Address: 2nd N. Radian Street, Bl. O1, App. 23, Targoviste,130062, Dambovita County, Romania
Phone 0721219320
e-mail: virgilp51@yahoo.com
www.scm4ecr.com
www.scm-journal.com
Virgil Popa
Born
03 December 1951, Vâlcea County, Romania
Marital status
married, 2 children
Education
1970 –1975 – Faculty of Economic Cybernetics and Statistics, Academy of Economics Studies, Bucharest
1978 -1983 – School of Law, Bucharest University
June 2000 – Doctor of Cybernetics and Economical Statistics, Academy of Economics Studies, Bucharest
December 2002 – Fast university course for teachers (3rd cycle), Leonardo da Vinci, RO/2002?89157/EX, University of Littoral, Côte d’Opale, Dunkerque, France
Business activity
1975 – 1978 – Special Steelworks, Targoviste, Economist
1979 – 1984 – Special Steelworks, Targoviste, Computer programming analyst
1984 – 1990 – State Commercial Enterprise for Public Alimentation, Targoviste, Director
1990 – 2000 – RESCOPA S.A., Targoviste (Member of CIES – The Food Business Forum, with headquarters in Paris – New York – Tokyo – Singapore). Field of activity: food production and retailing, restaurants, confectionery and pastry shops
CEO and President of the Board
2000 – 2001 – RESCOPA S.A., Targoviste, President of the Board
1990 – 2000 – SIEPMANNN AGREMENT CHINDIA SRL, Targoviste (German-Romanian joint-venture), President of the Board & Executive Director
1996 – 1997 – EUROFINANCES S.A. Targoviste (financial investments company)
Member of the Board
1992 – 1994 – RESCORN S.A. Tragoviste, President of the Board
1994 – 2003 – RESPAN S.A. Targoviste, President of the Board; Administrator
May – June 2001 – National Accumulation Fund, President of the Trust Council
Academic activity
1992 – 2000 – Lecturer at the Valachia University of Targoviste, Faculty of Economic Studies.
2000 – 2004 – Assistant Professor; Valachia University of Targoviste
2004 – present Professor, Valachia University of Targoviste, Courses: Quality Management, Strategic Management, Performance Management; Supply Chain Management, Customer Relationship Management; Project Management
2000 – 2011 – Director of the ECR Department, Valachia University of Targoviste
1994 – 2000; 2002 – 2004 – Member of the Professorial Council of the Faculty of Economics
1994 – 2000, 2004 – 2008 – Member of the Senate, Valachia University of Targoviste
2001 – 2005 – Director of the Economical College, Valachia University of Targoviste
2002 – 2003 – Associated Professor – Moldova Academy of Economics Studies, Master – Management course „Competition Strategies”
2004 – 2005 – Associated Professor, “Petru Maior” University Targu Mures, Master- Management, “Projects Management”, course “Inter-organizational Management”
National scientific activity
Author and co-author:
16 – books (7 standalone, 9 co-author and coordinated)
45 – articles ISI and B+
21 – papers at international conferences published
49 – articles in national magazines and university annals
66 – scientific communications in conferences and symposiums (30 in volumes)
Author of 39 articles publicized in “Monitorul Comertului Romanesc”, “Adevarul Economic”, “Economistul”, “Marketing-Management” and Co
Participated at 29 Academic Scientific Sessions
Author of:
„Enterprise Management Strategies”, 1997, Editor Macarie, Targoviste;
„Enterprise Strategies and Policies”, 1999, Editor Macarie, Targoviste;
,,ECR – Efficient Consumer Response – Strategies, Policies, Techniques and Tools”, 2000, Editor Economica, Bucharest;
„Consumer Goods Quality Management”, 2002, Editor Macarie, Targoviste;
“Inter-organizational managerial strategies”, Editor Bibliotheca, Targoviste, 2004
„Management and performance measurement of the organisation”, Editor Valachia University Press, Targoviste, 2005;
„Food safety and traceability of the food products”, Editor University Press, Targoviste, 2005 (coordinated and author);
„Supply Chain Management in Consumer Goods and Retail”, Valachia University Press, 2009;
