Yr Athro Maneesh Kumar
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Deon Cyswllt Ymchwil Ôl-raddedig (PGR), Coleg y Celfyddydau, y Dyniaethau a'r Gwyddorau Cymdeithasol (AHSS) | Athro mewn Gweithrediadau Gwasanaeth, Ysgol Busnes Caerdydd
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Mae Maneesh Kumar yn Ddeon Cyswllt Ymchwil Ôl-raddedig (PGR) yng Ngholeg y Celfyddydau, y Dyniaethau a'r Gwyddorau Cymdeithasol (AHSS) ac yn Athro mewn Gweithrediadau Gwasanaeth yn Ysgol Busnes Caerdydd, Prifysgol Caerdydd. Mae ganddo hefyd rôl Athro Gwadd er Anrhydedd ym Mwrdd Iechyd Prifysgol Caerdydd a'r Fro.
Mae'n cynnal ymchwil gymhwysol rhyngddisgyblaethol ar bynciau fel Rhagoriaeth Weithredol, Lean Six Sigma (LSS), Integreiddio Lean a Diwydiant 4.0 (a elwir yn Lean 4.0), Sefydliadau Dibynadwyedd Uchel (HRO), Arloesi Prosesau/Gwasanaethau Gofal Iechyd (e.e. AI a gwneud penderfyniadau clinigol, Efeilliaid Digidol, Adeiladu Modelau Gofal Iechyd Gwydn), Model Busnes Economi Gylchol, Methodoleg Arloesi a Dechrau Busnes Darbodus Mentrau Cymdeithasol. Mae hyn wedi arwain at gyhoeddi dros 200 o gyfnodolion a phapurau cynhadledd, llyfrau wedi'u golygu, a thrafodion cynadleddau. Mae ei gyfranogwyr ymchwil yn cwmpasu ystod o ddiwydiannau, gan gynnwys Diwydiant gweithgynhyrchu, Diwydiannau Gwasanaeth a sefydliadau'r Sector Cyhoeddus, gan gynnwys y GIG, a Mentrau Cymdeithasol yn India a'r DU. Mae wedi sicrhau cyllid ymchwil gwerth dros £6 miliwn gan EPSRC, ESRC, Llywodraeth Cymru, ERDF, a Highways England. Mae'r cyllid ymchwil diweddar gan EPSRC yn werth £4.11 miliwn, gan ganolbwyntio ar sefydlu'r ganolfan Arweinyddiaeth, Ymgysylltu, Cyflymu a Phartneriaeth (LEAP), sy'n anelu at ddod i'r amlwg o anghenion iechyd a gofal heb eu diwallu a chreu prosiectau ymchwil cydweithredol newydd sy'n dod â diwydiant, y byd academaidd, cleifion, gofalwyr a gweithwyr gofal iechyd proffesiynol at ei gilydd. Prifysgol Caerdydd yw CoI ym mhrosiect LEAP dan arweiniad Prifysgol Bryste.
Cafodd ei gydnabod fel Gwobr 'Goruchwyliwr Doethurol y Flwyddyn' @Cardiff seremoni Wobrwyo Bywyd Myfyrwyr y Brifysgol yn 2024. Yn ogystal, cafodd ei ganolfan ymchwil, WESPA, ei chydnabod fel enillydd yn y categori 'Cyfraniad Gwirfoddol' yn ystod seremoni Wobrwyo Flynyddol Prifysgol Caerdydd ym mis Tachwedd 2024. Derbyniodd enwebiadau yn olynol hefyd yn 2025 a 2026 ar gyfer y categori 'Cyfoethogi Bywyd Myfyrwyr' - 'Goruchwyliwr Doethurol y Flwyddyn' a 'Profiad Dysgu Mwyaf Rhagorol' yn 2025. Yn 2020, cafodd ei gydnabod gyda Gwobr 'Arloesedd Busnes' @ Gwobrau Arloesedd ac Effaith Prifysgol Caerdydd 2020 am y prosiect gyda Siemens Logistics. Cafodd ei gydnabod gan Gymdeithas IEOM yn yr 2il Gynhadledd Affrica (Rhagfyr 2020), lle roedd yn Brif Siaradwr. Dyfarnodd Pwyllgor Gwobr IEOM ' Wobr Athro Nodedig' i'r Athro Kumar am ei gyflawniadau a'i gyfraniadau mewn peirianneg ddiwydiannol a rheoli gweithrediadau. Mae wedi cael ei gydnabod am ei gyfraniadau eithriadol i addysgu yng Ngwobrau Dathlu Rhagoriaeth Prifysgol Caerdydd 2018 yn y categori 'Rhagoriaeth mewn Addysgu gan gynnwys Hyfforddiant a Datblygu'.
Mae wedi bod yn ymwneud â darparu hyfforddiant LSS hyd at lefel Black Belt a chyflwyno sawl gweithdy ar LSS a chymhwyso Diwydiant 4.0 mewn gwahanol fathau a meintiau o ddiwydiannau gan gynnwys Admiral, Principality, Bakkavor Group, Norbert Dentressangle, Norgine Ltd., Celsa Steel, NHS, ATL Technology, Vishay, Panasonic, Cymdeithas Gwneuthurwyr Cydrannau Modurol India (ACMA) a Tata Motors. Mae wedi hyfforddi dros 1000 o uwch swyddogion gweithredol a rheolwyr canol yn fyd-eang ar y pynciau uchod. Mae hefyd yn brif siaradwr rheolaidd mewn Cynadleddau a Seminarau Rhyngwladol ar Reoli Gweithrediadau, LSS a Rhagoriaeth Weithredol.
