Friedrich Starkl – with his academic background in business administration and many years of senior professional experience in logistics – is Professor for Logistics at the Upper Austria University of Applied Sciences at Campus Steyr where he built up the research institute for logistics “Logistikum Steyr”. It is the leading institute in Austria for R&D in logistics with international visibility. In 2011 he founded LRA (Logistics Research Austria), an Autrian association of 23 logistics research institutes. As an avocational consultant he works in the fields of systemic organisational, strategic and team development as well as in coaching & conflict resolution.