About
I am a Professor of Operations Management and Head of the Centre for Supply Chain Improvement at the University of Derby. I am actively involved in industrial projects where I combine my knowledge, expertise and industrial experience in operations management to help organisations achieve excellence in their internal functions and supply chains.
As a leading academic, I have led and managed international research projects funded by the European Commission, British Academy, Innovate UK, British Council and Mexico’s National Council of Science and Technology (CONACYT).
I have published extensively, over 400 papers, in leading scientific journals and conferences as well as 11 books in the areas of operations management and innovation, operations sustainability, digital transformation to enhance operations, manufacturing performance measurement, continuous improvement, and quality management systems. I am Co-founder and current Editor of the Int. Journal of Supply Chain and Operations Resilience, Associate Editor of the Journal of Manufacturing Technology Management, Editor-in-Chief of the Int. Journal of Industrial Engineering and Operations Management, Associate Editor of the IET Collaborative Intelligent Manufacturing and Associate Editor of the IIMBG Journal of Sustainable Business and Innovation. I have also guest-edited and led a significant number of special issues for journals such as Production Planning & Control, Technology Forecasting and Social Change, Supply Chain Management: An International Journal, Journal of Manufacturing Technology Management, Int. Journal of Quality and Reliability Management, TQM Journal, Int. Journal of Lean Six Sigma, among others. I have also been invited to deliver over 30 keynote speeches in international conferences, e.g. IEOM 2018 in Bandung, Indonesia, POMS 2018 and ICSBE 2018 in Kandy, Sri Lanka, ICIBM 2020 in Dehradun, India, IEOM 2023 in Manila, Philippines, SOM 2023 in Shillong, India, RAISE 2023 in Vellore, India, among others. I have received prestigious awards such as the ‘Outstanding Researcher Award’, ‘Outstanding Professor in Supply Chain and Logistics Award’ and the ‘Fellowship Status’ granted by the Society of Industrial Engineering and Operations Management (IEOM).
For 6 years in a row (2020, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024 and 2025) I have been ranked amongst the most highly-cited scientists in the world, according to research by Elsevier and Stanford University.
In 2025 and 2024, I was ranked, in the field of Business and Management, as a ‘Leader’ and in 2022 as a ‘Raising Star’ by Research.com. This educational platform has also ranked me, in 2025, as a top academic in 356 place worldwide and 49 in the UK in the Business and Management field (https://research.com/u/jose-arturo-garza-reyes).
Also, in 2025, ScholarGPS classified me as a Highly Ranked Scholar for being in the top 0.05%, out of 30 million scholars worldwide, for the last five years in a row in ALL Fields (Business and Management, Manufacturing, Management Information Systems, Benchmarking and Sustainability).
Beyond academic circles, my work has been used to shape policy documents produced by the European Commission, World Bank, Inter-American Development Bank, The British Academy as well as policy documents issued by various governments, e.g. UK, Finland, Sweden, Canada, Spain and Iraq, contributing in this way to policy formulation and real-world decision-making.
I am a Chartered Engineer (CEng), a certified Six Sigma-Green Belt, and have over eight years of industrial experience working as Production Manager, Production Engineer and Operations Manager for several global and local companies in both the UK and Mexico. I am also a fellow member of the Higher Education Academy (FHEA), Fellow Member of the Society of Industrial Engineering and Operations Management (FIEOM) and a member of the Institution of Engineering Technology (MIET).
My areas of interest and expertise include Operations and Production Management, Supply Chain and Logistics Management, Lean and Agile Operations and Supply Chains, Sustainability within the context of Operations and Supply Chains, Circular or Closed-Loop Operations and Supply Chains, Sustainable and Green Manufacturing, Digital Technologies application in operations and supply chains, Lean Management, Quality Management & Operations Excellence and Innovation Management.
