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Nom
CONSTANT
Prénom
François
Nom
CONSTANT
Prénom
François
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TitreAssociate Professor
- Head of Msc Procurement & Supply Chain management
- Chair Holder - Purchasing & Digital Innovation
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Department
Département
Information systems and Supply Chain Management
Teaching areas
Domaine d’enseignement
Supply Chain
Skills
Supply Chain
Section CV
Formation
Doctorat en Ingénierie de Gestion / Management, Economie et Génie Industriel
Politecnico di Milano, Milan
(2020)
Master of Business Administration in Management
ESC Rennes, Rennes
(2009)
Master in Management
IAE Poitiers, Poitiers
(1999)
Master in Engineering
ECAM Rennes, Rennes
(1997)
Experience
Head of Msc Purchasing Management
Audencia Business School, Nantes, France
Since 2020
Co responsible Msc Supply Chain & Purchasing Management
Audencia Business School, Nantes, France
2019 - 2020
Chair Holder - Purchasing & Digital Innovation
Audencia Business School, Nantes, France
Since 2018
Deputy Director - MSC Supply Chain & Purchasing Management
Audencia Business School, Nantes, France
2017 - 2020
Part-time Lecturer - Purchasing Management
Audencia Business School, Nantes, France
2017 - 2019
Lecturer - Purchasing
ESSCA School of Management, Angers, France
2014 - 2020
Lecturer and Director of Master "Sourcing and E-Purchasing"
ESC Rennes, Rennes, France
2013 - 2014
Purchasing Manager Europe
Sanden Manufacturing Europe, Rennes, France
2012 - 2013
ESLI Redon, Redon, France
2009 - 2015
Lecturer - Purchasing & Supply Chain
ECAM Rennes, Rennes, France
2008 - 2015
Site and Business Line Purchasing Manager
Delphi Electronics & Safety France, Paris, France
2002 - 2012
Supplier Quality Engineer
Mitsubishi Electric Telecom Europe, Rennes, France
2000 - 2002
Procurement Engineer
Decathlon Production France, Lille, France
1999 - 2000
Publications
Published
CONSTANT, F., JOHNSEN, T. (2024). Purchasing Contribution to Innovation Exploration: Awareness, Motivations, and Capabilities. International Journal of Operations and Production Management
BESKE-JANSSEN, P., JOHNSEN, T., CONSTANT, F., ANDREAS WIELAND, A. (2023). New Competences enhancing procurement´s contribution to Innovation and Sustainability. Journal of Purchasing and Supply Management, 29 (3), 100847.
CONSTANT, F., CALVI, R., JOHNSEN, T. (2020). Managing tensions between exploitative and exploratory innovation through purchasing function ambidexterity. Journal of Purchasing and Supply Management, 26 (4), Article N°100645.
CONSTANT, F. (2024). Purchasing information systems based on artificial intelligence: exploring the drivers for their adoption.. IPSERA Confernce 2024.
CONSTANT, F. (2024). Purchasing information systems based on artificial intelligence: exploring the drivers for their adoption. CACAIS 2024 Proceedings.
CONSTANT, F., BERRE, M. (2024). Perceived Benefits of Adopting Artificial Intelligence Technologies in Purchasing Processes. CACAIS 2024 Proceedings. 12.
MEQDADI, O., JOHNSEN, T., CONSTANT, F. (2023). SCOUTING FOR INNOVATION: BRIDGING ROLES OF SCOUTING SERVICES PROVIDERS. IPSERA 2023 conference.
JOHNSEN, T., CONSTANT, F., MEQDADI, O. (2023). Scouting for Innovation: Bridging Roles of Scouting Services Providers. EurOMA.
CONSTANT, F., EL AMRANI, R., BERRE, M. (2022). Perceived Benefits of Adopting Artificial Intelligence Technologies in Purchasing Processes. IPSERA Conference 2022.
CONSTANT, F., JOHNSEN, T., ANDREAS WIELAND, A. (2022). Exploring New Competences for Innovative and Sustainable Procurement: Findings from a Delphi Study. IPSERA Conference 2022.
CONSTANT, F. (2022). Reshoring outsourced supplies: The moderating role of the integration between purchasing and marketing functions. IPSERA Conference 2022.
JOHNSEN, T., CONSTANT, F. (2019). Purchasing ambidexterity: how it contributes to firm’s innovation capabilities. 29th IPSERA conference.
JOHNSEN, T., CONSTANT, F. (2018). Innovated outside: examining enablers of purchasing’s contribution to innovation exploration. 28th IPSERA conference.
CONSTANT, F., JOHNSEN, T. (2018). Purchasing contribution to innovation: A systematic literature review and future research directions. R&D Management Conference.
JOHNSEN, T., CONSTANT, F. (2017). Exploring innovations outside firm’s existing supply network: new challenges for purchasing. 26th IPSERA conference.
Press articles
CONSTANT, F. (2022). Les SI Achats créateurs de valeur Métier. Décision Achats
CONSTANT, F., PATRICK CHABANES, P., MAXIME PREVOST, M. (2022). SYSTÈMES D’INFORMATION ACHATS EN PLEINE MUTATION : LES TROIS TENDANCES MAJEURES DU SECTEUR. Décision Achats
CONSTANT, F. (2020). Un nouvel observatoire pour se répérer dans la jungle des SI Achats. La lettre des Achats, 298.
Scientific activities
Reviewer for an academic journal
JPSM,
2021
Awards and honors
Best academic paper award - CACAIS conference 2024, 2024
Best Paper Award - IPSERA 2022, 2022