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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 is currently leading a British Academy - funded project about Green application of Lean Six Sigma projects in manufacturing sector. He is also 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's research focuses on Lean Six Sigma and its application in service and manufacturing, Lean Six Sigma integration with Supply Chain Management, 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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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., Stalker, B., Thompson, N. & Bailey, M.
14/12/16 → 30/12/20
Project: Research
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A new way of environmentally sustainable manufacturing with assessing transformation through the green deployment of Lean Six Sigma projects
Shokri, A., Antony, J. & Garza-Reyes, J. A., 1 Jun 2022, In: Journal of Cleaner Production. 351, 12 p., 131510.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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A readiness self-assessment model for implementing green lean six sigma initiatives in manufacturing
Shokri, A., Antony, J. & Garza-Reyes, J. A., 16 Feb 2021, (Accepted/In press). 10 p.Research output: Contribution to conference › Paper › peer-review
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Evaluating Performance of Projects Using Six Sigma Approach
Sindhwani, R., Vaidya, O. S., Shokri, A. & Antony, J., 28 Jul 2021, (E-pub ahead of print) In: IEEE Transactions on Engineering Management. p. 1-14 14 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Impact of perceived importance of cultural readiness factors on perceived importance of Lean Six Sigma success factors for manufacturers
Shokri, A. & Li, G., 26 Nov 2021, (E-pub ahead of print) In: International Journal of Quality and Reliability Management. p. 1-18 18 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Managing a mega-project to explore and enhance careers: insights from Global Entrepreneurial Talent Management 3
Pearce, A., Harney, B., Bailey, M., Dziewanowska, K., Bosak, J., Pease, P., Stalker, B., Skoumpopoulou, D., Doyle, P., Clegg, S., Shokri, A., Crane, S., Quan, R., Ko, I., Mihelic, K., Kase, R., Cerne, M., Sun, H., Brueckner, J., Wu, S. & 2 others, , 8 Jun 2021, Handbook of Research Methods in Careers. Murphy, W. & Tosti-Kharas, J. (eds.). Cheltenham: Edward Elgar, p. 73-102 30 p. (Handbooks of Research Methods in Management).Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter › 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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Flyer for ISME and GETM3 SandPit Lean Six Sigma talk for irish businesses
Alireza Shokri (Speaker)
14 Jan 2019Activity: Talk or presentation › Invited talk
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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