Globalization. Education and Management Agendas, Chapter 10: Global standards for Supply Chain Management in Consumer Packaged Goods Industry, ISBN 978-953-51-0702-6, INTECH, Rijeka, Croatia, 2012;
„Supply Chain Management Fundamental and Support Elements”, Czestochowa Polytechnic, Poland, 2013;
“Project Management”, Valahia University Press, 2014,
Supply Chain Management for Efficient Consumer Response, ZVEN & Valahia University Press, 2017, 822 pages
International scientific activity
8 – Contracts for Scientific Research
2003 – 2000 – Member of RCR Europe Academic Partnership
2003 – 2014 – member of CEDIMES Institute, Paris
2008 – 2013 – Member of CSCMP (Council of Supply Chain Management Professionals)
Activity at national level
1996 – present – The Romanian Committee of Distribution, affiliated to AIDA, Brussels, Member of the Board
2002 – 2004 – Member of the Coordination Committee of PHARE RO 0006-09 Program
2003 – 2008 – Member of “Reflexion Group – Domestic Trade, present and European outlook”, organized by The Chamber of Commerce and Industry of Romania and Bucharest and the Agency for IMM
Participation at international reunions
1991
October – The 1st World Marketing and Merchandising Forum, Nice, France,
1992
October – Le 15e Salon International de l’alimentation, Paris, France
1995
The 20th Congress of the Romanian-American Academy of Science and Art, University of Nevada, Reno, Nevada, USA
1996
January – The 1st Official ECR Europe Conference, Geneva, Switzerland
July – Retailing in Europe, “New strategies for a new context” 22nd AIDA Congress,Vienna, Austria
1997
June – The 22nd Romanian-American Academy of Science and Art Congress, Targoviste
Octobre – “Organiser la chaine d’approvisionnement dans une économie en développement », Prague, Check Republic
1998
February – The 4th International Seminar on Category Management, Geneva, Switzerland
April – The 3rd Official ECR Europe Conference, Hamburg, Germany
May – Quality Management Assurance and Education, Euroqualrom, “Politehnica” University, Bucharest
June – The 41st CIES–The Food Business Forum Annual Congress „In the Eye of the Tigers”, Singapore, Singapore
1999
April – The 4th Official ECR Europe Conference, „Consumer Value”, Paris
June – The 42nd CIES Annual Executive Congress, “Value and Values in the New Century”, Stockholm, Sweden
2000
March – The ECR Europe Millennium Conference “Changing Consumer, Changing times”, Torino, Italy
July – The 25th Romanian-American Academy of Science and Art Congress, Cleveland, Ohio, USA
2002
April – The 7th Official ECR Europe Conference „Supplying consumer now!”, Barcelona
2003
May – The 2003 Official ECR Europe Conference & Mark TinyMCE editoretplace „On The Shop Floor (Together)”, Berlin
May – 53eme Congres de l’Association Internationale Des Economistes de Langue Française – Athènes 26-28 May 2003 „Monnaie, convergence et croissance”
September – 3rd International ECR Academic Research Symposium – Athens
2004
May – The ECR Europe 2004 Brussels Conference & Marketplace, “Shared learning, better shopping”
September – 4-th International ECR Research Symposium, ”In the Consumers` shoes: Why, how and Where are they walking to?”, Milano
2005
Aprilie – The 2005 Official ECR Europe Conference Marketplace, Paris
2006
May – The 2006 Official ECR Conferance Marketplace, Stockholm
September – 5-th International ECR Research Symposium „The Moment of Truth”, Stockholm University
2007
May – The 2007 official ECR Conference Marketplace „Innovate to grow”, Milan
October – ’Tomorrow’ s Supply Chain: Efficient,Transparent, Sustainable” – CIES SUPPLY CHAIN CONFERENC, Prague
2008
April – CSCMP Europe 2008 – European Research Seminars, Brussels, Belgium
April – CSCMP Europe 2008 – Brussels, Belgium
May – The 13th Official ECR Conference Marketplace – „Creating Sustainable Shopping Value”, Berlin
October – CIES SUPPLY CHAIN CONFERENCE 2008, Viena
2009
May – CSCMP Europe 2009 – European Research Seminars, Copenhagen, Denmark
