Professors

Miguel SUAREZ

Associate Professor

Supply Chain Finance, Supply Chain Strategy and Design, Smart City Logistics, Strategic Sourcing

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Miguel SUAREZ

Academy

Digitalization

Research center

SKEMA Centre for Analytics and Management Science

Location

Sophia Antipolis

Discipline

Analytics Information & Operations

Miguel Suarez is an Industrial Engineer with more than 25 years experience in the areas of supply chain management and purchasing from different professional perspectives. From 1992 to 2014 he worked as top executive of European manufacturing companies as well as in international management consultancies. In 2015 he started an academic career as researcher and visiting professor of accredited universities and business schools in Austria, France, Denmark and Spain. He is an active member of the CSCMP and a regular participant of academic conferences in supply chain management in Europe, Asia and USA. Miguel´s research and consulting focus lies on supply chain finance, supply chain strategy and design as well as on companies’ turnaround approaches. In 2021 Miguel joined SKEMA Business School as Associate Professor and Director of the MSc. Programme of Business Consulting and Digital Transformation.

Education
2019
Ph.D. in Economics and Social Sciences, Vienna University of Economics and Business, Austria
1991
M.B.A., Instituto de Empresa, Spain
1989
MSc in Industrial Engineering, Pontificia Universidad Católica del Perú, Peru
1987
B.Sc. in Industrial Engineering, Pontificia Universidad Católica del Perú, Peru
2023
Business Sustainability Management, University of Cambridge, Great Britain
Experience
Full-time academic positions
Since 2021
Associate Professor in Supply Chain Management, SKEMA Business School, France
Other academic affiliations and appointments
Since 2021
Program Director of the Master of Science in Business Consulting and Digital Transformation, SKEMA Business School, France
Other professional experiences
Since 2015
Managing Partner, K+S Supply Chain Consulting, Austria
2014 - 2015
Regional Supply Chain and Purchasing Manager, Lafarge Central Europe, Austria
2012 - 2013
Director of Suppy Chain Center of Excellence, Swarovski, Liechenstein
2007 - 2011
Supply Chain and Purchasing Director, Kotanyi, Austria
2004 - 2006
Partner, Miebach Logistics, Germany
1999 - 2003
Senior Manager, Accenture, Germany
1994 - 1998
Supply Chain and Purchasing Manager, ITT Water Technology, Sweden
Other research activities
Reviewer for:
Other academic activities
2024 - 2025
Supervision Post-Doc Project URBANE WP5, SKEMA Business School, France
2004 - 2020
Council of Supply Chain Management Professionals

Conference proceedings

SUAREZ, M. and LEE, E. (2018). A Structured Approach to Redesign Demand-Driven Supply Chains.
SUAREZ, M. (2016). Strategic Supply Chain Finance.

Keynote speaker

SUAREZ, M. (2023). Financing the supply chain – Optimierung der Kapitalbindung und Warenflüsse. In: BMOE CPPE High Performance. Salzburg.
SUAREZ, M., COSTE-MANIÈRE, I., SPIER, P., LE TROQUER, F. and GUEZGUEZ, H. (2023). Implementation of sustainability as a core value of the Fashion Industry. In: Role of sustainable development goals in business / Jaipuria Institute of Management. Indirapuram, Ghaziabad.
SUAREZ, M. (2022). Digital Transformation in Supply Chain Management. In: TRANSLOG Connect 2022. Budapest.
SUAREZ, M. (2021). Challenges and Outlook of Digital Business Consulting. In: UFM International Conference: "Business Based on Digital Platform". Ho Chi Minh City.

Conference presentations

SUAREZ, M. and BRUSSET, X. (2024). Redesigning Demand-Driven Supply Chains: A Longitudinal Study-Based Approach. In: 19th CSCMP European Research Symposium (ERS) on Logistics and Supply Chain Management. Warsaw.
BRUSSET, X. and SUAREZ, M. (2023). Last Mile Collaboration Business Models and Incentive Schemes. In: International Physical Internet Conference 2023. Athens.
SUAREZ, M. and BRUSSET, X. (2023). Last Mile Collaboration: Business Models and Incentive Schemes. In: IPIC 2023. Athens.
SUAREZ, M. (2022). Drivers of Supply Chain Transformation. In: INFORMS Conference. Indianapolis.
SUAREZ, M. (2022). Challenges of Supply Chain Disruptions. In: Safran Executive Seminar. Montreal.
SUAREZ, M. and LEE, E. (2018). A Structured Approach to Redesign Demand- Driven Green Supply Chains. In: ICLT Conference. Okinawa.
SUAREZ, M. (2016). Strategic Supply Chain Finance. In: EUROMA Conference. Trondheim.
SUAREZ, M. (2016). Strategic Supply Chain Finance. In: RIRL. Lausanne.