Dr Shishank Shishank

• Outsourcing Decision-making during design and engineering
• Operations and Service Management
• New Product Development
• Process mapping and Process Control.

• PhD in Operations Management.
• MSc International marketing Management
• Bachelor of Engineering – Mechanical 

• Productions and Operations Management Society (POMS)
• European Operations Management Association (EUROMA)

• Module Leader for Business Foundation
• MSc International Business Strategy

• Conversion of analytical tool for decision making on outsourcing designed as part of my PhD to a predictive tool for both manufacturing and service industry.
• Expand research into the area of Open Innovation Approach to Management of Innovation as opposed to the traditional management of innovation.
• Expand research in the area of sustainable global outsourcing and the impact of Brexit on the manufacturing industry across The UK.
• A review of traditional core-competency approach from the perspective of availability of information at the time of making decisions on core and non-core capabilities of an organisation.
• A comparative study between The UK and India on Change and transformation in Higher Education, particularly the effect on student employability when they combine Engineering at undergraduate and Management studies at postgraduate level.
• Impact of Brexit on Automotive and Aerospace industry.
• Impact of Brexit on Supply Chain Management on SMEs in The UK.
• Expand research in the area of sustainable global outsourcing and the impact of Brexit on the manufacturing industry across The UK.
• Systems thinking in Make-or-Buy Decisions during stages of design and engineering
• Expand research into the area of Open Innovation Approach to Management of Innovation as opposed to the traditional management of innovation.
• A review of traditional core-competency approach from the perspective of availability of information at the time of making decisions on core and non-core capabilities of an organisation.
• Conversion of analytical tool for decision making on outsourcing designed as part of my PhD to a predictive tool for both manufacturing and service industry.
• A comparative study between The UK and India on Change and transformation in Higher Education, particularly the effect on student employability when they combine Engineering at undergraduate and Management studies at postgraduate level.

Shishank, S. and Dekkers, R. (2013), Outsourcing: Decision-Making Methods and Criteria during Design and Engineering, Production Planning and Control. 24(4-5), pp. 318-336. http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/09537287.2011.648544