Dr. Samir Dani PhD, MSc (CIM), MMS, BE(Mech.) Lecturer in Manufacturing Organisation Phone: (01509) 227638 Email:  S.Dani@lboro.ac.uk

Background

Dr. Samir Dani is currently working as a Lecturer in the Manufacturing Organisation group. He has over 10 years of relevant experience working in the industry and academia on research projects involving a diverse range of management issues from Supply chain alignment to leadership. He teaches Engineering Management, Supply Chain management, Lean Management and Value stream mapping principles to Undergraduate and Postgraduate students. His 5 years of industrial experience working as a Tool Room Manager, has provided valuable knowledge in planning and scheduling of production, together with a good understanding of CAD/CAM, and CNC technologies.

Research Groups

Manufacturing Engineering

Research Interests and Activities

Supply Chain Management
Managing Risks in the Supply Chain
Human Issues in Supply chains
Managing Inter-organisational Human Issues,
Operations management
Quality systems
Knowledge Management,
Creating Business Excellence in SME's
Managing High Technology Enterprises

External Activities

Guest Editor for the International Journal of Agile Systems and Management. Special issue on "Managing the Uncertainty and Risks in Supply Chains: The Agility Paradigm”.

Session Chair (Agile and Lean Logistics and Supply Chains) at the Logistics Research Network 2007 conference.

Academic Reviewer for the following journals:

* Proceedings of the IMechE- Part B: Journal of Engineering Manufacture
* International Journal of Production Research
* International Journal of Computer Integrated Manufacture
* occasional reviewer for International Journal of Production Planning and Control

Book Reviewer for : International Journal of Production Research

Awards

2007: A M Strickland Prize awarded by the IMechE's Manufacturing Industries Division for the best paper of 2006 in the "Journal of Engineering Manufacture".
2007: The 2006 Donald Julius Groen Prize from the IMechE's Management Group for the best paper of 2006 in the "Journal of Engineering Manufacture".

Publications

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University Administration

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