Background

Chris has a broad interest in Operations Management and is a Chartered Engineer and Fellow of the Institution of Engineering Technology (formally the Institution of Electrical Engineers). He served as Deputy Director of Newcastle University Business School from February 2016- February 2019, having previously been Director of Research, Head of the Operations Management Subject Group and Co-Director of the Newcastle-Grenoble DBA. He is currently an Adjunct Professor at the Department of Management Studies at IIT-Delhi.

Operations Management is concerned with the efficient and effective use of resources and aims to improve the competitiveness organisations. His research is focused on the manufacturing, health, motor distribution and shipping sectors. In July 2018 Chris delivered a keynote presentation entitled "The contributions of operations management and management science to four industrial revolutions" to the International Conference on Management Science and Engineering Management (ICMSEM), held in Melbourne 1st-3rd August 2018.

Chris and Dr Jingxin Dong have recently been awarded a £146k UKIERI Research grant to work with Professor Ravi Shankar and Dr Surya Singh at IIT-Delhi on optimising shipping container supply chains. 

Chris and Tom McGovern won an award to evaluate the application of the 3P Lean design method in the NHS. This work, funded by the Health Foundation was conducted by Iain Smith, who is also studying for a PhD. The first pilot study was the design of an endoscopy ward at Gateshead Foundation Trust. The method was subsequently used to redesign a maternity ward at the Queen Elizabeth and an endoscopy ward at Sunderland, which has since been built. 

NHS North East was the first Strategic Health Authority (SHA) to adopt a region-wide strategy that aimed to transform an entire healthcare system through the application of the North East Transformation System (NETS). This had three elements – the vision, the compact and the method. The vision was to provide excellent healthcare. The compact sought to reshape the psychological contract between clinicians and the institutions in which they work to facilitate transformational change. The method aimed to improve processes, quality and efficiency through the application of Lean philosophy and techniques. Newcastle University Business School, together with Professor Hunter at the Wolfson Research Institute at Durham University was awarded £500k by the National Institute for Health Research to conduct a three year project to evaluate the NETS initiative. This research adopted a mixed methods approach that sought to evaluate both process and outcomes using qualitative and quantitative methods.

Newcastle University Business School was a partner in the European Regions for Innovative Productivity, which was a €3.3m EU funded project that helped small companies in the North Sea Region of Europe implement Lean. The partners included Ghent University (Flanders), the University of Groningen (Netherlands), Swera (Sweden), SINTEF (Norway) and Osnabruck University (Germany). The project finished in December 2011. We launched a joint MSc in Operations Management with Groningen University, which started in September 2012.

The region has a long history of producing complex capital goods, such as power plant, ships and oil rigs that are designed and produced to meet individual customer requirements. His work has investigated strategic and operational issues, including supply chain management, facilities layout, planning and control, the impact of deregulation and the application of computer aided production management systems. Chris continues to work closely with Dr Pupong Poncharoen and his team at Naresuan University in Thailand (he obtained a Newcastle PhD in 2001) on various optimisation solutions (including scheduling, timetabling, container packing etc.). 

Chris has close collaboration with Professor Amrik Sohal and Dr Peter O'Neill at Monash University in Australia. He has been a Visiting Professor in 2009, 2010,2011 and 2013. Their work has investigate Lean in healthcare and more recently innovation and operations management in the emerging regenerative health industry. This work involves collaboration with the medical schools at both organisations. Chris and Amrik were co-organisers of a Lean in Healthcare stream at the 22nd International Conference of Production Research held at Iguassu Falls in Brazil and there have since been two workshops in New Delhi and one in Groningen.

A team including Adrian Small, Tom McGovern, Tracy Scurry and Melissa Whipp have worked on a transformational change project with Benfield Motors Group, which is the largest motor dealership in the North East of England. They have helped improve productivity and competitiveness through the application of Lean principles and practices. This work was graded outstanding by Innovate UK and selected as an impact case study by ESRC.

Chris is an enthusiastic teacher and has developed research-led modules and degree programmes in operations management that aim to disseminate his expertise to undergraduate and postgraduate students. He currently teaches Purchasing and Supply Chain Management for MSc Students and teaches Advanced Operations Management at IIT Delhi. The MSc in Operations Management and Logistics and the MSc in Operations Management, Logistics and Accounting were launched in September 2008 and are proving increasing popular. Chris has supervised 13 postgraduate research students through to completion. 

Chris has a wide range of administrative experience. He has served as the Joint Director of the Newcastle/Grenoble DBA. He formed and led the Multidisciplinary Applied Research in Organisational Excellence Research Group.. He has led the Strategy and Operations Subject Group and has served as Director of Research. Chris completed the ABS/BAM Deans and Directors Development Programme and also the ABS/BAM Director of Research Development Programme and has contributed to its delivery for three years.  He is University Lead for the collaborations with Groningen and Naresuan universities.

Chris has received research funding of over £1m.

Bibliographic links

Google Scholar: https://scholar.google.co.uk/citations?hl=en&pli=1&user=CezkLf0AAAAJ

ResearchGate: https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Christian_Hicks

ORCID ID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8628-6772

Scopus Author ID: 7102667331

Roles and Responsibilities

Deputy Director, Newcastle University Business School

Head of Multidisciplinary Applied Research in Organisational Excellence Research Group

Research Interests

Operations Managment, Manufacturing Systems, Planning and Control, Layout, Simulation, Optimisation, Supply Chain Management, Information Technology, Make/Engineer-to-order companies, Operations Research, Lean Manufacturing, Agile Manufacturing.

