Prof BARNES SOOKDEO

@unisa.ac.za

OPERATIONS MANAGEMENT
UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH AFRICA



              

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Prof Barnes Sookdeo is an Associate Professor in the Department of Operations Management at the University of South Africa. He is also a Fellow of the World Academy of Productivity Science (WCPS). He holds a Masters Degree from University of Johannesburg and a PhD from North West University. He has sixteen years industry experience and is currently in his 21st year in academia. His research interests include work study, industrial engineering, operations management, lean manufacturing, ergonomic, productivity, quality management and supply chain management. His publications include the South African Journal of Industrial Engineering, International Journal of Productivity and Quality Management, International Journal of Productivity and Quality Management and Strategic Direction. He has presented papers at local and international conferences and is a reviewer of international journals and conferences.

EDUCATION

PhD - North West University
Masters Degree - University of Johannesburg

RESEARCH INTERESTS

OPERATIONS MANAGEMENT
INDUSTRIAL ENGINEERING
WORK STUDY
PRODUCTIVITY
LEAN MANUFACTURING
ERGONOMICS
QUALITY MANAGEMENT
SUPPLY CHAIN MANAGEMENT
PROJECT MANAGEMENT

75

Scholar Citations

4

Scholar h-index

4

Scholar i10-index

RECENT SCHOLAR PUBLICATIONS

  • Assessing Business Process Gaps Affecting Performance at a Selected South African Government Entity
    B Sookdeo, A Naidoo
    2022 INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS CONFERENCE, 478 2022

  • Assessing The Maintenance Practices Of Operational Processes To Improve Performance at a South African Rail Organisation
    B Sookdeo, MSA Sundlana
    2022 INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS CONFERENCE, 1536 2022

  • Using method analysis to improve productivity: case of a tap manufacturer
    B Sookdeo
    International Journal of Productivity and Performance Management 70 (6 2021

  • From defining to measuring productivity: a coherent leadership strategy for effectiveness
    B Sookdeo
    Strategic Direction 36 (4), 4-6 2020

  • Measuring organisational performance using work measurement: towards improving productivity
    B Sookdeo
    International Journal of Productivity and Quality Management 28 (4), 497-510 2019

  • Customer retention: Key towards sustaining competitiveness in commercial banking in South Africa
    R Haripersad, B Sookdeo
    Journal of Business and Economic Policy 5 (3), 81-90 2018

  • An efficiency reporting system for organisational sustainability based on work study techniques
    B Sookdeo
    South African Journal of Industrial Engineering 27 (4), 227-236 2016

  • The application of work study methodologies: towards the development of an efficiency reporting system for manufacturing organisations in South Africa
    B Sookdeo
     2015

  • The Application of Work Study Methodologies: Towards the Development of an Efficiency Reporting System for a tap Manufacturing Organisation
    B Sookdeo
    ECMLG2008-Proceedings of the 4th European Conference on Management 2008

  • The Establishment of Factors Affecting Learner Performance in Organisational Effectiveness at UNISA: Towards an Increment in Pass Rate
    B Sookdeo
    University of Johannesburg 2007

  • An efficiency reporting system for organisational sustainability based on work study principles and techniques.
    B Sookdeo, RJ Steenkamp

MOST CITED SCHOLAR PUBLICATIONS

  • Measuring organisational performance using work measurement: towards improving productivity
    B Sookdeo
    International Journal of Productivity and Quality Management 28 (4), 497-510 2019
    Citations: 18

  • Customer retention: Key towards sustaining competitiveness in commercial banking in South Africa
    R Haripersad, B Sookdeo
    Journal of Business and Economic Policy 5 (3), 81-90 2018
    Citations: 18

  • An efficiency reporting system for organisational sustainability based on work study techniques
    B Sookdeo
    South African Journal of Industrial Engineering 27 (4), 227-236 2016
    Citations: 18

  • Using method analysis to improve productivity: case of a tap manufacturer
    B Sookdeo
    International Journal of Productivity and Performance Management 70 (6 2021
    Citations: 17

  • From defining to measuring productivity: a coherent leadership strategy for effectiveness
    B Sookdeo
    Strategic Direction 36 (4), 4-6 2020
    Citations: 3

  • The application of work study methodologies: towards the development of an efficiency reporting system for manufacturing organisations in South Africa
    B Sookdeo
     2015
    Citations: 1