricia; Scherrer-Rathje, Maike,

  2011.

  Challenges in the transformation to lean production from different manufacturing-process choices : a path-dependent perspective.

  International Journal of Production Research.

  50(14), pp. 3956-3973.

  Available from: https://doi.org/10.1080/00207543.2011.613862

• Boyle, Todd A.; Scherrer‐Rathje, Maike; Stuart, Ian,

  2011.

  Learning to be lean : the influence of external information sources in lean improvements.

  Journal of Manufacturing Technology Management.

  22(5), pp. 587-603.

  Available from: https://doi.org/10.1108/17410381111134455

• Deflorin, Patricia; Scherrer-Rathje, Maike; Dietl, Helmut,

  2010.

  Die Leitfabrik : innovativ und effizient zugleich?.

  Zeitschrift Führung + Organisation.

  79(2), pp. 76-81.

• Boyle, Todd A.; Scherrer‐Rathje, Maike,

  2009.

  An empirical examination of the best practices to ensure manufacturing flexibility : lean alignment.

  Journal of Manufacturing Technology Management.

  20(3), pp. 348-366.

  Available from: https://doi.org/10.1108/17410380910936792

• Scherrer-Rathje, Maike; Boyle, Todd A.; Deflorin, Patricia,

  2009.

  Lean, take two! : reflections from the second attempt at lean implementation.

  Business Horizons.

  52(1), pp. 79-88.

  Available from: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.bushor.2008.08.004

• Weingart, Joel; Scherrer, Maike,

  2025.

  Enhancing sustainable and efficient urban last-mile deliveries using autonomous vehicles as dynamic microhubs[paper].

  In:

  32nd International Annual EurOMA Conference, Milan, Italy, 13-18 June 2025.

• Weingart, Joel; Schopfer, Sandro; Scherrer, Maike,

  2025.

  Strategic and operational decision-making in delivery fleet electrification : a case study[paper].

  In:

  38th International Electric Vehicle Symposium and Exhibition (EVS), Gothenburg, Sweden, 15-18 June 2025.

• Rühlin, Viola; Scherrer, Maike,

  2024.

  Identifying configuration dimensions for temperature-controlled supply chains under the contingencies of climate change[paper].

  In:

  31st European Operations Management Association (EurOMA), Sant Cugat, Spain, 29 June - 4 July 2024.

• Steiner, Albert; Weingart, Joel Niklas; Huber, Marius; Scherrer, Maike,

  2023.

  The effect of coopetition on driving distance in logistics in urban areas[poster].

  In:

  5th VREF Conference on Urban Freight, Gotenburg, Sweden, 18-20 October 2023.

• Rühlin, Viola; Weingart, Joel Niklas; Scherrer, Maike,

  2023.

  Sourcing decisions for plant-based food alternatives in the context of the triple bottom line[paper].

  In:

  30th European Operations Management Association (EurOMA), Leuven, Belgium, 1-6 July 2023.

• Doege, Patrick; Scherrer, Maike,

  2022.

  Systematic node fortification to mitigate the ripple effect and increase supply chain network resilience[paper].

  In:

  29th International Annual EurOMA Conference, Berlin, Germany, 1-6 July 2022.

• Rühlin, Viola; Del Duce, Andrea; Scherrer, Maike,

  2022.

  Assessment of environmental impacts of online and physical retail channels in medicine trades[paper].

  In:

  9th EurOMA Sustainable Operations and Supply Chains Forum, Zagreb, Croatia, 21-22 March 2022.

• Scherrer, Maike; Steiner, Albert; Rühlin, Viola,

  2022.

  Decoupling hubs for sustainable urban logistics : introducing a method to define optimal locations[paper].

  In:

  6th World Conference on Production and Operations Management (P&OM), online, 23-25 August 2022.

• Scherrer, Maike; Eberle, Armin,

  2020.

  The dilemma with urban freight transport : least-cost principle to mitigate competition in infrastructure use[paper].

  In:

  Proceedings of the EurOMA 2020 Conference : Managing Operations for Impact.

  27th International Annual EurOMA Conference, Warwick, United Kingdom (online), 29-30 June 2020.

  European Operations Management Association.

• Golini, Ruggero; Deflorin, Patricia; Scherrer, Maike,

  2014.

  Enhancing operational performance in production subsidiaries : balancing autonomy, leveraging embeddedness[paper].

  In:

  Perrone, Giovanni; Bruccoleri, Manfredi, eds.,

  Proceedings of the 21st international annual EurOMA conference on operations management in an innovation economy.

  21st International Annual EurOMA Conference, Palermo, Italy, 20-25 June 2014.

  European Operations Management Association (EurOMA).

• Deflorin, Patricia; Scherrer, Maike; Dietl, Helmut,

  2009.

  The effect of geographically distributed R & D and production networks on exploration and exploitation[paper].