Recent publications
Recent publications. For a full list of publications, see ResearchGate or MyPublications or ORCID or Scopus or Google Scholar
Books (from 2026 and 2025 only)
- Kumar Phanden, R., Kumar, R., Garza-Reyes, J.A. (2026), “Recent Advances in Industrial Engineering: Select Proceedings of FLAME 2024”, Lecture Notes in Mechanical Engineering, Springer, Singapore.
- Jay, D., Samadhiya, Garza-Reyes, J.A. (2025), “Blockchain Technology: Transforming Businesses and Shaping the Future”, CRC Press, Taylor & Francis, Boca Raton, FL. (Edited).
- Rathi, R., Garza-Reyes, J.A., Kaswan, M.S., Singh, M. (2024), Lean Six Sigma 4.0 for Operational Excellence Under the Industry 4.0 Transformation, CRC Press, Taylor & Francis, Boca Raton, FL
- 11 books published in total (6 Authored and 5 Edited)
Book Chapters (from 2024 only)
- Samadhiya, A., Garza-Reyes, J.A. (2024), “Integrating Lean Six Sigma and Industry 4.0”, In: Rathi, R., Garza-Reyes, J.A., Kaswan, M.S., Singh, M. ed. Lean Six Sigma 4.0 for Operational Excellence Under the Industry 4.0 Transformation, CRC Press, Taylor & Francis, Boca Raton, FL
- Skalli, D., Charkaoui, A., Cherrafi, A., Garza-Reyes, J.A. (2024), “Exploring Critical Success Factors for LSS 4.0 Implementation: A Combined Systematic Literature Review and Interpretive Structural Modelling Approach, ed. Lean Six Sigma 4.0 for Operational Excellence Under the Industry 4.0 Transformation, CRC Press, Taylor & Francis, Boca Raton, FL
Journal Papers (from 2026 and 2025 only)
- Garza-Reyes, J.A., Khassen, M., Ghatak, R.R., Joshi, R., Muñoz Sánchez, C., Kandasamy, J. (2026), “Operational Performance Implications of Circular Economy Implementation: An Empirical Exploration in the Manufacturing Sector”, Accepted for publication in Business Strategy and the Environment - in press.
- Alsmairat, M.A.K., Al-Chami, R., Garza-Reyes, J.A., de Mattos Nascimento, D.L. (2026), “Supply Chain Sustainability Performance in the Manufacturing Sector of a Developing Economy”, Business Strategy and the Environment, Vol. 35, No. 1, pp. 147-166.
- Hmamed, H., Cherrafi, A., Garza-Reyes, J.A., Hamani, N. (2026), “Zero trust architecture for digital, sustainable, and resilient supply chains in the era of Industry 5.0/4.0”, Accepted for publication in Supply Chain Management: An International Journal – in press.
- Muñoz-Sánchez, C., Menéndez-García, Silva, J.A., Garza-Reyes, J.A., Monroy-Becerril, D.M., Hakizimana, E. (2026), “Blockchain Technology and Maritime Logistics: A Systematic Literature Review”, Logistics, Vol. 10, No. 1, pp. 1-39.
- Daniel, J., Maroun, E.A., Garza-Reyes, J.A., El Jaouhari, A., Samadhiya, A. (2025), “From Information Asymmetry to Transparency: Blockchain-Enabled Digital Transformation in Manufacturing Supply Chains”, Accepted for publication in Supply Chain Management: An International Journal – in press.
- Gholami, H., Delorme, X., Garza-Reyes, J.A., Salameh, A.A., Berger-Douce, S. (2025), “Industry 4.0 Technologies Performance for Sustainable Manufacturing Processes”, Accepted for publication in Process Integration and Optimization for Sustainability - in press.
- Virmani, N., Lahri, V., Gupta, S., Garza-Reyes, J.A. (2025), “A Decision-Making Framework to Facilitate AI in the Circular Economy: A Case Analysis from an Emerging Economy Context”, Accepted for publication in Business Strategy and the Environment - in press.