Current Work

Conference paper presentations are available at: www.staff.ncl.ac.uk/chris.hicks/presentations/presin.htm

Blog: blogs.ncl.ac.uk/chris.hicks

ORCID: http://orcid.org/0000-0001-8628-6772

ResearchGate: https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Christian_Hicks

Research Roles

Head of the Operations, Data and Information Systems Research Community
Member, NUBS Research & Ethics Committee

Postgraduate Supervision

Pupong Pongcharoen (PhD, graduated July 2001)
Dongping Song (PhD, graduated July 2001)
Fouzi Hossen (PhD, graduated July 2006)
Colin Herron (PhD, Professor Braiden primary supervisor, graduated July 2006)
Lu Hsin-Che (MPhil, graduated June 08)
Rispianda Rispianda (MPhil, graduated June 08)
Teerawut Tunnukij (PhD, started 2004, graduated July 2008)
Moon Seongmin (PhD, graduated in November 2010)

Xie Wenbin (PhD, graduated 2011)

Jie Ma (PhD, graduated 2014)

Alawiyah Abd Wahab, graduated 2015)

Andy Hill (PhD, graduated 2017)

Fokion Oikonomidis (PhD, graduated 2018)
Iain Smith (PhD, graduated 2018)

Feng Jiao (PhD, graduated 2018)

Esteem Indicators

Referee:
Artificial Intelligence for Engineering Design, Analysis and Manufacturing
Computers & Industrial Engineering
Computers & Operations Research
ESRC/EPSRC
European Journal of Operational Research
IEEE Transactions of Evolutionary Computing
International Journal of Advanced Manufacturing Technology
International Journal of Information Technology and Management
International Journal of Logistics: Research and Applications
International Journal of Manufacturing Technology and Management
International Journal of Production Economics
International Journal of Operations and Production Management
International Journal of Production Research

International Journal of Technology Management
Journal of Engineering Manufacture
Journal of Scheduling
Journal of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers: Part B
Journal of Zhejiang University-SCIENCE A
Optimization Letters
Research in Engineering Design

Guest Editor: Automation, the International Journal of Assembly Technology and Management, 2001.
Guest Editor: International Journal of Technology Management, 2007.
Guest Editor: International Journal of Technology Management, 2008.

Editorial Board Member: The Open Operational Research Journal
Editorial Board Member: Open Operational Research Letters
Editorial Board Member: Open Operational Research Reviews

Honourable Mention Award, ASAC 2006 conference
Keynote speaker: "Lean Manufacturing", First Estonian Industry Conference, Tallinn, 8th December 2006.

External Examiner:
University of Exeter, Manufacturing and Management Programmes (UG and PG), 2003 - 2007.
University of Sterling, Management and Management Science (UG), 2008-2012.
PhDs: University of Durham, University of Exeter, Oxford University, University of Surrey, Cardiff University University of Newcastle.

Funding

Benfield Motor KTP, 1/14, £134k

The Evaluation of the Lean Design of Healthcare Facilities, Gateshead NHS Foundation Trust, £42k

Supply Chain Management in the Regenerative Medicine Industry, £16.5k, 08/11-08/12 

Interreg grant ERIP (total 3.3m Euro, our contribution 428,000 Euro), 06/08-12/11
Strategic Health Authority, £60k, 2008
Thai Research Fund 1.5m Baht (£1 = 50baht)
Evaluation of the North East Transformation System in NHS North East (£500k, joint with Durham University), 11/9-6/13

Industrial Relevance

Chris is a Chartered Engineer, Fellow of the Institution of Engineering and Technology and his work is grounded in issues relevant to the manufacturing and health sectors in the North East of England.

Keywords

Manufacturing Systems; Information Technology; Planning; Scheduling; Layout; Supply Chain; Simulation; Optimisation; Business Processes; Modelling;

