Journal Articles

Pu, Y, Li, F, Rahimifard, S (2024) Multi-Agent Reinforcement Learning for Job Shop Scheduling in Dynamic Environments, Sustainability, 16(8), 3234, ISSN: 2071-1050. DOI: 10.3390/su16083234.

Simaei, E and Rahimifard, S (2024) AI-based decision support system for enhancing end-of-life value recovery from e-wastes, International Journal of Sustainable Engineering, 17(1), pp.1-17, ISSN: 1939-7038. DOI: 10.1080/19397038.2024.2306293.

Cui, X, Webb, P, Rahimifard, S (2023) Capability evaluation of real-time inline COD detection technique for dynamic water footprint management in the beverage manufacturing industry, Water Resources and Industry, 30(2023), 100215, DOI: 10.1016/j.wri.2023.100215.

Rahimifard, S (2021) Editorial: Building resilience towards a range of alternative earth futures, International Journal of Sustainable Engineering, 14(6), pp.1287-1289, ISSN: 1939-7038. DOI: 10.1080/19397038.2021.2009208.

Tsiamas, K and Rahimifard, S (2021) A simulation-based decision support system to improve the resilience of the food supply chain, International Journal of Computer Integrated Manufacturing, 34(9), pp.996-1010, ISSN: 0951-192X. DOI: 10.1080/0951192X.2021.1946859.

Jagtap, S, Garcia-Garcia, G, Rahimifard, S (2021) Optimisation of the resource efficiency of food manufacturing via the Internet of Things, Computers in Industry, 127, ISSN: 0166-3615. DOI: 10.1016/j.compind.2021.103397.

Jagtap, S, Skouteris, G, Choudhari, V, Rahimifard, S, Duong, LNK (2021) An Internet of Things approach for water efficiency: a case study of the beverage factory, Sustainability, 13(6), 3343, DOI: 10.3390/su13063343.

Garcia-Garcia, G, Azanedo, L, Rahimifard, S (2021) Embedding sustainability analysis in new food product development, Trends in Food Science and Technology, 108, pp.236-244, ISSN: 0924-2244. DOI: 10.1016/j.tifs.2020.12.018.

Rahimifard, S (2021) Lessons from fighting COVID for the battle against climate change, International Journal of Sustainable Engineering, 14(3), pp.173-174, ISSN: 1939-7038. DOI: 10.1080/19397038.2021.1943984.

Sachidananda, M, Rahimifard, S, Webb, P (2020) A decision tool for improving manufacturing water usage efficiency, International Journal of Computer Integrated Manufacturing, 33(9), pp.823-839, ISSN: 0951-192X. DOI: 10.1080/0951192X.2020.1815846.

Bader, F and Rahimifard, S (2020) A methodology for the selection of industrial robots in food handling, Innovative Food Science & Emerging Technologies, 64, 102379, ISSN: 1466-8564. DOI: 10.1016/j.ifset.2020.102379.

Gimenez-Escalante, P, Garcia-Garcia, G, Rahimifard, S (2020) A method to assess the feasibility of implementing distributed Localised Manufacturing strategies in the food sector, Journal of Cleaner Production, 266, 121934, ISSN: 0959-6526. DOI: 10.1016/j.jclepro.2020.121934.

Azanedo, L, Garcia-Garcia, G, Stone, J, Rahimifard, S (2020) An overview of current challenges in new food product development, Sustainability, 12(8), 3364, ISSN: 2071-1050. DOI: 10.3390/SU12083364.

Jagtap, S, Rahimifard, S, Duong, L (2019) Real-time data collection to improve energy efficiency: A case study of food manufacturer, Journal of Food Processing and Preservation, 46(8), e14338, ISSN: 0145-8892. DOI: 10.1111/jfpp.14338.

Sheppard, P, Garcia-Garcia, G, Stone, J, Rahimifard, S (2019) A complete decision-support infrastructure for food waste valorisation, Journal of Cleaner Production, 247, 119608, ISSN: 0959-6526. DOI: 10.1016/j.jclepro.2019.119608.

Stone, J, Garcia-Garcia, G, Rahimifard, S (2019) Selection of sustainable food waste valorisation routes: a case study with barley field residue, Waste and Biomass Valorization, 11(11), pp.5733-5748, ISSN: 1877-2641. DOI: 10.1007/s12649-019-00816-5.

Sheppard, P, Garcia-Garcia, G, Angelis-Dimakis, A, Campbell, GM, Rahimifard, S (2019) Synergies in the Co-location of Food Manufacturing and Biorefining, Food and Bioproducts Processing, 117, pp.340-359, ISSN: 0960-3085. DOI: 10.1016/j.fbp.2019.08.001.

Stone, J, Garcia-Garcia, G, Rahimifard, S (2019) Development of a pragmatic framework to help food and drink manufacturers select the most sustainable food waste valorisation strategy, Journal of Environmental Management, 247, pp.425-438, ISSN: 0301-4797. DOI: 10.1016/j.jenvman.2019.06.037.

Escalante, PG and Rahimifard, S (2019) A methodology to assess the suitability of food processing technologies for distributed localised manufacturing, Sustainability, 11(12), ISSN: 2071-1050. DOI: 10.3390/su11123383.

Jagtap, S, Bhatt, C, Thik, J, Rahimifard, S (2019) Monitoring potato waste in food manufacturing using image processing and Internet of Things approach, Sustainability, 11(11), DOI: 10.3390/su11113173.

Garcia-Garcia, G and Rahimifard, S (2019) Life-cycle environmental impacts of barley straw valorisation, Resources, Conservation and Recycling, 149, pp.1-11, ISSN: 0921-3449. DOI: 10.1016/j.resconrec.2019.05.026.

Sheppard, P and Rahimifard, S (2019) Improving energy efficiency in manufacturing using peer benchmarking to influence machine design innovation, Clean Technologies and Environmental Policy, 21(6), ISSN: 1618-954X. DOI: 10.1007/s10098-019-01701-4.

Garcia-Garcia, G, Woolley, E, Rahimifard, S (2019) Identification and analysis of attributes for industrial food waste management modelling, Sustainability, 11(8), pp.2445-2445, DOI: 10.3390/su11082445.

Sheppard, P and Rahimifard, S (2019) Embodied energy in preventable food manufacturing waste in the United Kingdom, Resources, Conservation and Recycling, ISSN: 0921-3449.

Jagtap, S and Rahimifard, S (2019) The digitisation of food manufacturing to reduce waste – Case study of a ready meal factory, Waste Management, 87(2019), pp.387-397, ISSN: 0956-053X. DOI: 10.1016/j.wasman.2019.02.017.

Garcia-Garcia, G, Rahimifard, S, Matharu, AS, Dugmore, TIJ (2019) Life-cycle assessment of microwave-assisted pectin extraction at pilot scale, ACS Sustainable Chemistry & Engineering, 7(5), pp.5167-5175, ISSN: 2168-0485. DOI: 10.1021/acssuschemeng.8b06052.

Rahimifard, S (2019) Editorial, International Journal of Sustainable Engineering, 12(1), pp.1-1, ISSN: 1939-7038. DOI: 10.1080/19397038.2019.1589938.

Li, J, Barwood, M, Rahimifard, S (2019) A multi-criteria assessment of robotic disassembly to support recycling and recovery, Resources, Conservation and Recycling, 140, pp.158-165, ISSN: 0921-3449. DOI: 10.1016/j.resconrec.2018.09.019.

