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Cyril Foropon

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Adjunct Professor, Operations & Supply Chain
E-mail: cforopon[at]iimj[dot]ac[dot]in

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Dr. Cyril Foropon is a Full Professor of Operations and Supply Chain Management within the Department of Entrepreneurship and Strategy and the Director of DBA Programs in China at Montpellier Business School (MBS). He holds a PhD in Management from HEC Paris. His research interests are in the fields of quality management and humanitarian supply chain management. He is particularly interested in the implementation of Lean management within both service and manufacturing organizations, quality management practices within ISO 9000 candidate organizations, process management within humanitarian non-governmental organizations, and the use of metaphors in operations management theory building. His articles are published in IJPE, IJPR, IJOPM, AOR, JCP, MD, IJIM, IJLM, amongst other leading academic journals.


Moreover, Black Belt Lean Management Six Sigma Certified (Centrale Supélec) and expert in case method teaching (Harvard Business School), Professor Foropon has more than 15 years of teaching experience in front of a large variety of audiences (undergraduate, MBA, Executive MBA, Master, MSc, DBA, and executive education), from Canada to France or China.

Recently, he has developed a CGE-accredited Master of Science (MSc) in Lean Operations Management with a view to prepare all MSc students to face challenges, to solve problems, and to embrace opportunities within all types of companies in order to transform these firms into world-class and highly successful companies.
Furthermore, Cyril is the Director of DBA Programs in China offered successfully in the fast-emerging cities of Zhengzhou, Shenzhen and Xiamen.
  • Master’s degree in Economics - University of Pantheon-Assas (Paris II), France - 1995
  • Diploma of Advanced Studies in Organization Sciences - University of Paris-Dauphine (Paris IX), France - 1996
  • PhD in Management - HEC Paris, France - 2006
  • Case Method Teaching Certification - Harvard Business School (HBS), United States - 2015
  • Executive Lean Management Six Sigma Black Belt Certification
    Centrale Supélec, France - 2019
  • International Teachers Programs (ITP)  - London Business School (LBS), United Kingdom - 2020
  • Associate professor, Montpellier Business School - 2016-present
  • Assistant professor, Asper School of Business, University of Manitoba - 2007-2014
  • Co-organizer and professor of 4-day customized executive education program designed by Saint-Boniface Hospital, Asper School of Business, and HEC Montreal - June 2012. 
  • Affiliate professor, Master in Project Management, University of Québec at Chicoutimi (UQAC) (2010-present)
  • Organizational Project Management, one-week intensive course, Zhejiang Gongshang University, China - 2010-present 
  • Affiliate professor, Executive Education Programs, HEC Paris -2007-2008
  • Academic Director of 5-day seminar at the St. Petersburg State University Executive MBA ,Russia -  2007-2008
  • Adjunct Professor, Indian Institute of Management (IIM) Jammu, India.
  • Henan Provincial Professor, North China University of Water Conservancy and Electric Power, Zhengzhou, China 
  • Visiting Professor, HEC Paris, France, Department of Operations Management & Information Technology.
  • Dubey, R., Gunasekaran, A., Childe, S., Giannakis, M. & Foropon, C., (2020). Big data analytics and artificial intelligence pathway to operational performance under the moderating effect of entrepreneurial orientation. A study on manufacturing organisations,
  • Akter, S., Bandara, R., Fosso Wamba, S., Papadoulous, T. & Foropon, C., (2019). Analytics-Based Decision-Making for Service Systems: A Qualitative Study and Agenda for Future Research”. International Journal of Information Management (IJIM),
  • Sharma, A. & Foropon, C. (2019). Green Product attributes and Green Purchase Behavior: a Theory of Planned Behavior Perspective with Implications for Circular Economy”. Management Decision (MD),