BUS2029 Operations Strategy and Management

BUS2032 Service Operations Strategy and Management

NBS8118 Purchasing and Supply Chain Management

• Sooncharoen S, Vitayasaka S, Pongcharoen P, Hicks C. Development of a modified Biogeography-Based Optimisation tool for solving the unequal-sized machine and multi-row configuration facility layout design problem. ScienceAsia 2021. In Press.
• Choudhary D, Shankar R, Choudhary A, Hicks C. Evaluating Risk Exposure of Sustainable Freight Transportation: A Two-Phase Solution Approach. Annals of Operations Research 2021, Epub ahead of print.
• Bhamra R, Garcia E, Hicks C, Small A. Value, product delivery strategies and operational performance in the medical technology industry. International Journal of Production Economics 2022, 245, 108399.
• Mackenzie E, McGovern T, Small A, Hicks C, Scurry T. 'Are they out to get us?': Power and the 'recognition' of the subject through a 'lean' work regime. Organization Studies 2021, 42(11), 1721-1740.
• Dong JX, Hicks C, Li D. A Heuristics based Global Navigation Satellite System Data Reduction Algorithm Integrated with Map-matching. Annals of Operations Research 2020, 290(1-2), 731-746.
• Smith I, Hicks C, McGovern T. Adapting Lean methods to facilitate stakeholder engagement and co-design in healthcare. British Medical Journal 2020, 368, m35.
• Small A, Hicks C, McGovern T, Scurry T. Evaluating, managing and improving the performance of automotive distribution through the processes involved in the development of a hierarchical model. In: Twenty-first International Working Seminar on Production Economics. 2020, Innsbruck, Austria: Universität Innsbruck.
• Sooncharoen S, Pongcharoen P, Hicks C. Grey Wolf Production Scheduling for the Capital Goods Industry. Applied Soft Computing 2020, 94, 106480.
• García-Villarreal E, Bhamra R, Hicks C. Improving sales and operations planning in a German medical technology OEM using critical success factors. In: Twenty-first International Working Seminar on Production Economics. 2020, Innsbruck, Austria: University of Innsbruck.
• Sarmadi K, Amiri-Aref M, Dong JX, Hicks C. Integrated strategic and operational planning of dry port container networks in a stochastic environment. Transportation Research Part B: Methodological 2020, 139, 132-164.
• Teng CW, O'Neill P, Hicks C, Sohal A. Mass customization of cellular therapies: challenges from a new industry. In: Twenty-first International Working Seminar on Production Economics. 2020, Innsbruck, Austria: Universität Innsbruck.
• Li DJ, Dong JX, Song DP, Hicks C, Singh S. Optimal Contract Design for the Exchange of Tradable Truck Permits at Multiterminal Ports. International Journal of Production Economics 2020, 230, 107815.
• Chansombat S, Musikapun P, Pongcharoen P, Hicks C. A Hybrid Discrete Bat Algorithm with Krill Herd-based advanced planning and scheduling tool for the capital goods industry. International Journal of Production Research 2019, 57(21), 6705-6726.
• Chansombat S, Pongcharoen P, Hicks C. A mixed-integer linear programming model for integrated production and preventive maintenance scheduling in the capital goods industry. International Journal of Production Research 2019, 57(1), 61-82.
• Abriyantoroa D, Dong J, Hicks C, Singh SP. A Stochastic Optimisation Model for Biomass Outsourcing in Cement Manufacturing Industry with Production Planning Constraints. Energy Journal 2019, 169(15), 515-526.
• Wang H, Dong J, Hicks C, Dissanayake D. Collaborative mechanism design for container sharing and pricing at ports. In: 26th EurOMA Conference: Operations Adding Value to Society. 2019, Helsinki, Finland: European Operations Management Association.
• Dekkers R, Hicks C. How many cases do you need for studies in operations management? Guidance based on saturation. In: 26th EurOMA Conference: Operations Adding Value to Society. 2019, Helsinki, Finland: European Operations Management Association.
• Small A, McGovern T, Hicks C. Process improvement in healthcare – an interrupted time series analysis. In: 26th EurOMA Conference: Operations Adding Value to Society. 2019, Helsinki, Finland: European Operations Management Association.
• Vitayasak S, Pongcharoen P, Hicks C. Robust machine layout design under dynamic environment: dynamic customer demand and machine maintenance. Expert Systems with Applications 2019, 3, 100015.
• Hicks C, McGovern TW, Smith I. The application of the Lean 3P product development method in healthcare facilities design. In: 33rd ANZAM Conference: Wicked Solutions to Wicked Problems: The Challenges Facing Management Research and Practice. 2019, Cairns, Queensland, Australia.
• Small A, McGovern T, Hicks C. Adopting rapid process improvement workshops in healthcare – what purposes do they serve?. In: 25th International European Operations Management (EurOMA) Conference. 2018, Budapest, Hungary: European Operations Management Association.
• Oyedijo A, Yang Y, Hicks C, Dong J. Fairness in Supply Chain Relationships: The Value and Consequence for Reputation and Sustainability. In: The Susilo Institute for Ethics in the Global Economy 3rd Annual Symposium. 2018, Beijing, China.
• Oyedijo A, Yang Y, Hicks C, Dong J. No Fairness, No Trust: A Qualitative Study of Supply Chain Relationships from the Social Exchange and Equity Theory Perspective. In: 25th Annual European Operations Management Association Conference (EurOMA). 2018, Budapest, Hungary: EurOMA.
• Vitayasak S, Pongcharoen P, Hicks C. A tool for solving stochastic dynamic facility layout problems with stochastic demand using either a Genetic Algorithm or modified Backtracking Search Algorithm. International Journal of Production Economics 2017, 190, 146-157.
• Oyedijo A, Yang Y, Hicks C, Dong J. An Exploratory Study of Fairness Perceptions in Supply Chain Relationships. In: 24th Annual European Operations Management Association Conference (EurOMA). 2017, Edinburgh, UK.
• McGovern T, Small A, Hicks C. Diffusion of process improvement methods in European SMEs. International Journal of Operations and Production Management 2017, 37(5), 607-629.
• Cransberg V, Land MJ, Hicks C, Stevenson M. Handling the complexities of real-life job shops when implementing workload control: A decision framework and case study. International Journal of Production Research 2016, 54(4), 1094-1109.
• Sooncharoen S, Vitayasak S, Pongcharoen P, Hicks C. Modified Biogeography-Based Optimisation of facility layout design problemin multi-row configuration. In: 19th International Working Seminar on Production Economics. 2016, Innsbruck, Austria.
• Hicks C, McGovern T, Small A, Steen N, Whitty P, Erskine J, Hunter DJ. The Application of Multiple Interrupted Time Series Analysis for Evaluating the Impact of Lean. In: Nineteenth International Working Seminar on Production Economics. 2016, Innsbruck, Austria.