May – CSCMP Europe 2009 – Copenhagen, Denmark
June – The 14 th Official ECR Conference Marketplace – Barcelona
2011
April – The 15 th Official ECR Conference Marketplace – Brussels
June – CSCMP Europe 20011 – European Research Seminars, Barcelona, Spain
June – CSCMP Europe 2009, Barcelona, Spain
2012
May – The 16th Official ECR Conference Marketplace – Brussels
2013
May – The 16th Official ECR Conference Marketplace – Brussels
2015
23 – 26 September – World Exhibition – Future Store (Carlo Ratti’s supermarket of the future) Milano
2016
May 28 – June 7 – Internship at the Polytechnic University, Czestochowa
Krakow at an international IEE conference, Czestochowa
2017
April 1st – April 7th – International IEE Conference, Warshaw
2018
ASM – SCM conference, Chisinau
2019
ASM – SCM conference, Chisinau
2019
May – E2E Value Chain (TCGF), Transportation Spring Board, Barcelona
Contributions and achievements
Pioneering activity in the ECR (Efficient Consumer Response) managerial theory and practice:
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- publication, for the first time in Romania, of the ECR concepts;
- organizer, through RESCOPA, with support from the Romanian Committee of Distribution and the “Valachia” University of Targoviste, of The 1st National ECR Symposium – 6 December 1996 and The 2nd National ECR Symposium – 26 September 1997
- implementation of the ECR managerial concepts and instruments in a Romanian enterprise – RESCOPA S.A.: Category Management, Efficient Replenishment, Value Chain Analysis, EDI
- initiator, within the Romanian academic environment, of the ECR Department at “Valachia” University, Targoviste, May 2000
- organizer: „ECR Academic Partnership Symposium – Romania” in 2005, 2006, 2009 and „ SCM 4 ECR International Conference” in 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019; https://www.scm4ecr.com
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Founder and Editor-in-Chief „Supply Chain Management Journal”, 2010, http://www.scm-journal.com
References
“Who is Who / What is What “, Institutions and specialists in Management from Romania, Yearbook (1995-1996);
“The Dictionary of Specialists in Science and Technology, 2000”, Tehnica Press, 2000;
“Man of the Year 2001”, The American Biographical Institute Member of “The Research Board of Advisors”, The American Biographical Institute, 2002
“Protagonists of the Economic Life “, Economica Press, 2002 “Who’s Who in Romania”, Pegasus Press, Bucharest, 2002
“The International Directory of Distinguished Leadership” Eleventh Edition, The October 2007’American Biographical Institute, 2003
“Personalities and representative organisations from quality ground in Romania”, IRCE (European Institute for Education and Quality), 1St Edition, Bucharest, 2004
Implementations
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- Benchmarking: Romcarbon, UM 02512, Mirsand, Teleelectron, Top Cronstruct, Rom Electric Group, Roval Group, Romtrans, Ardaf, Bipeda Alarm, Bipeda, Institutul pentru tehnologie avansata, Electromagnetica, Avioane Craiova, UM 1434, General Conf Grup, Romprim, UTI Grup, UTI Systems, Maguay Impex, Teletehnika Engeneering, A-E Electronics;
- Strategic Planning with Deployment Objectives. The system: The Balanced Scorecard: Romatsa, Mat Craiova, Luxten;
- Supply Chain Management: Director of Programme at FIATEST- www.fiatest.ro (Cramele Halewood., Uniconf, Chircu Prod-Impex., Constam Metal si Indutriale, Constam Constructii si AmbientT);
- Strategic Planning: Project Phare 2005/017 – 553.04.02.02.01.416 Quality Management. Safety & traceability at ROMALIMENTA, March 2008;
- Strategic Planning with Deployment Measurable Objectives: Project Phare/2005/017-553.04.02; Valahia University of Targoviste for: Petrom, Petromservice and Conpet –Dambovita, Arges and Prahova County
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Foreign
French – advanced
Languages
English – medium