- Gandhi, J., Thanki, S., Garza-Reyes, J.A., Thakka, J. (2025), “Investigating enablers of integrated lean green and Six Sigma implementation for sustainable manufacturing: A fuzzy DEMATEL-ANP approach”, Accepted for publication in the Engineering Management Journal – in press.
- Jamwal, A., Kumar, A., Samadhiya, A., Kumar Mohapatra, A., Garza-Reyes, J.A. (2025), “How Can Industry 5.0 Transform Operational Excellence into a Driver to Achieve SDGs in Ibero-American Countries?”, Accepted for publication in the International Journal of Lean Six Sigma – in press.
- Razavi Hajiagha, S.H., Amoozad Mahdiraji, H., Behnam, M., Garza-Reyes, J.A. (2025), “A Comparative Investigation of the Impact of Digitalisation and Work-From-Home Policy on Firm Performance: MNEs vs International SMEs” Accepted for publication in Technology in Society – in press.
- Garza-Reyes, J.A., Defanto, A., Ghatak, R.R., Joshi, R., Al Saad, W. (2025), “Advancing Sustainable Development in Manufacturing: A Strategic Framework for Overcoming Green-Lean Implementation Barriers”, Accepted for publication in Business Strategy and the Environment - in press.
- Aktef, Z., Cherrafi, A., Echefaj, K., Chaouni Benabdellah, A., Hamani, N., Garza-Reyes, J.A., Elfezazi, S. (2025), “Bridging the Transitional Gap: From Maintenance 4.0 to Maintenance 5.0”, Accepted for publication in the Journal of Quality in Maintenance Engineering – in press.
- Hmamed, H., Cherrafi, A., Shokri, A., Garza-Reyes, J.A., Foster, M. (2025), “Barriers to Low-Carbon Technology Adoption: Insights from the Automotive Manufacturing Sector in Emerging Economies”, Accepted for publication in Business Strategy and the Environment - in press.
- Arabshahi, M., Garza-Reyes, J.A. (2025), “Advancing Sustainable Supply Chain Management: Emerging Trends, Challenges, and Determinants of Success”, Accepted for publication in Modern Supply Chain Research and Applications – in press.
- Junior Santos, P., de Mattos Nascimento, D.L., Fontoura, L., Antony, J., Garza-Reyes, J.A., Small, A., Gusmão Caiado, R.G., Alsmairat, M.A.K. (2025), “Powering Efficiency: A Lean Six Sigma 4.0 Agenda and Roadmap for Sustainable Energy Enhancement”, Accepted for publication in Production Planning & Control: The Management of Operations – in press.
- Pathak, M., Kumar Hajoary, P., Garza-Reyes, J.A. (2025), “Unpacking the Drivers of Circular Economy in Tourism: An Interpretive Structural Modeling and Argumentative Discourse Analysis”, Accepted for publication in Circular Economy and Sustainability – in press.
- Alkhatib, F., Antony, J., Mayyas, A., Garza-Reyes, J.A., Maalouf, M. (2025), “Qualitative Study of Q4.0 Awareness, Challenges, Readiness, and Core Skills: A Middle East Perspective”, TQM Journal, Vol. 37, No. 9, pp. 123–144.
- Fares, N., Cherrafi, A., Vipulesh, S., Garza-Reyes, J.A. (2025), “Supply Chain Management in the Industry 5.0 Era: Implications from a Strategic Perspective”, Accepted for publication in Benchmarking: An International Journal – in press.
- Sharmaa, D., Singha, D., Bhamua, J., Singh Kaswan, M., Garza-Reyes, J.A. (2025), “A readiness assessment of lean six sigma implementation in the ceramic industry: India’s small and medium enterprises perspective”, Indian Journal of Engineering & Materials Sciences, Vol. 32, pp. 104-121.