• Small A, Hicks C, McGovern T, Scurry T, Whipp M. A balanced scorecard for evaluating the performance of motor dealerships. In: 23rd International Conference on Production Research. 2015, Manila, Philippines: Trans Tech Publications Ltd.
• Vitayasaka S, Pongcharoen P, Hicks C. A Modified Backtracking Search Algorithm for redesigning machine layout with a stochastic demand environment. In: 23rd International Conference of Production Research, ICPR 2015. 2015, Manila, Philippines: International Foundation for Production Research (IFPR).
• Hicks C, McGovern T, Prior G, Smith A. An evaluation of the design of 3P designs of healthcare facilities using Systematic Layout Planning. In: 23rd International Conference on Production Research (ICPR). 2015, Manila, Philippines.
• Hicks C, McGovern T, Prior G, Smith I. Applying lean principles to the design of healthcare facilities. International Journal of Production Economics 2015, 170(Part B), 677-686.
• Hunter DJ, Erskine J, Small A, McGovern T, Hicks C, Whitty P, Lugsden E. Doing transformational change in the English NHS in the context of "big bang" redisorganisation: Findings from the North East transformation system. Journal of Health Organization and Management 2015, 29(1), 10-24.
• Hicks C, O'Neill P, McGovern T, Small A, Hunter DJ, Erskine J. Improving the effectiveness and efficiency of healthcare systems through change programs: a comparison of initiatives in Australia and England. In: The 23rd International Conference on Production Research, ICPR 2015. 2015, Manila, Philippines: International Foundation for Production Research (IFPR).
• Thepphakorn T, Pongcharoen P, Hicks C. Modifying Regeneration Mutation and Hybridising Clonal Selection for Evolutionary Algorithms Based Timetabling Tool. Mathematical Problems in Engineering 2015, 2015, 841748.
• Hicks C, Small A, McGovern T. The Development of a Typology for the Management of Healthcare Improvement Events. In: 29th ANZAM Conference. 2015, Queenstown, New Zealand: Australian & New Zealand Academy of Management.
• Hunter D, Erskine J, Hicks C, McGovern T, Small A, Lugsden E, Whitty P, Steen IN, Eccles M. A mixed-methods evaluation of transformational change in NHS North East. Health Services Delivery Research 2014, 2(47), 1-169.
• Xie W, Hicks C, Pongcharoen P. A Multiple criteria Genetic Algorithm Scheduling Tool for Production Scheduling in the Capital Goods industry. International Journal of Engineering and Technology Innovation 2014, 4(1), 18-29.
• Vitayasak S, Pongcharoen P, Hicks C. A tool for generating optimum facilities layouts under demand uncertainty with/without machine breakdown. In: 18th International Working Seminar on Production Economics. 2014, Innsbruck, Austria.
• Teng CW, Foley L, O'Neill P, Hicks C. An analysis of supply chain strategies in the regenerative medicine industry-Implications for future development. International Journal of Production Economics 2014, 149, 211-225.
• Thepphakorn T, Pongcharoen P, Hicks C. An ant colony based timetabling tool. International Journal of Production Economics 2014, 149(3), 131-144.
• Hicks C, McGovern TW, Prior G, Smith I. Applying lean principles to the design of healthcare facilities. In: 18th International Working Seminar on Production Economics. 2014, Innsbruck, Austria.
• Hunter DJ, Erskine J, Hicks C, McGovern T, Lugsden E, Eccles M, Steen N, Whitty P. Give local solutions a chance to improve care: An evaluation of the North East Transformation System contains some important lessons for future large scale change initiatives in the NHS. Health Service Journal 2014.
• Teng CW, O'Neill P, Sohal A, Hicks C. Mass customization of cellular therapies for regenerative medicine - impact of regulation and technology. In: 18th International Working Seminar on Production Economics. 2014, Innsbruck, Austria.
• O'Neill P, Teng CW, Sohal A, Hicks C. New manufacturing models for cellular therapies – evaluating the risk & return of investment in unproven therapies. In: 18th International Working Seminar on Production Economics. 2014, Innsbruck, Austria.
• Hicks C, Teng CW, O'Neill P. Strategic Issues for Capital Goods Suppliers in the Regenerative Medicine Industry. In: 18th International Working Seminar on Production Economics. 2014, Innsbruck, Austria.
• Hicks C, McGovern T, Scurry T, Small A, Whipp M. The case for transformational change in the automotive distribution industry. In: 28th Australian and New Zealand Academy of Management Conference, Reshaping Management for Impact. 2014, Sydney, Australia: Australian and New Zealand Academy of Management.
• Ma J, McGovern TW, Hicks C. The impact of shop floor management tools on Kaizen: a study of Lean implementation in Sino-Japanese automotive joint ventures. In: 18th International Working Seminar on Production Economics. 2014, Innsbruck, Austria.
• Chansombat S, Musikapun P, Pongcharoen P, Hicks C. A modified bat algorithm for production scheduling in the capital goods industry. In: 22nd International Conference on Production Research. 2013, Iguassu Falls, Brazil.
• Powell D, Hicks C, McGovern T, Small A. Bite-sized Lean. Lean Management Journal 2013, 3(5), 7-11.
• Hicks C, Powell D. Integrating Lean and ERP in engineer/make-to-order subsea companies. In: 22nd International Conference on Production Research. 2013. In Press.
• Erskine J, Hunter DJ, Small A, Hicks C, McGovern T, Lugsden E, Whitty P, Steen N, Eccles MP. Leadership and transformational change in healthcare organisations: A qualitative analysis of the North East Transformation System. Health Services Management Research 2013, 26(1), 29-37.
• Moon S, Simpson A, Hicks C. The development of a classification model for predicting the performance of forecasting methods for naval spare parts demand. International Journal of Production Econonomics 2013, 143(2), 449-454.
• Pongcharoen P, Hicks C. The development of an ant colony-based timetabling tool for universities. In: International Journal of Production Economics: 17th International Working Seminar on Production Economics. 2013, Innsbruck, Austria: Elsevier BV. In Press.
• Hicks C, McGovern TW, Small A, Smith I. The participative design of Lean healthcare facilities. In: 22nd International Conference of Production Research. 2013, Iguassu Falls, Brazil.
• Ma J, McGovern TW, Hicks C. The role of teians and QCCs in implementing kaizen. In: 22nd International Conference on Production Research. 2013, Iguassu Falls, Brazil.
• Xie WB, Hicks C, Pongcharoen P. A multiple criteria Genetic Algorithm tool for production scheduling in the capital goods industry. In: International Journal of Production Economics: 17th International Working Seminar on Production Economics. 2012, Innsbruck, Austria: Elsevier BV.
• Braaksma AJJ, Meesters AJ, Klingenberg W, Hicks C. A Quantitative Method for Failure Mode and Effects Analysis. International Journal of Production Research 2012, 50(23), 6904-6917.
