David Edwards

Professor of Plant and Machinery Management

Email:: david.edwards@bcu.ac.uk
Phone:: +44 (0)121 331 6252

David has accrued considerable leadership and management experience in the roles of teaching, award management and development, quality enhancement, student liaison and the national student survey (NSS), academic administration and research at a number of higher education institutes in this country and abroad.

He is currently a Professor of Plant and Equipment Management at 探花直播, Faculty of Computing, Engineering and the Built Environment. David has also led on the development of extensive multidisciplinary collaborations between and within faculties, having worked across a wide variety of scientific fields, namely: business studies; finance; construction management; human resource management; computing; civil engineering; quarry management; mechanical engineering; and humanities 鈥� this modus operandi has augmented his personal philosophy and belief that the whole is greater than the sum of individual parts.

David is well respected by his peers and acts as a referee for under-/post-graduate awards and PhDs at various national and international higher education institutes. In an industrial/ governmental context, he has formed comprehensive networks, teaching awards and partnered many prestigious organisations such as the UK Ministry of Defence, US Department of Defense, the UK Home Office and British Nuclear Fuels.

Prior to a career in academia, David managed his own business for 10 years and worked as a sub-contractor for some of the UK's largest construction and civil engineering companies. This pragmatic experience and industry focus, has enabled David to develop a professional industrial vocabulary and subsequently accrue extensive 'international' industrial collaborative linkages with both industry and government bodies.

Similarly, his inherently entrepreneurial spirit (first acquired whilst in industry) has also secured a proven track record of invention, for applying innovative processes, embracing entrepreneurship and producing high impact teaching and research outputs. These attributes have helped to secure industrial financial support and provide opportunities for students to become employed at some of the world's leading organisations 鈥� employability is high on David's agenda.

His personal vision is that within any University, taught awards, professional practice and research must harmonise and complement one another to help raise academic quality standards and provide tangible societal, political and economic impact together with value for money. He believes that forging strong links between industry, government bodies and academia in a 'multidisciplinary fashion' yields a broad portfolio of mutually beneficial opportunities (including the transference of best practice knowledge, the fostering of a collegiate working environment and the augmentation of faculty/ university performance). Ultimately, high quality teaching must encapsulate the findings of robust, contemporary, professional practice work and research 鈥� all within the context that research is a means to an end and not the destination itself.

Current Activity

Areas of Expertise

Qualifications

Memberships

Research

Industry sponsored research by Highways England (HE) Aquired by Professor D.J. Edwards and Ms E.A. P盲rn. Grant Value: 拢125,000.
Knowledge Transfer Partnership (KTP) - Submitted By Ms E.A. P盲rn and Professor D.J. Edwards. Entitled: Streamlining digitalisation into SME manufacturing processes. Grant Value: 拢150,000.
HKIS Sponsorship for Book - Submitted by Ms E.A. P盲rn, Professor D.J. Edwards and Dr M. Sing. Entitled: Contemporary Surveying Practice: Deconstructing Digital Asset Management. Grant Value: 拢8,000.
Flannery Plant Hire. Acquired by Professor D.J. Edwards. Plant and Machinery Health and Safety. Circa 拢50,000.
Newton Fund 鈥� Submitted by Professor Theo Haupt and Professor D.J. Edwards. Grant Value: 拢15,000
Knowledge Transfer Partnership (KTP) - Submitted By Ms E.A. P盲rn and Professor D.J. Edwards. Entitled: Intelligent Health and Safety Monitoring using Big Data. Grant Value: 拢225,000 [bid currently under development [submission date 17^th September 2018].

David's own personal research interests focus upon the multi-disciplinary area of plant and equipment management within business and he regularly collaborates with an expanding international network of similarly minded academics. Topics studied include engineering design, equipment finance, information technology [including GPS and on-board condition monitoring], ergonomics, health and safety and productivity measurement. However, in recent years, he has broadened his areas of expertise into other fields of engineering and business management, for example, off-shore operations management (floating platforms), econometric forecasting, innovative finance, marketing and plant operator competence and training. In total, David has published over 200 scientific research papers in some of the world's leading 4* rated journals (including: IEEE Transactions on Engineering Management, Journal of Operations Research Society, and International Journal of Industrial Ergonomics) and has self-generated in excess of 拢12 million of teaching and research funding.

David is currently leading research into the areas of:

Maintenance management within the utilities sector 鈥� exploring issues such as: operator training and competence development; compliance with daily maintenance regimes; supervisory arrangements; and management qualifications and competence.

Machinery stability 鈥� focusing on the lateral and longitudinal stability of mini tracked hydraulic excavators, forward tipping site dump trucks and rough terrain telescopic folk lift trucks predominantly.

