Jim Lawlor - Waterford Institute of Technology

Title: Lecturer
School/Department: Engineering - Engineering Technology
Telephone: +353 0 51302090
Email: [email protected]
Room Name/Num:: C13
Building:: 1969 - Main Building
Campus:: Main Campus
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My 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.

My Research

Research Group : Advanced Manufacturing Technology Research Group ►

Performing innovation; Lean applied to the facility layout problem; Legal leverage in new technology industries; Microfluidics.

Teaching Experience

Engineering systems approach, operations and enterprise resource management, advanced manufacturing technology research, innovation. B.Eng. (Hons) in Mechanical & Manufacturing Engineering Programme Leader from 2000-2014.

My Professional Experience

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. Ireland, Canada, USA, Germany.