Prof. Dr. Daryl Powell

Prof. Dr. Daryl Powell is Chief Scientist at SINTEF Manufacturing, Norway's leading centre of expertise in manufacturing. He is also Adjunct Professor at the University of South-Eastern Norway and Visiting Professor at the University of Bergamo in Italy. With more than 15 years of experience in studying and guiding lean transformations in the UK, Scandinavia, Europe, the USA, Canada and China; in 2021 Daryl was awarded the honorary title of Professor of Practice in Lean Manufacturing at the University of Wales Trinity Saint David (UWTSD) in Swansea, UK. Daryl is also the recipient of both the Shingo Research Award for the Routledge Companion to Lean Management and the Shingo Publication Award for the Lean Sensei. His third book - a Research Agenda for Lean Management - will be released in Spring 2024.