Plant trailer wheel detachment 鈥� examining the root causes of trailer wheel detachment within the plant hire, construction and utilities industries. Thus far issues such as operator misuse and abuse, trailer overloading and management supervision have proven to be key factors leading to the detachment of a trailer wheel on public highways.

David also is currently working with colleagues in Australia and Ghana on a range of contemporary research topics including: accident prevention, information technology, marketing, construction project rework, innovation, enterprise and education within higher education institutes.

Publications

Edwards, David J. and Parn, Erika and Love, Peter E.D. and El-Gohary, Hatem (2017) Journal of Business Research, 70. pp. 391-394. ISSN 01482963

Love, Peter E. D. and Edwards, David J. and Smith, Jim (2016) Journal of Construction Engineering and Management, 142 (6). 04016010-1. ISSN 0733-9364

Holt, Gary D. and Edwards, David (2015) International Journal of Productivity and Performance Management, 64 (6). pp. 853-869. ISSN 1741-0401

Owusu- Manu, De-Graft and Edwards, David John and Badu, Edward and Adesi, Michael (2015) Mindanao Journal of Science and Technology, 13. pp. 170-195. ISSN 2244-0410

Owusu-Manu, De-Graft and Badu, Edward and Holt, Gary D. and Edwards, David (2015) Determinants of Management Innovation in the Ghanaian Construction Consulting Sector. Construction Economics and Building, 15 (1). pp. 75-88

Parn, Erika and Mayouf, Mohammad and Laycock, Paul and Edwards, David J. (2015) Mindanao Journal of Science and Technology, 13. pp. 51-64. ISSN 2244-0410

Zakaria, A., Edwards, D.J., Holt, G.D. and Ramachandran, V. (2014) Conceptual Model of Tangible Asset Revaluation Decision Making In Indonesia, Mindanao Journal of Science and Technology (MJST), Vol. 12, pp. 109-128

Sing, C.P., Love, P.E.D., Fung,. I.W.H, and Edwards, D.J. (2014) Personality and Occupational Accidents in the Chinese Construction Sector, ASCE Journal of Construction Engineering and Management, Vol. 140, No. 7. Pp DOI: 10.1061/(ASCE)CO.1943-7862.0000858

Iqbal, T. and Edwards, D.J. (2014) , International Journal of Business and Social Science, Vol. 5, No. 6, pp 239-268

Edwards, D. J. and Holt, G. D. (2014). , Journal of Construction, Engineering and Management DOI:听

Love, P.E.D. Irani, Z., Edwards, D.J. and Forcada, N. (2014) . Journal of Civil Engineering and Management, Vol. 20, No. 3, pp. 315-329. DOI:听

Owusu-Manu, D., Edwards, D.J. Holt, G.D. and Price, C. (2014) Industry and Higher Education Integration: A Focus on Quantity Surveying Practice, Industry and Higher Education. Vol. 28, No. 1, pp 27鈥�37, DOI:听

Love, P.E.D. Edwards, D.J., and Smith, J. (2013) Systemic Life Cycle Design Error Reduction Model for Construction and Engineering Projects, Structure and Infrastructure Engineering, Vol. 9, No. 7, pp. 689-701. DOI:听

Badu, E., Owusu-Manu, D.J., Edwards, D.J., Holt, G.D. and Lichtenstein, S. (2013) CSR Nexus of the Ghanaian Construction Industry: Analysis of Project Typologies and Barriers, Journal of Engineering Design and Technology, Vol. 11, No. 3, pp 334 鈥� 353. DOI:

Badu, E., Owusu-Manu, D., Edwards, D.J., Adesi, M. and Lichtenstein, S. (2013) Rural Infrastructure Development In The Volta Region Of Ghana: Barriers And Interventions, Journal of Financial Management of Property and Construction, Vol. 18, No. 2, pp 142-159. DOI:听

El-Gohary, H. Huang, J., and Edwards, D.J. (2013) Customer Relationship Management (CRM) Practices by Small Businesses in Developing Economies: A Case Study of Egypt, International Journal of Customer Relationship Marketing and Management, Vol. 4, No. 2 (Early Cite)

Love, P.E.D, Sing, S.P., Wang, X., Edwards, D.J. and Odeyinka, H. (2013) Probability Distribution Fitting of Schedule Overruns in Construction and Engineering Projects, Journal of Operations Research Society DOI:听

El-Gohary, H. Huang, J., and Edwards, D.J. (2013) Choice Of Export Entry Mode By Developing Economies SMEs: An Empirical Investigation of Egyptian SMEs, Journal of Economic & Administrative Sciences, Vol. 29, No. 2, (Early Cite)

Holt, G. and Edwards, D.J. (2013). Analysis of United Kingdom Off-Highway Construction Machinery Market and Its Consumers Using New-Sales Data. ASCE Journal of Construction, Engineering and Management Vol. 139, No. 5, pp 529鈥�537. DOI:听