- Kumar Dey, S., Kumar Dey, R.S., Hoang, S.D. (2025), “Unveiling Circular Economy Pathways among Small and Medium Hotels through a Hybrid Analytical Framework”, Business Strategy and the Environment, Vol. 34, No. 8, pp. 9545-9965.
- Guru, S., Verma, S., Garza-Reyes, J.A., Kautish, P. (2025), “Determinants for Selecting Higher Education Institutions in India: A Fuzzy Analytical Hierarchical Process Approach”, International Journal of Educational Management, Vol. 39, No. 5, pp. 1274-1300.
- Bonamigo, A., da Silva Pereira, E., de Oliveira, J.M., Antoni, J., Garza-Reyes, J.A. (2025), “Lean Service 5.0 in Dairy Production: An Empirical Evaluation from the Perspective of the Sociotechnical and Circular Economy Approach”, Business Strategy and the Environment, Vol. 34, No. 7, pp. 8134-8151.
- Jum’a, L., Fares, N., Garza-Reyes, J.A. (2025), “Leadership, complexity, and carbon footprints: Unveiling the path to sustainable supply chains”, Accepted for publication in Business Strategy and the Environment – in press.
- Samadhiya, A., Kumar, A., Mulat-Weldemeskel, E., Luthra, S., Garza-Reyes, J.A., Yadav, S. (2025), “Next-Gen Quality Learning: How Can AI Technologies Shape Education 4.0 and 5.0 towards the SDGs from Multiple Stakeholders' Perspective?”, Accepted for publication in the Journal of Total Quality Management – in press.
- Karuppiah, K., Garza-Reyes, J.A., Virmani, N. (2025), “Paving the Road to a Sustainable Blue Economy: An Investigation into its Barriers in an Emerging Economy” Business Strategy and the Environment, Vol. 34, No. 5, pp. 6095-6110.
- Samadhiya, A., Agrawal, R., Kumar, A. Yadav, S., Garza-Reyes, J.A. (2025), “Can Prescriptive Analytics Empower Metaverse for Sustainable Operations and Supply Chains? A Text Mining and Introspective Analysis”, Accepted for publication in the International Journal of Logistics Management – in press.
- Kumar, R., Samadhiya, A., Garza-Reyes, J.A., Luthra, S., Kumar, A., Kumar Pandey, K. (2025), “To What Extent Solid Waste Could be Managed through Intelligent Approaches?”, Accepted for publication in Waste and Resource Management (Proceedings of the ICE) – in press.
- Dura, B.S., Nadeem, S.P. Garza-Reyes, J.A., Alemu, A., Rostami, T., Zapata, D., Kreie, A. (2025), “The role of technology in developing resilient supply chains: A systematic literature review during the COVID-19 Pandemic and the disruptions of economic sanctions”, Accepted for publication in the Journal of Humanitarian Logistics and Supply Chain Management – in press.
- Parhi, S., Joshi, K., Garza-Reyes, J.A., Akarte, M. (2025), “Evaluating the Transparency Capability of Smart Manufacturing Systems”, Accepted for publication in Operations Management Research – in press.
- Pongboonchai-Empl, T., Antony, J., Garza-Reyes, J.A., Tortorella, G.L., Komkowski, T., Stemann, D. (2025), “DMAIC 4.0 - Innovating the Lean Six Sigma Methodology with Industry 4.0 Technologies”, Accepted for publication in Production Planning & Control: The Management of Operations – in press.
- Shokri, A., Antony, J., Garza-Reyes, J.A., Cherrafi, A. (2025), “Interaction and prioritisation of barriers to green deployment of operational excellence projects in the manufacturing sector” Accepted for publication in the International Journal Quality and Reliability Management – in press.
- Fares, N, Lloret, J., Kumar, V., Frederico , G., Kamach, O., Garza-Reyes, J.A. (2025), “Lean Implementation Case Study for Manual Order Picking and Packing in Warehousing Operations”, Accepted for publication in the International Journal of Lean Six Sigma – in press.
