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Aston University expert explores sustainability in SME supply chains in new book

Stuart Mitchell

An expert in sustainable supply chain operations and the circular economy at Aston University has co-authored a new book focused on the sustainability of small and medium sized enterprises (SMEs). Dr Prasanta Kumar Dey, professor of operations management at Aston Business School, has written Supply Chain Sustainability in Small and Medium Sized Enterprises alongside Dr Soumyadeb Chowdhury of Toulouse Business School and Dr Chrisovalantis Malesios from the Agricultural University of Athens. This comprehensive book examines the sustainability of supply chains in SMEs across developed and emerging economies. It draws on contributions from…

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Aston University and Cranfield University strategic partnership to take flight

Stuart Mitchell

Aston University and Cranfield University have entered a new strategic partnership which will build educational and research opportunities to meet critical national skills shortages and support the widening of participation in higher education. The agreement was signed on 1 August 2024 by Professor Stephen Garrett, Pro Vice Chancellor, and executive dean of the College of Engineering & Physical Sciences and Cranfield University’s deputy Vice-Chancellor – Faculty of Engineering and Applied Sciences, Professor Dame Helen Atkinson DBE FREng. Initially focusing on aeronautical engineering and sustainable engineering, the partnership will see the two institutions work together to…

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Aston University to shrink carbon footprint of industrial gas burners

Stuart Mitchell

Aston University is working with an engineering company to make industrial gas burners less environmentally damaging.  The University has entered a knowledge transfer partnership (KTP) with Lanemark Combustion Engineering to enable gas or propane burners users to reduce their greenhouse gas emissions. A KTP is a three-way collaboration between a business, an academic partner and a highly qualified researcher, known as a KTP associate. The UK-wide programme helps businesses to improve their competitiveness and productivity through the better use of knowledge, technology and skills. Aston University is a sector leading knowledge…

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Aston University regional small business decarbonisation programme reaches milestone

Stuart Mitchell

Over 400 businesses have signed up to Aston University’s West Midlands Decarbonisation Net Zero Programme which supports SMEs to decarbonise and save money. The programme provides information, expert advice and conducts energy audits and is aligned with the government’s legally binding climate target to achieve net zero by 2050. Aston University experts led by Prasanta Dey, professor of operations and information management, are working with Black Country Industrial Cluster (BCIC) and Coventry City Council on the project. Through personalised one-to-one advice, webinars, workshops and peer networks, the programme aims to empower businesses…

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