ZLC and UPF-BSM launch an executive program to lead supply chain transformation

ZLC and UPF-BSM launch an executive program to train logistics leaders in a global disruption environment

The new training proposal, aimed at professionals and executives, combines strategy, innovation, sustainability, and digital transformation with an applied vision of supply chain leadership.

Zaragoza, April 16, 2026 – Zaragoza Logistics Center (ZLC) and UPF Barcelona School of Management (UPF-BSM) have launched the new executive program “Leadership in Logistics and Supply Chain: Strategy, Innovation and Digital Transformation”, a specialized training initiative designed to foster the development of professionals with leadership capabilities in an increasingly complex, global, and changing logistics environment.

The program arises from the academic alliance established between both institutions and responds to a growing market need: to train profiles capable of connecting operational excellence with strategic vision, business innovation, sustainability, and digital transformation in supply chain management. The initiative is part of the international academic collaboration between ZLC and UPF-BSM to develop high-value joint programs for professionals and organizations, designed to anticipate market challenges and integrate the most advanced approaches, technologies, and management models in supply chain, in line with the academic and innovation standards that ZLC develops together with MIT.

With a duration of 30 hours in a 100% online live format, the program will run from May 20 to June 26, 2026, and is aimed at middle managers, operations leaders, supply chain managers, transformation, innovation, or sustainability professionals, as well as individuals seeking to progress into higher-responsibility roles.

As part of the program launch activities, ZLC and UPF-BSM will host an open webinar on supply chain leadership on April 28, where some of the sector’s main current challenges will be discussed and the key features of the new training program will be presented.

An executive training program connected to the sector’s major challenges

The academic proposal offers a practical and up-to-date view of the main challenges in global logistics, covering topics from network design, last-mile delivery, and automation to artificial intelligence, sustainability, and geopolitics applied to supply chain management. It also incorporates a managerial dimension focused on leadership, talent, and decision-making, with an applied methodology combining expert faculty, real case studies, practical workshops, executive networking, and a final hackathon with an industrial challenge.

An academic alliance with an impact-driven vocation

This launch represents one of the first concrete initiatives arising from the collaboration agreement signed between ZLC and UPF-BSM, an alliance designed to strengthen advanced education, knowledge transfer, and the connection between university, business, and innovation in the field of logistics and supply chain management.

“This program responds to the need to train profiles capable of leading supply chain transformation from a strategic and applied perspective,” said Isabel Nuez, Managing Director of ZLC.

In the same line, Rafael de Miguel, Academic Director of ZLC, highlighted that “the academic quality of the program is based on a rigorous and practical approach, aligned with the most advanced trends shaping the future of supply chain at an international level, many of which are developed within the framework of ZLC’s collaboration with MIT.”

Meanwhile, Fátima Piqué, Deputy General Director of UPF Barcelona School of Management, stated that “the collaboration between both institutions allows us to offer a distinctive training proposal, connected to the real needs of organizations and managerial talent.”

Registrations open until May 5

The launch of this first edition comes at a particularly dynamic moment for the logistics sector, driven by digitalization, regulatory pressure on sustainability, the automation of operations, and the need to build more resilient, efficient, and adaptable supply chains.

With this new proposal, ZLC and UPF-BSM reinforce their commitment to training professionals from different sectors who wish to update their vision, acquire practical tools, and strengthen their leadership capacity in a field that is critical for the present and future of organizations.

The registration period is open until May 5, and places are limited.

About Zaragoza Logistics Center

Zaragoza Logistics Center (ZLC) is a center of excellence in research and education in logistics and supply chain management, promoted by the Government of Aragon in collaboration with the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) and affiliated with the University of Zaragoza. As the European node of the MIT Global SCALE Network, ZLC promotes international education, applied innovation, and knowledge transfer to contribute to the development of smarter, more sustainable logistics connected to industry needs. In its activities, it is supported by key entities such as Inditex, Ibercaja, and CAI, helping to strengthen Aragon’s position as a leading European logistics hub and a pole of attraction for talent and investment.

About UPF-BSM

The UPF Barcelona School of Management (UPF-BSM), the business school of Pompeu Fabra University, is a management school with dual accreditation by AMBA and EQUIS, two of the three most prestigious academic recognitions in higher education, placing it among the best business schools in the world. The school is strongly committed to academic excellence and research development as drivers of social transformation, based on values such as rigor and ethics. This enables it to generate knowledge and economic and social impact through an active, personalized, and interdisciplinary learning model. It has a network of more than 800 partner companies and a community of over 33,000 alumni.