Owusu-Manu, D., Badu, E., Edwards, D. J. and Holt, G. D. (2013) Analysis of Strategic Issues Underpinning the Innovative Financing of Infrastructure within Developing Countries, ASCE Journal of Construction, Engineering and Management, Vol. 139, No. 6, pp 726鈥�737. DOI:听

Love, P.E.D., Lopez, R., Edwards, D.J. (2013) Reviewing the Past to Learn in the Future: Making Sense of Design Errors and Failures in Construction, Structure and Infrastructure Engineering: Maintenance Management and Life Cycle Performance, Vol. 9, No. 7, pp 675鈥�688. DOI:听

Owusu-Manu, D., Afrane, S. K., Badu, E., Edwards, D.J. and Brown, M. (2013) Redefining Entrepreneurial Learning Paradigms In Developing Countries A Case Study Of Ghana, Industry and Higher Education, Vol 27, No 2, April 2013, pp 105鈥�116. ISSN: 0950-4222. DOI:听

Holt, G.D. and Edwards, D.J. (2013):, Engineering Project Organization Journal, Vol. 3, No., 2, pp 100-115. ISSN: 2157-3727 (Print). DOI:

Love, P.E.D. and Edwards, D.J. (2013) Curbing Rework in Offshore Projects: Systemic Classification of Risks with Dialogue and Narratives. Structure and Infrastructure Engineering, Vol. 9, No. 11, pp. 1118-1135 DOI:听

Hollyhead, A, Edwards, D.J. and Holt, G.D. (2012) The Use of Virtual Learning Environment (VLE) and Social Network Site (SNS) hosted forums in higher education: A Preliminary Examination, Industry and Higher Education, Vol 26, No 5, pp 369鈥�379. ISSN: 0950-4222 DOI:听

E. Badu, D.J. Edwards, D.J. Owusu-Manu, (2012) Trade Credit and Supply Chain Delivery in the Ghanaian Construction Industry: Analysis of Vendor Interactions with Small to Medium Enterprises, Journal of Engineering, Design and Technology, Vol. 10, No. 3, pp.360 鈥� 379 DOI:听

Owusu-Manu, D, Badu, E, Edwards, D.J., Adesi, M. and Holt, G.D. (2012) Conceptualisation of the Consultancy Pricing Paradox, Structural Survey, Vol. 30, No. 4, pp. 357 鈥� 378. DOI:

Badu, E, Edwards, D.J. Owusu-Manu, D. and Brown, M. (2012), Barriers To The Implementation Of Innovative (If) Of Infrastructure, Journal Of Financial Management Of Property And Construction, Vol. 17, No. 3. pp.253 - 273 DOI: .

Love, P.E.D., Lopez, R. Edwards, D.J. and Goh, Y. (2012) Systemic Modelling of Design Errors in Social Infrastructure Projects. Accident Analysis and Prevention 48 pp. 100鈥� 110. DOI:听

Ofori-Boadu, A. N., Owusu-Manu, D., Edwards, D.J, and Holt, G.D. (2012) Exploration of Management Practices for LEED Projects: Lessons from Successful Green Building Contractors, Structural Survey, Vol. 30, No. 2 pp. 145 鈥� 162. DOI:听

Love, P.E.D., Niedzwiecki, M. Bullen, P.A. and Edwards, D.J. (2012). Achieving the Green Building Council of Australia鈥檚 World Leadership Rating in an Office Building in Perth. ASCE Journal of Construction, Engineering and Management 138(5), pp. 652-661. DOI:听

Holt, G.D. and Edwards, D.J. (2012) Innovation or Business Survival? A Qualitative, Preliminary Study of Construction Plant Supply Chains, Construction Innovation, Vol. 12, No. 1, pp 99-122. DOI:听

Love, P.E.D. Edwards, D.J., Irani, Z., and Sharif, A. (2012). Participatory Action Research Approach to Public Sector Procurement Selection. ASCE Journal of Construction, Engineering and Management, 138(3), pp.311-322. DOI:

Love, P.E.D, Edwards, D.J., and Irani, Z. (2012) Moving Beyond Optimism Bias and Strategic Misrepresentation: An Explanation for Social Infrastructure Project Cost Overruns. IEEE Transactions on Engineering Management, Vol. 59, No. 4, pp 560 - 571 DOI:

Edwards, David J. and Holt, Gary D. (2011) Journal of Construction Engineering and Management, 137 (12). pp. 1125-1133. ISSN 0733-9364

Edwards, David J. and Holt, Gary D. (2010) Automation in Construction, 19 (5). pp. 580-587. ISSN 09265805

Edwards, David J. and Holt, Gary D. (2010) Automation in Construction, 19 (2). pp. 127-133. ISSN 09265805