Education
- 2022 : HDR, Business Administration, Operations Management, University of Clermont-Ferrand, France
- 2018 : Ph.D., Business Administration, Operations Management, University Pierre Mendès France of Grenoble, France
- 2006 : Master, Business Administration, Innovation and Entrepreneurship, EM Strasbourg, France
- 1997 : Ingénieur, IT, Information technology, CNAM IIM, France
- 1992 : Bachelor, IT, Information technology, Université de Strasbourg, France
Professional Experiences
Academic Experience
- 2025 - present, Professor of Purchasing and Supply Management, IÉSEG School of Management, , France
- 2024 - 2025, Associate Dean Program Masters and Associate Professor OPS, EM Strasbourg, Strasbourg, France
- 2018 - 2024, Associate Professor OPS and Head of Program SCM, EM Strasbourg, Strasbourg, France
- 2011 - 2018, Lecturer / Assistant professor, EM Strasbourg, Strasbourg, France
Professional Experience :
- 2009 - 2019, European Consultant Owner LV Consulting, Independant Management Consultant, Strasbourg, France
- 2000 - 2002, Head of indirect procurement France, Mars Inc., Strasbourg and Saint-Denis de l'hotel, France
- 2000 - 2007, European Market Research Purchasing, Mars Inc., EMEA, France
- 1996 - 1999, European LN Project Management, Mars Inc., Slough, United Kingdom
- 1992 - 1996, IT Project Manager, CIC-Banque Scalbert-Dupont, Lille, France
Published Papers in Refereed Journals
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Viale L., (2025). Comportement et valeur personnelle de l’acheteur au cœur des chaînes d’approvisionnement de demain, QUESTION(S) DE MANAGEMENT, 3 (55) 283.
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Viale L., Zouari D., Vacher S., (2025). Eco-leadership au cœur de la supply chain : Le rôle pivot de l’acheteur dans l’éco-innovation, Logistique & Management, 1 (33) 4-25.
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Zouari D., Viale L., Ruel S., stek K., (2025). The nexus of stewardship and sustainability in supply chains: revealing the impact of purchasing social responsibility on innovativeness and operation performance, European Business Review, 37 (2) 193–229..
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Zouari D., Viale L., Vacher S., (2024). Repenser la supply chain et son management pour faire face aux enjeux futurs : le développement durable source d’innovations, Logistique & Management, 32 (1) 1-4.
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Viale L., Ruel S., Zouari D., (2023). A mixed-methods approach to identifying buyers’ competencies for enabling innovation., International Journal of Logistics: Research and Applications, 26 (9) 1102-1123.
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Viale L., Vacher S., Bessouat J., (2022). Eco-innovation in the upstream supply chain: re-thinking the involvement of purchasing managers, Supply Chain Management: An International Journal, 27 (2) 250–264.
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Viale L., Vacher S., Frelet I., (2022). Open innovation as a practice to enhance sustainable supply chain management in SMEs, Supply Chain Forum: An International Journal, 23 (4) 363-373.
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Viale L., Evrard-samuel K., (2021). Identification des compétences clés des acheteurs pour l’innovation dans les chaînes logistiques agroalimentaires, Logistique & Management, 29 (2) 106-118.
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Viale L., Zouari D., (2020). Impact of digitalization on procurement: the case of robotic process automation, Supply Chain Forum: An International Journal, 21 (3) 185-195.
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Viale L., (2019). Intra-functional coordination: the case of purchasing during innovation in the agri-food sector, Supply Chain Forum: An International Journal, 20 (2) 104-115.
Teaching
Bachelor in International Business :
Grande Ecole (Master cycle) :
