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Faculty Profile

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Lieven Demeester is a leading scholar and educator in operations management and technology-enhanced learning, recognized for his impactful research, innovative teaching, and leadership in academic and industry collaborations across Asia and beyond.

Combines rigorous research with practical applications in operations management and education innovation; recognized for leadership in technology-enhanced learning and sustainable operations; recipient of the Singapore National Day Public Administration Medal (Bronze, 2021); frequent keynote and panel speaker; influential in shaping curriculum and pedagogical strategies at institutional and regional levels; strong industry engagement and executive education track record.

Focused research areas include Continuous improvement in manufacturing; the role of operations executives in strategy; sustainable and circular supply chains; technology-enhanced personalized learning in higher education; process innovation; urban manufacturing; resilience and academic performance in higher education.
Areas of Expertise
Continuous ImprovementLean ManufacturingOperations StrategySustainable Operations

Education

1995

Ph.D., Operations and Technology Management
Anderson School of Management
University of California , Los Angeles

1990

Diploma for Electrical Engineering, Telecommunications
University of Gent , Belgium

Current Position(s) Held

2021 - 2025Associate Provost (Teaching and Learning Innovation)
Singapore Management University
2018 - 2025Director, Centre for Teaching Excellence
Lee Kong Chian School of Business, Singapore Management University
2015 - 2017Associate Dean, MBA Programmes
Lee Kong Chian School of Business, Singapore Management University
2014 - 2017Academic Director, MBA, EMBA, IE-SMU MBA (blended)
Lee Kong Chian School of Business, Singapore Management University
2011 - 2014Area Coordinator of Operations Management
Lee Kong Chian School of Business, Singapore Management University
2013 - NowAssociate Professor of Operations Management (Practice)
Lee Kong Chian School of Business, Singapore Management University
2008 - 2013Assistant Professor of Operations Management (Practice)
Lee Kong Chian School of Business, Singapore Management University

Awards, Recognition and Honors

  • Singapore National Day Awards: Public Administration Medal (Bronze), 2021
  • Nominated for Best Reviewer award in the Sustainable Operations department of the journal of the Production and Operations Management Society, 2017
  • Nominated for Innovative Teacher award, 3 times, for AY11/12, AY12/13 and AY14/15, 2011 - 2015
  • Dean's Teaching Honour List - Top 20 Faculty Members - 7 times, 2009 - 2015
  • Nominated for Teaching Excellence in Postgraduate Professional Programmes award, 2013
  • Richard A. Freund Scholarship, ASQ (American Society for Quality). Only recipient, selected from over 90 candidates nationwide., 1994 - 1994

Research Interests

  • Operations Strategy
  • Supply Chain Strategy
  • Sustainable Operations

Selected Journal Articles (Refereed)

  • "Technology-enhanced personalized learning: Lessons from online teaching at three South-East Asian universities", by Kiran, K., Saat, R. M., Lieven DEMEESTER, Lew, M. D. N., Neo, W. L., Pausawasdi, N., & Nopparatjamjomras, T. R., 2025, 17, 2, Contemporary Educational Technology, ep567
  • “The Role of Operations Executives in Strategy Making”, by Lieven DEMEESTER, A. DE MEYER, and J. GRAHOVAC, 2014, 32, Journal Of Operations Management, 403-413
  • “Plant Networks for Processing Recyclable Materials”, by Lieven DEMEESTER, M. QI and L. VAN WASSENHOVE, 2013, 15, 4, Manufacturing and Service Operations Management, 670–688 
  • "Managing learning resources for consecutive product generations.", by Lieven DEMEESTER and M. QI, 2005 , 95 , International Journal of Production Economics, 265-283
  • "Organic production systems: What the biological cell can teach us about manufacturing", by Lieven DEMEESTER, K. EICHLER, and C.H. LOCH, 2004 , 6 , 2, Manufacturing and Service Operations Management, 115-132
  • "Inventory Reduction and Productivity Growth: Linkages in the Japanese Automotive Industry", by M.B. LIEBERMAN and Lieven DEMEESTER, 1999 , 8 , 1, MANAGEMENT SCIENCE, 466-485
  • "The empirical determinants of inventory levels in high-volume manufacturing", by M.B. LIEBERMAN, S. HELPER, and Lieven DEMEESTER, 1999 , 45 , 4, Production and Operations Management, 44-55
  • "Cycle time reduction at an IBM wafer fabrication facility", by Lieven DEMEESTER and C.S. TANG, 1996 , 26 , 2, Interfaces, 34-49

Selected Chapters in Books

  • "Mathematical models in IC manufacturing", by C.S. TANG and Lieven DEMEESTER, Perspectives in Operations Management, Kluwer, 1993 

Other Published Articles