Chair Ecosystem

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Academic partnerships

IPSERA (International Purchasing and Supply Education and Research Association)

IPSERA is a multidisciplinary network of academics and practitioners dedicated to the advancement of purchasing management knowledge. Audencia is a Regional Center of Competence for IPSERA, as the school has an active community of researchers and professors in the field of purchasing management recognized by IPSERA. Audencia professors, who are members of the Chair, actively participate in the annual conferences organized by IPSERA and present their research work, allowing the Chair to have a wide influence and to identify potential inter-university partnerships.

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Academic partnerships

IPSERA SIG Purchasing & Product Innovation

At IPSERA, a Special Interest Group (SIG) is an international, multi-institutional group of researchers, practitioners and professors in the field of purchasing working on a specific topic or theme.
Thomas Johnsen, Professor at Audencia and member of the Chair, leads the SIG Purchasing & Product Innovation, which conducts research in the area of Purchasing's contribution to innovation.

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Non-academic partners

  • CIPS (Chartered Institute for Procurement and Supply): Global network of over 60,000 purchasing professionals. Provides CIPS accreditation for our MSc in Supply Chain and Purchasing Management.
  • CNA (Conseil national des achats) is a network of over 15,000 purchasing professionals in France. Supports our events, participates in our training courses.
  • CYRENAC - Digitization expertise.