• Xie W, Hicks C, Pongcharoen P. An artificial immune system scheduling tool for production scheduling in the capital goods industry. In: 10th International Conference on Manufacturing Research. 2012, Birmingham, UK.
• Wicks S, Simpson A, Hicks C. An evaluation of the success of the UK Ministry of Defence Lean Service Initiative. In: International Journal of Production Economics: 17th International Working Seminar on Production Economics. 2012, Innsbruck, Austria: Elsevier BV.
• Thapatsuwan P, Pongcharoen P, Hicks C, Chainate W. Development of a Stochastic Optimisation Tool for Solving the Multiple Container Packing Problems. International Journal of Production Economics 2012, 140(2), 737-748.
• Foley L, Teng CW, O'Neill P, Hicks C. Effective supply chain management in the regenerative health industry. In: International Journal of Production Economics: 17th International Working Seminar on Production Economics. 2012, Innsbruck, Austria: Elsevier BV.
• Klingenberg W, Hicks C. Pervasive use of the lean principles in production, services and product development. International Journal of Technology Management 2012, 57(1/2/3), 1-3.
• Moon S, Hicks C, Simpson A. The development of a hierarchical forecasting method for predicting spare parts demand in the South Korean Navy - a case study. International Journal of Production Economics 2012, 140(2), 794-802.
• Hicks C, Lugsden E, McGovern T, Small A, Hunter D, Erskine J, Eccles M, Steen N, Whitty P. The Evaluation of Lean in Healthcare using Quantitative and Qualitative Methods. In: 10th International Conference on Manufacturing Research ICMR 2012. 2012, The University of Aston, Birmingham, UK: Aston Business School.
• Preutisrunyanont O, Hicks C, McGovern T, Small A. An analysis of the development of the capability to implement and sustain Lean: a case study based approach. In: 25th Annual Australian and New Zealand Management Conference. 2011, Wellington, New Zealand.
• O'Neill P, Hicks C, McGovern T, Small A. Comparisons of Lean in Healthcare: Comparing UK and Australian Hospitals’ Experiences. In: 25th Annual Australian and New Zealand Management Conference. 2011, Wellington, New Zealand.
• Heidrich O, Hicks C. Stewardship tools for production and operations management. In: 21st International Conference on Production Research: Innovation in Product and Production. 2011, Stuttgart, Germany: Fraunhofer IRB Verlag.
• Foley LA, Hicks C, O'Neill P. Supply chain management in regenerative medicine manufacturing. In: 21st International Conference on Production Research: Innovations in Product and Production. 2011, Stuttgart, Germany: Fraunhofer IRB Verlag.
• Hicks C, Brolsma J, Klingenberg W. The integration of Material Requirements Planning approaches with Lean Production. In: 21st International Conference on Production Research: Innovation in Product and Production. 2011, Stuttgart, Germany: Fraunhofer IRB Verlag.
• Braaksma J, Meddema L, Klingenberg W, Hicks C. A quantitative approach to failure of assets. In: Sixteenth International Working Seminar on Production Economics. 2010, Congress Innsbruck, Innsbruck, Austria.
• Preutisrunyanont O, Hicks C, McGovern T. A resource-based view perspective on Lean Production: a case study. In: 24th Annual Australian and New Zealand Academy of Management Conference: Managing for Unknowable Futures. 2010, Adelaide, Australia.
• Xie W, Hicks C, Pongcharoen P. An enhanced single objective genetic algorithm scheduling tool for solving very large scheduling problems in the capital goods industry. In: Sixteenth International Working Seminar on Production Economics. 2010, Congress Innsbruck, Innsbruck, Austria.
• Thapatsuwan P, Chainate W, Hicks C, Pongcharoen P. Development of a stochastic optimisation tool for solving the multiple container packing problems. In: Sixteenth International Working Seminar on Production Economics. 2010, Congress Innsbruck, Innsbruck, Austria.
• Ma J, McGovern T, Hicks C. Evaluating alternative approaches to Kaizen: a case of four Sino-Japanese joint ventures. In: Sixteenth International Working Seminar on Production Economics. 2010, Congress Innsbruck, Innsbruck, Austria.
• Moon S, Simpson A, Hicks C. The development of a classification model for predicting the performance of forecasting methods for naval spare parts demand. In: 16th International Symposium on Inventories. 2010, Budapest, Hungary.
• Moon S, Hicks C, Simpson A. The development of a hierarchical forecasting method for predicting spare parts demand in the South Korean Navy. In: Sixteenth International Working Seminar on Production Economics. 2010, Innsbruck, Austria.
• Preutisrunyanont O, McGovern T, Hicks C. The development of a resource based framework for evaluating the implementation of Lean Production. In: Sixteenth International Working Seminar on Production Economics. 2010, Congress Innsbruck, Innsbruck, Austria.
• Tunnukij T, Hicks C. An Enhanced Grouping Genetic Algorithm for solving the cell formation problem. International Journal of Production Research 2009, 47(7), 1989-2007.
• Tunnukij T, Hicks C. An enhanced grouping genetic algorithm for solving the multifunctional design team formation problem. In: GT/CM Symposium on Group Technology and Cellular Manufacturing. 2009, Kitakyushu, Japan.
• Hicks C, Pongcharoen P. Applying different control approaches for resources with high and low utilisation: a case study of the production of complex products with stochastic processing times. International Journal of Technology Management 2009, 48(2), 202-218.
• Riezebos J, Klingenberg W, Hicks C. Lean Production and information technology: Connection or contradiction?. Computers in Industry 2009, 60(4), 237-247.
• Erskine J, Hunter DJ, Hicks C, McGovern T, Scott E, Lugsden E, Kunonga E, Whitty P. New development: First steps towards an evaluation of the North East Transformation System. Public Money and Management 2009, 29(5), 273-276.
• Hicks C, Klingenberg W. Product and asset life cycle management in engineer-to-order industries. International Journal of Technology Management 2009, 48(2), 137-139.
• Hicks C, McGovern T. Product life cycle management in engineer-to-order industries. International Journal of Technology Management 2009, 48(2), 153-167.
• Lu H, Hicks C. A Genetic Algorithm for designing complex manufacturing facilities in the capital goods industry. In: 15th Annual International EurOma Conference. 2008, Groningen, Holland.
• Tunnukij T, Hicks C. A New Approach: Clustering Exceptional Elements in The Cell Formation Problem into Sub-Cells. In: Fifteenth International Working Seminar on Production Economics. 2008, Innsbruck, Austria.
• Pongcharoen P, Khadwilard A, Hicks C. A New Repair Process Embedded within Genetic Algorithms for Multi-stage Multi-machine Multi-product Scheduling Problems. Industrial Engineering and Management Systems 2008, 7(3), 204-213.
