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Professor Tim Baines is the Executive Director of the Advanced Services Group and Professor of Operations Strategy at Aston Business School, part of the College of Business and Social Sciences at Aston University. He specializes in servitization, advanced services, and operations strategy, with a focus on manufacturing competitiveness and sustainability. His career spans academia and industry, including roles at Cranfield University and MIT.
Education: PhD in Manufacturing Strategy Formulation (Cranfield University, 1994), MSc in Manufacturing Systems Engineering (Cranfield, 1987), and HND in Mechanical Engineering (1984).
Research interests include servitization strategies, product-service systems, and digital transformation. He has led over £30 million in grants, including projects on servitization's impact on productivity and environmental performance, and digital servitization demonstrators.
Awards include the 'Author with greatest impact' (2012). He advises regional strategies and serves on boards like the Through-Life Engineering Services Council.
Key grants include £1.85M from ESRC (2022–2025) and £1.69M from Innovate UK (2020–2022). His work explores service transformation processes, value capture, and digital technologies in manufacturing.
Labs/teams: Founder of the Advanced Services Group, leading interdisciplinary research on servitization and digital services.
