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Professor Tim Baines

Professor Tim Baines

Professor of Operations Strategy

PhD, MSc C.Eng FIMechE FIET

Operations and Information Management Group

 

Phone +44 (0)121 204 3051
Email   t.baines@aston.ac.uk
Room   ABS279

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Education

PhD in Manufacturing Strategy Formulation, Cranfield University 1990-1994

MSc in Manufacturing Systems Engineering, Cranfield University 1985-1987

Earlier education was carried out as part of technician apprenticeship training. 

Background

Professor Tim Baines specialises in the realisation of competitive manufacturing operations.  He works extensively across the disciplines of management and engineering, is highly active in postgraduate and executive teaching and supervision, has a strong track record of raising research funding, and has consistently published his work in the leading journals of his field.  He has experience of a wide range of industrial engineering, technology management, and manufacturing management disciplines, and works with the leading companies in his field including Rolls-Royce, Caterpillar, Alstom, MAN and Xerox.  His career started with a technician apprenticeship, and has progressed through a variety of industrial and academic positions, including that of Visiting Scholar within the Centre for Technology, Policy and Industrial Development at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology.  He holds a variety of positions, including membership of EPSRC College of Peers, a Fellow of both the Institution of Mechanical Engineers, and Institution of Engineers and Technologists, and is a Chartered Engineer.

 Research Interests

  • Operations strategy formulation and implementation:  In particular the development and deployment of processes for the alignment of operations practices and policies with the firms competitive strategy.  A career long area of interest, and relevant to all manufacturers and providers of industrial services.

  • Product-Service Systems and Servitization:  In particular understanding the operations practices and technologies that leading manufacturers exploit to deliver advanced services.  Critically important to all manufacturers who seek to develop a services-led competitive strategy.

Teaching

  • MBA, Operations Management module BNM899

Recent Publications

Book Chapters

  1. Baines T., Lightfoot H.W. (2011) Towards an Operations Strategy for the Infusion of Product-Centric Services into Manufacturing. Service Systems Implementation pp. 89-111. Springer.  http://www.springer.com/computer/swe/book/978-1-4419-7903-2

Publications in Refereed Journals

  1. Baines T., Lightfoot, H., and Smart P (forthcoming) 'Servitization within manufacturing operations: An exploration of the impact to facilities practices', IJMechE Part B.

  2. Ayeni P., Baines T., Lightfoot, H. and Ball P (forthcoming) 'State-of-the-art of 'Lean' in the Aviation Maintenance Repair Overhaul Industry (MRO)', IJMechE Part B.

  3. Lightfoot H., Baines T., and Smart P (forthcoming) 'Examining the information and communication technologies enabling servitized manufacture', IJMechE Part B.

  4. Baines T., Lightfoot H., Smart P. (2011) 'Servitization within manufacturing: Exploring the provision of advanced services and their impact on vertical integration', Journal of Technology Management. 22(7): 947-954. http://www.emeraldinsight.com/journals.htm?articleid=1949614&ini=aob

  5. Chandraprakaikul W., Baines T.S., and R Y Lim (2010) 'Strategic positioning of manufacturing operations within global supply chains', IJMechE Part B., Vol 224(5): 831-842.

  6. Baines, T.S., Lightfoot H. and Benedettini O., Whitney D. and Kay J.M. (2010) 'The adoption of servitization strategies by UK based manufacturers', IJMechE Part B, Vol 224(5): 815-830.

  7. Baines T.S., Lightfoot H., Peppard J., Johnson M., Tiwari A., Shehab E., and Swink M. (2009) 'Towards an operations strategy for product-centric servitization', International Journal of Operations and Production Management, 29(5): 494-519.

  8. Baines T.S., Lightfoot H and Benedettini O. (2009) 'The Servitization of Manufacturing: a review of the literature', Journal of Technology Management, Vol. 20(5): 547-567.

  9. Baines T.S., Lightfoot H., and Kay J.M. (2009) 'Servitized manufacture: Practical challenges of delivering integrated products and services', IJMechE Part B, Vol. 223(1-9): 1207-1215.

  10. Benedettini O., Baines T., Lightfoot H., and Greenough R. (2009) 'State-of-the-art in Integrated Vehicle Health Management', Proc. IMechE Part G.

Proceedings of Refereed Conferences

  1. Baines T., Lightfoot H., Smart P. (2011) "An exploration of vertical integrations and facilities practices within servitized operations", EurOMA Conference, Cambridge, July 3-6.

  2. Redding L.E., Baines T., Ball P. (2011) "An operations strategy formulation methodology for manufacturing organisations seeking adopt informated product servitized solutions", EurOMA Conference, Cambridge, July 3-6.

  3. Baines T., Lightfoot H., Swink M. (2011) "Servitization in action: findings from a study of the extended Caterpillar enterprise", EurOMA Conference, Cambridge, July 3-6.

  4. Grubic T., Baines T., Redding L., Lightfoot H. (2010) "Framework to explore the role and contribution of health and performance technology in servitized business models", Proceedings of Euroma Service Operations Forum, p.68-170, September, Bath, UK.

  5. Baines T., Grubic T., Redding L. Lightfoot H. (2010) "Organising for services growth and productivity at Caterpillar", Proceedings of Euroma Service Operations Forum, p.68-170, September, Bath, UK.

  6. Lightfoot H., Baines T., Redding L., Grubic T. (2010) "Exploring the operations practices that support product-centric Services", Proceedings of Euroma Service Operations Forum, p.68-170, September, Bath, UK.

  7. Redding L., Baines T., Redding L., Grubic T. (2010) "Exploring the process of operations strategy formulation in a servitization environment", Proceedings of Euroma Service Operations Forum, p.68-170, September, Bath, UK.

  8. Grubic T., Baines T., Redding L. (2010) "Exploring the role of diagnostic and prognostic technology in servitized business model - survey of UK manufacturers", Proceedings of 17th International Annual Euroma Conference - Managing Operations in Service Economies, 6-9 June, Porto, Portugal.  ISBN: 978-972-99847-3-0.

  9. Lightfoot H., and Baines T.S. (2010) "Product-Centric Services: the adoption of service provision strategies by UK manufacturers", Frontiers in Service, Karlstad, Sweden, June. 

  10. Lightfoot H., and Baines T.S. (2010) "Technology Enabled Product-Centric Service Delivery", Art & Science of Service Conference, Madrid, June.