Matthew commenced his doctoral studies at the University of Greenwich (UK) after completing an MSc in manufacturing systems and an undergraduate degree in mechanical engineering. During his time there, he had a number of roles including being part of an EU funded initiative for the creation and delivery of courses for the local community, part-time lecturer, and tutor. He was also involved in consultancy on a part-time basis, delivering technical audits to local SMEs. His research is concerned with the application of lean six sigma techniques in process industry supply chains.
Articles
Implementing a sustainability balanced scorecard 'dashboard' approach to assess organisational legitimacy (with Graham D. Bowrey and Tairan Huang), Faculty of Commerce - Papers (2011)
Purpose: The purpose of this paper is to identify and determine the contributing factors which...
Collaborative authoring of projects in the development and delivery of subjects in transnational programs (with Rodney J. Clarke and Gary I. Noble), Faculty of Commerce - Papers (2010)
The purpose of this paper is to develop a conceptual model that can be used...
The evolution of lean six sigma (with Trevor A. Spedding), The International Journal of Quality and Reliability Management (2010)
Purpose - Although research has been undertaken on the implementation of lean within various industries,...
Extended scenario role-playing: cumulative learning for supply chain participants (with Michael D. Clements), Development and Learning in Organizations: an international journal (2008)
The purpose of this paper is to introduce the concept of a staged cumulative learning...
Extended scenario role-playing: cumulative learning for supply chain participants (with Michael D. Clements), Faculty of Commerce - Papers (2008)
purpose of this paper is to introduce the concept of a staged cumulative learning mechanism...
Presentations
Leaning into the steel industry: Lean supply and the steel industry (with Trevor A. Spedding), in J. Kennedy & L. Di Milia (Eds.), Australian and New Zealand Academy of Management Conference (2006)
The steel industry contributes substantially to Australia’s economy. However, globalisation has forced steel producers and...
A Web-Based Virtual Factory and Simulator for Industrial Statistics (with Xuesong Chi and Trevor A. Spedding), Faculty of Commerce - Papers (2004)
An educational web-based virtual factory and simulator environment is presented in this paper. It has...