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Dr Alireza Shokri is an Associate Professor (Reader) in Operations and Supply Chain Management and the subject group leader of "Operations, Supply Chain and Logistics Management" in the Department of Operations, Marketing and Systems. Prior to the current position, Alireza was the programme leader for the BA (Hon) International Business Management Programme. Before joining Newcastle Business School in 2011, Alireza had different practitioner roles including supply chain manager, quality manager, and ISO9001 internal consultant in food sector. Alireza got his first degree in Agriculture Engineering in University of Zanjan, Iran following by MSc in Food Technology in 2001 in Teesside University in the UK. Alireza completed his PhD in Lean Six Sigma application within food distribution SMEs in 2011 and since then he is working as an academic.
Alireza is passionate in teaching and research. He is very active in action research and research/Enterprise development activities. Alireza is currently leading the "Global Operations and Supply Chain Competitiveness" Research Interest Group with academic members across the globe. Alireza is also member of editorial board for the “International Journal of Lean Six Sigma". As the referee, Alireza is serving many different specialised and high ranking journals such as “International Journal of Operations and Production Management", "International Journal of Production Economics", "International Journal of Lean Six Sigma" and "International Journal of Quality and Reliability Management". As the principal investigator, Alireza currently led a British Academy - funded project about Green application of Lean Six Sigma projects in manufacturing sector. He was recently part of the project management team as the quality manager and researcher of a multi-disciplinary global EU-funded (1m Euros) project as part of "Horizon 2020" called "GETM3 Project". Alireza was involved as principal investigator in an Innovate UK-funded feasibility study (£300k) in collaboration with external partners in digital supply chain and predictive maintenance integration. Recently, Alireza is leading the Digital Catapult and Digital Supply Chain Hub-funded project as the principal investigator in partnership with industry with the value of £1.3M.
Alireza's research focuses on Lean Six Sigma and its application in service and manufacturing, Lean Six Sigma integration with Supply Chain Management, Industry 4.0, HR and Sustainability, Supply Chain Quality Management and process improvement and Lean Management. His research has been published in international leading/excellence level journals in his research including "International Journal of Operations and Production Management (ABS 4*).
Alireza is the member of Chartered Quality Institute (CQI) as the practitioner. Alongside that, Alireza is the Fellow of Higher Education Academy (FHEA), member of Chartered Institute of Purchasing and Supply (CIPS), and member of Chartered Institute of Logistics and Transport (CILT) that is co-joint professional body with Chartered Institute of Operations Management (CIOM). Alireza is also a certified Lean Six Sigma Green belt with professional capability of leading on lean Six Sigma projects.
Alireza is keen on working with local, national and international businesses and he is the strong believer on "Research in Practice". Alireza is currently working with leading organisations such as "Unipress", "Nifco", “NBT", "North East Chamber of Commerce", "North East Freight Partnership", etc.
Education/Academic qualification
Education, PGCHE
30 Aug 2013 → 31 Dec 2099
Award Date: 30 Aug 2013
Food Science, PhD
10 Jan 2011 → 31 Dec 2099
Award Date: 10 Jan 2011
Food Science, MSc
30 Jun 2010 → 31 Dec 2099
Award Date: 30 Jun 2010
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Projects
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Digital Spare Parts Supply Chain: An Integrated Solution of Spare Parts Inventory Management and PredictiveMaintenance
1/04/21 → 30/09/21
Project: Research
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Cultural investigation for green implementation of Lena Six Sigma projects in the manufacturing sector
1/01/19 → 31/07/19
Project: Research
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GETM3: Global Entrepreneurial Talent Management 3 MSCA RISE Project No 734824
Pearce, A., Elsey, V., Spencer, N., Shokri, A., Thompson, N. & Bailey, M.