Cyhoeddiad
2027
- Ganasan-Ryan, S. et al., 2027. Exploring the resilience potentials of a responsive team managing clinical deterioration: A systems analysis. Applied Ergonomics: Human Factors in Technology and Society 138 104845. (10.1016/j.apergo.2026.104845)
2026
- Jose, A. et al., 2026. Bridging the gap in health information systems adoption: What healthcare professionals want you to know?. Information Systems Frontiers (10.1007/s10796-026-10803-6)
- Fuseini, M. et al. 2026. Beyond the supply chain: Digital ecosystem orchestration to advance circular strategies for food waste. Supply Chain Management (10.1108/SCM-12-2025-1270)
- Zhou, T. et al. 2026. Lightweight query-adaptive RAG framework for knowledge support in smart manufacturing. Journal of Manufacturing Systems 86 , pp.774-789. (10.1016/j.jmsy.2026.04.016)
- Guerrero, B. et al., 2026. Adopting Lean Industry 4.0: insights from Spanish manufacturing SMEs in an international context. International Journal of Production Research 64 (11), pp.4524-4539. (10.1080/00207543.2025.2606913)
- Salvadorinho, J. et al., 2026. Empowering Generation Z in manufacturing organizations: a 6-factor self-determination extension. Journal of Work-Applied Management 18 (1), pp.130-149. (10.1108/JWAM-07-2024-0087)
- Williams, E. et al. 2026. An optimisation framework for resource allocation in palliative and end-of-life care. Scientific Reports 16 17557. (10.1038/s41598-026-45072-5)
- Tortorella, G. et al., 2026. Lean and organizational resilience: A discussion. International Journal of Production Economics 293 109897. (10.1016/j.ijpe.2025.109897)
- van Dun, D. H. , Weritz, P. and Kumar, M. 2026. How leadership enhances absorptive capacity for industry 4.0 technology adoption through social integration mechanisms. International Journal of Operations & Production Management 46 (4), pp.793-817. (10.1108/ijopm-11-2024-1016)
- Zhou, T. et al. 2026. Generative AI-enabled chatbots for user-centred design: a state-of-the-art review. Journal of Engineering Design (10.1080/09544828.2026.2633488)
- Hines, P. et al., 2026. A global industrial perspective on lean industry 4.0: a qualitative wide-angle lens approach. Production Planning and Control 37 (3), pp.225-246. (10.1080/09537287.2025.2509143)
- Petropoulos, F. et al., 2026. Operations & supply chain management: principles and practice. International Journal of Production Research 64 (1), pp.330-513. (10.1080/00207543.2025.2555531)
- Salvadorinho, J. et al., 2026. From Gen Z to Boomers: Motivational drivers shaping industry 5.0 and the future of work. Futures: for the interdisciplinary study of futures, visioning, anticipation and foresight 175 103731. (10.1016/j.futures.2025.103731)
2025
- Salvadorinho, J. et al., 2025. NextGen 5.0 leadership in manufacturing: tackling workforce challenges with a multicountry and multicompany perspective. International Journal of Industrial Engineering and Management 16 (4), pp.377-388. (10.24867/IJIEM-394)
- Chiarini, A. and Kumar, M. 2025. Crafting a synergistic convergence: an integrated approach for lean and industry 4.0 transformation. International Journal of Production Research 63 (17), pp.6493-6513. (10.1080/00207543.2025.2473702)
- Leder, N. , Kumar, M. and Sanchez Rodrigues, V. 2025. Influencing factors driving collaboration in circular business models. International Journal of Logistics Research and Applications 28 (9), pp.973-996. (10.1080/13675567.2023.2254258)
- Zhou, T. et al. 2025. Enabling interactive AI in industry 5.0 with RAG-enhanced GenAI Chatbots. Presented at: 31st International Conference on Engineering, Technology, and Innovation- ICE IEEE/ITMC Valencia, Spain 16-19 June 2025. Proceedings of the International Conference on Engineering, Technology, and Innovation. IEEE. , pp.1-10. (10.1109/ICE/ITMC65658.2025.11106634)
- Jose, A. et al., 2025. Determinants of ICT adoption and performance in healthcare: The role of individual attributes and organizational contextual factors. IEEE Access 13 , pp.22535-22550. (10.1109/ACCESS.2025.3536089)
2024
- Arumugam, V. et al., 2024. A curvilinear assessment of innovation in Six Sigma project teams: the influence of psychological safety and intrinsic motivation. Journal of Manufacturing Technology Management 35 (8), pp.1508-1527. (10.1108/JMTM-12-2023-0569)
- Alexander, A. et al. 2024. Innovation for zero-deforestation sustainable supply chain management services: a performance measurement and management approach. Supply Chain Management 29 (3), pp.620-641. (10.1108/SCM-02-2023-0088)
- Ramjaun, T. et al. 2024. Strength in numbers: Collaborative procurement and competitiveness of craft breweries. International Journal of Operations & Production Management 44 (3), pp.643-665. (10.1108/IJOPM-08-2022-0503)
- Ramjaun, T. I. , Sanchez Rodrigues, V. and Kumar, M. 2024. Horizontal supply chain collaboration amongst small enterprises: insights from UK brewery networks. Production Planning and Control 35 (2), pp.206-224. (10.1080/09537287.2022.2068085)
- Prim, A. L. et al., 2024. Is past performance a guarantee for current results? The influence of learning on business performance in manufacturing. Journal of Manufacturing Technology Management 35 (1), pp.164-164. (10.1108/JMTM-04-2023-0144)
- Zhou, T. , Liu, Y. and Kumar, M. 2024. AI-powered chatbots for improving interactive user experience: state-of-the-art. Presented at: The 51st International Conference on Computers and Industrial Engineering (CIE51) Sydney, Australia 9-11 December 2024. Proceedings 51st International Conference on Computers & Industrial Engineering (CIE51). New York, USA: Computers & Industrial Engineering. , pp.137-149.
2023
- Browning, T. et al., 2023. From supply chain risk to system-wide disruptions: research opportunities in forecasting, risk management and product design. International Journal of Operations & Production Management 43 (12), pp.1841-1858. (10.1108/IJOPM-09-2022-0573)
- Leder, N. et al. 2023. Application of technology to reduce food waste in the hospitality sector. [Online].Circular Online Magazine. Available at: https://www.circularonline.co.uk/insight/application-of-technology-to-reduce-food-waste-in-the-hospitality-sector/.
- Anderson, N. et al. 2023. Mapping processes in the emergency department using the functional resonance analysis method. Annals of Emergency Medicine 82 (3), pp.288-297. (10.1016/j.annemergmed.2022.12.029)
- Tortorella, G. et al., 2023. Teaching and learning of industry 4.0: expectations, drivers, and barriers from a knowledge management perspective. Knowledge Management Research and Practice 21 (4), pp.876-891. (10.1080/14778238.2022.2088418)
- van Dun, D. H. and Kumar, M. 2023. Social enablers of Industry 4.0 technology adoption: transformational leadership and emotional intelligence. International Journal of Operations & Production Management 43 (13), pp.152-182. (10.1108/IJOPM-06-2022-0370)
- Gupta, V. et al., 2023. Predictive maintenance of baggage handling conveyors using IoT. Computers and Industrial Engineering 177 109033. (10.1016/j.cie.2023.109033)
- Li, A. Q. et al., 2023. Developing PSS business ecosystems in the digital era. Industrial Marketing Management 109 , pp.121-134. (10.1016/j.indmarman.2022.12.017)
- Prim, A. L. et al., 2023. The development of quality capabilities in Brazilian breweries: A Co-evolutionary approach. International Journal of Production Economics 256 108717. (10.1016/j.ijpe.2022.108717)
- Monshizadeh, F. et al. 2023. Developing an industry 4.0 readiness model using fuzzy cognitive maps approach. International Journal of Production Economics 255 108658. (10.1016/j.ijpe.2022.108658)
- Tortorella, G. et al., 2023. Effect of Industry 4.0 on the relationship between socio-technical practices and workers' performance. Journal of Manufacturing Technology Management 34 (1), pp.44-66. (10.1108/JMTM-04-2022-0173)
2022
- Jose, A. et al., 2022. Professional competence and its effect on the implementation of healthcare 4.0 technologies: scoping review and future research directions. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health 20 (1) 478. (10.3390/ijerph20010478)
- Gremyr, I. et al., 2022. Quality functions' use of customer feedback as activation triggers for absorptive capacity and value co-creation. International Journal of Operations & Production Management 42 (13), pp.218-242. (10.1108/IJOPM-11-2021-0692)
- Li, A. Q. et al., 2022. Exploring the governance mechanisms for value co-creation in PSS business ecosystems. Industrial Marketing Management 104 , pp.289-303. (10.1016/j.indmarman.2022.05.005)
- Tlapa, D. et al., 2022. Effects of lean interventions supported by digital technologies on healthcare services: a systematic review. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health 19 (15) e9018. (10.3390/ijerph19159018)
- Kumar, M. et al. 2022. The role of the hub-firm in developing innovation capabilities: considering the French wine industry cluster from a resource orchestration lens. International Journal of Operations and Production Management 42 (4), pp.526-551. (10.1108/IJOPM-08-2021-0519)
- Yilmaz, A. et al., 2022. Lean and industry 4.0: Mapping determinants and barriers from a social, environmental, and operational perspective. Technological Forecasting and Social Change 175 121320. (10.1016/j.techfore.2021.121320)
- Lotfi, M. et al. 2022. A relational view of horizontal collaboration among micro and small enterprises: a study of the brewery sector in Wales. British Food Journal 124 (4), pp.1254-1273. (10.1108/BFJ-03-2021-0266)
- Srinivasan, R. et al., 2022. The big pivot. Supply Chain Management Review Jan-Fe , pp.38-41.
