Professeur associé GIP CEI-ESLI

Coordinateur de la recherche 

Teaching areas

Global Supply Chain Management and Logistics; Business Intelligence; Geopolitics, Globalization and Corporate Social Responsibility; Supply Chain Management simulation workshop.

Diplomas and qualifications 

PhD (December 2016) University of Westminster, London, U.K. Thesis title: “SMEs and global supply chains in the French agricultural machinery sector”

Master of Science Degree (MSc) in Politics and Administration, Birkbeck College, University of London

Bachelor of Arts (B.A.Hons.) in Politics & French, City of London Polytechnic

Research interests

Supply chain management, strategy, theory, governance and power; small and medium-sized firms; informal networks; sustainable supply chains; logistics warehousing and automation; qualitative research methods; grounded theory

Professional Experience in Higher Education

2013-2016 Senior Lecturer, ESC Rennes School of Business, France

1998-2013 Senior Lecturer, Ecole Supérieure de Logistique Industrielle, Redon, France

Professional Experience in company

1995-98 Housing Association Development Manager, The Carr-Gomm Society, London, UK

1988-95 Team Manager, Housing Services Agency, London, UK

Published Articles

Peer Reviewed Journal Articles:

Cragg, T., Chraibi, S., Sauvage, T., Haouari, M. and El Khalil Houssaini, O. (2018) “Running the machine faster: acceleration, humans and warehousing” in The Road to a Digitalized Supply Chain Management, edited by Kersten, W., Blecker, T. and Ringle, C.M.  Available at: https://doi.org/10.15480/882.1777

Cragg, T. and McNamara, T. (2018) “An ICT-Based Framework to Improve Global Supply Chain Integration for Final Assembly SMEs”, Online in the Journal of Enterprise Information Management. Available at: https://www.researchgate.net/publication/327048384_An_ICT-based_framework_to_improve_global_supply_chain_integration_for_final_assembly_SMES

Descubes, I., McNamara, T. and Cragg, T. (2018) Recycling waste and upcycling people: a new type of environmentally-motivated social enterprise strategy  International Journal of Manufacturing Technology and Management (IJMTM), Vol.32, No.3.

Chraibi, S., Sauvage, T., Sbihi, A. and Cragg, T. (2017) “An exploratory model for outsourcing-purchasing activities based on a comparative study” Supply Chain Forum: an International Journal, Vol.18, No.3.

Refereed Conference Papers:

Cragg, T., Chraibi, S., Sauvage, T., Haouari, M. and El Khalil Houssaini, O. “Running the machine faster: acceleration, humans and warehousing”, Paper presented at the Hamburg International Conference on Logistics, September 2018.

Chraibi, S. and Cragg, T. “How to make or buy procurement: a change management model”, IPSERA conference, Athens, March 2018.

Cragg, T. “How do SMEs in the French agricultural machinery sector manage their global supply chains?” Prolog conference, ESC La Rochelle, France, May 2017

Cragg, T. “Using grounded theory to research SMEs and global supply chains” UK Logistics Research Network (LRN) conference, Hull, England, September 2016

Cragg, T. “Relationships and structure in SME global supply chains” UK Logistics Research Network (LRN) conference, Derby, England, September 2015

Cragg, T. “Relationships, structure and governance in SME global supply chains” European Group for Organizational studies (EGOS) conference, Athens, Greece, July 2015, Workshop sub theme: “The internationalization of SMEs”

Cragg, T. “Relationship governance in complex global manufacturing supply chains: case studies of SMEs in the French agricultural machinery sector” Rencontres Internationales de la Recherche en Supply Chain et Logistique (RIRL), Marseille, France, May 2014

Cragg, T. “SMEs and international Supply Chains: an Agency Theory perspective” The International Colloquium in Relationship Marketing (ICRM) ESC Rennes, France, September 2013

Book Chapters, Case Studies and Readings:

Cragg, T. and McNamara, T. (2014) “Chapter 2 Closing Case: France’s troubled economy” in International Business – Global Edition, 10^th ed., by Hill, C., McGraw – Hill Publishers

Cragg, T. and McNamara, T. (2014) “Chapter 15 Opening Case: Sulky Burel in Russia” in International Business – Global Edition, 10^th ed., by Hill, C., McGraw – Hill Publishers

McNamara, T. and Cragg, T. (2014) “Chapter 9 Opening Case: US – Mexico trade relations after 20 years of NAFTA. Is there a dark side to free trade?” in International Business – Global Edition, 10^th ed., by Hill, C., McGraw – Hill Publishers

McNamara, T. and Cragg, T. (2014) “Chapter 16 Opening Case: Ex-Im bank & Boeing; Even billion dollar companies need a little help some times.” in International Business – Global Edition, 10^th ed., by Hill, C., McGraw – Hill Publishers

Practitioner Journal Articles:

Cragg, T. and McNamara, T. (2016) “From physical flows to information flows: An evolving concept of Supply Chain Management” Supply Chain Management Review, February 1 http://www.scmr.com/article/from_physical_flows_to_information_flows_an_evolving_concept_of_supply_chai

Cragg, T. and McNamara, T. (2014) “Known Unknowns’ in Global Supply Chains” Supply Chain Management Review, June 2 http://www.scmr.com/article/known_unknowns_in_global_supply_chains

Other Academic functions

Reviewer for the academic journals, Kybernetes and Supply Chain Forum: an International Journal

Member of the research group “Laboratoire de l’Economie et Gestion de l’Ouest” (LEGO) http://www.labo-lego.fr/

Special session organizer for the Logistics Organization Management conference (GOL) in Le Havre, April 2018. Theme title: Digital supply chains http://lmah.univ-lehavre.fr/~conferences/GOL18/thematic-sessions.html