Dr Christian Hicks - Curriculum Vitae

Department of Mechanical, Materials and Manufacturing Engineering,
Stephenson Building, University of Newcastle upon Tyne, Newcastle NE1 7RU.

 
Name: Christian Hicks BSc (Hons), PhD, CEng, MIEE, AMIMechE, CDipAF
Nationality:  British
Date of Birth: 21st September 1961
Position:  Senior Lecturer, School of Mechanical and Systems Engineering (appointed 1989)
Education: BSc(Hons) Mechanical Engineering, First Class, University of Leeds 1984
Course prize: Yorkshire Institutions' Award for Academic Merit 1984
Certified Diploma in Accounting and Finance (1986)
Certificate in Teaching (1993)
PhD "The Application of Computer Aided Production Management Systems in Make-to-Order / Engineer-to-Order Heavy Engineering Companies" (1998)
Professional: Member, Institution of Electrical Engineers (1997)
Associate Member, Institution of Mechanical Engineers (1986)
Chartered Engineer (1997)
Member, International Purchasing and Supply Research Association (1997)
Member, IEE, Manufacturing Divisional Board (1997)
Member, IEE North East Centre, Committee (1999)
Associate Member, Institution of Mechanical Engineers (1986)
Administration: Degree Programme Director, MEng. Mechanical and Manufacturing Engineering
Member School Teaching Committee
Member School  Research Committee
Member, Technicians' Grading Committee
IEE Student Counsellor
Departmental IEE Liaison Officer

Publications

Journal articles:
  1.            Braiden P.M., Sitoh P.J., Hicks C. and Earl C.F., 1996, "Manufacturing strategy and manufacturing control system performance for companies manufacturing complex engineer-to-order products", Integrated Design and Process Technology, 3, pp343-349 ISSN 1090-9389.
  2.             Hicks C., Earl C.F. and McGovern T., 1999, "Supply chain management and modelling of business processes: a strategic issue in engineer-to-order manufacturing", International Journal of Production Economics, 65(2) pp179-190.
  3.             McGovern T, Hicks C, Earl C F, 1999, "Modelling supply chain management processes in engineer-to-order companies" Capital Goods", International Journal of Logistics: Research and Applications, 2(2) pp147-159.
  4.             Hicks C. and Braiden P.M., 2000, "A simulation model of make-to-order manufacturing: a tool for investigating manufacturing planning and control issues", International Journal of Production Research, 38(18), pp4783-4810.
  5.             Hicks C., McGovern T. & Earl C.F., 2000, "An analysis of company structure and business processes in the capital goods industry", IEEE Transactions, on Engineering Management, 47(4) pp1-11.
  6.             Hicks C., Stewardson D.J., Braiden P.M. and Pongcharoen P., 2001,"Applying designed experiments to optimise the performance of Genetic Algorithms used for scheduling complex products in the capital goods industry", Journal of Applied Statistics, 28(3/4) pp441-455.
  7.             Hicks C., McGovern T. and Earl C.F., 2001, "A typology of engineer-to-order companies", International Journal of Logistics: Research and Applications, 4(1) pp43-56.
  8.             Song D.P., Hicks C. and Earl C.F., 2001, "Setting planned job release times in stochastic assembly systems with resource constraints", International Journal of Production Research, 39(6), pp1289-1301.
  9.             Song D.P., Earl C.F. and Hicks C., 2001, "Stage due date planning for multistage assembly systems", International Journal of Production Research, 39(9) pp1943-1954.
  10.             Hicks C. (Guest Editor) and Earl C.F., 2001,"The validation of simulation models", Assembly Automation, the International Journal of Assembly Technology and Management, 21(3), pp193-194.
  11.             Song D.P., Hicks C. and Earl C.F., 2002, "Due date planning in manufacturing systems with complex product structures and uncertain processing times", International Journal of Production Economics, 76(3) pp 243-256.
  12.             Pongcharoen P., Hicks C., Braiden P.M. and Stewardson, D., 2002, “Determining optimum Genetic Algorithm parameters for scheduling the manufacture and assembly of complex products”, International Journal of Production Economics, 78(3), pp311-322.
