Adjunct Lecturer, Department of Fashion Design & Technology. Textile engineer and supply-chain researcher working on the ready-made garment sector.
Efficiency, sustainability and ethical labour are usually studied separately. On a Bangladeshi factory floor they are the same problem.
01 / Research
Connected lines of work, all set in the Bangladeshi apparel industry: how factories are made more efficient, what that pressure does to the people inside them, and where the governance gaps sit.
A PRISMA 2020-aligned review examining whether lean practices deliver environmental and social gains alongside operational ones, or simply relocate the cost. Synthesises the evidence base and maps where the claims outrun the data.
Forced-labour research on the RMG sector almost always looks at the sewing floor. This study looks upward — at merchandisers, industrial engineers, quality staff and mid-level management — using a survey instrument mapped to the ILO indicators of forced labour.
Currently at data collection.
A proposed programme of work connecting the commercial pressure global buyers exert on lead times and unit prices to measurable labour outcomes across the whole garment workforce, not only its lowest-paid tier.
02 / Teaching
Undergraduate and MBA teaching in the Department of Fashion Design & Technology — worked examples drawn from Bangladeshi manufacturing rather than imported case studies.
Enterprise systems, decision support, business intelligence and knowledge management.
Digital channels, order fulfilment, logistics and customer relationship management.
Fibre and fabric properties, material selection and cutting-room practice.
03 / Background
Trained as a textile engineer, then several years on the production side before returning to research.
Awarded with Distinction. Dissertation on lean manufacturing and sustainability, now available as a 2025 preprint.
Fibre science, fabric manufacturing and garment production technology.
Line balancing, capacity study and productivity improvement in denim and woven garment manufacturing.
Process control and continuous improvement in a high-volume production environment.
04 / Contact
Open to research collaboration, doctoral supervision enquiries and peer review in supply-chain management, sustainable manufacturing and labour standards.