• Herron C, McGovern T, Hicks C. A review of F W Taylor's work (Scientific Management) in the context of lean manufacturing. In: 15th Annual International Euroma 2008 Conference. 2008, Groningen.
• Hicks C, McGovern T. An analysis of the implementation of Lean manufacturing in companies in the North East of England. In: Fifteenth International Working Seminar on Production Economics. 2008, Innsbruck, Austria.
• Pongcharoen P, Chainual A, Khadwilard A, Kaweesirikon C, Hicks C. Comparison of metaheuristics for solving multi-product multi-stage multi-machine scheduling problems. In: Fifteenth International Working Seminar on Production Economics. 2008, Innsbruck, Austria.
• Pongcharoen P, Promtet W, Yenradee P, Hicks C. Stochastic Optimisation Timetabling Tool for university course scheduling. International Journal of Production Economics 2008, 112(2), 903-918.
• Erskine J, Hicks C, Hunter D, McGovern T, Scott E, Lugsden E, Kunonga E, Whitty P. The North East Transformation System: A Scoping Study of the Background and Initial Steps. Durham, UK: Joint Research Team from the School of Health and Medicine, Durham University and Newcastle University Business School, 2008.
• Herron C, Hicks C. The transfer of selected lean manufacturing techniques from Japanese automotive manufacturing into general manufacturing (UK) through change agents. Robotics and Computer-Integrated Manufacturing 2008, 24(4), 524-531.
• Lu HC, Hicks C. Using a Genetic Algorithm layout design tool to optimise facility layout designs in the capital goods industry. In: The Second International Conference on Operations and Supply Chain Management. 2008, Tapei, Taiwan: The Chinese University of Hong Kong.
• McGovern T, Hicks C. An analysis of the impact of the restructuring of the UK civil nuclear industry on tier 1 and tier 2 suppliers. In: 8th International Research Conference on Quality, Innovation and Knowledge Management. 2007, New Delhi, India.
• Hicks C, Song DP, Earl CF. Dynamic scheduling for complex engineer-to-order products. International Journal of Production Research 2007, 45(15), 3477-3503.
• Hicks C, McGovern T, Parry-Jones C. Productivity Needs Analysis of companies in North East England assisted by the North East Productivity Alliance. Newcastle: NA Consulting, 2007.
• Hossen F, Hicks C, Osman HM. Schedule risk assessment in engineer-to-order companies. In: IVth Conference on Advances in Production Engineering APE'2007. 2007, Warsaw University of Technology.
• Hicks C. A Genetic Algorithm tool for optimising cellular or functional layouts in the capital goods industry. International Journal of Production Economics 2006, 104(2), 598-614.
• Teerawut T, Hicks C. A Grouping Genetic Algorithm for optimising the cell formation problem. In: Third International Conference on Group Technology / Cellular Manufacturing 2006. 2006, Groningen, Netherlands.
• Hicks C, McGovern T, Herron C. An evaluation of the implementation of lean manufacturing by the North East Productivity Alliance. In: Logistics Research Network Annual Conference 2006 : Sustainable logistics in an intermodal setting. 2006, Newcastle, UK: Chartered Institute of Logistics and Transport.
• Song D-P, Hicks C, Earl CF. An ordinal optimization based evolution strategy to schedule complex make-to-order products. International Journal of Production Research 2006, 44(22), 4877-4895.
• Hicks C, Pongcharoen P. Dispatching rules for production scheduling in the capital goods industry. International Journal of Production Economics 2006, 104(1), 154-163.
• Hicks C. Establishing the relationship between the mean tardiness and the number of resourcs under close control for companies producing complex products with Beta distributed processing times. In: Administrative Sciences Association of Canada (ASAC) 2006. 2006, Banff, Canada.
• Hicks C, Hossen FA, Pongcharoen P. Laissez-faire or full control? An evaluation of various control strategies for companies that produce complex products with stochastic processing times. In: Fourteenth International Working Seminar on Production Economics. 2006, Innsbruck, Austria.
• Song DP, Hicks C, Earl CF. Planned lead-time design in stochastic multistage assembly systems. In: Proceedings of the 16th IFAC World Congress. 2006, Prague: Elsevier Science.
• McGovern T, Hicks C. Specifications and supplier development in the UK electrical transmission and distribution equipment industry. International Journal of Production Economics 2006, 104(1), 164-178.
• Pongcharoena P, Promtetb W, Yenradeec P, Hicks C. The development of a Genetic Algorithm Tool for university course timetabling. In: Fourteenth International Working Seminar on Production Economics. 2006, Innsbruck, Austria.
• Hicks C, Hossen FA. An analysis of the use of the Beta Distribution for planning large projects. In: Fifth Annual Meeting of ENBIS. 2005, Newcastle upon Tyne.
• Herron C, Hicks C. Improving the competitiveness of North East companies by implementing lean manufacturing using change agents. In: ICMR 2005. 2005, Cranfield.
• Hicks C, Hossen FA. Stochastic simulation studies of dispatching rules for production scheduling in the capital goods industry. In: Fifth Annual Meeting of ENBIS. 2005, Newcastle upon Tyne, UK.
• Hicks C, Herron C. The application of lean manufacturing as a repositioning strategy. In: ICMR 2005. 2005, Cranfield.
• Hicks C, Heidrich O, McGovern T, Donnelly T. A functional model of supply chains and waste. International Journal of Production Economics 2004, 89(2), 165-174.
• Hicks C. A genetic algorithm tool for designing manufacturing facilities in the capital goods industry. International Journal of Production Economics 2004, 90(2), 199-211.
• McGovern T, Hicks C. Deregulation and restructuring of the global electricity supply industry and its impact upon power plant suppliers. International Journal of Production Economics 2004, 89(3), 321-337.
• Hicks C. Determining optimum Genetic Algorithm parameters for designing manufacturing facilities in the capital goods industry. In: 13th International Working Seminar on Production Economics. 2004, Igls, Innsbruck Austria.
• McGovern T, Hicks C. How political processes shaped the IT adopted by a small make-to-order company: a case study in the insulated wire and cable industry. Information & Management 2004, 42(1), 243-257.
• McGovern T, Hicks C. Specifications and supplier development in the UK electrical transmission and distribution equipment industry. In: 13th International Working Conference on Production Economics. 2004, Igls Innsbruck, Austria.
• Hicks C, Pongcharoen P, Braiden PM. Stochastic simulation studies of dispatching rules for production scheduling in the capital goods industry. In: 13th International Working Seminar on Production Economics. 2004, Igls Innsbruck, Austria.
