Dr Daniel Eyers BEng, MSc, MPhil, PhD, CEng, MIET, FHEA

Reader in Manufacturing Systems Management, Deputy Head of Section (Learning & Teaching), RemakerSpace Co-Director

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

I have worked at Cardiff University since 2008, where I am currently Reader in Manufacturing Systems Management, and am Deputy Head of the Logistics and Operations Management Section (Postgraduate). I am co-chair of Cardiff University RemakerSpace, chair of the Year 2 Examination Boards for Business Management and Economic programmes, and have held Chartered Engineer status since 2013.

My research explores the strategic management of advanced manufacturing and information technologies in contemporary operations management. I have published in the top journals (ABS 4* and FT 50) and have also disseminated my research at leading international conferences. Based on my expertise in Additive Manufacturing (3D printing) I was commissioned to produce an edited book by Palgrave Macmillan (published 2020).

Prior to joining Cardiff Business School I gained commercial experience in a range of specialist manufacturing industries, and therefore particularly enjoy working on applied research projects with industrial partners. To-date I have attracted research income exceeding £2.5m, comprised of funds from research councils, Welsh Government, and industry.

Teaching is a particularly enjoyable and rewarding element of my role at Cardiff Business School, where I have lectured on a wide variety of operations management themes for undergraduate, postgraduate, and executive audiences. I supervise MSc and MBA students in their master dissertations, and also PhD students in the conduct of their doctoral research. I am particularly interested in the design of academic programmes and their assessment for effective learning. At Cardiff I sit on the university’s programme approval & revalidation sub-committee, and I am also an external examiner at three other UK universities.

2022

Hofmeester, R. and Eyers, D. 2022. Strategic opportunities for product-agnostic remanufacturing. International Journal of Logistics Management, The (10.1108/IJLM-11-2021-0556)
Eyers, D., Potter, A., Gosling, J. and Naim, M. 2022. The impact of additive manufacturing on the product-process matrix. Production Planning and Control 33(15), pp. 1432-1448. (10.1080/09537287.2021.1876940)

2021

Huang, S., Potter, A., Eyers, D. and Li, Q. 2021. The influence of online review adoption on the profitability of capacitated supply chains. Omega 105, article number: 102501. (10.1016/j.omega.2021.102501)
Huang, Y., Eyers, D., Stevenson, M. and Thürer, M. 2021. Breaking the mould: achieving high volume production output with additive manufacturing. International Journal of Operations and Production Management 41(12), pp. 1844-1851. (10.1108/IJOPM-05-2021-0350)
Demir, E., Eyers, D. and Huang, Y. 2021. Competing through the last mile: strategic 3D printing in a city logistics context. Computers and Operations Research 131, article number: 105248. (10.1016/j.cor.2021.105248)
Huang, S., Potter, A. and Eyers, D. 2021. Using simulation to explore the influence of online reviews on supply chain dynamics. Computers and Industrial Engineering, article number: 106925. (10.1016/j.cie.2020.106925)
Ren, X., Watson, D., Syntetos, A. and Eyers, D. 2021. Global or local? Insights from 10 companies into the long-term impact of COVID-19 on global supply chains. DSV. Available at: https://docs.dsv.com/group/corporate-marketing-and-communication/global-or-local-covid-19/

2020

Delic, M. and Eyers, D. R. 2020. The effect of additive manufacturing adoption on supply chain flexibility and performance: An empirical analysis from the automotive industry. International Journal of Production Economics 228, article number: 107689. (10.1016/j.ijpe.2020.107689)
Eyers, D. ed. 2020. Managing 3D printing: operations management for additive manufacturing. Palgrave Macmillan. (10.1007/978-3-030-23323-5)
Demir, E. and Eyers, D. 2020. Reshaping supply networks to enable manufacturing. Focus Jan, pp. 54-55.

2019

Hedenstierna, C. P. T., Disney, S. M., Eyers, D. R., Holmstrom, J., Syntetos, A. A. and Wang, X. 2019. Economies of collaboration in build-to-model operations. Journal of Operations Management 65(8), pp. 753-773. (10.1002/joom.1014)
Huang, S., Potter, A. and Eyers, D. 2019. Social media in operations and supply chain management: state-of-the-art and research directions. International Journal of Production Research 58(6), pp. 1893-1925. (10.1080/00207543.2019.1702228)
Delic, M., Eyers, D. and Mikulic, J. 2019. Additive manufacturing: empirical evidence for supply chain integration and performance from the automotive industry. Supply Chain Management 24(5), pp. 604-621. (10.1108/SCM-12-2017-0406)
Eyers, D. and Naim, M. 2019. Project management for effective operations management. In: Wells, P. ed. Contemporary Operations and Logistics: Achieving Excellence in Turbulent Times. Cham: Palgrave Macmillan, pp. 11-27., (10.1007/978-3-030-14493-7_2)
Eyers, D., Lahy, A. and Wilson, M. 2019. 3D printing for supply chain service companies. In: Wells, P. ed. Contemporary Operations and Logistics: Achieving Excellence in Turbulent Times. Cham: Palgrave Macmillan, pp. 61-79., (10.1007/978-3-030-14493-7_5)

