Portsmouth Business School

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Dr Tammi J Sinha PhD (Plymouth) BEng (Hons) (Sheffield Hallam) PGCHE (Portsmouth)

Tammi Sinha is a Principal Lecturer in the department of Strategy and Business Systems, specialising in Operations Management, Business improvement and Creativity.  I have been a researcher and practitioner involved in process / operations improvement since 1990 where I started my career with BAe Systems – Warton Unit as an engineering apprentice.  I have had the opportunity to work in a variety of sectors as an engineer (defence) operations manager (pharmaceuticals, defence) and a systems researcher (NHS, engineering, furniture, local government), and have developed my approach to analysis and improvement from a hands on approach to learning.  I co run (with Nigel Ward) a community of practice for improvement facilitators which meet every 2 months, where we explore different approaches to improvement. 

Research Interests

I am a great believer in linking theory to practice and have been involved with several Knowledge Transfer Partnerships, lately with J S Humidifiers in Littlehampton.  These partnerships with local business are increasingly important for building links with the university sector to promote innovation.  My research agenda includes developing creative approaches to improvement, focusing on the individual, team and organisation. Lean approaches in all sectors and specifically the use of visual techniques to aid operations management and improvement.  I have PhD students in the area of knowledge management, creativity in higher education teaching and lean. I also run Lean workshops for organisations such as the NHS SHIP cluster.

Teaching

I teach at undergraduate and postgraduate level in the areas of operations management, systems thinking, creativity, and lean principle.  Leading the MSc Leadership Health and Well being which is aimed at directors / associate directors / managers within the health and well being sector specifically in commissioning of services.

Publications

Sinha T, E De Greef, Seymour J, Welch C (2011) “Lean Business Schools – A case study of Lean Implementation in Higher Education” Proceedings of the 18^th International Annual EurOMA Conference, Cambridge UK

Welch C, Sinha T (2011) “Value streams, effectiveness and the achievement of balance” Proceedings of the 18^th International Annual EurOMA Conference, Cambridge UK

Welch C, Sinha T (2011) “Communities of practice as a vehicle for research into business improvement practice” 10th European Conference on Research Methodology for Business and Management Studies Caen France

Sinha T, Ward N, Welch C, Boydell B (2010) “Value Stream Mapping in a Service Environment: A Comparison of Approaches” Proceedings of the 17^th International Annual EurOMA Conference, Oporto Portugal

Boydell, B; Holtshausen, R; Sinha T; Ishizaka, A (2010) A Model for Critical Success Factors of the Supply Chain Relationship in the Automobile Industry Proceedings of the 17^th International Annual EurOMA Conference, Oporto Portugal

Sinha (nee Greswell) T (2008) ‘Creativity the buzz behind the business’ UK Systems Society Conference Oxford Sept 2008

Greswell T (2007) ‘A typology of creative tools and techniques for Operations Managers’ The Systemist April 2007

Greswell T (2006) ‘Transforming Operations through Systems Thinking: the evolution of Operations Strategy through Systems Engineering and the opportunity for change’. UKSS 10th International Conference. Oxford UK

Greswell T, Childe S, Maull R (2005) ‘Strategic Operations – A process for operational change’ European conference on Intelligent Management Systems Salford June 2005

Childe S J, Greswell T J, Rogers T, Wood C, Maull R, Smart P A (2001) ‘Development and testing of a methodology for process based change’ Manufacturing Information Systems Proceedings of the fourth SMESME International Conference

Smart P.A, Maull R.S., Greswell T. and Radnor Z, 2000 "The characterisation and validation of a framework for process based change in SMEs", Proceedings of the 1st World Conference on Production and Operations Management, University of Seville, Seville, Spain 2000.

P A Smart, R S Maull, J Bennett, S J Childe, T Greswell, C Wood, T Rogers, 1999 "Characterising process- based change in SMEs: an empirical approach", in Bartezzaghi E, Filippini R, Spina G, Vinelli A (Eds), Proceedings of the 6th International Conference of the European Operations Management Association - Managing Operations Networks, SGE, pp. 489-496, ISBN: 8886281390.

P A Smart, T Greswell, R S Maull, S J Childe and D Tranfield, 1999 "Strategies for Enterprise Integration: the three lens model", in Chai T.Y., Zaremba M, Bernus P, Villa A, Proceedings of the International Federation for Automation Control 14th World Congress, Elsevier NL, pp.163 – 170.

Greswell T, Childe S, Maull R S, Smart P A, 1998, "The development of three manufacturing strategy making systems", The 3rd International Conference on Managing Innovative Manufacturing (MIM '98), University of Nottingham, Nottingham 6- 8 July.

Greswell T, Maull R, Childe S, Nash Z (1998) ‘A soft systems approach to the formulation of a manufacturing strategy’ European Operations Management Association Conference Proceedings Dublin 14 – 17th June 1998.

Greswell T, Childe S, Maull R (1998) ‘Three Manufacturing Strategy Archetypes - A Framework for the UK Aerospace Industry’ IFIP WG 5.7 Working conference 1998, 26 – 28 August, Marine Highland Hotel, Troon.

Greswell T, Childe S J, Maull R S, Bennett J, (1996) ‘The linking of Manufacturing Strategy to Business Process Re-engineering’ Euroma Conference Proceedings June 1996 London.

Greswell T, Childe S J, Maull R S, Bennett J, Campbell N, 1995, The role of manufacturing strategy within a Business Process Re-engineering change programme, Proceedings of the 13th International Conference on Production Research, Jerusalem, Israel August 6-10, pp 144-146 (ICPR95.ps)

Greswell T, Childe S J, Maull R S, Bennett J, 1995, ‘Linking Manufacturing Strategy to process improvement’, Advances in Manufacturing Technology IX, Proceedings of the 11th National Conference on Manufacturing Research 12-14 September, De Montfort University Leicester, pp 656-60 (NCMR95.ps)

Greswell T, Childe S J, Maull R S, Bennett J, 1995, ‘A Two fold approach to manufacturing improvement’, Proceedings of the Twelfth Conference of the Irish Manufacturing Committee, 6-8th September, University College Cork, pp. 429-436 (IMC95.ps)