Alastair Nicholson
Emeritus Professor of Management Science and Operations
BSc PhD (London)
Professor Alastair Nicholson’s research interests are management processes (needed to complement business systems), the use of performance measures, and interactive learning methodologies.
He has had papers published in leading journals in his field, including: the International Journal of Operations and Production Management, International Journal of Production Management and the Journal of Management Development.
He has consulted on mergers, new product development, core process identification and strategic initiatives. He has also worked in Poland and Russia on business development in emerging markets.
He was formerly Principal Scientific Officer at AERE; Systems Programmer, IBM.
- anicholson@london.edu
- +44 (0)20 7000 8817
Research Interests
- Management processes needed to complement business systems
- The use of performance measures
- Interactive learning methodologies
2002
Structuring the performance debate for management
Nicholson T A J; Done A
in Proceedings of the 3rd International Conference on Theory and Practice in Performance Measurement and Management, Boston, July 2002
2001
Linking operations and profitability
Nicholson T A J
in Proceedings of the 8th EurOMA Conference, Bath, 2001
2000
Conflict and complementarity in improvement initiatives
Nicholson T A J
in 3rd International (Euro)CINet Conference, Aalborg, 2000
Integrating management and engineering perspectives through interactive learning
Nicholson T A J
in Proceedings of the 5th International Workshop on Games in Production Management, Karlsruhe, 2000
Recognising the design in practice in service operations analysis
Nicholson T A J; Gemmel P
in 7th EurOMA Conference, Ghent, 2000
1999
Closing the gap: a polemic on plant-based research in operations management
Nicholson T A J; Hill T J; Westbrook R K
International Journal of Operations and Production Management 1999 Vol 19:2 p 139-156
Western methods: the new technology for Polish business?
Nicholson T A J
International Journal of Operations and Production Management 1999 Vol 19:5/6 p 538-551
1998
Manufacturing strategy: providing support for agreed markets
Hill T J; Nicholson T A J; Westbrook R K
in Buckley P, Burton F and Mirza H eds., Strategy and organisation of international business, Macmillan, 1998
Planning and managing capacity
Nicholson T A J
in Wild R ed., International handbook of production and operations management, Cassells, 1988
Reproducing the management process in an educational context
Nicholson T A J
in Proceedings of Conference on Games in Production Management Experimental Learning in Industrial Management, Ghent, 1998
1997
Bringing management reality into the classroom: the development of interactive learning
Nicholson T A J
Journal of Management Development 1997 Vol 16:6 p 438-451
Strategic management of the operations function
Hill T J; Nicholson T A J; Westbrook R K
in Bickerstaffe G ed., Mastering management, p322-326, Financial Times/Pitman, 1997
Using a participator for teaching modern methodologies of business such as JIT, MRP and cellular organisation
Nicholson T A J
in Proceedings of the Third Workshop on the Effects of Production Management, Helsinki, 1997
1996
Service concepts in practice: compromises in high street trading
Nicholson T A J; Alistair J
Managing Service Quality 1996 Vol 6:5 p 53-56
1995
Balancing the supplier interest in the customer service offer formula to maximise mutual advantage
Nicholson T A J; Coughlan P D
1995
Closing the gap: plant-based research in operations management
Hill T J; Nicholson T A J; Westbrook R K
in Proceedings of the POMS Annual Conference, Pittsburgh, 1995
Design of management systems for a continuously changing context
Nicholson T A J
in Proceedings of the Matador Conference, UMIST, 1995
Interpreting the company schedules as the management of interfaces along the orderbook
Nicholson T A J
in Proceedings of the POMS Annual Conference, Pittsburgh, 1995
Observations on the compromises in high street trading
Nicholson T A J
in Services Management Symposium, Bournemouth, 1995
1994
Focusing on managerial boundaries as the design criteria for integrated systems
Nicholson T A J
International Journal of Production Economics 1994 Vol 36 p 315-328
Preserving the added value in the business operation
Nicholson T A J
in Proceedings of the 1st International Conference of the European Operations Management Association, Cambridge, 1994
Selecting instruments to guide the implementation of strategic change
Nicholson T A J
in Proceedings of the 1st International Conference of the European Operations Management Association, Cambridge, 1994
Uncovering an implicit model of the business operation: the research opportunity and the educational need
Nicholson T A J; Coughlan P D
in Proceedings of the 1st International Conference of the European Operations Management Association, Cambridge, 1994
1993
Representing business operations management responsibilities without getting lost in the detail
Nicholson T A J; Coughlan P D
in Proceedings of the EIASM Fourth International Production Management Conference on Management and New Production Systems, 1993
1992
Beyond MRP: the management question
Nicholson T A J
Production Planning and Control 1992 Vol 3:3 p 247-257
Customer service, productivity and process design: impact and attribution
Nicholson T A J; Coughlan P D
in Hollier and Boaden eds., International operations: crossing borders in manufacturing, Elsevier, 1992
Exploring reality: the place of video in teaching operations management
Coughlan P D; Nicholson T A J
Operations Management Review 1992 Vol 8:3/4 p 26-30
1991
Selection of performance measures for an organisation must have three masters
Nicholson T A J
in PICS Belgium Conference Publication, 1991
Strategy and the shop floor: a one-way initiative?
Nicholson T A J
International Journal of Operations and Production Management 1991 Vol 11:3 p 8-20
1988
Measuring customer service and managing delivery
Nicholson T A J
in Wild R ed., International handbook of production and operations management, Cassells, 1988
1987
Issues in the relationship between performance and control
Nicholson T A J
in Proceedings of the BPICS conference, Blackpool, 1987
Orderbook profiles: managing beyond the schedules
Nicholson T A J; Tan T S
Engineering Costs and Production Economics 1987 Vol 13 p 65-70
1985
Achieving computing simplicity for integrated operations management
Nicholson T A J; Garside R G
International Journal of Operations and Production Management 1985 Vol 5:4
Using an orderbook model to co-ordinate priorities
Nicholson T A J
Engineering Costs and Production Economics 1985 Vol 9:3
2000
Cellular manufacturing and marketing strategy in UK small to medium enterprises
Nicholson T A J
Operations and Technology Management Working Paper Series
Conflict and complementarity in improvement initiatives
Nicholson T A J
Operations and Technology Management Working Paper Series
Integrating management and engineering perspectives through interactive learning
Nicholson T A J
Operations and Technology Management Working Paper Series
Recognising the design in practice in service operations analysis
Nicholson T A J; Gemmel P
Operations and Technology Management Working Paper Series
Western methods: the new technology for Polish business
Nicholson T A J
Operations and Technology Management Working Paper Series
2000
Cellular manufacturing and marketing strategy in UK small to medium enterprises
Nicholson T A J; Hill T J; Westbrook R K
International Journal of Manufacturing Technology and Management 2000 Vol 1:4/5 p 428-443