Garcia-Garcia, G, Stone, J, Rahimifard, S (2018) Opportunities for waste valorisation in the food industry – A case study with four UK food manufacturers, Journal of Cleaner Production, 211, pp.1339-1356, ISSN: 0959-6526. DOI: 10.1016/j.jclepro.2018.11.269.

Rahimifard, S (2018) Editorial, International Journal of Sustainable Engineering, 11(6), p.365, ISSN: 1939-7038. DOI: 10.1080/19397038.2018.1554857.

Skouteris, G, Webb, P, Shin, KLF, Rahimifard, S (2018) Assessment of the capability of an optical sensor for in-line real-time wastewater quality analysis in food manufacturing, Water Resources and Industry, 20, pp.75-81, ISSN: 2212-3717. DOI: 10.1016/j.wri.2018.10.002.

Rahimifard, S (2018) Editorial, International Journal of Sustainable Engineering, 11(5), pp.293-293, ISSN: 1939-7038. DOI: 10.1080/19397038.2018.1535419.

Rahimifard, (2018) Editorial, International Journal of Sustainable Engineering, 11(4), pp.223-223, ISSN: 1939-7038. DOI: 10.1080/19397038.2018.1513888.

Stone, J and Rahimifard, S (2018) Resilience in agri-food supply chains: a critical analysis of the literature and synthesis of a novel framework, Supply Chain Management: An International Journal, ISSN: 1359-8546. DOI: 10.1108/SCM-06-2017-0201.

Jellil, A, Woolley, E, Rahimifard, S (2018) Towards integrating production and consumption to reduce consumer food waste in developed countries, International Journal of Sustainable Engineering, ISSN: 1939-7038. DOI: 10.1080/19397038.2018.1428834.

Gimenez-Escalante, P and Rahimifard, S (2018) Challenges in implementation of a distributed and localised approach to food manufacturing, Food Studies: An Interdisciplinary Journal, ISSN: 2160-1933. DOI: 10.18848/2160-1933/CGP/v08i03/1-14.

Webb, P, Skouteris, G, Rahimifard, S (2018) In-plant real-time manufacturing water content characterisation, Water Resources and Industry, ISSN: 2212-3717. DOI: 10.1016/j.wri.2018.08.003.

Li, J, Barwood, M, Rahimifard, S (2017) Robotic disassembly for increased recovery of strategically important materials from electrical vehicles, Robotics and Computer-Integrated Manufacturing, 50, pp.203-212, ISSN: 0736-5845. DOI: 10.1016/j.rcim.2017.09.013.

Simeone, A, Woolley, E, Luo, Y, Williams, O, Rahimifard, S (2017) Infrared monitoring of aluminium milling processes for reduction of environmental impacts, International Refereed Journal of Engineering and Science (IRJES), 6(6), pp.8-21, ISSN: 2319-183X.

Sachidananda, M, Webb, P, Rahimifard, S (2016) A concept of water usage efficiency to support water reduction in manufacturing industry, Sustainability, 8(12), 1222, ISSN: 2071-1050. DOI: 10.3390/su8121222.

Garcia-Garcia, G, Woolley, E, Rahimifard, S, Colwill, J, White, R, Needham, L (2016) A methodology for sustainable management of food waste, Waste and Biomass Valorization, 8(6), pp.2209-2227, ISSN: 1877-2641. DOI: 10.1007/s12649-016-9720-0.

Seow, Y, Goffin, N, Rahimifard, S, Woolley, E (2016) A 'design for energy minimization' approach to reduce energy consumption during the manufacturing phase, Energy, 109, pp.894-905, ISSN: 0360-5442. DOI: 10.1016/j.energy.2016.05.099.

Simeone, A, Luo, Y, Woolley, E, Rahimifard, S, Boer, C (2016) A decision support system for waste heat recovery in manufacturing, CIRP Annals Manufacturing Technology, ISSN: 0007-8506. DOI: 10.1016/j.cirp.2016.04.034.

Luo, Y, Woolley, E, Rahimifard, S, Simeone, A (2015) Improving energy efficiency within manufacturing by recovering waste heat energy, Journal of Thermal Engineering, 1(5), pp.337-344.

Garcia-Garcia, G, Woolley, E, Rahimifard, S (2015) A framework for a more efficient approach to food waste management, International Journal of Food Engineering, ISSN: 2301-3664. DOI: 10.18178/ijfe.1.1.65-72.

Rahimifard, S and Clegg, A (2013) Editorial, International Journal of Sustainable Engineering, 6(3), p.187, ISSN: 1939-7038. DOI: 10.1080/19397038.2013.826055.

Colwill, JA and Rahimifard, S (2013) Impact of the use of renewable materials on ecoefficiency of manufacturing processes, PLASTICS RUBBER AND COMPOSITES, 42(3), pp.129-133, ISSN: 1465-8011. DOI: 10.1179/1743289812Y.0000000043.

Rahimifard, S and Clegg, A (2013) Editorial, International Journal of Sustainable Engineering, 6(1), pp.i-i, ISSN: 1939-7038. DOI: 10.1080/19397038.2013.782154.

Seow, Y, Rahimifard, S, Woolley, E (2013) Simulation of energy consumption in the manufacture of a product, International Journal of Computer Integrated Manufacturing, ISSN: 0951-192X. DOI: 10.1080/0951192X.2012.749533.

Lee, MJ and Rahimifard, S (2012) An air-based automated material recycling system for postconsumer footwear products, Resources, Conservation and Recycling, 69, pp.90-99, ISSN: 0921-3449. DOI: 10.1016/j.resconrec.2012.09.008.

Rahimifard, S and Clegg, A (2012) Editorial, International Journal of Sustainable Engineering, 5(3), p.187, ISSN: 1939-7038. DOI: 10.1080/19397038.2012.716633.

Rahimifard, S and Clegg, A (2012) Editorial, International Journal of Sustainable Engineering, 5(2), p.85, ISSN: 1939-7038. DOI: 10.1080/19397038.2012.675747.

Lee, MJ and Rahimifard, S (2012) A novel separation process for recycling of post-consumer products, CIRP Annals - Manufacturing Technology, 61(1), pp.35-38, ISSN: 0007-8506. DOI: 10.1016/j.cirp.2012.03.026.

Rahimifard, S and Clegg, A (2012) Editorial, International Journal of Sustainable Engineering, 5(1), ISSN: 1939-7038. DOI: 10.1080/19397038.2012.648418.

Colwill, JA, Wright, EI, Rahimifard, S, Clegg, AJ (2012) Bio-Plastics in the context of competing demands on agricultural land in 2050, International Journal of Sustainable Engineering, 5(1), pp.3-16, ISSN: 1939-7038.

Lee, MJ and Rahimifard, S (2012) A novel separation process for recycling of post-consumer products, CIRP Annals - Manufacturing Technology, ISSN: 0007-8506.

Colwill, JA, Wright, EI, Rahimifard, S (2012) A Holistic Approach to Design Support for Bio-polymer Based Packaging, Journal of Polymers and the Environment, pp.1-12, ISSN: 1566-2543.

Seow, Y and Rahimifard, S (2011) A framework for modelling energy consumption within manufacturing systems, CIRP Journal of Manufacturing Science and Technology, 4(3), pp.258-264, ISSN: 1755-5817. DOI: 10.1016/j.cirpj.2011.03.007.

