Dr Jim Lawlor
Lecturer
Biography
Lecture and research in the Waterford Institute of Technology. Part of the Advanced Manufacturing Technology (AMT) research group. Researching technological innovation and the translation of technological innovations into successful products in the marketplace.
Engineering systems approach, operations and enterprise resource management, advanced manufacturing technology, innovation, strategy.
BSc (Hons) inManufacturing Engineering Programme Leader 2021-current.
B.Eng. (Hons) in Mechanical & Manufacturing Engineering Programme Leader from 2000-2014.
Performing innovation; Lean applied to the facility layout problem; Legal leverage in new technology industries; Microfluidics.
Lean production and continuous process improvement. Manufacturing, maintenance and machining. Quality, production and inventory control. Light to heavy industry; one-off items through batch production to chemicals processing. Glass bottle production and packaging through transport temperature control.