- Alsmairat, M.A.K., Garza-Reyes, J.A., Dahmani, N., Elrehail, H. (2025), “Connecting the Dots: Investigating the Relationship between Customer Preferences, Innovation and Last-Mile Delivery Adoption: A Mediated Model”, Accepted for publication in Supply Chain Forum: An International Journal – in press
- Gholami, H., Lee, J.K.Y., Garza-Reyes, J.A., Salameh, A.A. (2025), “Green Lean Six Sigma Practices: A Scale Development and Measurement Model from an Engineers Perspective”, Journal of Manufacturing Technology Management, Vol. Vol. 36 No. 1, pp. 179-202.
- Sordan, J.E., Oprime, P., Pimenta, M., Andersson, R., Antony, J., Garza-Reyes, J.A., Tortorella, G.L. (2025), “Lean Six Sigma practices supported by Industry 4.0 technologies: Evidence from heavy vehicle manufacturers”, Journal of Manufacturing Technology Management, 36 No. 2, pp. 504-533.
- Mamoojee-Khatib, H., Antony, J., Teeroovengadum, V., Garza-Reyes, J.A., Tortorella, G.L., Foster, M., Cudney, E. (2025), “A Systematic Review of Lean Implementation Frameworks and Roadmaps: Lessons Learned the Way Forward”, TQM Journal, Vol. 37 No. 1, pp. 264-287.
- Cuevas Pichardo, L.J., Maldonado-Guzmán, G., Gómez-Guillamón, A.D. (2025), “The Mediating Role of Circular Economy in the Relationship between Industry 4.0 and Sustainable Performance in the Manufacturing Industry”, Business Strategy and the Environment, Vol. 34, 1735-1750.
- Komkowski, T., Sony, M., Antony, J., Lizarelli, F.L., Garza-Reyes, J.A., Tortorella, G.L. (2025), “Operational Practices for Integrating Lean and Industry 4.0 - a Dynamic Capabilities Perspective”, International Journal of Production Research, Vol. 63, No. 4, pp. 1517-1537.
- Trakulsunti, Y., Antony, J., Garza-Reyes, J.A., Tortorella, G.L, Chuayjan, W., Foster, M. (2025), “An exploration of operational excellence methodologies implementation in the logistics sectors: a global study”, TQM Journal, 37 No. 3, pp. 709-725.
- Zirar, A., Muhammad, N., Upadhyay, A., Kumar, A., Garza-Reyes, J.A. (2025), “Exploring Lean Team Development from the Tuckman's Model Perspective”, Production Planning & Control: The Management of Operations, Vol. 36, No. 4, pp. 442-463.
- Gusmão Caiado, R.G., Silva Santos, R., Días Schery, C.A., Scavarda, L.F, Garza-Reyes, J.A. (2025), “Balancing priorities: A configurational Framework to achieve strategic benefits from Sustainable Industry 4.0 enablers in Operations and Supply Chain”, Business Strategy and the Environment, Vol. 34, No. 3, pp. 2934–2963.
- Kaswan, M.S., Chaudhary, R., Garza-Reyes, J.A., Singh, A. (2025), “A review of Industry 5.0: From Key Facets to a Conceptual Implementation Framework International Journal of Quality and Reliability Management, Vol. 42 No. 4, pp. 1196-1223.
- Komkowski, T., Antony, J., Garza-Reyes, J.A., Tortorella, G.L., Pongboonchai-Empl, T. (2025), “Integrating Lean Management with Industry 4.0: An Explorative Dynamic Capabilities Theory Perspective”, Production Planning & Control: The Management of Operations, Vol. 36, No. 5, pp. 607-625.
- Nadeem, S.P., Garza-Reyes, J.A., Anosike, A.I. (2025), “A C-Lean Framework for Deploying Circular Economy in Manufacturing SMEs”, Production Planning & Control: The Management of Operations, Vol. 26, No. 5, pp. 650-670.