Rahimifard, S and Clegg, A (2011) Editorial, International Journal of Sustainable Engineering, 4(4), p.289, ISSN: 1939-7038. DOI: 10.1080/19397038.2011.628185.

Rahimifard, S and Clegg, A (2011) Editorial, International Journal of Sustainable Engineering, 4(3), p.191, ISSN: 1939-7038. DOI: 10.1080/19397038.2011.601959.

Rahimifard, S and Clegg, A (2011) Editorial, International Journal of Sustainable Engineering, 4(2), p.95, ISSN: 1939-7038. DOI: 10.1080/19397038.2011.574377.

Rahimifard, S and Clegg, A (2010) Editorial, International Journal of Sustainable Engineering, 3(3), pp.147-147, ISSN: 1939-7038. DOI: 10.1080/19397038.2010.507935.

Rahimifard, S and Clegg, A (2010) Editorial, International Journal of Sustainable Engineering, 3(2), pp.69-69, ISSN: 1939-7038. DOI: 10.1080/19397031003779853.

Rahimifard, S and Seow, Y (2010) Minimising Embodied Product Energy to Support Energy Efficient Manufacturing, Annals of the CIRP 2010, 59(1), pp.25-28.

Rahimifard, S and Clegg, A (2009) International Journal of Sustainable Engineering: Editorial, International Journal of Sustainable Engineering, 2(1), ISSN: 1939-7038. DOI: 10.1080/19397030902768199.

Coates, G and Rahimifard, S (2009) Modelling of post-fragmentation waste stream processing within UK shredder facilities, International Journal of Integrated Waste Management, 29(1), pp.44-53, ISSN: 0956-053X.

Darlington, R, Staikos, T, Rahimifard, S (2009) Analytical methods for waste minimisation in the convenience food industry, International Journal of Integrated Waste Management, Waste Management, Vol 29(4), pp.1274-1281, ISSN: 0956-053X. DOI: 10.1016/j.wasman.2008.08.027.

Wright, EI, Rahimifard, S, Clegg, AJ (2009) Impact of environmental product legislation on solid oxide fuel cells, Journal of Power Sources, 190, pp.362-371, DOI: 10.1016/j.jpowsour.2009.01.069.

Rahimifard, S, Abu Bakar, MS, Williams, DJ (2009) Recycling process planning for the End-of-Life management of waste from electrical and electronic equipment, CIRP Annals - Manufacturing Technology, 58(1), pp.5-8, ISSN: 0007-8506. DOI: 10.1016/j.cirp.20098.03.080.

Rahimifard, S, Coates, G, Staikos, C, Abu Baker, MS (2009) Barriers, Drivers, and Challenges for Sustainable Product Recovery and Recycling, Special Issue of International Journal of Sustainable Engineering, 2(2), pp.80-90.

Abu Bakar, MS and Rahimifard, S (2008) Ecological and economical assessment of end-of-life waste recycling in the electrical and electronic recovery sector, International Journal of Sustainable Engineering, 1(4), pp.261-277, ISSN: 1939-7038. DOI: 10.1080/19397030802576825.

Rahimifard, S and Clegg, AJ (2008) The role of the engineering community in sustainable development, International Journal of Sustainable Engineering, 1(1), pp.1-2, ISSN: 1939-7038. DOI: 10.1080/19397030802237485.

Rahimifard, S and Clegg, AJ (2008) Editorial for Inaugural Issue: Role of the Engineering Community in Sustainable Development, International Journal of Sustainable Engineering, 1(1), pp.1-3, ISSN: 1939-7038.

Abu Bakar, MS and Rahimifard, S (2008) An integrated framework for planning of recycling activities in electrical and electronic sector, International Journal of Computer Integrated Manufacturing, 21(6), pp.510-524, ISSN: 0951-192X.

Abu Bakar, MS and Rahimifard, S (2008) Ecological and Economical Assessment of Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment Recycling, International Journal of Sustainable Engineering, 1(4), pp.261-277, ISSN: 1939-7038.

Rahimifard, S and Clegg, AJ (2008) Editorial for Inaugural Issue: Role of the Engineering Community in Sustainable Development, International Journal of Sustainable Engineering, 1(1), pp.1-3, ISSN: 1939-7038.

Coates, G and Rahimifard, S (2008) A cost estimation framework to support increased value recovery from end-of-life vehicles, International Journal of Computer Integrated Manufacturing, 21(8), pp.895-910, ISSN: 0951-192X.

Coates, G and Rahimifard, S (2007) Assessing the economics of pre-fragmentation material recovery within the UK, RESOURCES CONSERVATION AND RECYCLING, 52(2), pp.286-302, ISSN: 0921-3449. DOI: 10.1016/j.resconrec.2007.04.001.

Rahimifard, S and Staikos, T (2007) Recyling of Footwear Products, Journal of BLC Leather Technology Centre, pp.1-3.

Staikos, T and Rahimifard, S (2007) Post-consumer waste management issues in the footwear industry, PROCEEDINGS OF THE INSTITUTION OF MECHANICAL ENGINEERS PART B-JOURNAL OF ENGINEERING MANUFACTURE, 221(2), pp.363-368, ISSN: 0954-4054. DOI: 10.1243/09544054JEM732SC.

Cutting Decelle, AF, Das, BP, Young, RI, Case, K, Rahimifard, S, Anumba, CJ, Bouchlaghem, NM (2007) A review of approaches to supply chain communications: from manufacturing to construction, International Journal of IT in Construction, 12, pp.73-102, ISSN: 1874-4753.

Das, BP, Cutting Decelle, AF, Young, RI, Case, K, Rahimifard, S, Anumba, CJ, Bouchlaghem, NM (2007) Towards the understanding of the requirements for a communication language to support interoperation in cross disciplinary supply chains, International Journal of Computer Integrated Manufacturing, 20(4), pp.396-410, ISSN: 0951-192X. DOI: 10.1080/09511920600873741.

Abu Baker, MS and Rahimifard, S (2007) Computer Aided Recycling Process Planning for End-of-Life Electrical and Electronic Equipment, Proceedings of the Institution of Mechanical Engineering Part B: Journal of Engineering Manufacture, 221(8), pp.1369-1374.

Staikos, T and Rahimifard, S (2007) An End-of-Life Decision Support Tool for Product Recovery Considerations in the Footwear Industry, International Journal of Computer Integrated Manufacture, 20(6), pp.602-615.

Coates, G and Rahimifard, S (2007) Assessing the economics of pre-fragmentation material recovery Resources, Conservation & Recycling, Journal of Resources Conservation & Recycling, 52(2), pp.286-302.

Staikos, T and Rahimifard, S (2007) Post-Consumer Waste Management Issues in Footewear Industry, Proceedings of the Institution of Mechanical Engineering Part B: Journal of Engineering Manufacture, 221(2), pp.363-368.

Rahimifard, S and Clegg, AJ (2007) Aspects of sustainable design and manufacture (Guest Editorial), International Journal of Production Research, Special Issue: Sustainable Design and Manufacture, 45(18-19), pp.4013-4019, DOI: 10.1080/00207540701608511.

Darlington, R and Rahimifard, S (2007) Hybrid two-stage planning for food industry overproduction waste minimization, International Journal of Production Research, 45(18-19), pp.4273-4288, ISSN: 0020-7543. DOI: 10.1080/00207540701474773.

Staikos, T and Rahimifard, S (2007) A decision-making model for waste management in the footwear industry, International Journal of Production Research, 45(18-19), pp.4403-4422, ISSN: 0020-7543. DOI: 10.1080/00207540701450187.