2018

Eyers, D. R., Potter, A. T., Gosling, J. and Naim, M. M. 2018. The flexibility of industrial additive manufacturing systems. International Journal of Operations and Production Management 38(12), pp. 2313-2343. (10.1108/IJOPM-04-2016-0200)
Naim, M., Eyers, D. and Lisec, A. 2018. Papers from the 22nd International Symposium of Logistics (ISL). International Journal of Logistics Management, The 29(4), pp. 1122-1124. (10.1108/IJLM-11-2018-345)
Eyers, D. 2018. Control architectures for industrial additive manufacturing systems. Proceedings of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers, Part B: Journal of Engineering Manufacture 232(10), pp. 1767-1777. (10.1177/0954405417703420)
Minetola, P. and Eyers, D. 2018. Energy and cost assessment of 3D printed mobile case covers. Procedia CIRP 69, pp. 130-135. (10.1016/j.procir.2017.11.065)
Eyers, D. 2018. A jolly good fellow(ship): Reflections on the value of an ESRC Early Career Impact Acceleration Fellowship. Presented at: Logistics and Operations Section Annual Conference, Cardiff, 12 January 2018.
Nair, R. and Eyers, D. 2018. The decision of the Permanent Court of Arbitration on territorial disputes in the South China Sea: Revisiting the “Tragedy of the Commons” through a risk management perspective. Presented at: Logistics and Operations Management Section Annual Conference, Cardiff, 12 January 2018.

2017

Ryan, M. and Eyers, D. 2017. Digital manufacturing for spare parts: scenarios for the automotive supply chain. Presented at: Third Summit of ACMA Centre for Technology, Pune, India, 8 - 9 December 2017.
Eyers, D. R. and Potter, A. T. 2017. Industrial Additive Manufacturing: a manufacturing systems perspective. Computers in Industry 92-93, pp. 208-218. (10.1016/j.compind.2017.08.002)
Ryan, M. J., Eyers, D. R., Potter, A. T., Purvis, L. and Gosling, J. 2017. 3D printing the future: scenarios for supply chains reviewed. International Journal of Physical Distribution and Logistics Management 47(10), pp. 992-1014. (10.1108/IJPDLM-12-2016-0359)
Eyers, D. 2017. Supply chain risk management for sustainable additive manufacturing. Presented at: Sustainable Design and Manufacturing 2017, Bologna, Italy, 24 - 27 April 2017 Presented at Campana, G. et al. eds.Sustainable Design and Manufacturing 2017, Vol. 68. Smart Innovation, Systems and Technologies Cham: Springer pp. 280-288., (10.1007/978-3-319-57078-5_28)
Ryan, M. and Eyers, D. 2017. Sustainable scenarios for engaged manufacturing: a literature review and research directions. Presented at: Sustainable Design and Manufacturing 2017, Bologna, Italy, 24 - 27 April 2017 Presented at Campana, G. et al. eds.Sustainable Design and Manufacturing 2017, Vol. 68. Smart Innovation, Systems and Technologies Cham: Springer pp. 280-288., (10.1007/978-3-319-57078-5_28)
Minetola, P. and Eyers, D. 2017. Additive manufacturing as a driver for the sustainability of short-lifecycle customized products: the case study of mobile case covers. Presented at: Sustainable Design and Manufacturing 2017, Bologna, Italy, 24 - 27 April 2017 Presented at Campana, G. et al. eds.Sustainable Design and Manufacturing 2017, Vol. 68. Smart Innovation, Systems and Technologies Cham: Springer pp. 280-288., (10.1007/978-3-319-57078-5_28)
Eyers, D. and Nair, R. 2017. Risk in global supply chains arising from territorial disputes in the South China Sea. Presented at: Logistics and Operations Management Section Annual Conference, Cardiff, UK, 13 January 2017.
Eyers, D. 2017. Managing risk in additive manufacturing supply chains. Presented at: International Symposium on Logistics, Ljubljana, Slovenia, 9-12 July 2017. pp. -.
Ryan, M., Gosling, J., Eyers, D., Potter, A. and Purvis, L. 2017. Envisioning the future of 3D printing: a vignette-based approach. Presented at: EurOMA 2017: 24th Annual Conference, Edinburgh, 1 - 5 July 2017.