- Chiarini, A. and Kumar, M. 2022. What is Quality 4.0? An exploratory sequential mixed methods study of Italian manufacturing companies. International Journal of Production Research 60 (16), pp.4890-4910. (10.1080/00207543.2021.1942285)
- Dora, M. and Kumar, M. 2022. Operational improvement programs and humanitarian operations. Production Planning and Control 33 (6-7), pp.513-516. (10.1080/09537287.2020.1834137)
- Reynders, P. , Kumar, M. and Found, P. 2022. 'Lean on me': an integrative literature review on the middle management role in lean. Total Quality Management and Business Excellence 33 (3-4), pp.318-354. (10.1080/14783363.2020.1842729)
- Wilson, J. et al., 2022. On the beer wagon: the past, present and future of Celtic craft brewing and its policies. Regional Studies, Regional Science 10 (1), pp.329-346. (10.1080/21681376.2022.2158751)
2021
- Slater, D. et al., 2021. Optimising the performance of complex sociotechnical systems in high-stress, high-speed environments: the Formula 1 pit stop test case. Applied Sciences 11 (24) 11873. (10.3390/app112411873)
- van Dun, D. and Kumar, M. 2021. Enablers of industry 4.0 technology adoption: transformational leadership and emotional intelligence [Abstract]. Academy of Management Proceedings (10.5465/AMBPP.2021.13696abstract)
- Tortorella, G. L. et al., 2021. Bundles of Lean Automation practices and principles and their impact on operational performance. International Journal of Production Economics 235 108106. (10.1016/j.ijpe.2021.108106)
- Kumar, M. et al., 2021. Creating highly reliable health care organisations through reverse exchanges. Supply Chain Management 26 (3), pp.371-384. (10.1108/SCM-03-2020-0123)
- Koenig, F. et al., 2021. Condition-based maintenance for major airport baggage systems. Journal of Manufacturing Technology Management 32 (3), pp.722-741. (10.1108/JMTM-04-2019-0144)
- Chiarini, A. and Kumar, M. 2021. Lean six sigma and industry 4.0 integration for operational excellence: evidence from Italian manufacturing companies. Production Planning and Control 32 (13), pp.1084-1101. (10.1080/09537287.2020.1784485)
- Kumar, M. and Harris, I. 2021. Enterprise-wide diagnostic in the UK SME: focus beyond tools and techniques. Production Planning and Control 32 (9), pp.730-746. (10.1080/09537287.2020.1758822)
- Tortorella, G. L. et al., 2021. Analysing the influence of organisational culture and leadership styles on the implementation of lean manufacturing. Production Planning and Control 32 (15), pp.1282 -1294. (10.1080/09537287.2020.1799255)
2020
- Srinivasan, R. , Kumar, M. and Narayanan, S. 2020. Human resource management in an industry 4.0 Era: a supply chain management perspective. In: Choi, T. Y. et al., The Oxford Handbook of Supply Chain Management. Oxford University Press(10.1093/oxfordhb/9780190066727.013.39)
- Oliff, H. et al. 2020. The ethical use of human data for smart manufacturing: an analysis and discussion. Procedia CIRP 93 , pp.1364-1369. (10.1016/j.procir.2020.06.001)
- Lotfi, M. , Kumar, M. and Rodrigues, V. S. 2020. Collaboration in the small and micro enterprises: a relational view of enablers and barriers. Presented at: Academy of Management Annual Meeting 2020 Vancouver, Canada 7-11 August 2020. Vol. 2020.Vol. 1. (10.5465/AMBPP.2020.16847abstract)
- Leder, N. , Kumar, M. and Sanchez Rodrigues, V. 2020. Influential factors for value creation within the circular economy: framework for waste valorisation. Resources, Conservation and Recycling 158 104804. (10.1016/j.resconrec.2020.104804)
- Oliff, H. et al. 2020. Improving human-robot-interaction utilizing learning and intelligence: a human factors-based approach. IEEE Transactions on Automation Science and Engineering 17 (3), pp.1597-1610. (10.1109/TASE.2020.2967093)
- Oliff, H. et al. 2020. Reinforcement learning for facilitating human-robot-interaction in manufacturing. Journal of Manufacturing Systems 56 , pp.326-340. (10.1016/j.jmsy.2020.06.018)
- Lindsay, C. F. , Kumar, M. and Juleff, L. 2020. Operationalising lean in healthcare: the impact of professionalism. Production Planning and Control 31 (8), pp.629-643. (10.1080/09537287.2019.1668577)
- Li, A. Q. et al., 2020. The state-of-the-art of the theory on Product-Service Systems. International Journal of Production Economics 222 107491. (10.1016/j.ijpe.2019.09.012)
- Tortorella, G. L. et al., 2020. Designing lean value streams in the fourth industrial revolution era: proposition of technology-integrated guidelines. International Journal of Production Research 58 (16), pp.5020-5033. (10.1080/00207543.2020.1743893)
- Li, A. Q. et al., 2020. Exploring product-service systems in the digital era: a socio-technical systems perspective. TQM Journal 32 (4)(10.1108/TQM-11-2019-0272)
- Kumar, M. and Sanchez Rodrigues, V. 2020. Synergetic effect of lean and green on innovation: a resource-based perspective. International Journal of Production Economics 219 , pp.469-479. (10.1016/j.ijpe.2018.04.007)
- Leite, H. , Lindsay, C. and Kumar, M. 2020. COVID-19 outbreak: implications on healthcare operations. TQM Journal 33 (1), pp.247-256. (10.1108/TQM-05-2020-0111)
2019
- Chen, C. et al. 2019. Energy consumption modelling using deep learning embedded semi-supervised learning. Computers and Industrial Engineering 135 , pp.757-765. (10.1016/j.cie.2019.06.052)
- Sanchez Rodrigues, V. and Kumar, M. 2019. Synergies and misalignments in lean and green practices: a logistics industry perspective. Production Planning and Control 30 (5-6), pp.369-384. (10.1080/09537287.2018.1501812)
- Koenig, F. , Found, P. and Kumar, M. 2019. Innovative airport 4.0 condition-based maintenance system for baggage handling DCV systems. International Journal of Productivity and Performance Management (10.1108/IJPPM-04-2018-0136)
- Ellis, G. et al., 2019. New evidence on the origins of quality circles. Total Quality Management and Business Excellence 30 (S1), pp.S129-S140. (10.1080/14783363.2019.1665830)
- Koenig, F. , Found, P. and Kumar, M. 2019. Condition monitoring for airport baggage handling in the area of industry 4.0. Journal of Quality in Maintenance Engineering 25 (3), pp.435-451. (10.1108/JQME-03-2018-0014)
- Koenig, F. , Found, P. and Kumar, M. 2019. Improving maintenance quality in airport baggage handling operations. Total Quality Management and Business Excellence 30 , pp.S35-S52. (10.1080/14783363.2019.1665772)
- Lotfi, M. et al. 2019. Depicting collaborations in microbrewery supply chains. Presented at: POMS 2019 International Conference Brighton, UK 2 - 4 September 2019.