- Samadhiya, A., Naz, F., Kumar, A., Garza-Reyes, J.A., Luthra, S. (2025), “How does big data influence smart manufacturing in the presence of preventive maintenance? A multi-analytical investigation”, Accepted for publication in the Journal of Manufacturing Technology Management, Vol. Vol. 36 No. 3, pp. 651-670.
- Alsadi, J., Alkhatib, F., Antony, J., Garza-Reyes, J.A., Tortorella, G.L., Cudney, E. (2025), “A systematic literature review with bibliometric analysis of Quality 4.0”, TQM Journal, Vol. 37 No. 5, pp. 1446-1470.
- Skalli, D., Cherrafi, A., Charkaoui, A., Chiarini, A., Shokri, A., Antony, J., Garza-Reyes, J.A., Foster, M. (2025), “Integrating Lean Six Sigma and Industry 4.0: developing a design science research-based LSS4.0 framework for operational excellence”, Production Planning & Control, Vol. 36, No. 8, pp. 1060-1086.
- Gusmão Caiado, R.G., Scavarda, L.F., Vidal, G., De Mattos Nascimento D.L., Garza-Reyes, J.A. (2025), “A taxonomy of critical factors towards Sustainable Operations and Supply Chain Management 4.0 in developing countries– A systematic review and fuzzy group decision-making”, Operations Management Research, Vol. 18, pp. 744–767.
- Mishra, R., Kumar Singh, R., Garza-Reyes, J.A. (2025), “Interplay between Absorptive Capacity, Analytics Competence and Sustainable Economic Performance of MSMEs in Supply Chain: The Mediating Role of Risk Resilience”, Annals of Operations Research, Vol. 350, pp. 853–877.
- Ortiz-Rangel, D., Rocha-Lona, J., Bada-Carbajal, L.M., Garza-Reyes, J.A. (2025), “A Framework to Minimize Environments Risks and to Identify Repurposing Operations in the Commercial Aviation Sector”, Operations Management Research, Vol. 18, pp. 1226–1242.
Recent conferences
Recent publications. For a full list of publications, see ResearchGate or MyPublications or ORCID or Scopus or Google Scholar
- Weldemichael, M.A., Nadeem, S.P., Garza-Reyes, J.A. (2023), “Sustainable Supply Chain Management Drivers and Barriers in the Ethiopian Manufacturing Sector”, Proceedings of the 13th International Conference on Industrial Engineering and Operations Management (IEOM), Manila, Philippines, 6-9 March
- Al-Saad, W.K., Al-Talib, M., Garza-Reyes, J.A., Nadeem, S.P. (2023), “Sustainable Warehouse Features: A Systematic Literature Review”, Proceedings of the 13th International Conference on Industrial Engineering and Operations Management (IEOM), Manila, Philippines, 6-9 March
- Al-Talib, M., Melhem, W.Y., Nadeem, S.P., Anosike, A.I., Garza-Reyes, J.A. (2023), “Employing the Internet of Things to Attain Resilience Across Supply Chain”, Proceedings of the 13th International Conference on Industrial Engineering and Operations Management (IEOM), Manila, Philippines, 6-9 March. Awarded the “Best Track Paper Award” under the Supply Chain Management category
- Shaikh, N., Nadeem, S.P., Garza-Reyes, J.A., Centobelli, P., Rocha-Lona, L. (2022), “Green Logistics Framework for Shippers”, Proceedings of the 12th International Conference on Industrial Engineering and Operations Management (IEOM), Istanbul, Turkey, 7-10 March
- Gozali, L., Irawan, A.P., Tunjungsari, H.K., De Candra, C., Lim, V., Gunadi, A., Zagloel, T.Y.M., Masrom, M., Haron, H.N., Tjahjono, B., Saraswati, D., Ali, A. Garza-Reyes, J.A. (2022), “The Development of Several Methods in Performance Measurement in Industrial and Business Management Systems”, Proceedings of the 12th International Conference on Industrial Engineering and Operations Management (IEOM), Istanbul, Turkey, 7-10 March
Teaching responsibilities
I am currently tutor of the following modules:
Masters
- Improving Supply Chain and Logistics Operations
- Global Supply Chain and Logistics
- Operations Strategy for Competitive Advantage - IIM Shillong (India)
- Business Ethics - IIM Trichy (India)
I previously tutored on the following modules:
Masters
- Sustainable Business Operations
- Strategic Quality and Project Management
Final Year
