Associate Professor in the Department of Operations Management and Innovation
URL Associate Professor
Co-ordinator, BUNED
Academic training
Doctora en Ciències Econòmiques i Empresarials. Universitat de Barcelona
Master of Science in Logistics and Supply Chain Management. Cranfield University
Llicenciada en Administració i Direcció d'Empreses. Universitat de Barcelona
Interest Areas
Supply Chain Management
Logistics
Logistics? integration processes
Biography
Cristina graduated Summa cum Laude from the Doctorate in Business Administration at Universitat de Barcelona and obtained the Institute of Logistics (UK) Prize for the most outstanding student of the year in the MSc in Logistics and Supply Chain Management at Cranfield University. Her teaching and research interests are Supply Chain Management, Logistics' integration processes and Logistics' impact on performance.
Her recent papers have been published in the International Journal of Physical Distribution and Logistics Management, the International Journal of Operations and Production Management, the International Journal of Integrated Supply Management and The International Journal of Logistics Management.
Cristina has teaching experience both in Operations Management and Supply Chain Management in undergraduate, graduate and in-company courses.
Selected publications
Gimenez Thomsen, C. & Mendonça Tachizawa, E. (forthcoming). Extending sustainability to suppliers: A systematic literature review. Supply Chain Management-An International Journal,
Van Donk, D. P. ; Van der Vaart, T.; Gimenez Thomsen, C. & Sierra, V. (forthcoming). Modelling the integration-performance relationship: Collaborative practices, enablers and contextual factors. International Journal of Operations and Production Management ,
Gimenez Thomsen, C.; Van der Vaart, T. & Van Donk, D. P. (forthcoming). Supply chain integration and performance: The moderating effect of supply complexity. International Journal of Operations and Production Management ,
Chavez, R.; Fynes, B.; Gimenez Thomsen, C. & Wiengarten, F. (forthcoming). Assessing the effect of industry clockspeed on the supply chain management practice-performance relationship. Supply Chain Management-An International Journal,
Large, R. & Gimenez Thomsen, C. (2011). Drivers of green supply management performance: Evidence from Germany. Journal of Purchasing & Supply Management, 17(3), 176-184.
Rodon, J.; Mària, J. F. & Gimenez Thomsen, C. (forthcoming). Managing cultural conflicts for effective humanitarian aid. International Journal of Production Economics,
Mendonça Tachizawa, E. & Gimenez Thomsen, C. (2010). Supply flexibility strategies in Spanish firms: Results from a survey. International Journal of Production Economics, 124(1), 214-224.
Mendonça Tachizawa, E. & Gimenez Thomsen, C. (2009). Assessing the effectiveness of supply flexibility sources: An empirical research. International Journal of Production Research, 47(20), 5791-5809.
Large, R.; Gimenez Thomsen, C. & McCarthy, D. (2009). Oral communication capabilities of governmental purchasers in the USA. Journal of Public Procurement, 9(2), 197-221.
Gimenez Thomsen, C. & Ramalhinho-Lourenço, H. (2008). e-SCM: Internet's impact on supply chain processes. International Journal of Logistics Management, 19(3), 309-343.
Large, R. & Gimenez Thomsen, C. (2006). Oral communication capabilities of purchasing managers: measurement and typology. Journal of Supply Chain Management, 42(2), 17-32.
Gimenez Thomsen, C. (2006). Logistics integration processes in the food industry. International Journal of Physical Distribution and Logistics Management, 36(3), 231-249.
Gimenez Thomsen, C. & Ventura, E. (2005). Logistics-production, logistics-marketing and external integration: Their impact on performance. International Journal of Operations and Production Management , 25(1), 20-38.
Gimenez Thomsen, C. (2004). Supply Chain Management implementation in the Spanish grocery sector: An exploratory study. International Journal of Integrated Supply Management, 1(1), 98-114.