- Lotfi, M. et al. 2019. Preconditions and motivations for collaboration in the microbrewery industry. Presented at: 26th EurOMA Conference Helsinki, Finland 15 - 19 June 2019.
2018
- Alexander, A. , Kumar, M. and Walker, H. 2018. A decision theory perspective on complexity in performance measurement and management. International Journal of Operations and Production Management 38 (11), pp.2214-2244. (10.1108/IJOPM-10-2016-0632)
- Chen, C. et al. 2018. Energy consumption modelling using deep learning technique — a case study of EAF. Procedia CIRP 72 , pp.1063-1068. (10.1016/j.procir.2018.03.095)
- Oliff, H. et al. 2018. Integrating intelligence and knowledge of human factors to facilitate collaboration in manufacturing. Presented at: IDETC/CIE 2018: International Design Engineering Technical Conferences & Computers and Information in Engineering Conference Quebec City, QC, Canada 26-29 August 2018.
- Oliff, H. et al. 2018. A framework of integrating knowledge of human factors to facilitate HMI and collaboration in intelligent manufacturing. Procedia CIRP 72 , pp.135-140. (10.1016/j.procir.2018.03.047)
2017
- Gosling, J. et al. 2017. Identifying Supply Chain Transitions for the realization of collaborative digital engineering. Presented at: EurOMA 2017: 24th International Annual EurOMA conference Edinburgh, UK 1-5 July 2017.
2016
- Esain, A. E. et al. 2016. Reverse exchange: Classifications for public service SCM. Supply Chain Management: An International Journal 21 (2), pp.216-227. (10.1108/SCM-01-2015-0041)
- Kumar, M. and Kumar, N. 2016. Three dimensions of service recovery: examining relationship and impact. Supply Chain Management 21 (2), pp.273-286. (10.1108/SCM-03-2015-0086)
- Dora, M. , Kumar, M. and Gellynck, X. 2016. Determinants and barriers to Lean implementation in food processing SMEs- a multiple case analysis. Production Planning & Control 27 (1), pp.1-23. (10.1080/09537287.2015.1050477)
- Timans, W. et al., 2016. Implementation of continuous improvement based on Lean Six Sigma in small- and medium-sized enterprises. Total Quality Management & Business Excellence 27 (3-4), pp.309-324. (10.1080/14783363.2014.980140)
2014
- Kumar, M. , Khurshid, K. K. and Waddell, D. 2014. Status of Quality Management practices in manufacturing SMEs: a comparative study between Australia and the UK. International Journal of Production Research 52 (21), pp.6482-6495. (10.1080/00207543.2014.948574)
- MacKerron, G. et al., 2014. Performance management of suppliers in outsourcing project: case analysis from the financial services industry. Production Planning and Control 26 (2), pp.150-165. (10.1080/09537287.2013.869702)
- Dora, M. et al., 2014. Application of lean practices in small and medium-sized food enterprises. British Food Journal 116 (1), pp.125-141. (10.1108/BFJ-05-2012-0107)
- Gijo, E. V. et al., 2014. An application of Six Sigma methodology for improving the first pass yield of a grinding process. Journal of Manufacturing Technology Management 25 (1), pp.125-135. (10.1108/JMTM-12-2011-0109)
2013
- MacKerron, G. et al., 2013. Supplier replenishment policy using e-Kanban: A framework for successful implementation. Production Planning and Control 25 (2), pp.161-175. (10.1080/09537287.2013.782950)
- Arumugam, V. , Antony, J. and Kumar, M. 2013. Linking learning and knowledge creation to project success in six Sigma Projects: An empirical investigation. International Journal of Production Economics 141 (1), pp.388-402. (10.1016/j.ijpe.2012.09.003)
- Dora, M. et al., 2013. Food quality management system: Reviewing assessment strategies and a feasibility study for European food small and medium-sized enterprises. Food Control 31 (2), pp.607-616. (10.1016/j.foodcont.2012.12.006)
- Dora, M. et al., 2013. Operational performance and critical success factors of lean manufacturing in European food processing SMEs. Trends in Food Science & Technology 31 (2), pp.156-164. (10.1016/j.tifs.2013.03.002)
2012
- Antony, J. et al., 2012. Application of Six Sigma DMAIC methodology in a transactional environment. International Journal of Quality & Reliability Management 29 (1), pp.31-53. (10.1108/02656711211190864)
- Suresh, S. et al., 2012. Six Sigma and leadership: some observations and agenda for future research. The TQM Journal 24 (3), pp.231-247. (10.1108/17542731211226754)
2011
- McAdam, R. et al., 2011. Absorbing new knowledge in small and medium-sized enterprises: a multiple case analysis of Six Sigma. International Small Business Journal n/a (10.1177/0266242611406945)
- Antony, J. and Kumar, M. 2011. Lean six sigma: research and practice. Denmark: BookBooN.com Ltd.
