Michael Sony

Michael Sony is at present Faculty at Namibia University of Science & Technology, Windhoek, Namibia. He received the PhD Degree from Goa University, India in the year 2015. He holds a Master of Engineering in Industrial Engineering from Goa University. He was a University topper in the year 2008 at the Master of Engineering with a Distinction. He is also a certified Energy Manager and Energy Auditor, from Bureau of Energy Efficiency India, Lean Six Sigma Black Belt, TPM. He has Industrial Experience in Goa Electricity Department, Government of Goa, India etc. He also has consulting experience in the area of quality management in various multinationals in India. He was to his credit more than 35 international journal articles, 10 conference papers, two books and has guided students at Bachelor and Master of Engineering & Master of Business Administration. His research interest includes Quality Management, Industry 4.0, Productions & Operations Management.

Publications

Reliability Analysis of Keith Centrifuge at a Meat Processing Plant in Windhoek, Namibia
Reliability Analysis of Keith Centrifuge at a Meat Processing Plant in Windhoek, Namibia
Erastus Shafoihuna Shitana, Michael Sony. © 2022. 20 pages.
Critical equipment failures in a meat processing plant can shut down the business unit, resulting in a loss of output and financial loss. Furthermore, many stakeholders face...
Fallacies in Decision Making From an Asian Perspective
Fallacies in Decision Making From an Asian Perspective
Michael Sony, Neeta Baporikar. © 2021. 16 pages.
Decision making is integral for organizational success, and for that, the basic tenet is rationality. Yet, no decisions in the workplace are purely rational. Irrational...
A Methodological Approach to Assessment and Reporting of the Model Adequacy in Simulation Studies
A Methodological Approach to Assessment and Reporting of the Model Adequacy in Simulation Studies
Michael Sony, V. Marriapan. © 2021. 17 pages.
Assessment and Reporting of Model Adequacy is an important step in the simulation modelling process. It stipulates the level of precision and accuracy, which are important...
Quality Management Implementation in Higher Education: Practices, Models, and Case Studies
Quality Management Implementation in Higher Education: Practices, Models, and Case Studies
Michael Sony, Kochu Therisa Karingada, Neeta Baporikar. © 2020. 462 pages.
Although initially utilized in business and industrial environments, quality management systems can be adapted into higher education to assess and improve an institution’s...
Quality Management Principles and Policies in Higher Education
Quality Management Principles and Policies in Higher Education
Neeta Baporikar, Michael Sony. © 2020. 361 pages.
One of the key elements in determining the socio-economic significance of education is quality. Quality management plays an integral role in higher education by ensuring that...
Stochastic Modelling of Weather-Related Transmission Line Outages
Stochastic Modelling of Weather-Related Transmission Line Outages
Michael Sony, Mariappan Veerachamy Chettiar. © 2020. 17 pages.
The physical environment around transmission lines plays a major role in the resulting reliability of the power network. The inclusion of weather in the failure and repair...
Managerial Perspectives on Willingness to Pay for Green Marketing: An Interpretative Phenomenological Analysis
Managerial Perspectives on Willingness to Pay for Green Marketing: An Interpretative Phenomenological Analysis
Michael Sony. © 2019. 23 pages.
Green marketing meets the present needs of the consumer and business, while also preserving or enhancing the ability of the future generations to meet their needs. The chapter...
Stochastic Model for Preventing Blackouts: A Live Case
Stochastic Model for Preventing Blackouts: A Live Case
Michael Sony, V. Mariappan. © 2019. 15 pages.
Power system blackouts cause huge financial losses for the society and power utilities. Two types of blackouts have been identified. One involving load loss due to transmission...
Lean Six Sigma Implementation Framework Using Resource-Based Theory Approach: An Integrative Literature Review
Lean Six Sigma Implementation Framework Using Resource-Based Theory Approach: An Integrative Literature Review
Michael Sony. © 2019. 18 pages.
Resource-based theory (RBT) is one of the most popular paradigms in operations management. Lean Six Sigma (LSS) is the most widely used business improvement initiative for the...
Green Supply Chain Management Practices and Digital Technology: A Qualitative Study
Green Supply Chain Management Practices and Digital Technology: A Qualitative Study
Michael Sony. © 2019. 22 pages.
Modern day organizations have begun to implement the green supply chain management (GSCM) practices in response to demand from various stakeholders which includes customers to...
Antecedents of Irrationality in Organizational Decision Making
Antecedents of Irrationality in Organizational Decision Making
Michael Sony, Neeta Baporikar. © 2019. 16 pages.
All other things being equal, it is the quality of decisions which decide the fate of any organization. Hence, decision-making is critical to the success and growth of any...
Lean Supply Chain Management and Sustainability: A Proposed Implementation Model
Lean Supply Chain Management and Sustainability: A Proposed Implementation Model
Michael Sony. © 2019. 20 pages.
Lean supply chain management is one of the emergent fields of interest among academics and practitioners. Many organizations are using Lean principles in their supply chain....