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Research interests
Trained as a mechanical engineer, Mike received his PhD from the University of Cambridge and began working at Warwick Business School in 1995 and has held visiting appointments at Harvard Business School and Georgetown University. He joining the University of Bath’s School of Management in 2004. His early research focused on the meaning and management of effective manufacturing practice but, over time, he has expanded his interests to address questions of efficiency and effectiveness in various public and private sector service settings – from fast fashion retail to care homes, from management consultancy to nuclear storage. Building on the strong legacy of supply chain research at Bath, Professor Lewis studies the management of complex business relationships and contracts (PFI/PPP). He is the author of numerous journal articles as well as several books, including a widely adopted and translated textbook on Operations Strategy (co-authored with Nigel Slack, Emeritus Professor at Warwick Business School). He was a long-standing Member of the Advisory Council to the Chartered Management Institute and was recently a member of a government expert group reporting on the measurement of UK industrial activity. He is currently a theme leader for the Cabinet Office/IPA Project Excellence Initiative and an academic scholar in the Cornell Institute for Healthy Futures, an initiative focused on ageing.
Expertise related to UN Sustainable Development Goals
In 2015, UN member states agreed to 17 global Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to end poverty, protect the planet and ensure prosperity for all. This person’s work contributes towards the following SDG(s):
Education/Academic qualification
Doctor of Philosophy, University of Cambridge
Award Date: 1 Jan 1995
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Improving Project Delivery
Economic and Social Research Council
6/12/18 → 5/12/21
Project: Research council
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Supporting the implementation of an early cancer diagnosis programme in Cwm Taf
Vasilakis, C., Fichera, E. & Lewis, M.
31/03/18 → 31/12/19
Project: Central government, health and local authorities
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Network Grant
Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council
1/04/15 → 30/06/17
Project: Research council
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KT-Toolbox
Caldwell, N., Graves, A. & Lewis, M.
Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council
1/10/09 → 30/09/12
Project: Research council
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A Study into Taking Forward Shared Services in NHS Wales
Lewis, M., Phillips, W. & Roden, S.
20/04/09 → 31/07/09
Project: Central government, health and local authorities
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Identity Work, Loss and Preferred Identities: A study of UK business school deans
Brown, A. D., Lewis, M. A. & Oliver, N., 1 Jun 2021, In: Organization Studies. 42, 6, p. 823-844Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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The manifestation of coordination failures in service triads
Kalra, J., Lewis, M. & Roehrich, J., 3 May 2021, In: Supply Chain Management. 26, 3, p. 341-358Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Implementing standardised flow: navigating operational and professional dependencies
Frangeskou, M., Lewis, M. & Vasilakis, C., 31 Dec 2020, In: International Journal of Operations & Production Management. 40, 7/8, p. 1177-1199 23 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Responding to and recovering from supply chain disruptions such as COVID-19
Kalra, J., Sarafan, M., Msulwa, R., Harrison, J., Lewis, M., Yardley, G. & Roehrich, J., 28 Apr 2020Research output: Other contribution
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'Buyer-Supplier Conflict Resolution: Timing, Tactics, Resources, and Relationship Quality'
Bouazzaoui, M., Squire, B. & Lewis, M., 19 Jun 2019.Research output: Contribution to conference › Paper › peer-review