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Daniel Eyers

Dr Daniel Eyers

Deputy Head of Section (Learning & Teaching), Reader in Manufacturing Systems Management

Cardiff Business School

Email
EyersDR@cardiff.ac.uk
Telephone
+44 29208 74516
Campuses
Aberconway Building, Room B07, Colum Road, Cathays, Cardiff, CF10 3EU
Users
Available for postgraduate supervision

Overview

Daniel's research explores the implications of advanced manufacturing and information technologies for modern Operations Management, particularly in terms of low volume and customized manufacturing.

As a Chartered Engineer with commercial experience in a range of specialist manufacturing industries, Daniel is keen to integrate both research and practise into his teaching and supervision activities. He has lectured on a variety of Operations Management topics at undergraduate and postgraduate levels, and is a supervisor to MSc and MBA students on a range of Operations and Supply Chain Management themes.

Daniel is a member of the Logistics and Operations Management Section, and the Logistics Systems Dynamic Group. He is a Committee Member of the South East Wales section of the Institute of Engineering and Technology, and is a frequent reviewer for journals and international conferences in the areas of manufacturing and operations management.

Publication

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Articles

Book sections

Books

Conferences

Monographs

Thesis

Research

Primary research interests

  • Manufacturing Systems Management
  • Sustainable Manufacturing
  • Management of Advanced Manufacturing Technologies (particularly Additive Manufacturing)
  • Flexible and reconfigurable manufacturing systems
  • Change management within Operations Management
  • Methodological challenges in Operations Management research

Research Funding

  • Eyers, D. R. and Soroka, A. J. 2017. Knowledge Transfer Partnership. £134,080 two year project funded by Technology Strategy Board, Welsh Assembly, and Shine Food Machinery Limited.
  • Eyers, D. R. 2017. ESRC Impact Acceleration Innovation Fellowship. £5,821. Three month project funded by Economic and Social Research Council.
  • Eyers, D. R. and Disney, S. M. 2012. Knowledge Transfer Partnership. £123,211 two year project funded by Technology Strategy Board, Welsh Assembly, and Reid Lifting Limited.
  • Eyers, D. R. and Spiegler, V. L. M. 2012. £1,000. "Understanding Complex Systems: A one day conference bridging the gap between Engineering & Business Systems Research". Small conference funded  by Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council.

Teaching

Teaching commitments

  • BS3739 Advanced Operations Management (Lecturer)
  • BST135 Operations Management (Module Leader)
  • BST211 Advanced Issues in Logistics and Operations Management Research (Module Leader)
  • BST302 MSc Dissertation (Supervision)
  • BST560 MBA Business Project (Supervision)

Biography

Qualifications

  • FHEA, Higher Education Academy
  • CEng, Engineering Council (UK)
  • PhD Business Management, Cardiff University
  • MPhil Mechanical Engineering, Cardiff University
  • MSc Social Science Research Methods, Distinction, Cardiff University
  • BEng (Hons) Computer Systems Engineering, First Class, Cardiff University

Daniel is a registered PRINCE2 Practitioner

Professional memberships

  • Cardiff Business School Research Ethics Committee
  • European Operations Management Association
  • Institute of Engineering and Technology

Academic positions

2021 - present: Reader, Cardiff University
2019 - 2021: Senior Lecturer, Cardiff University
2011 - 2019: Lecturer, Cardiff University
2008 - 2011: Research Associate, Cardiff University

Committees and reviewing

External roles

2019 - present: External Examiner, Sheffield Hallam University
2019 - present: External Examiner, Heriot-Watt University
2013 – 2019: Professional Registration Advisor, Institution of Engineering & Technology
2013 – 2019: Wales South East Committee Member, Institution of Engineering & Technology

Editorial Board Membership

  • International Journal of Collaborative Engineering
  • International Journal of Knowledge and Systems Science
  • Poslovna Izvrsnost / Business Excellence

Reviewing 

I regularly review for a range of journals including:

  • Elsevier: Additive Manufacturing Journal; Operations Research Perspectives; Resources, Conservation, and Recycling.
  • Emerald: Rapid Prototyping Journal; International Journal of Production Economics; International Journal of Logistics Management; International Journal of Quality Service Systems; International Journal of Operations and Production Management; Supply Chain Management: An International Journal
  • SAGE: Proceedings of IMECHE Part B: Journal of Engineering Manufacture.
  • Taylor & Francis: Production Planning & Control; Journal of Industrial and Production Engineering; International Journal of Production Research.

I also serve as a reviewer for several international conferences.

Supervisions

I am interested in supervising PhD students in the areas of:

  • Applied Operations Management
  • Manufacturing Systems and Manufacturing Management
  • Applications of Advanced Manufacturing Technologies
  • Servitization