  13.             Hicks C., 2002, “The use of managed learning environments and automated assessment for supporting large group teaching”, Engineering Science and Education Journal, 11(5) pp193-198.
  14.             Pongcharoen P., Hicks C. and Braiden P.M., forthcoming, “ The development of genetic algorithms for the finite capacity scheduling of complex products with multiple levels of product structure”, European Journal of Operations Research. 152(1), pp215-225.
  15.             Hicks C., forthcoming,  “A Genetic Algorithm tool for designing manufacturing facilities in the capital goods industry”, accepted for publication, International Journal of Production Economics, April 2002.
  16.             Hicks C., Heidrich, O., McGovern T. and Donnelly T., forthcoming, “A functional model of supply chains and waste”, accepted for publications, International Journal of Production Economics, October 2002.
  17.             McGovern T. and Hicks C. “Designing and implementing information technology in a small make-to-order company: a case study in the insulated wire and cable industry”, accepted for publication, Information and Management, December 2003.
Book chapters
  1.            Earl C.F., Hicks C and Song D.P. “Planning engineer-to-order products”, accepted for publication, in Gogu G, Daniel, Coutellier P., Chedmail P. and Ray P. (eds.), "Recent Advances in Integrated Design and Manufacturing in Mechanical Engineering", (Kluwer, London).
Conference Papers
  1.            Hicks C., Braiden P.M. and  Simmons J.E.L.., 1988, "A simulation model of hierarchical production control systems in make-to-order manufacturing", Fourth International Conference on Simulation in Manufacturing, London. 2/3 November, pp45-52, ISBN 185423/026/3.
  2.            Braiden P.M., Hicks C. and  Simmons J.E.L., 1988, "The design of computer aided production management systems", 2nd Congres International de Genie Industriel, Nancy, France, 12-14th December, paper III, session IV.
  3.            Hicks C., Braiden P.M. and Simmons J.E.L., 1989, "Computer aided production management systems - an audit and simulation approach", Fourth International UKOMA Conference, Dunblane, Scotland, 5-6th January 1989 IFS Publications pp175-187, ISBN 1-85423-037-9.
  4.            Braiden P.M., Hicks C. and  Simmons J.E.L., 1989,  "The application of CAPM in make-to-order Manufacturing", SERC-ACME Research Conference, Loughborough University 3-6 September.
  5.             Hicks C., Braiden P.M. & Simmons J.E.L, 1989, "A simulation approach to the investigation of control systems in manufacturing", 3rd European Simulation Conference, Edinburgh, 6-8 September, pp512-515.
  6.             Braiden P.M., Hicks C. and Simmons J.E.L., 1990, "The control of production for large make-to-order structures", Transactions of the North East Coast Institution of Engineers and Shipbuilders, 106(2) March.
  7.             Cook S.J., Hicks C., Johnson G.R. and Peacock J.C., 1994, "Business process reengineering: an approach to improved competitiveness", Eleventh Irish Manufacturing Conference, Belfast 31st August-2nd September.
  8.             Hicks C. and Braiden P.M., 1994, "A simulation model of a manufacturing facility under the control of a computer aided production management (CAPM) system", European Simulation Symposium, Istanbul, Turkey 9-13th October, pp 46-49, ISBN 1-56555-0-035-8.
  9.             Hicks C., Earl C.F., Wall A. and Hinrichs J., 1994, "The integration of layout and cluster analysis with a discrete event simulation model of a manufacturing environment", European Simulation Symposium, Istanbul, Turkey 9-13th October, pp43-46 ISBN 1-56555-0-035-8.
  10.             Hicks C. and Braiden P.M.,1994, "Competitive issues in make-to-order manufacturing", IMSE '94 European Workshop on Integrated Manufacturing Systems Engineering, Grenoble, France 12/14 December  p395-408.
  11.             Hicks C. and Braiden P.M., 1995, "A discrete event simulation model of a manufacturing system: a tool for exploring manufacturing control and layout issues", United Kingdom Simulation Society Conference UKSS '95, North Berwick, Scotland 19-21st April..
