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

Dr Daniel Eyers

BEng, MSc, MPhil, PhD, CEng, MIET, FHEA

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

Cardiff Business School

Email
EyersDR@cardiff.ac.uk
Telephone
+44 29208 74516
Campuses
Aberconway Building, Room B07, Colum Road, Cathays, Cardiff, CF10 3EU
sbarc|spark, Room 00.39, Maindy Road, Cathays, Cardiff, CF24 4HQ
Users
Available for postgraduate supervision

Overview

I have worked at Cardiff University since 2008, where I am currently Professor of Manufacturing Systems Management, and am Deputy Head of the Logistics and Operations Management Section (Postgraduate). I am co-chair of Cardiff University RemakerSpace, deputy chair of the Cardiff University-DSV strategic partnership, 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 advisor for Open University.

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

Teaching

Teaching commitments

For academic year 2024/25 I will be teaching Cardiff Business School's 2nd year Project Management module.

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

  • 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 – 2024: External Examiner, Sheffield Hallam University 
2019 – 2024: 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.
  • Wiley: Journal of Business Logistics.

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

Current supervision

Xinyue Hao

Xinyue Hao

Research student

Shicheng Chen

Shicheng Chen

Graduate Tutor

Steffan James

Steffan James

Research student

Mengqiao Nie

Mengqiao Nie

Research student

Past projects

Research themes

Specialisms

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