- Issues in Global Business and Strategic Concepts
- Delivering Winning Projects
- The Management of Lean and Agile Organisations
- Advanced Operations Management
- Industrial Engineering
- Ethics, Environment and Innovation
- BEng (Hons) Mechanical Engineering Final Project
- BEng (Hons) Manufacturing and Production Engineering Final Year Project
Second Year
First Year
- Introduction to Operations Management
- Introduction to Operations Management and IT
- Managing Performance in Operations
- Quality, Reliability and Work Environment
- Quality and Reliability
- Quality Assurance
- Analytical Methods for Motorsport Engineering
- Scientific Methods for Motorsport Engineering
Year Zero
- Mathematics for Study in Technology
Short Courses
- Engineering and Society (Engineering Ethics)
Additional interests and activities
Research projects and successful external research funding
- February 2024 – British Academy – Pump Priming Collaboration between UK and EU Partners 2024 – “A UK-EU Workshop on Digital and Sustainable Logistics to accelerate the decarbonisation of freight operations”, total amount applied (£9,980.39).
- February 2024 – British Academy – Pump Priming Collaboration between UK and EU Partners 2024 – “Towards Sustainable Transformation: Collaborative Workshops to Form a Circular Construction Consortium”, total amount applied (£9,983).
- October 2023 – Warwick University – Circular Economy Network+ in Transportation Systems – “Circular Economy Transitions: Transitioning Rail to the Circular Economy: Continuation Funding”, total amount applied (£12,498.32)
- May 2023 – Innovate UK – Management Knowledge Transfer Partnership (MKTP) with Bloc Digital – “Development of a self-organising management approach that improves staff performance and commitment for more efficient and profitable product innovation and service delivery”, total amount applied (£179,257)
- 2022 – Warwick University - Circular Economy Network+ in Transportation Systems – “Circular Economy Transitions: Transitioning Rail to the Circular Economy”, total amount applied (£10,000)
- June 2022 – Innovate UK – Knowledge Transfer Partnership (KTP) with Derbyshire Wildlife Trust – “Development and implementation of a new business and operating model coupled with the development of policies and practices to support the management of the resulting hybrid organisation”, total amount applied (£156,643.85)
- 16th August 2020 – British Council – Newton-Bhabha Fund PhD Placement Programme 2020-21, “Holistic Total Productive Maintenance (TPM): Integrating Sustainability and Human Dimensions” total amount applied (£8,200) (total project’s full economic cost £16,706)
- 16th August 2020 – British Council – Newton-Bhabha Fund PhD Placement Programme 2020-21, “Industry 4.0 Readiness Assessment”, total amount applied (£8,200) (total project’s full economic cost £16,706)
- 29th – 1st June 2017 – British Council, Researchers Links, Attendance to International Research Workshop “A pathway to global sustainability – Role of local food and logistics SMEs in global sustainability”, Rio du Soul, Brazil, amount applied (£2,000)
- 19th September 2016 - British Council and Mexico's National Council of Science and Technology (CONACyT), Institutional Links, "Developing Food Security and Water Conservation for Economic Growth in Mexico – A Smart Monitoring and Control System (SMCS) Agro-Technology for Sustainable and Efficient Farming Operations", amount applied (£80,000) (total project’s economic cost £136,784)
- 14th September 2016 – British Academy, Advanced Fellowships, “Adoption of Green Technologies and Sustainability Standards for Emerging Economies: the Case of Mexico”, amount applied (£101,700) (total project’s economic cost £125,614)
- 21st – 23rd March 2016 – British Council, Researchers Links, Attendance to International Research Workshop “Short Food Supply Chains: A pathway to sustainable development and employment creation”, Bangkok, Thailand, amount applied (£2,000)