Rahimifard, S and Clegg, AJ (2007) Aspects of sustainable design and manufacture (Guest Editorial), International Journal of Production Research, Special Issue: Sustainable Design and Manufacture, 45(18-19), pp.4013-4019, DOI: 10.1080/00207540701608511.

Staikos, T and Rahimifard, S (2007) An end-of-life decision support tool for product recovery considerations in the footwear industry, INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF COMPUTER INTEGRATED MANUFACTURING, 20(6), pp.602-615, ISSN: 0951-192X. DOI: 10.1080/09511920701416549.

Cutting Decelle, AF, Das, BP, Young, RI, Case, K, Rahimifard, S, Anumba, CJ, Bouchlaghem, NM (2006) Building supply chain communication systems: a review of methods and techniques, The Data Science Journal, 5, pp.29-51, ISSN: 1683-1470. DOI: 10.2481/dsj.5.29.

Heusinger, S, Rosso Jr, RSU, Klemm, P, Newman, ST, Rahimifard, S (2006) Integrating the CAx Process Chain for STEP-Compliant NC Manufacturing of Asymmetric Parts, International Journal of Computer Integrated Manufacturing, 19(6), pp.PP 533-545, ISSN: 0951-192X.

Darlington, R and Rahimifard, S (2006) A Responsive demand management framework for the minimisation of waste in convenience food manufacture, International Journal of Computer Integrated Manufacturing, 19(8), pp.751-761, ISSN: 1362-3052.

Darlington, R and Rahimifard, S (2006) Improving supply chain practices for minimising waste in chilled ready-meal manufacture, Journal of Food Manufacturing Efficiency, 1(1), pp.15-23.

Edwards, CJ, Coates, G, Leaney, PGJ, Rahimifard, S (2006) Implications of the End-of-Life Vehicles Directive on the vehicle recovery sector, Proceedings of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers, Part B: Journal of Engineering Manufacture, 220, pp.1211-1216, ISSN: 0954-4054. DOI: 10.1243/09544054JEM473SC.

England, DM, Rahimifard, S, Newman, ST (2005) Bridging the Gap between Volume & Variety for the Automotive Industry, Special issue of International Journal of Computer Integrated Manufacturing, 18(5), pp.408-417, ISSN: 0951-192X.

Rosso Jnr, RSU, Newman, ST, Rahimifard, S (2004) The adoption of STEP-NC for the manufacture of asymmetric rotational components, Proceedings of the IMecE Part B Journal of Engineering Manufacture, 218, pp.1639-1644, ISSN: 0954-4054.

Barnett, L, Rahimifard, S, Newman, ST (2004) Distributed scheduling to support mass customisation in the shoe industry, International Journal of Computer Integrated Manufacturing, 17(7), pp.623-632, ISSN: 1362-3052. DOI: 10.1080/09511920412331292628.

Rahimifard, S (2004) Semi-heterarchical production planning structures to support of team-based manufacturing, International Journal of Production Research, 42(17), pp.3369-3382, ISSN: 1366-588X. DOI: 10.1080/00207540410001717128.

Rahimifard, A, Newman, ST, Rahimifard, S (2004) A web-based information system to support end-of-life product recovery, Proceedings of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers, Part B: Journal of Engineering Manufacture, 218(9), pp.1047-1057, ISSN: 0954-4054. DOI: 10.1243/0954405041897004.

Ho, KH, Newman, ST, Rahimifard, S, Allen, RD (2004) State of the art wire electrical discharge machining, International Journal of Machine Tools and Manufacture, 44, pp.1247-1259, ISSN: 0890-6955.

Rahimifard, S, Bagshaw, RW, Newman, ST, Bell, R (2002) IT tools to improve the performance of metalworking SMEs, International Journal of Production Research, 40(15 SPEC.), pp.3589-3604, ISSN: 0020-7543. DOI: 10.1080/00207540210158852.

Rahimifard, S, Bagshaw, RW, Newman, ST, Bell, R (2002) IT Tools to Improve the Performance of Metalworking SMEs, International Journal of Production Research, 40(15), pp.3589-3604, ISSN: 1366-588X. DOI: 10.1080/00207540210158852.

Rahimifard, S and Newman, ST (2001) The Planning and Control of Manufacturing SMEs, International Journal of Manufacturing Technology Management, 3(4/5), pp.496-515, ISSN: 1368-2148.

Rahimifard, S and Newman, ST (2001) The planning and control of manufacturing SMEs, International Journal of Manufacturing Technology and Management, 3(4-5), pp.496-515, ISSN: 1368-2148. DOI: 10.1504/ijmtm.2001.001426.

West, AA, Rahimifard, S, Harrison, R, Williams, DJ (2000) The development of a visual interactive simulation of packaging flow lines, International Journal of Production Research, 38(18), pp.4717-4741, ISSN: 0020-7543.

Rahimifard, S and Newman, ST (2000) A Reactive Multi-Flow Approach to the Planning & Control of Flexible Machining Facilities, International Journal of Computer Integrated Manufacturing, 13(4), pp.311-324.

Rahimifard, S and Newman, ST (2000) Machine Loading Algorithms for the Elimination of Tardy Jobs in Flexible Batch Machining Applications, Journal of Materials Processing, 107, pp.450-458, ISSN: 0924-0136.

Rahimifard, S and Oktay, A (2000) Applications of Distributed Production Planning and Control within Tam-Based Manufacturing Paradigm, Journal of Enterprise Resource Management, 4(4), pp.46-50.

Rahimifard, S and Newman, ST (1999) The application of information systems for the design and operation of flexible machining cells, JOURNAL OF INTELLIGENT MANUFACTURING, 10(1), pp.21-27, ISSN: 0956-5515. DOI: 10.1023/A:1008960312603.

Rahimifard, S and Newman, ST (1999) The Application of Information Management Systems for the Design and Operation of Flexible Machining Cells, Journal of Intelligent Manufacturing (Special Issue on IT), 10(1), pp.21-27, ISSN: 0956-5515.

Rahimifard, S, Newman, ST, Bell, R (1999) Distributed Autonomous Real-Time Planning and Control of Small to Medium Enterprises, Proceedings of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers, Part B: Journal of Engineering Manufacture, 213(B5), pp.475-489, ISSN: 0954-4054.

Rahimifard, S, Newman, ST, Bell, R (1999) Distributed autonomous real-time planning and control of small to medium enterprises, PROCEEDINGS OF THE INSTITUTION OF MECHANICAL ENGINEERS PART B-JOURNAL OF ENGINEERING MANUFACTURE, 213(5), pp.475-489, ISSN: 0954-4054. DOI: 10.1243/0954405991516949.

Rahimifard, S and Newman, ST (1997) Simultaneous Scheduling of Workpieces, Fixtures and Cutting Tools with Flexible Machining Cells, International Journal of Production Research, 35(9), pp.2379-2397, ISSN: 0020-7543.

Rahimifard, S and Newman, ST (1996) A Methodology to Develop EXPRESS Data Models, International Journal of Computer Integrated Manufacturing, 9(1), pp.61-72, ISSN: 0951-192X.

Newman, ST, Rahimifard, S, de Souza, RBR (1995) Information Management for the Design of Flexible Machining Cells, International Journal of Information Technology, 2, pp.159-172, ISSN: 0218-7957.

