| Original language | English |
|---|---|
| Pages (from-to) | 20-44 |
| Number of pages | 25 |
| Journal | International Journal of Productivity and Performance Management |
| Volume | 67 |
| Issue number | 1 |
| DOIs | |
| Publication status | Published (VoR) - 2018 |
Funding
Jose Arturo Garza-Reyes is a Professor of Operations Management and the Head of the Centre for Supply Chain Improvement at the College of Business, Law and Social Sciences, University of Derby, UK. He is actively involved in industrial projects where he combines his knowledge, expertise and industrial experience in operations management to help organisations achieve excellence in their internal functions and supply chains. He has also led and managed international research projects funded by the British Academy, British Council and Mexico’s National Council of Science and Technology (CONACYT). As a leading academic, he has published over 100 articles in leading scientific journals, international conferences and four books in the areas of operations management and innovation, manufacturing performance measurement and quality management systems. Areas of expertise and interest for Professor Garza-Reyes include general aspects of operations and manufacturing management, business excellence, quality improvement, and performance measurement. He is a Chartered Engineer (CEng), a certified Six Sigma-Green Belt, and has over eight years of industrial experience working as Production Manager, Production Engineer and Operations Manager for several international and local companies in both the UK and Mexico. He is also a fellow member of the Higher Education Academy (FHEA) and a member of the Institution of Engineering Technology (MIET). Professor Jose Arturo Garza-Reyes is the corresponding author and can be contacted at: [email protected] Ioannis E. Betsis graduated from the National Technical University of Athens in 2013 with a BSc and an MSc Degrees in Civil Engineering. Following that, Ioannis received an MSc Degree in Engineering Business Management from the Warwick Manufacturing Group, University of Warwick (UK). Apart from the academic career, Ioannis has worked as an Intern in the Public Power Corporation S.A. (PPC), which is the biggest power producer and electricity supply company in Greece, in a number of fields including the generation of hydropower through civil engineering projects. Currently, Ioannis is working as a Civil Engineer in a small construction firm in Greece.
Keywords
- European pharmaceutical manufacturing industry
- Lean manufacturing
- Lean readiness
- Quality practices