DCUBS

Biographical Details:

After graduating from NIHE Dublin , Paul Davis worked as a Project Engineer for Dow Chemical Co. in the UK, before returning to Ireland where he worked for a number of bluechip manufacturing organisations before joining Vision Consulting Ltd. in 1998. He returned to Academia in 2002 on contract to DCU Business School where he taught Business Strategy and Supply Chain Management. He worked in TCD from June 2003 to June 2005 where he lectured in Operations Management and Operations Strategy. He rejoined DCU Business School in February 2005, where he currently lectures in Strategic Procurement and Supply Chain Management. He has completed his PhD, in the area of the Impact of Technology on Procurement Processes. His research is focused on Technology implementation and its impact on business performance.

Research Interests:

Strategic Procurement, Supply Chain Management, Public Sector, Procurement

Selected Peer Reviewed Journals

• Brady M., Lynn T., Davis P. 2009. Business process change and inadvertant mischarging. International Journal Of Services And Operations Management, 5, 1, pp66-75.
• Lynn T., Brady M., Davis P. 2009. The fast and the furious : introducing strategic management using an experiential approach. International Journal Of Teaching And Case Studies, 2, 1, pp92-113.

Selected Chapters

• Lynn G., Lynn T., Brady M., Davis P. 2008. O2 Communications Ireland : Todays mobile phone is not just a communications tool. Irish Management 2.0 New Priorities for a changing economy
• Pile K., Brady M., Lynn T., Davis P. 2008. An Post : addressing Irelands Mail market. Irish Management 2.0 : New priorities for a changing economy

Selected Non-peer Reviewed Journals

• Davis P. 2010. Professionalisation and Education. Purchasing and Supply Magazine, 1,
• Davis P. 2010. Procurement - A new role. Purchasing and Supply Magazine, 1,
• Davis P. 2006. Education for Procurement Professionals. Irish Health Care Management Association Yearbook,
• Davis P. 2006. The procurement process an opportunity for research. Irish Health Care Management Association Year Book,
• Davis P. 2004. Competing for government tenders. Irish Engineers Journal, 58,
• Davis P. 2004. Tag 'em and Bag 'em. Irish Engineers Journal, 58,
• Davis P. 2004. Technical Skills are not enough. Irish Engineers Journal, 58,
• Davis P. 2000. The Internet and E-Grocery Retailing - An Irish Context. Logistics Solutions, 1,