Jagtap, S, Bhatt, C, Thik, J, Rahimifard, S Monitoring Potato Waste in Food Manufacturing Using Image Processing and Internet of Things approach, Journal of Cleaner Production, ISSN: 0959-6526.

Conferences

Quronfuleh, B, Sleath, D, Rahimifard, S (2024) Circular economy for medical devices: a case study of syringes. In Settineri, L and Priarone, P (ed) Procedia CIRP, Turin - Italy, pp.449-454, DOI: 10.1016/j.procir.2024.01.065.

Jagtap, S and Rahimifard, S (2019) Unlocking the Potential of the Internet of Things to Improve Resource Efficiency in Food Supply Chains. In , INNOVATIVE APPROACHES AND APPLICATIONS FOR SUSTAINABLE RURAL DEVELOPMENT, HAICTA 2017, pp.287-301, ISBN: 978-3-030-02311-9. DOI: 10.1007/978-3-030-02312-6_17.

Jagtap, S, Skouteris, G, Choudhari, V, Rahimifard, S (2018) Improving water efficiency in the beverage industry with the internet of things. In Bhatt, C, Kumar, N, Bashir, AK, Alazab, M (ed) , pp.18-26, ISBN: 9781799869887. DOI: 10.4018/978-1-7998-6988-7.ch002.

Rahimifard, S, Stone, J, Lumsakul, P, Trollman, H (2018) Net positive manufacturing: A restoring, self-healing and regenerative approach to future industrial development. In 15th Global Conference on Sustainable Manufacturing, Haifa - Israel. DOI: 10.1016/j.promfg.2018.02.088.

Lumsakul, P, Sheldrick, L, Rahimifard, S (2018) The sustainable co-design of products and production systems. In 15th Global Conference on Sustainable Manufacturing, Haifa - Israel.

Gimenez-Escalante, P and Rahimifard, S (2018) Metrics for identifying the most suitable strategy for distributed localised food manufacturing. In 16th Global Conference on Sustainable Manufacturing, Lexington Kentucky, USA. DOI: 10.1016/j.promfg.2019.04.073.

Bader, F and Rahimifard, S (2018) Challenges for industrial robot applications in food manufacturing. In International Conference on Industrial Automation, Robotics and Control Engineering, Stockholm, Sweden,ISBN: 9781450366281. DOI: 10.1145/3284557.3284723.

Jagtap, S and Rahimifard, S (2018) Real-time data collection to improve energy efficiency in food manufacturing. In International Congress on Organizational Management, Energy Efficiency and Occupational Health and Safety in Agrifood Industry, CEi, Castelo Branco, Portugal.

Gould, O, Simeone, A, Colwill, J, Woolley, E, Willey, R, Rahimifard, S (2017) Optimized assembly design for resource efficient production in a multiproduct manufacturing system. In , 10th CIRP Conference on Intelligent Computation in Manufacturing Engineering - CIRP ICME '16, Naples, Italy. DOI: 10.1016/j.procir.2016.06.114.

Simeone, A, Woolley, E, Rodriguez, AZ, Rahimifard, S (2017) Eco-intelligent monitoring for fouling detection in clean-in-place. In , Naples. DOI: 10.1016/j.procir.2016.06.032.

Garcia-Garcia, G, Woolley, E, Rahimifard, S (2017) Optimising industrial food waste management. In , 14th Global Conference on Sustainable Manufacturing, Stellenbosch, South Africa. DOI: 10.1016/j.promfg.2017.02.055.

Woolley, E, Simeone, A, Rahimifard, S (2017) Eco-intelligent factories: Timescales for environmental decision support. In International Conference on Sustainable Design and Manufacturing, Bologna, Italy,ISBN: 9783319570785.

Rahimifard, S, Woolley, E, Webb, P, Garcia-Garcia, G, Stone, J, Jellil, A, Gimenez-Escalante, P, Jagtap, S, Trollman, H (2017) Forging new frontiers in sustainable food manufacturing. In , Bologna, Italy, pp.13-24, ISBN: 9783319570778. DOI: 10.1007/978-3-319-57078-5_2.

Jagtap, S and Rahimifard, S (2017) Utilisation of Internet of Things to improve resource efficiency of food supply chains. In 8th International Conference on Information and Communication Technologies in Agriculture, Food & Environment, Chania, Crete, Greece​.

Jellil, A, Woolley, E, Garcia-Garcia, G, Rahimifard, S (2016) A manufacturing approach to reducing consumer food waste. In 14th International Conference on Manufacturing Research, Loughborough University,ISBN: 9781614996675. DOI: 10.3233/978-1-61499-668-2-375.

Woolley, E, Garcia-Garcia, G, Tseng, R, Rahimifard, S (2016) Manufacturing resilience via inventory management for domestic food waste. In , Ho Chi Minh City/Binh Duong, Vietnam. DOI: 10.1016/j.procir.2016.01.070.

Gould, O, Simeone, A, Colwill, J, Willey, R, Rahimifard, S (2016) A material flow modelling tool for resource efficient production planning in multi-product manufacturing systems. In , Procedia CIRP. DOI: 10.1016/j.procir.2015.12.139.

Pringle, T, Barwood, M, Rahimifard, S (2016) The Challenges in Achieving a Circular Economy within Leather Recycling. In , Procedia CIRP, pp.544-549, DOI: 10.1016/j.procir.2016.04.112.

Simeone, A, Woolley, E, Rahimifard, S (2015) Tool state assessment for reduction of life cycle environmental impacts of aluminium machining processes via infrared temperature monitoring. In The 22nd CIRP Conference on Life Cycle Engineering, Sydney, Australia, pp.526-531, DOI: 10.1016/j.procir.2015.02.070.

Barwood, M, Li, J, Pringle, T, Rahimifard, S (2015) Utilisation of Reconfigurable Recycling Systems for Improved Material Recovery from E-Waste. In , Procedia CIRP, pp.746-751, DOI: 10.1016/j.procir.2015.02.071.

Stone, J, Rahimifard, S, Woolley, E (2015) An overview of resilience factors in food supply chains. In 11th International Conference of the European Society for Ecological Economics, Leeds.

Li, J, Barwood, M, Rahimifard, S (2014) An automated approach for disassembly and recycling of Electric Vehicle components. In 2014 IEEE International Electric Vehicle Conference (IEVC), pp.1-6, DOI: 10.1109/ievc.2014.7056158.

Barwood, M and Rahimifard, S (2014) Waste Flow Modelling across a Supply Chain to Support Zero Waste Manufacturing. In , PROCEEDINGS OF THE 11TH INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON INNOVATION AND MANAGEMENT, VOLS I AND II, pp.1519-1526, ISBN: 978-7-5629-4724-0.

Woolley, EB, Sheldrick, L, Arinez, J, Rahimifard, S (2013) Extending the boundaries of energy management for assessing manufacturing business strategies. In Seliger, G (ed) 11th Global Conference on Sustainable Manufacturing, Proceedings of the 11th Global Conference on Sustainable Manufacturing - Innovative Solutions, Berlin, pp.353-358, ISBN: 978-3-7983-2609-5.

Rahimifard, S, Colwill, J, Woolley, E, Sachidananda, M, Sheldrick, L (2013) How to Manufacture a Sustainable Future for 9 Billion People in 2050. In 20th CIRP International Conference on Life Cycle Engineering,, Re-engineering Manufacturing for Sustainability, Singapore, pp.1-8, ISBN: 9789814451482. DOI: 10.1007/978-981-4451-48-2_1.