- Kumar, M. , Antony, J. and Tiwari, M. K. 2011. Six Sigma implementation framework for SMEs - a roadmap to manage and sustain the change. International Journal of Production Research 49 (18), pp.5449-5467. (10.1080/00207543.2011.563836)
- Mishra, N. et al., 2011. Addressing lot sizing and warehousing scheduling problem in manufacturing environment. Expert Systems with Applications 38 (9), pp.11751-11762. (10.1016/j.eswa.2011.03.062)
2009
- Kumar, M. and Antony, J. 2009. Multiple case-study analysis of quality management practices within UK Six Sigma and non-Six Sigma manufacturing small- and medium-sized enterprises. Proceedings of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers, Part B: Journal of Engineering Manufacture 223 (7), pp.925-934. (10.1243/09544054JEM1288)
- Kumar, M. , Antony, J. and Cho, B. R. 2009. Project selection and its impact on the successful deployment of Six Sigma. Business Process Management Journal 15 (5), pp.669-686. (10.1108/14637150910987900)
- Kumar, M. , Antony, J. and Douglas, A. 2009. Does size matter for Six Sigma implementation?: Findings from the survey in UK SMEs. The TQM Journal 21 (6), pp.623-635. (10.1108/17542730910995882)
2008
- Antony, J. , Kumar, M. and Labib, A. 2008. Gearing Six Sigma into UK manufacturing SMEs: results from a pilot study. Journal of the Operational Research Society 59 (4), pp.482-493. (10.1057/palgrave.jors.2602437)
- Kumar, M. and Antony, J. 2008. Comparing the quality management practices in UK SMEs. Industrial Management & Data Systems 108 (9), pp.1153-1166. (10.1108/02635570810914865)
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- Rhagoriaeth Weithredol ac Arloesi (gan gynnwys rôl Diwydiant 4.0/5.0, model busnes economi gylchol arloesol)
- Adeiladu Gwydnwch yn y GIG drwy gymhwyso: egwyddorion Sefydliadau Dibynadwyedd Uchel (HRO), AI a gwneud penderfyniadau clinigol, Digital Twins, Lean Six Sigma
- Digideiddio, Ffactorau Dynol, a dyfodol gweithio
- Ffactorau cyd-destunol sy'n effeithio ar gynaliadwyedd Rhagoriaeth Weithredol
- Datblygu Galluoedd Gweithrediadau trwy ffurfio clwstwr (Diwydiant Modurol, Diwydiant Diodydd)
Prosiectau a ariennir gan ymchwil (ers 2015)
- Teitl y prosiect: Prosiect ymchwil LEAP (Leadership Engagement Acceleration & Partnership), PI: Prifysgol Bryste; CoI: Prifysgolion Caerdydd (Yr Athro Maneesh Kumar, Yr Athro Daniel Gartner, Yr Athro Paul Harper), Caerfaddon, Caerwysg a Gorllewin Lloegr (UWE) gyda HDRUK; Swm: £4.11 M; Hyd: Medi 2023-Awst 2026 (36 mis); Ariannwr: Hwb Iechyd Digidol EPSRC, Cyfeirnod Grant: EP/X031349/1). Rwy'n CoI ar Hwb Iechyd Digidol LEAP.
- Teitl y Prosiect: PRIDE: Cynllunio ac Integreiddio Adnoddau mewn Amgylcheddau Digidol – Achos Cleifion Bregus, Oedrannus, a Gofal Lliniarol, PI: Yr Athro Daniel Gartner (Ysgol Mathemateg), CoI: Yr Athro Maneesh Kumar, Yr Athro Paul Harper, Swm: £79,928.00; Hyd: 12 mis (31ain Rhagfyr 2024-31ain Rhagfyr 2025); Ariannwr: Grant Rhwydwaith EPSRC (trwy grant cystadleuol mewnol LEAP a brosesu gan Brifysgol Bryste sy'n arwain ar brosiect LEAP; dim ond i 10 cais allan o fwy na 50 o geisiadau); Cyfeirnod Grant- LRF24046 (2024 - 7914).
- Cyllid DTP ESRC (WGSSS) 2025; Ymgeisydd: Lisa Griffith (Rôl:2il Goruchwylydd; 1af: Dr. Robert Bowen, 3ydd: Yr Athro Carolyn Strong). Dyddiad Dechrau: Medi 2025. Mae'r ysgoloriaeth yn rhoi eithriad ffioedd a bwrsariaeth o £20780 y flwyddyn academaidd am 3.5 mlynedd.
- Cyllid DTP ESRC (WGSSS) 2024; Ymgeisydd: Josuha Roby-Welford (Rôl: 3ydd Goruchwylydd; sup 1af: Dr Nadine Leder; 2il sup: Dr Thanos Goltsos). Dyddiad dechrau: Medi 2024. Mae'r ysgoloriaeth yn rhoi eithriad ffioedd a bwrsariaeth o £18600 y flwyddyn academaidd am bedair blynedd.
- Cyllid DTP ESRC (WGSSS) 2021; Ymgeisydd: Mutala Fuseini (Rôl: 3ydd Goruchwylydd; sup 1af: Dr Vasco Sanchez Rodrigues; 2il sup: Dr. Laura Purvis). Dyddiad Dechrau: Medi 2021. Mae'r ysgoloriaeth yn rhoi eithriad ffioedd a bwrsariaeth o £16,062 y flwyddyn academaidd am bedair blynedd.
- Teitl y Prosiect: Trawsnewid CBAC yn Sefydliad Addysg Dibynadwyedd Uchel (HREO). Corff Cyllido: ESRC a Llywodraeth Cymru; Rôl: Prif Ymchwilydd; Hyd: 21 Mawrth 2020 – 20 Mawrth 2022; Swm: £162,292.
- Ysgoloriaeth PhD Gydweithredol DTP ESRC Cymru ar "Datblygu a phrofi offeryn Asesu Risg PAtient SafeTy (PASTA) i wneud y mwyaf o ddysgu o ddigwyddiadau diogelwch cleifion mewn sefydliadau gofal iechyd" (mewn partneriaeth â Bwrdd Iechyd Prifysgol Caerdydd a'r Fro), dan arweiniad yr Athro Maneesh Kumar (Adran Logisteg a Rheoli Gweithrediadau, Ysgol Busnes Caerdydd) a'i gyd-oruchwylio gan Dr. Andrew Carson-Stevens (Grŵp Ymchwil Diogelwch Cleifion, Ysgol Feddygaeth).
- Teitl y Prosiect: Gweithrediadau Cydweithredol ar gyfer Twf (CO-Twf). Corff Cyllido: Llywodraeth Cymru Cymunedau Gwledig - Rhaglen Datblygu Gwledig (Cynllun Datblygu Cynllun Datblygu) 2014 - 2020, Hyd: Ionawr 2019 - Medi 2021, Swm: £780,000, Rôl: Cyd-ymchwilydd (dan arweiniad Dr. Vasco Sanchez Rodrigues, Adran LOM, Ysgol Busnes Caerdydd).
- Teitl y Prosiect: Creu ac ymgorffori Proses Arloesi Gyflym o fewn amgylchedd gwyddor data. Corff Cyllido: Innovate UK (cyllid Partneriaeth Trosglwyddo Gwybodaeth gyda Centrica Ltd (Nwy Prydain)), Hyd: Medi 2018 - Awst 2021, Swm: £244,502, Rôl: Cyd-ymchwilydd (dan arweiniad yr Athro Luigi De Luca, adran M & S, Ysgol Busnes Caerdydd).
- Teitl y Prosiect: Addas ar gyfer y farchnad: Prosiect Peilot Cyd-dwf, Corff Ariannu: Cynllun Grisiau Symudol Twristiaeth Arloesi Busnes 2017, Llywodraeth Cymru, Hyd: Mai 2018 - Ebrill 2019, Swm: £149,998, Rôl: Cyd-ymchwilydd (dan arweiniad Dr. Vasco Sanchez Rodrigues, Adran LOM, Ysgol Busnes Caerdydd).
- Teitl y Prosiect: Hyfforddiant ac Achrediad Gwelliant Parhaus, Ymddygiad Gwaith Arloesol, a Dull Kata: Adeiladu Sefydliad CI Cynaliadwy, Corff Cyllido: Cymru Cyllid DTP Math 2 (50% ESRC; 50% Olympus Surgical Technologies Europe), Hyd: Hydref 2016 - Medi 2020, Swm: £78,757, Rôl: Prif Ymchwilydd a Goruchwyliwr PhD (gyda chefnogaeth yr Athro Annie Pye, Adran MEO, Ysgol Busnes Caerdydd).