  12.             Hicks C. and Braiden P.M., 1995, “Company classification and manufacturing control and resource issues in make-to-order manufacturing", European Conference on the Management of Technology, Technological and Global Challenges, Ed. Bennett D. and Steward F., Birmingham, July 1995, pp. 485-493, ISBN 1-85449-275-6.
  13.             Hicks C. and Braiden P.M., 1995, "Strategic issues in make-to-order manufacturing", European Conference on the Management of Technology, Aston University, England. 5/7th July 1995.
  14.             McGovern T, Hicks C, Earl C F, 1998, "A review of supply chain management issues in engineer-to-order supply", Proceeding 7th International Annual IPSERA Conference on Supply Strategies: Concepts and Practice at the Leading Edge, London, pp 376-386.
  15.             Hicks C., Hines S.A., Harvey D., McLeay F.J. and Christensen K., 1998, "An agent based model of supply chains", 12th European Simulation Multiconference, University of Manchester, June 16-19th, pp609-613, ISBN 1-56555-148-6.
  16.             Hicks C., McGovern T. and Herd M.E., 1999, "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", Proceedings 8th International Annual IPSERA Conference on Perspectives on Purchasing and Supply for the Millennium, 28-31st March, Belfast and Dublin.
  17.             Hicks C., McGovern T. and Herd M.E., 1999, "The control of internal supply chain: a case study in the insulated wire and cable industry", 2nd International Conference on the Control of Industrial Processes, University of Newcastle upon Tyne, 30-31st March, pp237-240, ISBN 0-70170084 X.
  18.             Song D.P., Hicks C. and Earl C.F.,1999, "Due date planning for complex product systems with uncertain processing times", 2nd International Conference on the Control of Industrial Processes, University of Newcastle upon Tyne, 30-31st March, pp261-264, ISBN 0-70170084 X.
  19.             Braiden P.M. and Hicks C., 1999, "Improved knowledge management activities in the design and manufacture of engineer-to-order capital goods", Know'99: New Directions in Research, Theory and Practice, 26th November, University of Technology, Sydney, Australia. ISBN 1-86365-688-X pp 217-224.
  20.             Pongcharoen P., Hicks C., Braiden P.M., Metcalfe A.V. and Stewardson D.J., 2000, "Using genetic algorithms for scheduling the production of capital goods", 11th International Working Seminar on Production Economics, 21-25th February 2000, IGLS Austria pp429-458.
  21.             Hicks C. and Braiden P.M., 2000, "Assessing knowledge management activities in the design and manufacture of engineered to order capital goods", Knowledge Management: Concepts and Controversies, 10-11th February, University of Warwick, Coventry, United Kingdom pp103-104.
  22.             McGovern T., Earl C.F. and Hicks C., 2000, "Product and knowledge networks in engineer-to-order projects", 9th International Annual IPSERA Conference on  Perspectives on Purchasing, May 24-27th 2000, Canada pp465-473.
  23.             Hicks C. and Braiden P.M., 2000, "An analysis of knowledge management activities in the provision of customised goods", Invited speaker, EPSRC/ESRC workshop, Innovation Management and Systems Engineering, Capturing and Managing Knowledge About the Design of Business Processes, 23rd/24th March, The University of Edinburgh Management School.
  24.             Braiden P.M. and Hicks C., 2000, "The efficiency of computer aided manufacturing control systems in companies making Engineer-to-order products", Conference on Management and Control of Production Logistics, Automatic Control Laboratory of Grenoble, France 5th-8th July, paper 99.
  25.             Song D.P., Hicks, C. and Earl C.F., 2000, "Job release-time design for capital products with uncertain processing times and resource constraints", Industrial Statistics in Action, University of Newcastle upon Tyne, 8-10th September 2000, ISBN 0-7017-00-92-0.
  26.             Hicks C, Stewardson D.J., Braiden P.M. and Pongcharoen P., 2000, "Applying designed experiments to optimise the performance of Genetic Algorithms used for scheduling complex products in the capital goods industry", Industrial Statistics in Action, University of Newcastle upon Tyne, 8-10th September, ISBN 0-7017-00-92-0.