Sheldrick, L and Rahimifard, S (2013) Evolution in ecodesign and sustainable design methodologies. In ,ISBN: 9789814451482. DOI: 10.1007/978-981-4451-48-2_6.

Wright, EI and Rahimifard, S (2012) Strategic decision making for end-of-life management of fuel cells. In , Leveraging Technology for a Sustainable World - Proceedings of the 19th CIRP Conference on Life Cycle Engineering, pp.185-190, DOI: 10.1007/978-3-642-29069-5_32.

Sachidananda, M and Rahimifard, S (2012) Reduction of water consumption within manufacturing applications. In , Leveraging Technology for a Sustainable World - Proceedings of the 19th CIRP Conference on Life Cycle Engineering, pp.455-460, DOI: 10.1007/978-3-642-29069-5_77.

Colwill, J, Rahimifard, S, Clegg, A (2011) Eco-design tool to support the use of renewable polymers within packaging applications. In , Glocalized Solutions for Sustainability in Manufacturing - Proceedings of the 18th CIRP International Conference on Life Cycle Engineering, pp.160-165, DOI: 10.1007/978-3-642-19692-8_28.

Seow, Y and Rahimifard, S (2011) Improving product design based on energy considerations. In , Glocalized Solutions for Sustainability in Manufacturing - Proceedings of the 18th CIRP International Conference on Life Cycle Engineering, pp.154-159, DOI: 10.1007/978-3-642-19692-8_27.

Colwill, JA, Rahimifard, S, Clegg, AJ, Wright, EI, Thomas, N, Haworth, N (2010) Opportunities for Bio-polymer Resource Conservation through Closed Loop Recycling. In Proceedings of GPEC 2010 on Sustainability & Recycling: Raising the Bar in Today's Economy, Orlando, USA.

Lee, M and Rahimifard, S (2010) Development of an Economically Sustainable Recycling Process for the Footwear Sector. In Proceedings of the 17th CIRP International Conference on Life Cycle Engineering (LCE10), Anhui, China.

Seow, Y and Rahimifard, S (2010) Minimisation of Energy Consumption within Manufacturing Systems. In Proceedings of the 43rd CIRP International Conference on Manufacturing Systems 2010: Sustainable Production and Logisitics in Global Networks, Vienna, Austria, pp.220-227.

Rahimifard, S, Seow, Y, Childs, T (2010) Minimising Embodied Product Energy to support energy efficient manufacturing. In 60th General Assembly of CIRP, CIRP ANNALS-MANUFACTURING TECHNOLOGY, Pisa, ITALY, pp.25-28, DOI: 10.1016/j.cirp.2010.03.048.

Rahimifard, S, Coates, G, Edwards, CJ, Staikos, T, Abu Baker, MS (2008) Keynote Paper: Barriers, Drivers and Challenges for Sustainable Product Recovery and Recycling. In Proceedings of the 18th International Conference on Flexible Automation and Intelligent Manufacturing (FAIM 2008), Skovde, Sweden, pp.2-12.

Kamal, K, Parkin, R, Jackson, MR, Rahimifard, S, Ang, PY (2007) Application of Embedded Information Systems in an advanced approach to support sustainable product lifecycle management. In Proceedings of the International Conference on Design & Manufacture for Sustainable Development, Loughborough, UK, p.6, ISBN: 978-1-84402-058-4.

Staikos, T and Rahimifard, S (2007) An End-of-Life Decision Methodology to Support Recycling Practices in the Footwear Industry. In Proceedings of the International Society for Industrial Ecology Conference 2007, Toronto, Canada, p.173.

Abu Baker, MS and Rahimifard, S (2007) An end-of-life model for waste electrical and electronic equipment recycling, Paper No.59. In Proceedings of the 5th International Conference of Design and Manufacture for Sustainable Development, Loughborough, UK, ISBN: 978-1-84402-058-4.

Kamal, K, Parkin, R, Jackson, MR, Rahimifard, S, Ang, PY (2007) Application of embedded Information devices, an advanced approach to support sustainable product lifecycle management. In Proceedings of the 5th International Conference of Design and Manufacture for Sustainable Development, Paper No.48, Loughborough, UK,ISBN: 978-1-84402-058-4.

Wright, EI, Clegg, AJ, Rahimifard, S, Jones, L (2007) Environmental legislation and its implications across the life-cycle of stationary solid oxide fuel cell systems in Europe. In Proceedings of the 5th International Conference of Design and Manufacture for Sustainable Development, Paper No.62, Loughborough, UK,ISBN: 978-1-84402-058-4.

Edwards, CJ and Rahimifard, S (2007) Design considerations for end-of-life vehicles. In Proceedings of the 5th International Conference of Design and Manufacture for Sustainable Development, Paper No.58, Loughborough, UK,ISBN: 978-1-84402-058-4.

Staikos, T and Rahimifard, S (2007) Recycling of post-consumer shoes. In Proceedings of the 5th International Conference of Design and Manufacture for Sustainable Development, Paper No.61, Loughborough, UK,ISBN: 978-1-84402-058-4.

Coates, G and Rahimifard, S (2007) Issues and economics for the UK vehicle recovery sector. In Proceedings of the 5th International Conference of Design and Manufacture for Sustainable Development, Paper No.60, Loughborough, UK,ISBN: 978-1-84402-058-4.

Wright, EI, Clegg, AJ, Rahimifard, S, Jones, L (2007) An investigation into end-of-life management of solid oxide fuel cells. In Proceedings of the 3rd International Conference on Life Cycle Management, Zurich, Switzerland, p.113.

Wright, EI, Clegg, AJ, Rahimifard, S, Jones, L (2007) Environmental legislation and its implications across the life-cycle of stationary solid oxide fuel cell systems in Europe. In Proceedings of the 5th International Conference of Design and Manufacture for Sustainable Development, Loughborough UK, ISBN: 978-1-84402-058-4.

Wright, EI, Clegg, AJ, Rahimifard, S, Jones, L (2007) An investigation into end-of-life management of solid oxide fuel cells. In Proceedings of the 3rd International Conference on Life Cycle Management, Zurich Switzerland, p.113.

Edwards, CJ, Bhamra, T, Rahimifard, S (2006) A Design Framework for End-of-Life Vehicle Recovery. In Proceedings of the 13th CIRP International Conference on Life Cycle Engineering, Leuven, Belgium, pp.365-370.

Staikos, T and Rahimifard, S (2006) End-of-Life Management of Shoes and the Role of Biodegradable Materials. In Proceedings of the 13th CIRP International Conference on Life Cycle Engineering (LCE2006), Leuven, Belgium, pp.497-502.

Coates, G and Rahimifard, S (2006) Cost Models for Increased Value Recovery from End-of-Life Vehicles. In Proceedings of the 13th CIRP International Conference on Life Cycle Engineering, Leuven, Belgium, pp.347-352.

Staikos, T (2006) End-of-Life Management of Shoes and the Role of Biodegradable Materials. In Proceedings of the 13th CIRP International Conference on Life Cycle Engineering, Leuven, Belgium, pp.497-502.

Parkin, RM, Ang, PY, Kamal, K, Jackson, MR, Rahimifard, S, Czarnecki, C (2005) Reference Model for the Use of Embedded Information Devices to Enable Sustainability in the Product Life Cycle - Invited Keynote (iensys). In Proceedings of the Int Conference on Mechatronics Technology, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, pp.1-6.