- Teitl y Prosiect: Roboteg a Chydweithrediad Dynol a chydlynu ar gyfer symud tuag at y nod o ddod yn arweinydd mewn ceisiadau I4.0, Corff Cyllido: 50% Olympus Surgical Technologies Europe, 50% Prifysgol Caerdydd, Hyd: Hydref 2016 - Rhagfyr 2019, Swm: £35,281, Rôl: Ail Oruchwyliwr (dan arweiniad Dr. Ying Liu, Ysgol Peirianneg, Prifysgol Caerdydd).
- Teitl y Prosiect: Cyflymu mabwysiadu BIM yn y gadwyn gyflenwi adeiladu, Corff Ariannu: HighWay England, Hyd: 15 Rhagfyr - 17 Mawrth, Swm: £62,290, Rôl: Cyd-ymchwilydd (dan arweiniad Dr. Yingli Wang, Adran LOM, Ysgol Busnes Caerdydd).
- Teitl y Prosiect: O'r Adeiladu i'r Cynhyrchiad, Corff Ariannu: HighWay England, Hyd: Mehefin 16 - Mawrth 17, Swm: £55, 872, Rôl: Cyd-ymchwilydd (dan arweiniad yr Athro Lauri Koskela, Prifysgol Huddersfield).
Manylion Cyllid Mewnol
- Ysgoloriaeth PhD CARBS 2023; Ymgeisydd: Fatemeh Monshizade, sy'n canolbwyntio ar Efeilliaid Digidol ar gyfer gwella canlyniadau gofal iechyd; Rôl: Goruchwyliwr cyntaf. Mae'r ysgoloriaeth yn rhoi eithriad ffioedd a bwrsariaeth o £18622 y flwyddyn academaidd am bedair blynedd. Prosiect Rhyngddisgyblaethol gyda GIG Cymru
- Ysgoloriaeth PhD CARBS 2022; Ymgeisydd: Setareh Majidian, sy'n canolbwyntio ar ddefnyddio AI / ML ar gyfer gwella canlyniadau Gofal Iechyd; Rôl: Goruchwyliwr cyntaf. Mae'r ysgoloriaeth yn rhoi eithriad ffioedd a bwrsariaeth o £16,062 y flwyddyn academaidd am bedair blynedd. Prosiect Rhyngddisgyblaethol gyda GIG Cymru a Lloegr
- Agenda Gosod grant mewnol gwerth £3815 ar gyfer y prosiect o'r enw 'Cylchrediad Gwlân ar gyfer Cymru Gynaliadwy'. Fi yw'r CoI mewn tri phrosiect, a arweiniwyd gan yr Athro Vasco Sanchez Rodrigues.
- Llwyddiannus gyda Bwrsariaeth Ryngwladol fawreddog Wolfson am dair gwaith yn olynol rhwng 2021-2024 (£5000 bob blwyddyn neu £15000 dros dair blynedd) a gynigir gan Goleg Brenhinol y Meddygon i weithio gyda Myfyrwyr BSC Intercalated yn yr Ysgol Meddygaeth. Roedd y prosiect hwn o dan faner WESPA lle roeddwn i'n CoI ac arweiniwyd y prosiectau gan yr Athro Andrew Carson-Stevens o'r Ysgol Feddygaeth.
- Llwyddiannus gyda bwrsariaeth o £2000 o £2000 i recriwtio myfyriwr UG i weithio ar brosiect rheoli gwastraff bwyd ac Economi Gylchol. Arweiniwyd y cais hwn gan Dr. Nadine Leder a chefnogodd fy mi.
- Asesu proses darparu gwasanaethau gofal iechyd ar gyfer gofal cleifion effeithiol: dull Mwyngloddio Barn - Dan arweiniad Dr. Maneesh Kumar a CoI-Dr. Ying Liu (Ysgol Peirianneg); Swm- £8170; Hyd: Gorffennaf18 - Rhag18
- Ymchwilio i ddull modelu dadansoddol wedi'i ysbrydoli gan wybyddiaeth ar gyfer cydweithredu dynol-robot ac addasadwyedd mewn gweithgynhyrchu digidol – astudiaeth beilot; Dan arweiniad Dr. Ying Liu & CoI Dr. Maneesh Kumar; Swm: £4935; Hyd Gorffennaf-Tachwedd18.
Diddordebau ymchwil goruchwylio PhD
Mae Maneesh wedi goruchwylio 15 o fyfyrwyr yn llwyddiannus trwy raddau PhD, Doethuriaeth Peirianneg, Doethuriaeth Broffesiynol, a DBA. Roedd yn arholwr allanol i 38 o fyfyrwyr PhD yn y DU, Awstralia, Sbaen ac India.
Mae myfyrwyr PhD presennol Maneesh (8) yn cynnal ymchwil gymhwysol ym maes Rhagoriaeth Gweithrediadau, Diwydiant 4.0, Economi Gylchol a rheoli gwastraff bwyd, model gwytnwch Gofal Iechyd, a'r defnydd o AI / ML mewn Gofal Iechyd, cymhwysiad Efeilliaid Digidol mewn Gofal Iechyd. Mae gan Maneesh ddiddordeb mewn goruchwylio myfyrwyr PhD ym maes
- Lean Six Sigma a Chynnal Gwelliant Parhaus
- Rhagoriaeth Weithredol yng nghyfnod Diwydiant 4.0
- Ffactorau Dynol a Diwydiant 4.0
- Darbodus, Gwyrdd, ac Arloesi, Economi Gylchol
- AI mewn Gofal Iechyd ac Addysg
Addysgu
Addysgu Cyfredol
Cydnabuwyd Maneesh fel Gwobr 'Goruchwyliwr Doethurol y Flwyddyn' @Cardiff seremoni Gwobr Bywyd Myfyrwyr y Brifysgol yn 2024. Yn ogystal, cafodd ei ganolfan ymchwil, WESPA, ei chydnabod fel enillydd yn y categori 'Cyfraniad Gwirfoddol' yn ystod seremoni Wobrwyo Flynyddol Prifysgol Caerdydd ym mis Tachwedd 2024. Derbyniodd enwebiadau yn olynol hefyd yn 2025 a 2026 ar gyfer y categori 'Cyfoethogi Bywyd Myfyrwyr' - 'Goruchwyliwr Doethurol y Flwyddyn' a 'Profiad Dysgu Mwyaf Rhagorol' yn 2025. Cafodd ei gydnabod am ei gyfraniadau eithriadol i addysgu yng Ngwobrau Dathlu Rhagoriaeth Prifysgol Caerdydd 2018 yn y categori 'Rhagoriaeth mewn Addysgu gan gynnwys Hyfforddiant a Datblygu'.
Mae Maneesh yn addysgu'r modiwl Heriau Byd-eang a Gwneud Penderfyniadau Strategol i raglenni MBA amser llawn a rhan-amser
Mae Maneesh weithiau'n dysgu mewn rhaglenni PG amser llawn fel yr MSC mewn Logisteg a Rheoli Gweithrediadau, MBA llawn amser
- Gweithrediadau darbodus
- Rheoli Gweithrediadau Strategol
- AI a Ffactorau Dynol
Dulliau arloesol a ddefnyddir mewn Addysgu EMBA
- Defnyddio Gen AI wrth addysgu ar raglenni MBA amser llawn a rhan-amser.