  • Latan, H., Chiappetta Jabbour, C. J., L.D. Sousa, A. B., Fiorini, P.C. & Foropon, C., (2019). Innovative efforts of ISO 9001- certified manufacturing firms:evidence on linkages among types of innovation, continuous innovation & firm performance. International Journal of Production Economics (IJPE),
  • Dubey, R., Gunasekaran, A., Roubaud, R., Wamba, S.F. & Foropon, C., (2019). Big Dat a Analytics and Organizational Culture as Complements to Swift Trust and Collaborative Performance in the Humanitarian Supply Chain. International Journal of Production Economics (IJPE), 210, 120-136
  • Dubey, R., Gunasekaran, G., Childe, S., Wamba , S. & Foropon, C., (2019). Empirical Investigation of Data Analytics Capability and Organizational Flexibility as Complements to Supply Chain Resilience. International Journal of Production Research (IJPR),
  • Gupta, S. & Foropon, C. (2018). Examining the Role of Dynamic Remanufacturing Capability on Supply Chain Resilience in Circular Economy”. Management Decision (MD),
  • Mishra, D., Hazen, B., Hassini, E., Luo, Z. & Foropon, C., (2018). “Organizational Capabilities that Enable Big Data and Predictive Analytics Diffusion and Organizational Performance: A Resource-Based Perspective”. Management Decision (MD),
  • Shuihua, H., Huang, H., Luo, Z. W. & Foropon, C. (2018). “Harnessing the power of Crowdsourcing and Internet of Things in Disaster Response”. Annals of Operations Research (AOR),
  • Moraes, S., Chiappetta Jabbour, C. J., Battistelle, R., Rodrigues, J. & Foropon, C., (2018). When Knowledge Management Matters: Interplay between Green Human Resources and Eco-efficiency in the Financial Service Industry. Journal of Knowledge Management (JKM),
  • Gunasekaran, A., Dubey, R., Childe, S., Zongwei, L. & Foropon, C., (2018). Examining the role of Big Data & Predictive Analytics on Collaborative Performance in context to Sustainable Consumption and Production Behaviour. Journal of Cleaner Production (JCP),
  • Chiappetta Jabbour, C. J., Godinho , M. F., de Sousa Jabbour, A. B., Foropon, C. & (2018). When Titans Meet –Can Industry 4.0 revolutionize thesustainability manufacturing wave? The Role of Critical Success Factors. Technological Forecasting and Social Change (TFSC), 132, 18-25
  • Larson, P. D. & Foropon, C. (2018). “Process Improvement in Humanitarian Operations: An Organizational Theory Perspective. International Journal of Production Research (IJPR),
  • Beaulieu, M., Roy, J., Landry, S. & Foropon, C. (2018). Gestion des stocks au bloc opératoire : un diagnostic des établissements de santé québécois . Gestions hospitalières, 574, 158-161
  • Gupta, S., Kumar, S., Singh, S., Foropon, C. & Chandra, C., (2017). Role of Cloud ERP on the Performance of an Organization: Contingent Resource Based View Perspective”. International Journal of Logistics Management (IJLM),
  • Shibin, K. T., Dubey, ., Gunasekaran, ., Hazen, B. & Roubaud, D., (2017). Examining Sustainable Supply Chain Management of SMEs using Resource Based View and Institutional Theory. Annals of Operations Research (AOR),
  • Foropon, , C., Seiple, R. & Kerbache, L. (2017). “Using Servqual to examine the service quality in the classroom: analyses of undergraduate and executive education operations management courses. International Journal of Business and Management (IJBM), 8(20), 105-116
  • Foropon, C. & Vetter-Genoud, G. (2017). Premières années d’une démarche Lean. Hôpital Saint-Boniface (Canada). Gestions hospitalières (GH),
  • Foropon, C. & Landry, S. (2014). “Le déploiement du Lean à L’Hôpital Saint-Boniface: l’importance du leadership transformationel . Gestion, 39(33), 107-115
  • Foropon, C., Landry, ., Beaulieu, M. & McLachlin, R. (2013). La démarche Lean au cÅ“ur des établissements de santé: l’initiative d’un hôpital canadien . Gestions hospitalières, 528, 410-413
  • Foropon, C. & McLachlin, R. (2013). Metaphors in operations management theory building”. International Journal of Operations and Production Management (IJOPM),
  • Foropon, C. (2019). Manufacturing Modelling, Management and Control (MIM) Conference. Berlin, Germany:
  • Foropon, C. & Dubey, R. (2019). The role of agility and resilience in disaster relief operations”,. Production and Operations Management Society (POMS) Conference, Washington D.C., United States:
  • Dubey, R. & Foropon, C. (2019). The role of big data analytics and artificial intelligence in disaster relief operations”. Production and Operations Management Conference (POMS) Conference Washington D.C:
  • Foropon, C. (2015). Démarches d’excellence opérationnelle dans les établissements de santé. L’Observatoire de l’Excellence Opérationnelle Paris, France:
  • Chiambaretto, P., Foropon, C. & Debouck, F. (2015). From pilots to surgeons: when airlines share their best practices with hospitals. Air Transport Research Society (ATRS) Singapore:
  • Foropon, C. & Landry, S. (2012). La démarche Lean de l’Hôpital Saint-Boniface: sur la route de l’appropriation. Conférence Francophone et Ingénierie des Systèmes Hospitaliers (GISEH) Québec, Canada:
  • Foropon, C., Seiple, R. & Kerbach, L. (2011). Assessing the service quality of higher education in operations management: two Servqual gap analyses. EurOMA conference, (pp.3-6). Cambridge, UK:
  • Foropon, C. & Kerbache, . (2010). Assessing the Service Quality of Executive Education Programs: Servqual Gap Analysis of an OM/SCM Program for Healthcare Professionals. 21stannual conference of the Production and Operations Management Society (POMS) Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada:
  • Foropon, C. & Desbiens, G. (2010). Improving Processes and Quality within Healthcare Operations: Issues, Root Causes and Options. 21stannual conference of the Production and Operations Management Society (POMS) Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada:
  • Foropon, C. & Kerbache, L. (2009). Improving Process Quality in Healthcare: Observations from Three Initiatives. 20thannual conference of the Production and Operations Management Society (POMS) Orlando, Florida, USA:
  • Foropon, C. & Prentic, B. (2008). “Improving Process Quality in Healthcare”. Canadian Transportation Research Forum (CTRF) New Brunswick, Canada:
  • Foropon, , C. (2008). Improving Process Quality in Healthcare: Operations Management Practices. 19th annual conference of the Production and Operations Management Society (POMS) San Diego, California, USA:
  • Foropon, C. (2007). The Rubber Company and ISO 9000. Proceedings of the 7th Hawaii International Conference on Business Honolulu, Hawaii, USA:
  • Bhatt, S., Earl, P., Foropon, C., Larson, . & McLachlin, . (2006). At the Centre of it All. SCM in a New Academic Department. Proceedings of the Administrative Sciences Association of Canada (ASAC) Banff, Canada:
  • Foropon, C. (2005). Understanding the Quality Certification ImplementationProcess: an Empirical Research Project. 10th World Congress on Total Quality Management, University du Manitoba Winnipeg, Canada:
  • Foropon, C. (2005). The Rubber Company and QS-9000... Die Another Day?. 4th Global Conference on Business and Economics, Oxford University Oxford, England:
  • Moingeon, B. & Foropon, C. (2004). “Executive Education in Management: Which Priorities for Companies?, Which Market for Business Schools?. FNEGE, Amiens France:
  • Foropon, C. (2003). Understanding theRelationship between Line Managers & Quality Assurance Procedures: an Empirical Investigation within a QS-9000 Worldwide Company. 10th Asia-Pacific Researchers in Organization Studies (APROS) International Colloquium Oaxaca, Mexico:
  • Foropon, C. (2003). Understanding the Relationships between Operations Managers and the QS 9000 Certification Approach. INSEAD, Fontainebleau France:
  • Foropon, C., Jombart, P. & Lebrun, F. (2016). Comment les experts analysent les premiers retours d’expérience des pionniers (Chapter 16), L’excellence Opérationnelle. Piloter l’entreprise 5.0., (pp. 240-240 ).
  • Foropon, C., Jombart, P. & Leburn, F. (2016). Le digital, accélérateur d’excellence opérationnelle (Chapter 17), L’excellence Opérationnelle. Piloter l’entreprise 5.0 (pp. 240-240 ).
  • Foropon , C., Landry, S., Beaulieu, M., McLachlin, R. & Hôpital Saint-Boniface: le transfert des patients du bloc opératoire aux soins intensifs de cardiologie, (2013) Centrale de Cas HEC Montréal
  • Lean Operations Management
  • Humanitarian Operations
  • Innovative Practices in Commercial and Humanitarian Supply Chains (e.g., Big Data, Predictive Analytics, IoT, RFID)
  • Explaining Complexities in Supply Chains Using Organizational Theories
  • Industry 4.0
  • Sustainable Operations
  • Service Operations