  In:

  POMS 20th Annual Conference, Orlando, USA, 1-4 May 2009.

• Steiner, Albert; Scherrer, Maike,

  2021.

  Die Zukunft der Mobilität gemeinsam gestalten.

  Mobility Impacts.

  2021(2), pp. 40-41.

• Scherrer, Maike,

  2020.

  City Hubs : urbane Logistik im Wandel.

  Thema Umwelt.

  2020(4), pp. 10-11.

• Deflorin, Patricia; Scherrer, Maike; Amgarten, Janick,

  2017.

  Industrie 4.0 Geschäftsmodelle : ein Analyse-Raster zum Erkennen von Industrie 4.0 Potenzialen und notwendigen Veränderungen.

  Industrie 4.0 Management.

  33, pp. 21-24.

• Scherrer, Maike; Deflorin, Patricia; Schillo, Katrin,

  2014.

  Understanding intra-manufacturing network coordination : learnings from complex adaptive systems[paper].

  In:

  21st International Annual EurOMA Conference, Palermo, Italy, 20-25 June 2014.

• Scherrer, Maike; Simone, Thomas; Friedli, Thomas,

  2013.

  Plant role portfolios in global manufacturing networks : a conceptual framework[paper].

  In:

  20th International Annual EurOMA Conference, Dublin, Ireland, 9-12 June 2013.

• Scherrer, Maike; Deflorin, Patricia,

  2012.

  Are lead factories an enabler for a successful technology implementation?[paper].

  In:

  4th World Conference P&OM, Amsterdam, Netherlands, 1-5 July 2012.

• Scherrer-Rathje, Maike; Deflorin, Patricia; Friedli, T.,

  2010.

  Lead Factory : die Antwort auf den zunehmenden Kostendruck in Hochlohnländern.

  IO new management.

  2010(10), pp. 32-35.

• Scherrer, Maike; Friedl, Thomas,

  2006.

  Der Fall Schiesser : von der Neupositionierung zum ERP-System.

  In:

  Schuh, Günther; Friedli, Thomas; Kurr, Michael A., eds.,

  Prozessorientierte Reorganisation : Reengineering-Projekte professionell gestalten und umsetzen.

  München:

  Hanser.

  pp. 81-111.

  Available from: https://doi.org/10.3139/9783446410817.004

• Tomic, Uros; Schubert, Iljana; Scherrer, Maike,

  2021.

  How to incentivise the user-based redistribution in free-floating carsharing? : the evidence from Switzerland.

  In:

  Mobility Research and Innovation in Switzerland, Luzern, 9. September 2021.

• Deflorin, Patricia; Scherrer, Maike,

  2019.

  Managing digital innovation in manufacturing companies.

  In:

  26th International Annual EurOMA Conference, Helsinki, Finland, 17-19 June 2019.

  European Operations Management Association.

• Deflorin, Patricia; Scherrer, Maike; Schillo, Katrin; Ziltener, Andreas,

  2019.

  Manufacturing network coordination in the digital age.

  In:

  26th International Annual EurOMA Conference, Helsinki, Finland, 17-19 June 2019.

• Scherrer, Maike; Szász, Levente; Deflorin, Patricia; Rácz, Bela,

  2018.

  A plant’s development stage in knowledge transfer in manufacturing networks.

  In:

  25th International Annual EurOMA Conference, Budapest, Hungary, 24-26 June 2018.

  European Operations Management Association.

• Scherrer, Maike; Deflorin, Patricia; Schillo, Katrin; Ziltener, Andreas,

  2017.

  Business model innovation triggered by Industry 4.0.

  In:

  Spring Servitization Conference «Internationalisation through Servitization», Lucerne, 15-17 May 2017.

• Scherrer, Maike; Deflorin, Patricia; Szász, Levente; Rász, Bela,

  2017.

  Prerequisites for a beneficial knowledge transfer between manufacturing plants.

  In:

  24th International Annual EurOMA Conference, Edinburgh, UK, 1-5 July 2017.

  European Operations Management Association.

• Deflorin, Patricia; Scherrer, Maike; Wallimann, Philippe; Helmut, Dietl,

  2011.

  The effect of culture, process and structure on exploration and exploitation in traditional manufacturing networks versus lead factory networks.

  In:

  18th International Annual EurOMA Conference, Cambridge, UK, 3-6 July 2011.

  University of Cambridge Institute for Manufacturing.

• Scherrer, Maike; Arnoscht, Jens; Egri, Peter; Braun, Eirc; Csáji, Balazs C.; Schuh, Günther,

  2009.

  A generic model to handle complexity in collaborative networks.

  In:

  Portland International Conference on Management of Engineering and Technology (PICMET) '09 Conference, Portland, USA, 2-6 August 2009.

  Available from: https://www.picmet.org/new/conferences/2009/bulletin09.pdf

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