14/12/16 → 30/12/20
Project: Research
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A global study on applicability of ISO 18404:2015 for SMEs: an exploratory qualitative study
Antony, J., Swarnakar, V., Salentijn, W., Shokri, A., Doulatabadi, M., Bhat, S., Mcdermott, O., Jayaraman, R. & Sony, M., 5 Sep 2023, In: TQM Journal. 35, 7, p. 1917-1934 18 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Analysis of factors influencing Circular-Lean-Six Sigma 4.0 implementation considering sustainability implications: An exploratory study
Skalli, D., Charkaouiai, A., Cherrafi, A., Shokri, A., Garza-Reyes, J. A. & Antony, J., 7 Sep 2023, (E-pub ahead of print) In: International Journal of Production Research. p. 1-28 28 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Analyzing the integrated effect of circular economy, Lean Six Sigma, and Industry 4.0 on sustainable manufacturing performance from a practice-based view perspective
Skalli, D., Charkaoui, A., Cherrafi, A., Garza-Reyes, J. A., Antony, J. & Shokri, A., 24 Aug 2023, (E-pub ahead of print) In: Business Strategy and the Environment.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Designing a dual-channel closed loop supply chain network using advertising rate and price-dependent demand: case study of Tea industry
Mirzaei, M. G., Goodarzian, F., Mokhtari, K., Yazdani, M. & Shokri, A., 15 Dec 2023, In: Intelligent Systems with Applications. 233, 120936.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Healthcare 4.0 digital technologies impact on quality of care: A systematic literature review
Marbouh, D., Swarnakar, V., Simsekler, M. C. E., Antony, J., Lizarelli, F. L., Jayaraman, R., Garza-Reyes, J. A., Shokri, A., Cudney, E. & Ellahham, S., 25 Jul 2023, (E-pub ahead of print) In: Total Quality Management and Business Excellence. p. 1-26 26 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Literature review › peer-review
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The Global Entrepreneurial Talent Management On-line Conference
Alison Pearce (Chair), Rose Quan (Member of programme committee), Craig Moore (Member of programme committee), Brenda Stalker (Member of programme committee), sam Clegg (Member of programme committee), Peter Pease (Member of programme committee), Mark Bailey (Member of programme committee), Brian Harney (Member of programme committee), Alejandra Vicencio (Member of programme committee), Suzanne Crane (Member of programme committee), Dimitra Skoumpopoulou (Member of programme committee), Katja Mihelic (Member of programme committee), Alireza Shokri (Member of programme committee) & Darryl Humble (Member of programme committee)
21 Sep 2020 → 25 Sep 2020Activity: Participating in or organising an event › Organising a conference, workshop, ...
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GETM3 Sandpit Dublin 2020
Alison Pearce (Chair), Suzanne Crane (Member of programme committee), Paul Doyle (Member of programme committee), Rose Quan (Member of programme committee), Katarzyna Dziewanowska (Member of programme committee), Katja Mihelic (Member of programme committee), Brenda Stalker (Member of programme committee), Katarzyna Modrzejewska (Member of programme committee), Peter Pease (Member of programme committee), Brian Harney (Member of programme committee), Dimitra Skoumpopoulou (Member of programme committee), Alejandra Vicencio (Member of programme committee), Ilsang Ko (Member of programme committee), sam Clegg (Member of programme committee), Adam Weatherley (Member of programme committee), Alireza Shokri (Member of programme committee) & Darryl Humble (Organiser)
20 Jan 2020 → 24 Jan 2020Activity: Participating in or organising an event › Organising a conference, workshop, ...
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ISME Lean Six Sigma/Lean Workshop for SMEs
Alireza Shokri (Participant), Alison Pearce (Participant) & Brenda Stalker (Participant)
27 Nov 2019 → 28 Nov 2019Activity: Participating in or organising an event › Organising a conference, workshop, ...
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Lean Six Sigma workshop invited by ISME
Alireza Shokri (Invited speaker) & Alison Pearce (Speaker)
14 Jan 2019Activity: Talk or presentation › Invited talk
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Technological University Dublin
Alison Pearce (Visiting researcher), Brenda Stalker (Visiting researcher), Dimitra Skoumpopoulou (Visiting researcher), Jose Valencia (Visiting researcher), Alireza Shokri (Visiting researcher) & Paul Doyle (Visiting researcher)
14 Jan 2019 → 15 Jan 2019Activity: Visiting an external institution › Visiting an external academic institution