2016

Ryan, M., Eyers, D. R., Gosling, J. and Potter, A. T. 2016. Engaged manufacturing: scenarios for additive manufacturing supply chains. Presented at: 21st LRN Annual Conference, University of Hull, UK, 7-9 September 2016. pp. -.
Marsh, J. and Eyers, D. 2016. Increasing production efficiency through electronic batch record systems: a case study. Presented at: SDM 2016, Chania, Crete Greece, 4 - 6 April 2016 Presented at Setchi, R. et al. eds.Sustainable Design and Manufacturing 2016. Smart Innovation, Systems and Technologies Vol. 52. Cham: pp. 261-269., (10.1007/978-3-319-32098-4_23)
Eyers, D. R., Naim, M. M., Potter, A. T. and Gosling, J. 2016. Overcoming the flexibility-cost dichotomy through Industrial Additive Manufacturing Systems. Presented at: 19th International Working Seminar on Production Economics, Innsbruck, Austria, 24-28 February 2014.

2015

Eyers, D. R. and Potter, A. T. 2015. The concept of an industrial additive manufacturing system. Presented at: 26th Annual POMS Conference, Washington, D.C., USA, May 8-11, 2015.
Eyers, D. R. 2015. Control architectures for Industrial Additive Manufacturing Systems. Presented at: Second International Conference on Sustainable Design and Manufacturing, Seville, Spain, 12-14 April 2015.
Eyers, D. R. and Potter, A. T. 2015. E-commerce channels for additive manufacturing: an exploratory study. Journal of Manufacturing Technology Management 26(3), pp. 390-411. (10.1108/JMTM-08-2013-0102)
Eyers, D. 2015. The flexibility of industrial additive manufacturing systems. PhD Thesis, Cardiff University.

2014

Soe, S. and Eyers, D. R. 2014. FEA support structure generation for the additive manufacture of CastForm polystyrene patterns. Polymer Testing 33, pp. 187-197. (10.1016/j.polymertesting.2013.08.009)
Soe, S., Eyers, D. R., Le, C. H. and Romli, A. 2014. Additive tooling for tube hydroforming. Key Engineering Materials 572, pp. 269-272. (10.4028/www.scientific.net/KEM.572.269)
Bevan, D. and Eyers, D. R. 2014. Change management challenges in a Welsh manufacturing SME arising from ERP selection and implementation. Presented at: EurOMA Conference 2014, Palermo, Italy, 20-25 June 2014.
Marsh, J., Soroka, A. J., Davies, P., Lynch, J. and Eyers, D. R. 2014. Challenges to sustainable manufacturing resource planning implementation in SMEs: An exploratory study. Presented at: Sustainable Design and Manufacturing 2014, Cardiff, UK, 28-30 April 2014.

2013

Eyers, D. R., Potter, A. T., Gosling, J. and Naim, M. M. 2013. Supply Chain Flexibility for Additive Manufacturing. Presented at: 20th EurOMA Conference 2013, Dublin, Ireland, 7-12 June 2013.
Soe, S., Eyers, D. R. and Setchi, R. 2013. Assessment of non-uniform shrinkage in the laser sintering of polymer materials. International Journal of Advanced Manufacturing Technology 68(1-4), pp. 111-125. (10.1007/s00170-012-4712-0)
Soe, S., Eyers, D. R. and Romli, A. 2013. Additive Tooling for Tube Hydroforming. Presented at: 5th International Conference on Advanced Design and Manufacture (ADM2013), Valencia, Spain, 25-28 September 2013.

2012

Alexander, A. 2012. Systems thinking in strategy, marketing and supply chain and application for business sustainability. Presented at: Understanding Complex Systems, Cardiff Business School, Cardiff University, Cardiff, UK, 27 September 2012 Presented at Spiegler, V. L. M. and Eyers, D. R. eds.Understanding Complex Systems: Conference Proceedings. Cardiff: Cardiff University pp. 26-31.
Eyers, D. R. 2012. The additive manufacturing supply chain. Presented at: Understanding Complex Systems, Cardiff, UK, 27 September 2012.
Eyers, D. R., Potter, A. T., Gosling, J. and Naim, M. M. 2012. The flexibility of Additive Manufacturing Systems. Presented at: 4th World Conference on Production and Operations Management (P&OM World Conference), Amsterdam, The Netherlands, 1-4 July 2012.
Soe, S., Eyers, D. R., Jones, T. and Nayling, N. 2012. Additive Manufacturing for archaeological reconstruction of a medieval ship. Rapid Prototyping Journal 18(6), pp. 443-450. (10.1108/13552541211271983)
Eyers, D. R., Soe, S. and Yusmawiza, W. 2012. Laser Sintering for the Fabrication of Architectural Models. Presented at: International Conference on Advances in Manufacturing and Materials Engineering (ICAMME’2012), Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, 3-5 July 2012.
Soe, S., Eyers, D. R., Potter, A. T., Jones, T. and Nayling, N. 2012. The application of laser sintering for archaeological model-making. Presented at: Innovative Developments in Virtual and Physical Prototyping: Proceedings of the 5th International Conference on Advanced Research in Virtual and Rapid Prototyping, Leiria, Portugal, 28 September - 1 October 2011 Presented at Bartolo, P. J. ed.Innovative Developments in Virtual and Physical Prototyping. Boca Raton, Fl. USA: CRC Press pp. 757-762., (10.1201/b11341-121)