• Davis, P., Keeping pace with public procurement rules, 5th Annual Construction law conference, 02-DEC-10 - 02-DEC-10, Dublin
• Davis P., Procurement, Professionalisation and Education, Green Procurement Conference, 21-MAY-10 - 21-MAY-10, Dublin
• Davis P., A Licentiate Approach, Maximising the Economic and Social Benefits from Public Procurement in Northern ireland, 21-OCT-09 - 21-OCT-09, Belfast
• Peri, R. , Davis , P., Public Private Projects Value for money a relationship issue, IPSERA 2009 - Supply Management towards an academic discipline?, 05-APR-09 - 09-APR-09, Wiesbaden, Germany
• Davis, P., A conceptual model for the assessment of technology usage within the procurement process, IPSERA 2009 - Supply Management ¿ towards an Academic Discipline?, 05-APR-09 - 09-APR-09, Wiesbaden, Germany
• Davis P., EC2004 Procurement Directive - Establishing Best Practice, ISA / IBEC Procurement Innovation Seminar, 03-DEC-08 - 03-DEC-08, IBEC, Dublin
• Davis P., Geraghty J., The Learned Institution Perspective, European Regional Airlines Association - Surplus Stock Workshop, 26-NOV-08 - 27-NOV-08, Dublin
• Davis P., Sustainable Procurement, Manufacturing Technology Ireland, 05-NOV-08 - 06-NOV-08, Dublin
• Lynn T., Brady M., Davis P., The fast and the furious : an experiential approach to introducing strategic management and organisational theory, 10th Annual Conference of the Irish Academy of Management, 03-SEP-08 - 05-SEP-08, Queens University, Belfast, Northern Ireland
• Davis P., Impact of Public Procurement, Public Procurement Conference 2008 - Profitable Strategies, 03-JUL-08 - 03-JUL-08, Dublin
• Peri R. , Davis P., From B2B Relationships and Service Operations Management towards B2A Service Operations Management, 15th Annual EurOMA Conference, 15-JUN-08 - 18-JUN-08, Netherlands
• Davis P., Total Cost of Ownership - application of TCO Tool for ICT procurement in education, International Research Study on Public Procurement, 15-SEP-07 - 18-SEP-07, Paris
• Crowther D. , Davis P., IIPMM - Development of an undergraduate degree by a professional organisation, International Research Study on Public Procurement, 15-SEP-07 - 18-SEP-07, Paris
• Chung H.H., McTague R. Windln G., Davis P., Geraghty J., Supply Chain Modelling - A comparative study of a private sector and public sector application, 24th International Manufacturing Conference, 29-AUG-07 - 31-AUG-07, Waterford, Ireland
• Chung H.H., McTague R. , Davis P., Geraghty J., Supply Chain Modelling in the Health Sector : Issues in application of simulation, Third Irish Workshop on Simulation in Manufacturing , Services and Logistics, 18-JUN-07 - 19-JUN-07, Intel Ireland, Leixlip, Kildare, Ireland
• Lynn T. , Davis P., Brady M, SWIF ( Student Written Instructor Facilitated ) Learning, 5th Annual Conference on Teaching and Learning : Learning technologies, 07-JUN-07 - 08-JUN-07, NUI Galway, Ireland
• Lynn T., Brady M., Davis P., The fast and the furious : an experiential approach to introducing strategic management, 8th Annual Irish Educational Technology Conference, 23-MAY-07 - 25-MAY-07, DIT Dublin
• Windln G., Davis P., Geraghty J., Supply Chain Modelling in the Semi-Conductor Industry : A Case Study, 6th International Conference on "Analysis of Manufacturing Systems", 11-MAY-07 - 16-MAY-07, Lunteren, Netherlands
• Davis P., Developing Strategic Procurement in the Health Sector, All Island Public Procurement Conference 2007 - Driving Change though Public Procurement, 01-MAY-07 - 02-MAY-07, Dublin
• Davis, P., Public vs Private - structures and operations - a study of differences in procurement, Irish Academy of Management 2005, 07-SEP-05 - 09-SEP-05, GMIT , Galway
• Davis, P., Supply Strategies - public sector, IPSERA 2005, 20-MAR-05 - 23-MAR-05, Geneva , Switzerland
• O'Riordan, A., Davis, P, The impact of workflow implementation on business performance, Logistics Research Network , 2004, 08-SEP-04 - 10-SEP-04, UCD
• Davis, P., Supply Strategies for the Public Sector, Logistics Research Network 2004, 08-SEP-04 - 10-SEP-04, UCD
• Hourihan,L. , Davis, P., Development of financial and performance measures model - an application for Irish SME's, Irish Academy of Management 2004, 02-SEP-04 - 03-SEP-04, TCD
• Davis,P., Studies in Public Procurement - the impact of information technology, Irish Academy of Management Docotoral Workshop 2004, 02-SEP-04 - 03-SEP-04, UCC
• Davis, P., The Impact of technology on People, Process and Cost - a study in Public Procurement, Irish Academy of Management 2004, 02-SEP-04 - 03-SEP-04, TCD
• Davis,P. O'Riordan, A., The Impact of ES/Workflow implementation on business performance, IMC 2004, 01-SEP-04 - 03-SEP-04, UL, Limerick
• Davis, P., The Impact of Technology on People, Process and Cost - a study in Public Procurement, IPSERA 2004 The purchasing function walking a tightrope, 04-APR-04 - 07-APR-04, Catania, Sicily
• Davis,P., The Impact of Technology on Public Procurement, The Irish Academy of Management, 02-SEP-03 - 03-SEP-03, UCD , Dublin