Joan
Jané

Professor of the Practice of Management of Operations, Information and Technology

• Doctor of Industrial Engineering, Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya
• MBA, ESADE, Universitat Ramon Llull
• Degree in Industrial Engineering, Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya

Joan Jané is Professor of the Practice of Management of Operations, Information and Technology Department at IESE Business School. He received his Ph.D. in Industrial Engineering from the Polytechnic University of Catalonia (UPC) and the Executive MBA from ESADE Business School. He also developed a PDG at IESE and a Program in Innovation Leadership by the Stanford Graduate School of Business.

He joined IESE in 2012 and he is currently teaching in all array of programs. In addition, he is the Academic Director of the 1st year MBA Program and Academic Director of several customs programs.

Joan holds a deep executive management experience for more than 25 years at HP leading different positions in Manufacturing, Procurement, Planning, Supply Chain and Logistics at EMEA level for the printing and computing businesses.

His areas of expertise are the innovation of global supply chain operations, digital transformation and strategic alliances in supply chain. He is also specialist in Industry 4.0, 3D Printing technologies, project management, customer centric operations and social impact consulting.

He has published and co-authored several articles and books in the area of logistics contracts and supply chain management. He was awarded by the Spanish Logistics Association with a prize in Logistics Research and he was also granted a patent in the US.

Areas of interest.

* Innovation of global supply chain operations
* Digital transformation in supply chains
* Strategic alliances in supply chain and logistics
* Industry 4.0 and 3D Printing
* Social impact consulting

Publications

Journal Articles (refereed)

ARIÑO, A., REUER, J., MAYER, K. J., JANÉ, J. (2014). Contracts, Negotiation, and Learning: An Examination of Termination Provisions. Journal of Management Studies, 51 (3), 379 - 405. doi:10.1111/joms.12069.

Working Papers

JANÉ, J., LAGO, A., ARIÑO, A. (2005). Measuring the performance of international logistics outsourcing partnerships: A dyadic perspective analysis (DI-608-E).

Books

JANÉ, J., DE OCHOA MARTÍNEZ, A. (2006). The Handbook of Logistics Contracts: A Practical Guide to a Growing Field. Basingstoke [England]: Palgrave Macmillan.

Studies

JANÉ, J., LAGO, A., D'SOUZA, B. (2008). The effectiveness of logistics alliances. European research on the performance measurement and contractual success factors in logistics partnerships.

Cases

JANÉ, J. (2023). Henkel: A Digital Transformation Journey (Abridged). IESE, OIT-25-E. JANÉ, J., GUITARD, B. (2023). Starship SpaceX. A Disruption in the Space Value Chain. IESE, OIT-11-E. JANÉ, J., GUITARD, B. (2023). Starship SpaceX. La disrupción en la cadena de valor del espacio. IESE, OIT-11. JANÉ MARCET, J., FERRINHA, P. (2022). NIKE Supply Chain in the New Digital Age. IESE, P-1199-E. JANÉ MARCET, J., NOVOA, A., BURROW, F. (2022). Capacity Planning for Growth at Pirelli. IESE, P-1200-E.