2011

Eyers, D. R., Potter, A. T. and Wang, Y. 2011. Supply chain implications of e-commerce channels for additive manufacturing. Presented at: 21st International Conference on Production Research, Stuttgart, Germany, 31 July - 4 August 2011.
Wong, H. W. and Eyers, D. R. 2011. An analytical framework for evaluating the value of enhanced customisation: an integrated operations-marketing perspective. International Journal of Production Research 49(19), pp. 5779-5800. (10.1080/00207543.2010.519738)

2010

Eyers, D. R. and Wong, H. W. 2010. Addressing tradeoffs in mass customisation using additive manufacturing technologies. Presented at: 17th International EurOMA Conference, Porto, Portugal, 6-9 June 2010.
Eyers, D. R. and Dotchev, K. 2010. Technology review for mass customisation using rapid manufacturing. Assembly Automation 30(1), pp. 39-46. (10.1108/01445151011016055)
Mason, R. J., Pekkarinen, S., Eyers, D. R. and Juga, J. 2010. Can modularity enhance horizontal coordination of logistics service providers within modular production network?. Presented at: 15th Annual Logistics Research Network Conference, Harrogate, UK, 8-10 September 2010.
Wong, H. W. and Eyers, D. R. 2010. Enhancing responsiveness for mass customization strategies through the use of rapid manufacturing technologies. In: Cheng, T. C. E. and Choi, T. eds. Innovative Quick Response Programs in Logistics and Supply Chain Management. International Handbooks on Information Systems Berlin: Springer, pp. 205-226.

2009

Eyers, D. R. and Wang, Y. 2009. The potential of e-commerce distribution channels for products enabled by Rapid Manufacturing. Presented at: Logistics Research Network Annual Conference, Cardiff, UK, 9-11 September 2009.
Eyers, D. R., Wong, H. and Soe, S. 2009. Re-articulating the role of process design to support mass customisation: The case of rapid manufactured custom-made fixtures. Presented at: 16th International EurOMA Conference, Gothenburg, Sweden, 14-17 June 2009.
Eyers Roy, D., Dotchev, K. D. and Popov, I. 2009. Rapid manufacturing and reverse engineering: Key issues for mass customisation. Presented at: International Conference on General Machine Design, 2009.
Eyers, D. R. and Dotchev, K. 2009. Rapid manufacturing for mass customisation. Presented at: Innovative Production Machines and Systems Conference (I*PROMS'09), Cardiff, UK, 2009.

2008

Eyers, D. R., Wong, H., Wang, Y. and Dotchev, K. 2008. Rapid manufactured enabled mass customisation: untapped research opportunities in supply chain management. Presented at: Logistics Research Network Annual Conference, Liverpool, UK, 10-12 September 2008.
Eyers, D. R., Wong, H., Wang, Y. and Dotchev, K. 2008. Rapid manufacturing enabled mass customisation: untapped research opportunities in supply chain management. Presented at: Logistics Research Network Annual Conference, Liverpool, UK, 10-12 September 2008.
Eyers, D. R., Wong, H. and Dotchev, K. 2008. Moving Towards Custom Manufacturing. Presented at: Operational Research Society Annual Conference, 2008.

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

Teaching commitments

For academic year 2023/24 I will be teaching Cardiff Business School's 2nd year Project Management module.

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

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

2022 - present: External Advisor, Open University
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.

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

Current supervision

Shicheng Chen

Research student

Xinyue Hao

Research student

Shima Yekkehbashheidari

Research student

Past projects

Dr Shupeng Huang The influence of online review adoption on supply chain performance: a hybrid simulation study.

Research themes

Specialisms

Additive manufacturing
Flexible manufacturing systems
Production and operations management
Supply chains
3D-printing

A stitch in time for the circular economy

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