• Pongcharoen P, Hicks C, Braiden PM. The development of genetic algorithms for the finite capacity scheduling of complex products with multiple levels of product structure. European Journal of Operational Research 2004, 152(1), 215-225.
• Hicks C. A tool for optimising facilities design for capital goods companies. In: 32nd International Conference on Computers and Industrial Engineering, Sustainability, Globalisation - The Engineering Challenge. 2003, University of Limerick, Ireland.
• Earl CF, Song DP, Hicks C. Planning complex engineer-to-order products. In: Gogu GD; Coutellier P; Chedmail P; and Ray P, ed. Recent Advances in Integrated Design and Manufacturing in Mechanical Engineering. London: Kluwer, 2003, pp.463-472.
• Hicks C. A Genetic Algorithm design tool for designing manufacturing facilities in the capital goods industry. In: 12th International Working Seminar on Production Economics. 2002, Igls, Austria.
• Pongcharoen P, Hicks C, Braiden PM, Stewardson DJ. Determining optimum Genetic Algorithm parameters for scheduling the manufacturing and assembly of complex products. International Journal of Production Economics 2002, 78(3), 311-322.
• Davidson RI, Hicks C. Development, Operation and Evaluation of Group Design Projects. In: Engineering Education Symposium. 2002, London: IEEE.
• Song DP, Hicks C, Earl CF. Dynamic production scheduling and rescheduling for complex assemblies. In: Tackling Industrial Complexity: The Ideas that Make a Difference. 2002, Downing College, Cambridge: University of Cambridge, Institute for Manufacturing.
• Hicks C, Braiden PM, McGovern T. Knowledge management in the design and manufacture of capital goods. In: 12th International Working Seminar on Production Economics. 2002, Igls, Austria.
• Stewardson DJ, Hicks C, Pongcharoen P, Coleman SY, Braiden PM. Overcoming complexity via statistical thinking: optimising genetic algorithms for use in complex scheduling problems via designed experiments. In: Tackling Industrial Complexity: The Ideas That Make a Difference. 2002, Cambridge, UK: University of Cambridge.
• Stewardson DJ, Hicks C, Pongcharoen P, Coleman SY, Braiden PM. Overcoming complexity via statistical thinking: optimising Genetic Algorithms for use in complex scheduling problems via designed experiments. In: Tackling Industrial Complexity: Ideas that Make a Difference. 2002, Downing College, Cambridge: University of Cambridge, Institute for Manufacturing.
• Earl CF, Hicks C, Song DP. Planning design and manufacture in complex engineer-to-order products. In: IDMME 2002. 2002, Clermont-Ferrard, France.
• Song DP, Hicks C, Earl CF. Product due date assignment for complex assemblies. International Journal of Production Economics 2002, 76(3), 243-256.
• McGovern T, Hicks C, Braiden PM. Strategic alignment of capital goods companies with deregulated power generation markets. In: 12th International Working Seminar on Production Economics. 2002, Igls, Austria.
• Hicks C. Teaching accounting and finance to large groups of engineering students. In: 3rd Global Congress on Engineering Education. 2002, Glasgow Caledonian University: UICEE.
• Hicks C, Wee YMA, Earl CF. The development of a Genetic Algorithm based approach for optimising the layout of manufacturing facilities in the capital goods industry. In: IDMME 2002. 2002, Claremont-Ferrard, France.
• Davidson R, Hicks C. The development, operation and evaluation of group projects. In: IEE 2nd Annual Symposium on Engineering Education. 2002, Savoy Place, London: IEE.
• Pongcharoen P, Hicks C, Braiden PM. The specification of a Genetic Algorithm based scheduling tool. In: Proceedings of the Industrial Engineering Network Conference. 2002, The King Mongkut's Institute of Technology, North Bangkok, Thailand.
• Hicks C. The use of managed learning environments and automated assessment for supporting large-group teaching. Engineering Science and Education Journal 2002, 11(5), 193-198.
• Hicks C. The use of managed learning environments to support large group teaching. In: IEE 2nd Annual Symposium on Engineering Education. 2002, Savoy Place, London.
• Hicks C, Heidrich O, McGovern T, Donnelly T. Waste management: a strategic supply chain issue. In: 12th International Working Seminar on Production Economics. 2002, Innsbruck, Austria.
• Pongcharoen P, Hicks C, Braiden PM, Stewardson DJ. A Comparison of Genetic Algorithm Operators and Parameters for Scheduling Complex Products in the Capital Goods Industry. Submitted to the International Journal of Production Research 2001.
• Stewardson DJ, Whitfield RI, Hicks C, Pongcharoen P, Braiden PM. A demonstration of the utility of fractional design for finding optimal genetic algorithm parameter settings. In: Second European Conference on Intelligent Management Systems in Operations. 2001, Salford, UK.
• Stewardson DJ, Hicks C, Pongcharoen P. A demonstration of the utility of fractional experiments for finding optimal Genetic Algorithm parameter settings. In: OR/AI Conference. 2001, Salford, UK.
• Hicks C, McGovern T, Earl CF. A Typology of UK Engineer-to-order Companies. International Journal of Logistics: Research and Applications 2001, 4(1), 43-56.
• Pongcharoen P, Stewardson DJ, Hicks C, Braiden PM. Applying designed experiments to optimize the performance of genetic algorithms used for scheduling complex products in the capital goods industry. Journal of Applied Statistics 2001, 28(3-4), 441-455.
• Song DP, Hicks C, Earl CF. Setting planned job release times in stochastic assembly systems with resource constraints. International Journal of Production Research 2001, 39(6), 1289-1301.
• Stewardson DJ, Whitfield RI, Hicks C, Pongcharoen P, Braiden PM. Sparse experimental design: an effective and efficient way of discovering better genetic algorithm structures. In: Second European Conference on Intelligent Management Systems in Operations. 2001, Manchester, UK: Manchester University Press.
• Stewardson DJ, Hicks C, Braiden PM. Sparse experimental design: an effective and efficient way of discovering better Genetic Algorithm structures. In: OR/AI Conference. 2001, Salford, UK.
• Song DP, Earl CF, Hicks C. Stage due date planning for multistage assembly systems. International Journal of Production Research 2001, 39(9), 1943-1954.
• Hicks C, Earl CF. The validation of simulation models. Assembly Automation, the International Journal of Assembly Technology and Management 2001, 21(3), 193-194.
• Hicks C, Earl CF. The validation of simulation models. Assembly Automation 2001, 21(3), 193-194.
• Hicks C, Braiden PM. A simulation model of make-to-order manufacturing: a tool for investigating manufacturing planning and control issues. International Journal of Production Research 2000, 38(18), 4783-4810.