  27.            Pongcharoen P., Hicks C., Braiden P.M. and Stewardson D.J., 2000, "Scheduling complex products using Genetic Algorithms with various fitness functions", International Conference on Complexity and Complex Systems in Industry, University of Warwick 19-20th September, pp 653-663. ISBN 0-902683-50-0.
  28.            Stewardson D.J., Hicks C. and Braiden P.M., 2001, "Sparse experimental design: an effective and efficient way of discovering better Genetic Algorithm structures", OR/AI conference, Salford 3-4th July
  29.            Stewardson D.J., Hicks C. Pongcharoen P. and Braiden P.M., 2001, "A demonstration of the utility of fractional experimental design for finding optimal Genetic Algorithm parameter settings", OR/AI conference, Salford 3-4th July.
  30.            Hicks C., Wee Y.M.A. and Earl C.F., 2002, “The development of a Genetic Algorithm based approach for optimising the layout of manufacturing facilities in capital goods companies”, IDMME 2002, Clermont-Ferrard, France, 14-16th May 2002.
  31.             Earl C.F., Hicks C. and Song D.P., 2002, “Planning design and manufacture in complex engineer-to-order products”, IDMME 2002, Clermont-Ferrard, France, 14-16th May 2002.
  32.             Hicks, C., 2002, “The use of managed learning environments to support large group teaching”, IEE 2nd Annual Symposium on Engineering Education, London 3-4th January 2002.
  33.             Davidson R. and Hicks C., 2002, "The development, operation and evaluation of group design projects", IEE 2nd Annual Symposium on Engineering Education, London, 3-4th January 2002.
  34.             Hicks C., Braiden P.M. and McGovern T., 2002,“Knowledge management in the design and manufacture of capital goods”, 12th International Working Seminar on Production Economics, Igls, Austria 18-22nd January 2002, volume 2 pp147-162.
  35.             McGovern T., Hicks C. and Braiden P.M., 2002, “Strategic alignment of capital goods companies with deregulated power generation markets”, 12th International Working Seminar on Production Economics, Igls, Austria 18-22nd January 2002, volume 2 pp331-348.
  36.             Hicks C, Heidrich, O. McGovern T and Donnelly T., 2002, “Waste management: a strategic supply chain issue”, 12th International Working Seminar on Production Economics, Igls, Austria 18-22nd January 2002, volume 3 pp185-202.
  37.             Hicks C., 2002, “A genetic algorithm design tool for designing manufacturing facilities in the capital goods industry”, 12th International Working Seminar on Production Economics, Igls, Austria 18-22nd January 2002, volume 3 pp203-216.
  38.             Song, D.P., Hicks C. and Earl C.F., 2002, “Dynamic production planning and rescheduling for complex assemblies”, Tackling Industrial Complexity: the ideas that make a difference, Downing College, Cambridge, UK, 9-10 April 2002, pp291-304, ISBN 1-902546-24-5.
  39.             Stewardson D.J., Hicks C., Pongcharoen P., Coleman S.Y. and Braiden P.M., 2002, “Overcoming complexity via statistical thinking: optimising Genetic Algorithms for use in complex scheduling problems via designed experiments”, Tackling Industrial Complexity: the ideas that make a difference, Downing College, Cambridge, UK, 9-10 April 2002, pp275-290, ISBN 1-902546-24-5.
  40.             Hicks C., 2002,  “Teaching accounting and finance to large groups of engineering students”, 3rd Global Congress on Engineering Education, Glasgow Caledonian University, 30th June – 5th July 2002.
  41.            Pongcharoen P., Hicks C. and Braiden P.M., 2002, “The specification of  a Genetic Algorithm based scheduling tool”, Proceedings of the Industrial Engineering Network conference, The King Mongkut’s Institute of Technology, North Bangkok, Thailand, October 24th-25th.
  42.            Hicks C., 2003, “A tool for optimizing facilities design for capital goods companies”, 32nd International Conference on Computers and Industrial Engineering, Sustainability, Globalisation - The Engineering Challenge, University of Limerick, Ireland, August 11th-13th.


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