Torres, FJ and Rahimifard, S (2005) Application of Knowledge Management in Mass Customisation. In Proceedings of the 3rd Interdisciplinary World Congress on Mass Customization and Personalization (MCPC 2005), P.R. China, pp.Paper G-1.#131.

Edwards, CJ, Coates, G, Rahimifard, S, Bharma, T, Newman, ST, Leaney, PGJ (2005) End-of-life Recovery of Vehicles in the UK. In Paper Ref. Man1_3, Proceedings of the 4th International Conference on Design & Manufacture for Sustainable Development, Newcastle-Upon-Tyne, UK, pp.1-11.

Liu, R, Newman, ST, Allen, RD, Nassehi, A, Rahimifard, S (2005) The Design of a Holonic Workstation for STEP-NC Manufacturing. In Paper Ref. Special Machining Processes, Proceedings of the 18th International Conference on Production Research, Naples, Italy, pp.1-6.

England, DM, Rahimifard, S, Newman, ST (2005) Bridging the gap between volume and variety oriented production systems for the automotive industry. In 18th International Conference on CAD/CAM Robotics and Factories of the Future (CARs&FOF), INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF COMPUTER INTEGRATED MANUFACTURING, OPORTO, PORTUGAL, pp.408-417, DOI: 10.1080/09511920500150562.

Darlington, R and Rahimifard, S (2004) Production Responsive Demand Management Within the Food Industry. In Proceedings of the International IFAC Conference on Manufacturing Modelling, Management and Control (IFAC_MIM'04), Athens, Greece, Paper #32.

Ladjouze, Y and Rahimifard, S (2004) Parametric Cost Models to Support End-of-Life Management of Vehicles. In Proceedings of the International IFAC Conference on Manufacturing Modelling, Management and Control (IFAC_MIM'04), Athens, Greece, Paper #36.

Wang, Q, Stockton, DJ, Burton, B, Newman, ST, Rahimifard, S (2003) Designing Multi-Component Flexible Machining Lines, Advances in Manufacturing-XVIII. In Proc. First International Conference on Manufacturing Research (ICMR2003), Strathclyde, UK, pp.191-196.

England, DM, Newman, ST, Rahimifard, S (2003) Production Strategies for Multi-Component Flexible Manpower Lines. In Proceedings of the 13th International Conference on Flexible Automation and Intelligent Manufacturing (FAIM2003), Tampa, Florida, USA, pp.195-202.

Rahimifard, S (2003) Implementation of Autonomous and Cooperative Team Working Practices within Manufacturing SMEs. In Proceedings of the 17th International Conference on Production Research (ICPR-17), Virginia, USA, p.7.

Wang, Q, Stockton, DJ, Burton, B, Newman, ST, Rahimifard, S (2003) Designing multi-component flexible machining lines. In Qin, Y and Juster, N (ed) 1st International Conference on Manufacturing Research (ICMR2003) Incorporating with the 19th National Conference on Manufacturing Research (NCMR), ADVANCES IN MANUFACTURING TECHNOLOGY - XVII, UNIV STRATHCLYDE, GLASGOW, SCOTLAND, pp.191-196, ISBN: 1-86058-412-8.

England, DM, Newman, ST, Rahimifard, S, Stockton, DJ (2002) A Framework for Operational Planning of Multi-Component Flexible Manpower Lines (Plenary Address and Paper). In Ed, PJA (ed) Proceedings of the International Manufacturing Conference, IMC-19, Belfast, UK, pp.23-32, ISBN: 0-85389-8227.

England, DM, Rahimifard, S, Newman, ST (2002) Bridging the Gap between Volume and Variety for the Automotive Industry. In Ed, JJPF (ed) Proceedings of the 18th International Conference on CAD/CAM, Robotics and Factories of the Future (CAR&FOF 2002), Porto, Portugal, pp.169-176, ISBN: 972-95194-5-5.

Rahimifard, A, Newman, ST, Rahimifard, S (2002) A Methodology to Support the Implementation of Product Recovery. In Ed, BH (ed) Proceedings of the 1st International Conference on Design for Manufacture and Sustainable Development, Design and Manufacture for Sustainable Development, Liverpool, UK, pp.145-152, ISBN: 1-86058-396-2.

Rahimifard, S (2002) A Practical Representation of Holonic Manufacturing Systems. In Marik, V, Camarinha-Matos, LM, Eds, HA (ed) Proceedings of the 5th IFIP International Conference on Information Technology for Balanced Automation Systems in Manufacturing and Services, Knowledge and Technology Integration in Production and Services: Balancing Knowledge and Technology in Product and Service Life Cycle, Cancun, Mexico, pp.323-330, ISBN: 1-4020-7211-2.

Rahimifard, A, Newman, ST, Rahimifard, S (2002) Reference Configurations to Support the Implementation of the Product Recovery Supply Chain. In Marik, V, Camarinha-Matos, LM, Eds, HA (ed) Proceedings of the 5th IFIP International Conference on Information Technology for Balanced Automation Systems in Manufacturing and Services, Knowledge and Technology Integration in Production and Services: Balancing Knowledge and Technology in Product and Service Life Cycle, Cancun, Mexico, pp.453-460, ISBN: 1-4020-7211-2.

Newman, ST, Rahimifard, S, Bagshaw, RW (2001) The Design of Holonic Human Centred Machining Cells within Metalworking SMEs. In Hanus, D and Eds, JT (ed) Proceedings of the 16th International Conference on Production Research (ICPR-16), Paper No 0660, Prague, Czech Republic, p.10, ISBN: 80-02-01438-3.

Rahimifard, S and Oktay, A (2000) The Application of Workflow Management Systems in Distributed Manufacturing. In Proceedings of the International Conference on Flexible Automation and Intelligent Manufacturing (FAIM 2000), Washington DC, USA, pp.639-648, ISBN: 0-970-1053-0-4.

Rahimifard, S and Oktay, A (2000) Applications of Distributed Production Planning and Control within Team-based Manufacturing Paradigm. In Proceedings of the 8th International Conference on Manufacturing Engineering (ICME 2000), Sydney, Australia, pp.306-310, ISBN: 0-64639-901-2.

Rahimifard, S and Newman, ST (1999) The Utilisation of Combined Machine Loading to Improve Manufacturing Performance. In Proceedings of the International Conference on Computer Aided Production Engineering (CAPE'99), Durham, UK, pp.725-732.

Rahimifard, S, Newman, ST, Bell, R (1999) A Holonic Planning and Control Structure for Metalworking SMEs. In Proceedings of the International Conference of Intelligent Manufacturing Systems (IMS'99), KU Leuven, Belgium, pp.245-256.

Rahimifard, S and Newman, ST (1998) Machine Loading Policies in Flexible Machining Cells. In Proceedings of the Tenth IFIP International Conference (PROLAMAT '98), Trento, Italy, Paper #107.

Rahimifard, S and Newman, ST (1996) Fixture Orientated Planning with Flexible Machining Systems. In McGinnis, F, L, Ahmad, M, M, Sullivan, eds, WG (ed) Proceedings of the Sixth International Flexible Automation and Intelligent Manufacturing Conference, Atlanta, Georgia, USA, pp.810-819, ISBN: 1 56700 067 3.

Rahimifard, S and Newman, ST (1995) The Role of Simulation in Planning and Control of Machining Facilities. In Alexopoulos, C, Kang, K, Lelegdon, WR, Goldman, D (ed) Proceedings of Winter Simulation Conference, Arlington, VA, USA, pp.793-798, ISBN: 0-7803-3018-8.