• Hicks C, Earl CF, McGovern T. An analysis of company structure and business processes in the capital goods industry in the U.K. IEEE Transactions on Engineering Management 2000, 47(4), 414-423.
• Hicks C, Braiden PM. An analysis of knowledge management activities in the provision of customised goods. In: EPSRC/ESRV Workshop, Innovation Management and Systems Engineering. 2000, University of Edinburgh.
• Pongcharoen P, Stewardson DJ, Hicks C, Braiden PM. Applying Designed Experiments to Optimise the Performance of Genetic Algorithms used for Scheduling Complex Products in the Capital Goods Industry. In: Industrial Statistics in Action. 2000, University of Newcastle upon Tyne.
• Hicks C, Braiden PM. Assessing knowledge management activities in the design and manufacture of engineered-to-order capital goods. In: Proceeding of the BPRC Knowledge Management: Concepts and Controversies Conference. 2000, University of Warwick.
• Hicks C, Braiden PM. Computer-aided production management issues in the engineer-to-order production of complex capital goods explored using a simulation approach. International Journal of Production Research 2000, 38(18), 4783-4810.
• Song DP, Hicks C, Earl CF. Job release-time design for capital products with uncertain processing times and resource constraints. In: Industrial Statistics in Action. 2000, University of Newcastle upon Tyne.
• McGovern T, Earl CF, Hicks C. Product and knowledge networks in engineer-to-order projects. In: International Annual IPSERA Conference on Perspectives on Purchasing. 2000, Canada.
• Pongcharoen P, Hicks C, Braiden PM, Stewardson DJ. Scheduling Complex Products Using Genetic Algorithms with Alternative Fitness Functions. In: Presented in the International Conference on Complexity and Complex Systems in Industry. 2000, University of Warwick.
• Hicks C, McGovern T, Earl CF. Supply chain management: A strategic issue in engineer to order manufacturing. International Journal of Production Economics 2000, 65(2), 179-190.
• Braiden PM, Hicks C. The efficiency of computer aided manufacturing control systems in companies making engineer-to-order products. In: Conference on Management and Control of Production Logistics. 2000, Automatic Control Laboratory of Grenoble.
• Pongcharoen P, Hicks C, Braiden PM, Metcalf AV, Stewardson DJ. Using Genetic Algorithms for scheduling the production of capital goods. In: 11th International Working Seminar on Production Economics. 2000, Igls, Austria.
• Hicks C, McGovern T, Earl CF. A methodology for supporting internal and external supply chains through the use of information technology: a case study in the insulated wire and cable industry. In: 8th International Annual IPSERA Conference on Perspectives on Purchasing and Supply for the Millenium. 1999, Belfast and Dublin.
• Song DP, Hicks C, Earl CF. Due date planning for complex product systems with uncertain processing times. In: Conference on the Control of Industrial Processes: Proceedings of the Second International Conference. 1999, Newcastle upon Tyne: University of Newcastle upon Tyne.
• Braiden PM, Hicks C. Improved knowledge management activities in the design and manufacture of engineer-to-order capital goods. In: Know ' 99: New Directions in Research, Theory and Practice. 1999, UTS Sydney, Australia.
• McGovern T, Hicks C, Earl CF. Modelling supply chain management processes in engineer-to-order companies. International Journal of logistics: Research and Applications 1999, 2(2), 147-159.
• Hicks C, McGovern T, Herd ME. The control of internal supply chain: a case study in the insulated wire and cable industry. In: Conference on the Control of Industrial Processes: Proceedings of the Second International Conference. 1999, University of Newcastle upon Tyne: University of Newcastle upon Tyne.
• McGovern T, Hicks C, Earl CF. A review of supply chain management issues in engineer-to-order supply. In: 7th International Annual IPSERA Conference on Supply Strategies: Concepts and Practice at the Leading Edge. 1998, London.
• Hicks C, Hines SA, Harvey D, McLeay FJ, Christensen K. An agent based model of supply chains. In: 12th European Simulation Multiconference. 1998, University of Manchester.
• Braiden PM, Sitoh PJ, Hicks C, Earl CF. Manufacturing strategy and manufacturing control system performance for companies manufacturing complex engineer-to-order products. Integrated Design and Process Technology 1996, 3(1), 343-349.
• Hicks C, Braiden PM. Company classification and manufacturing control and resource issues in make-to-order manufacturing. In: European Conference on the Management of Technology, Technological and Global Challenges. 1995, Birmingham.
• Hicks C, Braiden PM. Stategic issues in make-to-order manufacturing. In: European Conference on the Management of Technology. 1995, Aston University.
• Hicks C, Braiden PM. A discrete event simulation model of a manufacturing system: a tool for exploring manufacturing control and layout issues. In: United Kingdom Simulation Society Conference UKSS '95. 1994, North Berwick, Scotland.
• Hicks C, Braiden PM. A simulation model of a manufacturing facility under the control of a computer aided production management (CAPM) system. In: European Simulation Symposium. 1994, Istanbul, Turkey.
• Cook SJ, Hicks C, Johnson GR, Peacock JC. Business process reengineering: an approach to improved competitiveness. In: Eleventh Irish Manufacturing Conference. 1994, Belfast.
• Hicks C, Braiden PM. Competitive issues in make-to-order manufacturing. In: IMSE '94 European Workshop on Integrated Manufacturing Systems. 1994, Grenoble, France.
• Hicks C, Earl CF, Wall A, Hinrichs J. The integration of layout and cluster analysis with a discrete event simulation model of a manufacturing environment. In: European Simulation Symposium. 1994, Istanbul, Turkey.
• Braiden PM, Hicks C, Simmons JEL. The control of production for large make-to-order structures. Transactions of the North East Coast Institution of Engineers and Shipbuilders 1990, 106(2).
• Hicks C, Braiden PM, Simmons JEL. A simulation approach to the investigation of control systems in manufacturing. In: 3rd European Simulation Conference. 1989, Edinburgh.
• Hicks C, Braiden PM, Simmons JEL. Computer aided production management systems - an audit and simulation approach. In: Fourth International OKOMA Conference. 1989, Dunblane, Scotland.
• Braiden PM, Hicks C, Simmons JEL. The application of CAPM in make-to-order manufacturing. In: SERC-ACME Research Conference. 1989, Loughborough University.
• Hicks C, Braiden PM, Simmons JEL. A simulation model of hierarchical production control systems in make-to-order manufacturing. In: Fourth International Conference on Simulation in Manufacturing. 1988, London: IFS.
• Hicks C, Braiden PM, Simmons JEL. The design of computer aided production management systems. In: 2nd Congres International de Genie industriel. 1988, Nancy, France.