- 28th September 2016 – British Council, Researchers Links, International Research Workshop “Sustainable Development - Exploring Energy Efficiency Opportunities through Supply Chain and Operations Innovation”, Aguascalientes, Mexico, amount applied (£46,200)
- 24th – 26th August 2015 – British Council, Researchers Links, Attendance to International Research Workshop “Eco food supply chains: Exploring industrial ecosystems to minimize food waste and maximize social benefits”, Sao Paulo, Brazil, amount applied (£2,000)
- 2014 - British Council-Mexico's National Council of Science and Technology (CONACYT), Researchers Links, International Research Workshop “Managing Business Excellence and Adapting Innovation Systems for Supporting a Sustainable Transition towards a Low Carbon Economy”, Mexico City, Mexico, amount applied (£30,000)
REF 2021 Impact Case
For REF 2021, I led one of the Impact Cases submitted by the University of Derby, "Implementing 'Green-Lean' to Achieve Operational Excellence in Transportation Logistics and Manufacturing": https://results2021.ref.ac.uk/impact/e62feb2c-9a9b-4ce5-a371-dbf81188de58?page=1
Editorial activities
- Associate Editor of the Journal of Manufacturing Technology Management (Emerald)
- Editor-in-Chief of the International Journal of Industrial Engineering and Operations Management (Society of Industrial Engineering and Operations Management - IEOM, Emerald)
- Co-founder and Editor of the Int. Journal of Supply Chain and Operations Resilience (Inderscience)
- Associate Editor of the IET Collaborative Intelligent Manufacturing (Wiley)
- Associate Editor of the IIMBG Journal of Sustainable Business and Innovation (Emerald)
- Leading Guest Editor and Guest Editor of more than 20 Special Issues in journals like Production Planning & Control, Technology Forecasting and Social Change, Supply Chain Management: An International Journal, Journal of Manufacturing Technology Management, Int. Journal of Quality and Reliability Management, TQM Journal, Int. Journal of Lean Six Sigma, among others
Member of the editorial boards of the following journals
- Sustainability
- Journal of Manufacturing Technology Management
- International Journal of Lean Six Sigma
- IET Collaborative Intelligent Manufacturing
- International Journal of Lean Enterprise Research
- International Journal of Engineering Management and Economics
- Journal of Sustainability Research
- International Journal of Quality Engineering and Technology
- International Journal of Engineering and Technology Innovation
- International Journal of Multidisciplinary Approaches to Innovation
- The Open Management Journal
- International Journal of Robotics and Mechatronics
- American Journal of Industrial and Business Management
- International Journal of Mathematical, Engineering and Social Sciences
- Business Management and Economics Research
- Investigacion Administrativa
- International Journal of Green Technologies
- Highlights of Sustainability
- NMIMS Management Review
- Journal of Yasar University
Active Reviewer of Journals such as
- Journal of Manufacturing Technology Management
- Journal of Cleaner Production
- International Journal of production Economics
- International Journal of Operations and Production Management
- Production Planning & Control
- International Journal of Production Research
- International Journal of Productivity and Performance Management
- International Journal of Industrial and Systems Engineering
- International Journal of Lean Six Sigma
- International Journal of Lean Enterprise Research
- The TQM Journal
- International Journal of Engineering Management and Economics
- Journal of Organisation and Health Management
- Management Research Review
- Journal of Organizational Analysis
- International Journal of Engineering and Technology Innovation
- International Journal of Engineering, Science and Technology
- International Journal of Engineering Simulation