Teaching Activities at MBS

  • Principles of Operations & Supply Chain Management
  • Advanced Operations & Supply Chain Management
  • Operational Excellence & Digital Transformation
  • Lean Management
  • Transformation
  • Purchasing and Supply Chain Management
  • Supply Chain Management

 


  

  •  SERVICE ACTIVITIES
  1. Head of the Teaching Department entitled ‘Management of Innovation, Quality, and Systems Information’ (2014-2016)
  2. Professor responsible for the new MSc in Lean Operations Management (Launch: Fall 2018)
  3. Professor coordinating the development of a Doctorate in Business Administration (DBA) with Partners located in China
  4. Professor responsible for the MBS Business Case Policy
  5. Director of the MBS IMPROVE Institute
  6. Member of the Accreditation Committee of the Conference des Grandes Ecoles (CGE)
  7. Member of Recruitment Committees for Positions in the Department of Management, Entrepreneurship & Strategy
  8. Member of the Executive MBA Committee
  • Memberships in Professional Societies
  1.  Member of the Academy of Management – OM & Healthcare OM Divisions
  2.  Member of the Production and Operations Management Society (POMS)
  3.  Member of the European Operations Management Association (EUROMA)
  4.  Member of the Project Management Institute (PMI)
  • Member of Service Committees
  1. New Faculty Orientation Program Member, Becoming an Effective Teacher – Interactive Session, Asper School of Business, University of Manitoba, 2013.
  2. Recruitment Committee Member, management science position (Second round), Supply Chain Management department, Asper School of Business, University of Manitoba, 2013.
  3. Recruitment Committee Member, management science position (First round), Supply Chain Management department, Asper School of Business, University of Manitoba, 2012.
  4. PhD Funding Committee Member, Fonds Québécois de la recherche sur la Société et la Culture (FQRSC), Québec city (Québec), 2012.
  5. MBA Committee Member, Asper School of Business, University of Manitoba, 2012.
  6. Recruitment Committee Member, Head of Supply Chain Management position, Asper School of Business, University of Manitoba, 2011.
  7. Undergraduate Program Committee Member, Asper School of Business, University of Manitoba, 2011.
  8. Assessment Committee Member (Teaching focus), Teaching and Research Grants in Business Administration within Quebec Universities, Fonds Québécois de la Recherche sur la Société et la Culture (FQRSC), Québec city (Québec), 2010.
  9. Assessment Committee Member (Research focus), Teaching and Research Grants in Business Administration within Quebec Universities (10M$ to allocate), Fonds Québécois de la Recherche sur la Société et la Culture (FQRSC), Montréal (Québec), 2009.
  10. Continuous Improvement Committee Member, I.H. Asper School of Business, University of Manitoba, 2006-2009.
  11. Strategic Program Development Fund Committee Member, University of Manitoba, 20072008.
  12. Co-operative Program Committee Member, I.H. Asper School of Business, University of Manitoba, 2006-2008.
  13. Assessment Committee Judge, Annual Investors Group Undergraduate Case Competition, 2007-2009-2011.
  • Industry Experience
  1.  Quality Assurance Engineer, HUTCHINSON S.A., Automotive Transfer Systems (France,Spain, USA), 12/1999 - 12/2002 
  2.  Quality Engineer, HUTCHINSON S.A., Fluid Transfer Systems (USA), 01/1998 - 05/1999