Biography
Dr. Patricia Maher joined the School of Business at SETU Waterford (Waterford Institute of Technology) in 2003. Patricia moved to SETU Carlow in 2021. Patricia has lectured at undergraduate and postgraduate levels. Her main subject areas include sustainable supply chains, strategic procurement, purchasing and supplier relationships, supply chain management, quality management and continuous improvement, and SAP/Enterprise systems skills. Patricia's main research interests include sustainable supply chain management, product affordance design, product development management, product quality conformance, receptiveness and responsiveness. In 2020, Patricia was awarded her PhD from Trinity College Dublin. Patricia's PhD examined affordance development improvement in existing product designs. During her academic career, Patricia has presented at a number of international conferences.
Patricia’s other academic qualification include a Master of Business Studies (By Research) in Supply Chain Management (2005) and a Bachelor of Business Studies in Industrial Purchasing Management (2001).
SETU Waterford (Waterford Institute of Technology): September 2003 - March 2021. Lecturer in MIS and Supply Chain Management
SETU Carlow (Institute of Technology Carlow): April 2021 - Present. Lecturer in Supply Chain Management
Conference Paper & Presentations:
AFFORDANCE AND TOTAL PRODUCT DESIGN, Event: 21ST INTERNATIONAL PRODUCT DEVELOPMENT MANAGEMENT CONFERENCE, Limerick, Ireland.
DESIGN FOR INTEGRITY: A RELATIONAL DESIGN CHALLENGE, Event: 20TH INTERNATIONAL PRODUCT DEVELOPMENT MANAGEMENT CONFERENCE, Paris, France.
DESIGN FOR AESTHETICS: MOTIVATIONS AND CONSTRAINTS AT THE FUNCTION/FORM INTERFACE, Event: 19TH INTERNATIONAL PRODUCT DEVELOPMENT MANAGEMENT CONFERENCE, Manchester, United Kingdom.
Buyer: Loctite Ireland, Tallaght Business Park, Tallaght, Dublin 24