- Yn 2017/18, cyflwynodd Maneesh fodiwl Rheoli Gweithrediadau mewn cwmni gwasanaeth lleol i hwyluso dysgu profiadol ymhlith myfyrwyr. Cydnabuwyd y practis hwn fel arfer arloesol sy'n cyd-fynd â'r thema Gwerth Cyhoeddus a gefnogir gan Ysgol Busnes Caerdydd.
- Cyflwynwyd y modiwl Meddwl Darbodus yn rhannol gan arbenigwr Lean GE Healthcare yn ystod 2016/17, gan gynnwys ymweliad â'r cwmni i ddysgu cymhwysiad ymarferol o offer a thechnegau Lean.
Bywgraffiad
Cymwysterau
- 2012, Academi Addysg Uwch, y DU
- 2010, PhD, Gweithredu Six Sigma yn y DU gweithgynhyrchu BBaChau, Prifysgol Strathclyde, Glasgow, y DU, Tystysgrif Ôl-raddedig mewn Addysgu a Dysgu mewn Addysg Uwch, Prifysgol Napier Caeredin, UK
- 2005, Meistr mewn Ymchwil (Busnes a Rheolaeth), Prifysgol Caledonian Glasgow, DU
- 2004, Baglor mewn Technoleg, Sefydliad Cenedlaethol Technoleg Ffowndri a Forge, Prifysgol Ranchi, India
Trosolwg Gyrfa
- Yr Athro (Gweithrediadau Gwasanaeth), Ysgol Busnes Caerdydd, Prifysgol Caerdydd [ 1af Awst 2018 - ]
- Darllenydd (Gweithrediadau Gwasanaeth), Ysgol Busnes Caerdydd, Prifysgol Caerdydd [Medi 2016 - Gorffennaf 2018 ]
- Uwch Ddarlithydd (Gweithrediadau Gwasanaeth), Ysgol Busnes Caerdydd, Prifysgol Caerdydd [Gorffennaf 2013 - Awst 2016]
- Darlithydd (Gweithrediadau Gwasanaeth), Ysgol Busnes Caerdydd, Prifysgol Caerdydd [Oct 2011- Mehefin 2013]
- Darlithydd, Yr Ysgol Busnes, Prifysgol Napier Caeredin [Sep 2008 - Medi 2011]
Anrhydeddau a dyfarniadau
- Gwobr y Papur Gorau (Gwobr Gyntaf UKDHC Wallace): Monshizadeh, F., Kumar, M., Rostami-Tabar, B., 2025. "Archwilio Cymwysiadau Efeilliaid Digidol mewn Gofal Iechyd Trwy'r Fframwaith Micro-Meso-Macro a Theori Rhanddeiliaid", 2il Gynhadledd Gwybodeg Wyddonol Flynyddol UKDHC, 23 Hydref 2025, y DU.
- Gwobr UKDHC Proxime Accessit (2il wobr papur gorau): Majidian, S., Kumar, M., 2025. "Aversion Versus Appreciation: Clinicians' Perspectives on the Role of AI in Diagnostic Decision-Making", 2nd Cynhadledd Gwybodeg Wyddonol Flynyddol UKDHC, 23 Hydref 2025, y DU.
- ENILLYDD Gwobrau Bywyd Myfyrwyr Cyfoethogi 2024 yn y categori 'Goruchwyliwr Doethurol y Flwyddyn'. Mae'r wobr hon yn adlewyrchu fy ymrwymiad diwyro i gefnogi a mentora fy myfyrwyr PhD.
- Cafodd fy nghanolfan ymchwil 'WESPA' ei chydnabod fel ENILLYDD yng Ngwobr Dathlu Rhagoriaeth Prifysgol Caerdydd 2024 yn y categori Cyfraniad Gwirfoddol Rhagoriaeth am gydweithio ag adran damweiniau ac achosion brys CAVUHB (Dr Timothy Ayres & Team) rhwng 2020 -2023.
- Cefais enwebiad yng Ngwobrau Cyfoethogi Bywyd Myfyrwyr yn y categorïau 'Goruchwyliwr Doethurol y Flwyddyn (2025 a 2026)' a 'Profiad Dysgu Mwyaf Rhagorol' (2025). Mae hwn yn adlewyrchiad bod myfyrwyr yn gweld fy modiwl yn ddiddorol ac yn ddiddorol.
- Seminar Gwahoddedig ar Ddiwydiant 4.0 i staff ac ymchwilwyr doethurol yn NITIE Mumbai, India, 26 Ionawr, 2023.
- Seminar Gwahoddedig ar Gofal Iechyd Darbodus 4.0 yn y Ganolfan Ymgysylltu ac Ymchwil Lean (CLEAR) mewn Gofal Iechyd, Prifysgol California, Berkley, 17 -19 Mai, 2023.
- Gweithdy Gwahoddedig ar Lean a Diwydiant 4.0 i uwch swyddogion gweithredol NTPC Corporation, Chattisgarsh, India, 14 Rhagfyr 2022.
- Gwahoddwyd i drefnu a chadeirio trafodaeth banel POMS 2022 yn y Coleg Rhagoriaeth Weithredol ar 'Gadwyn Gyflenwi Gwydn'.
- Gwahoddwyd fel aelod o'r rheithgor ar gyfer dyfarnu'r papur addysgu gorau yn22ain cynhadledd EUROMA 2022 yn Berlin.
- Derbyn sawl gwahoddiad ar gyfer Arholiadau Allanol myfyrwyr PhD o Awstralia, India, a'r DU
- Gwahoddwyd ar gyfer gweithdy ymchwil a darlith wadd yn WU Fienna, ETH Zurich, Prifysgol Chalmers, Politecnico De Milano.
- Cadeiriodd a chynhaliodd y5ed gweithdy iLEGO yn llwyddiannus fel rhan o gynhadledd LRN 2021, a fynychwyd gan fwy na 100 o gyfranogwyr.
- KTP gyda Centrica (PI: Luigi De Luca; CoI: Maneesh Kumar) dyfarnwyd y radd uchaf o "Rhagorol" iddo gan Banel Graddio KTP am ei gyflawniad wrth gyflawni Amcanion KTP [Mai, 2022].
- Dyfarnwyd KTP gyda CBAC CBAC Limited (roeddwn i'n PI ar y prosiect) 'da iawn' gan Banel Graddio KTP am ei gyflawniad wrth gyflawni Amcanion KTP [Chwefror 2023]
- Fy myfyrwyr PhD a enillodd sawl gwobr, e.e. - Shalini Ganasan, oedd enillydd y gystadleuaeth Poster a drefnwyd yn ystod yr2il gynhadledd PhD yng Nghymru ym Mhrifysgol Caerdydd ym mis Mehefin 2022; Dyfarnwyd i Setareh Majidian 'Myfyriwr Nodedig mewn Meistr mewn SSRM' 1 Hydref 2023, Ysgol Busnes Caerdydd a'r 2il Wobr Papur Gorau yn2il Gynhadledd Flynyddol Gwybodeg Wyddonol UKDHC, 23 Hydref 2025, y DU; Dyfarnwyd 'Gwobr Poster Gorau' i Fatemeh Monshizadeh, 4ydd Cynhadledd Ymchwil Ôl-raddedig Cymru (WPGRC) a gynhaliwyd yn Ysgol Busnes Caerdydd, Mehefin 2024, Caerdydd, y DU; Fatemeh hefyd yn ennill 'Gwobr Mentor Cymheiriaid PhD Eithriadol', Cynllun Mentora Cymheiriaid Ysgol Busnes Caerdydd, Medi 2025, Caerdydd, y DU; Derbyniodd Fatemeh Wobr y Papur Gorau yn2il Gynhadledd Gwybodeg Wyddonol Flynyddol UKDHC, 23 Hydref 2025, y DU.
