Francois Charvet

Education

PhD in Business Logistics, The Ohio State University
MS in Information Systems, University of Missouri, St. Louis
Graduate Certificate in Supply Chain Management, University of Missouri, St. Louis
Master in Commercial Engineering in Management Information Systems, University of Antwerp

Research and Teaching Interests

Professor Charvet’s primary research interest consists of supply chain relationships, collaboration between supply chain partners, and the role of key contact employees in supply chain management. Other areas of interest include inter-organizational information systems, global logistics and supply chain management, cross-functional integration, and logistics and business process outsourcing. Professor Charvet’s teaching interests include Transportation Management, Logistics Management, Supply Chain Management, and Logistics and Supply Chain Software Applications.

Awards and Honors

Recipient, University Fellow, The Ohio State University, 2004-2005.

Social Science Research Network (SSRN) top ten downloads of working paper, “The Intellectual Structure of Supply chain Management: A Bibliometric Approach,” Francois Charvet, Martha Cooper, and John Gardner, May and June, 2007.

Selected Presentations

Charvet, F. (Presenter Only), NERT May Dinner Meeting, "Value Creation through S&OP Planning: Critical Success Factors and Lessons Learned,” New England Roundtable, Council of Supply Chain Management Professionals, Framingham, MA. (May 25, 2010).

Charvet, F. (Presenter & Author), Northeastern University 2010 Expo, "Supply Chain Collaboration: The Role of Key Contact Employees,” Northeastern University, Boston, MA. (March 24, 2010).

Charvet, F. (Presenter & Author), IOA Seminar Series, "Supply Chain Collaboration: The Role of Key Contact Employees," Northeastern University, IOA Group, Boston. (December 2, 2009).

Charvet, F. (Author Only), Springinklee, M. (Presenter & Author), Wallenburg, C. (Presenter & Author), Logistics Management 2009, "Integrating Production-Inventory-Distribution Decisions: an information-processing view.," University of Hamburg, Hamburg, Germany. (September 2, 2009).

Charvet, F. (Presenter & Author), Springinklee, M. (Presenter & Author), Wallenburg, C. (Author Only), 2009 POMS Annual Conference, "Integrating Production-Inventory-Distribution Decisions: An Information-Processing View," Production and Operations Management Society (POMS), Orlando, FL. (May 4, 2009).

Charvet, F. (Presenter & Author), 2009 Northeastern University Research Expo, "CRM, SRM and Integrated New Product Development: Having the Right Product versus Having the Product Right," Northeastern University, Boston, MA. (March 26, 2009).

Charvet, Francois F., Doral E. Sandlin, David A. Collier, and Daryl D. Wilson (2008), "CRM, SRM and Integrated New Product Development: Having the Right Product versus Having the Product Right," Academy of Marketing Science Annual Conference Proceedings, Vancouver, BC, May 2008.

Saldanha John P. and Francois F. Charvet (2007), “Diffusion of Inter-Organizational Information Systems in an International Shipping Environment," CSCMP Educator's Conference Proceedings, Philadelphia, PA, October 2007.

Cooper, Martha C., Francois F. Charvet, and John T. Gardner (2007), “SCM as an Innovation in Business Management: Yes or No and Where Is It Going?,” SIMPOI-POMS Brazil, Rio de Janeiro, August 2007.

Charvet, Francois F., Martha C. Cooper, and John T. Gardner (2007), "An Empirical Analysis of the Relationship Between Production and Operations Management and Supply Chain Management Literatures," POMS Annual Conference, Dallas, TX, May 2007.

Industry and Academic Experience

Prior to joining Northeastern University, Professor Charvet worked as a business consultant in logistics and information systems for companies such as ORTEC International in Atlanta, GA and ORESYS in Brussels and Paris.

Professional Services

Professor Charvet is a member of the Council of Supply Chain Management Professionals, Academy of Marketing Science, Production and Operations Management Society, and the Institute for Supply Management. He has served as ad hoc referee for the Journal of Operations Management and the Academy of Marketing Science’s Annual Conference.

Mailing Address

Francois Charvet
214 Hayden Hall
Northeastern University
Boston, Massachusetts  02115-5000