- 2il wobr papur gorau (yn y categori ymchwil rhyngddisgyblaethol) yng Nghynhadledd Flynyddol 41ain Sefydliad Gwyddoniaeth Penderfyniad, San Diego (Tachwedd 2010); 2il wobr papur gorau yng Nghynhadledd y Byd ar Gwella Ansawdd, Minneapolis (Mai 2009); a gwobr y papur gorau yn y 13eg Gynhadledd Ryngwladol ar Gynhyrchiant a Gwella Ansawdd, y Ffindir (Mehefin 2008)
- Enwebwyd yn y categori 'Athro Mwyaf Effeithiol' gan Undeb Myfyrwyr Prifysgol Caerdydd ar gyfer blwyddyn academaidd 2012-13; Gwobr Rhagoriaeth mewn Addysgu ar gyfer addysgu PG yn Ysgol Busnes Caerdydd yn 2012-13
- Ar y rhestr fer fel yr unig ymgeisydd o Ysgol Fusnes gyfan yn yr Alban i fynychu digwyddiad mawreddog 'Scottish Crucible' yn 2010.
- Dyfarnwyd ysgoloriaeth fawreddog Prifysgol Strathclyde ar gyfer PhD ac ysgoloriaeth Prifysgol Caledonian Glasgow ar gyfer Meistr mewn Ymchwil (MRES)
Aelodaethau proffesiynol
- Cymdeithas Rheoli Gweithrediadau Ewrop (EUROMA)
Ymrwymiadau siarad cyhoeddus
- Prif Siaradwr, Teitl – "Lean Leadership in the Age of Disruption: Where Do Humans Fit?", Cynhadledd a Gwobrau LCS, The Future of Improvement, Dydd Gwener, 12 Medi 2025, Caerdydd.
- Prif Siaradwr, Teitl – "Arwain trwy drawsnewid digidol: Ailddychmygu Gwaith mewn Dyfodol Digidol sy'n Canolbwyntio ar Ddynol", Y Gynhadledd Ryngwladol ar Fusnes a Thechnoleg, 23-24 Gorffennaf 2025, Prifysgol Caerdydd, Caerdydd, y DU.
- Prif Siaradwr, Teitl - "Nid yn Unig Digidol: Sut mae Arweinyddiaeth sy'n Canolbwyntio ar Ddynol yn Siapio Dyfodol Gwaith", Symposiwm 3ydd OSCM ar Ymchwil Blockchain: AI, Blockchain, a Chadwyni Cyflenwi Cynaliadwy, 1st-2 nd Medi 2025, Prifysgol Southampton, y DU.
- Siaradwr Gwadd ar gyfer Cynhadledd Fyd-eang Henkel, Teitl – "Arwain trawsnewid y diwydiant 4.0: sgiliau hanfodol a rheoli newid", 10 Ebrill, uwchgynhadledd 4ydd Chwyldro Diwydiannol, Henkel, Amsterdam, Yr Iseldiroedd.
- Panelydd Gwahoddedig, Teitl – "Data Driven Student Retention", Rhwydwaith Partneriaeth Addysg Uwch (HEPN) De, 19– 20Tachwedd 2024, Radison Blu, Heathrow, Llundain, y DU.
- Prif Siaradwr, Teitl- "Dyfodol Diwydiant 5.0 mewn Cadwyni Cyflenwi'r Genhedlaeth Nesaf: Heriau a Ffordd Ymlaen", Cynhadledd Ryngwladol ar Weithrediadau a Rheoli Cadwyn Gyflenwi (ICOSCM 2023), Sefydliad Rheoli Gweithrediadau Symbiosis, Prifysgol Ryngwladol Symbiosis, 16 Rhagfyr 2023, Pune, India.
- Prif Siaradwr, Teitl – "Rheoli Trawsnewidiadau Cynaliadwy a Digidol trwy Arloesi ac Arweinyddiaeth Frugal", GOSOD Y DYFODOL: Trawsnewidiad Cynaliadwy a Digidol mewn Diwydiannau Diwylliannol a Chreadigol, 27-29 Tachwedd 2023, Milan, yr Eidal.
- Prif Siaradwr, Teitl – "Datgloi Synergeddau Integreiddio Archwilio Ymasiad Lean a Diwydiant 4.0 o Safbwynt Dynol-Ganolog", 13eg Gweithdy Rhyngwladol Gweithgynhyrchu ac Awtomeiddio Uwch, 16eg -17 Hydref 2023, Shanghai, Tsieina.
- Prif Siaradwr, Cynhadledd Lean in Public Sector (LIPS), Teitl - Integreiddio Lean a Diwydiant 4.0 ar gyfer cyflawni Dibynadwyedd Uchel yn y Gofal Iechyd, Santiago, Chile, 28 Tachwedd - 1 Rhagfyr 2022.
- Prif Siaradwr yn 2il Uwchgynhadledd ACT- 'Arloesi mewn Gweithgynhyrchu- Gwneud yn India', Pune, India, 9-10 Ionawr 2017.
- Prif Siaradwr a Thrafodwr Panel ar gyfer Symposiwm Doethurol, Cynhadledd Ryngwladol ar y Gadwyn Gyflenwi Werdd GSC'2016, Prifysgol Loughborough yn Llundain, 10-13 Gorffennaf 2016.
- Gwahoddwyd fel Siaradwr Llawn a Chyflwynydd yn Uwchgynhadledd Ieuenctid G20 yn St Petersburgh rhwng 17 a 21 Ebrill 2013. Fi oedd yr unig ymgeisydd o Brifysgol Caerdydd a ddewiswyd a'i noddi gan swyddfa VC i fynychu'r digwyddiad hwn.
Meysydd goruchwyliaeth
Mae gennyf ddiddordeb mewn goruchwylio myfyrwyr PhD yn y meysydd canlynol:
- Rhagoriaeth Weithredol ac Arloesi (gan gynnwys rôl Diwydiant 4.0/5.0, model busnes economi gylchol arloesol)
- Adeiladu Gwydnwch yn y GIG drwy gymhwyso: egwyddorion Sefydliadau Dibynadwyedd Uchel (HRO), AI a gwneud penderfyniadau clinigol, Digital Twins, Lean Six Sigma
- Digideiddio, Ffactorau Dynol, a dyfodol gweithio
- Ffactorau cyd-destunol sy'n effeithio ar gynaliadwyedd Rhagoriaeth Weithredol
- Datblygu Galluoedd Gweithrediadau trwy ffurfio clwstwr (Diwydiant Modurol, Diwydiant Diodydd) neu bersbectif eco-system
Goruchwyliaeth gyfredol
Setareh Majidian