Newman, ST, Rahimifard, S, de Souza, RBR (1995) Information Management for the Design of Flexible Maching Cells. In Winsor, J, Sivakumar, I, A, Gay, eds, R (ed) Proceedings of the 3rd International Conference on Computer Integrated Manufacturing, Singapore, pp.903-911, ISBN: 981-02-2974-7.

Rahimifard, S and Newman, ST (1995) The role of simulation in operational planning and control of flexible machining cells. In Alexopoulos, C, Kang, K, Lilegdon, WR, Goldsman, D (ed) 1995 Winter Simulation Conference, 1995 WINTER SIMULATION CONFERENCE PROCEEDINGS, ARLINGTON, VA, pp.793-798, ISBN: 0-7803-3018-8.

Rahimifard, S and Newman, ST (1994) Integration & Interfacing Using EXPRESS Models. In Case, K and Newman, STE (ed) Tenth National Conference on Manufacturing Research, Advances in Manufacturing Technology VIII, Loughborough University of Technology, pp.325-329.

Newman, ST, Jiao, H, Rahimifard, S, Roberts, EA, Shires, N (1993) A Simulation Approach to Analysing Tooling Requirements for Flexible Machining Facilities. In Verbraeck, A and Kerckhoffs, EJHE (ed) Proceedings of the European Simulation Symposium ESS93, Delft, Netherlands, pp.763-766, ISBN: 1 56555 063 3.

Rahimifard, S (1993) Using a SIMAN Model to Select a Tooling Strategy for Manufacturing Systems. In Proceedings of the European SIMAN/CINEMA User Group, Delft, The Netherlands, p.11.

Rahimifard, S, Newman, ST, Bell, R (1992) Data Requirements for the Design of Flexible Machining Facilities. In McGeough, JAE (ed) 8th International Conference on Computer Aided Production Engineering, Edinburgh, pp.437-440.

Newman, ST, Bell, R, McQueen, IB, Rahimifard, S, Ozbayrak, M, de Souza, RBR (1991) The Design of Flexible Machining Facilities. In Proceedings of the Annual Conference on the Application of Computers in Manufacturing Engineering (ACME), Leicester, UK, p.6.

Books

Rahimifard, S (ed) (2007) Proceedings of the 5th International Conference on Design & Manufacture for Sustainable Development, Sustain'07, Electronics Enabled Products KTN, ISBN: 978-1-84402-058-4.

CD Objects

Rahimifard, S (2007) Proceedings of the 5th International Conference on Design & Manufacture for Sustainable Development, Sustain'07,Electronics Enabled Products KTN, ISBN: 978-1-84402-058-4.

Kamal, K, Parkin, R, Jackson, MR, Rahimifard, S, Ang, PY (2007) Application of Embedded Information Systems in an advanced approach to support sustainable product lifecycle management,, ISBN: 978-1-84402-058-4.

Staikos, T and Rahimifard, S (2007) An End-of-Life Decision Methodology to Support Recycling Practices in the Footwear Industry,.

Abu Baker, MS and Rahimifard, S (2007) An end-of-life model for waste electrical and electronic equipment recycling, Paper No.59,, ISBN: 978-1-84402-058-4.

Kamal, K, Parkin, R, Jackson, MR, Rahimifard, S, Ang, PY (2007) Application of embedded Information devices, an advanced approach to support sustainable product lifecycle management,, ISBN: 978-1-84402-058-4.

Wright, EI, Clegg, AJ, Rahimifard, S, Jones, L (2007) Environmental legislation and its implications across the life-cycle of stationary solid oxide fuel cell systems in Europe,, ISBN: 978-1-84402-058-4.

Edwards, CJ and Rahimifard, S (2007) Design considerations for end-of-life vehicles,, ISBN: 978-1-84402-058-4.

Staikos, T and Rahimifard, S (2007) Recycling of post-consumer shoes,, ISBN: 978-1-84402-058-4.

Coates, G and Rahimifard, S (2007) Issues and economics for the UK vehicle recovery sector,, ISBN: 978-1-84402-058-4.

Wright, EI, Clegg, AJ, Rahimifard, S, Jones, L (2007) Environmental legislation and its implications across the life-cycle of stationary solid oxide fuel cell systems in Europe,, ISBN: 978-1-84402-058-4.

Parkin, RM, Ang, PY, Kamal, K, Jackson, MR, Rahimifard, S, Czarnecki, C (2005) Reference Model for the Use of Embedded Information Devices to Enable Sustainability in the Product Life Cycle - Invited Keynote (iensys),.

Torres, FJ and Rahimifard, S (2005) Application of Knowledge Management in Mass Customisation,.

Darlington, R and Rahimifard, S (2004) Production Responsive Demand Management Within the Food Industry,.

Ladjouze, Y and Rahimifard, S (2004) Parametric Cost Models to Support End-of-Life Management of Vehicles,.

Newman, ST, Rahimifard, S, Bagshaw, RW (2001) The Design of Holonic Human Centred Machining Cells within Metalworking SMEs,, ISBN: 80-02-01438-3.

Rahimifard, S and Newman, ST (1998) Machine Loading Policies in Flexible Machining Cells,.

Chapters

Jagtap, S, Duong, L, Trollman, H, Bader, F, Garcia-Garcia, G, Skouteris, G, Li, J, Pathare, P, Martindale, W, Swainson, M, Rahimifard, S (2021) IoT technologies in the food supply chain. In Galanakis, CM (ed) Food Technology Disruptions, Elsevier, pp.175-211, ISBN: 9780128214701.

Jagtap, S, Duong, L, Trollman, H, Bader, F, Garcia-Garcia, G, Skouteris, G, Li, J, Pathare, P, Martindale, W, Swainson, M, Rahimifard, S (2021) IoT technologies in the food supply chain. In Food Technology Disruptions, pp.175-211, DOI: 10.1016/B978-0-12-821470-1.00009-4.

Jagtap, S and Rahimifard, S (2019) Unlocking the potential of the internet of things to improve resource efficiency in food supply chains. In Innovative Approaches and Applications for Sustainable Rural Development, Springer International Publishing © Springer Nature Switzerland AG,ISBN: 9783030023126. DOI: 10.1007/978-3-030-02312-6.

Woolley, E, Seow, Y, Arinez, J, Rahimifard, S (2016) The changing landscape of energy management in manufacturing. In Greenhouse Gases, InTech /© The Authors,ISBN: 9789535122739. DOI: 10.5772/62227.

Bell, R, Rahimifard, S, Toh, KT (1998) Holonic Systems. In Molina, A, Sanchez, JM, Eds, AK (ed) Handbook of Life Cycle Engineering: Concepts, Models and Technologies, Kluwer Academic Publishers, pp.115-149, ISBN: 0 412 81250 9.

Reports

Gimenez-Escalante, P and Rahimifard, S (2016) Innovative food technologies for redistributed manufacturing.

Palmer, PJ, Webb, DP, Rahimifard, S (2009) Ship Recycling: Lessons to be learned from other industries, Project No 6001/MM/LLO, p.70, Lloyds Ship Registry.

Parkin, R, Jackson, MR, Rahimifard, S (2008) Utilisation of Embedded Information Devices to Support a Sustainable Approach to Product Life Cycle Management, p.9, Final Report for EPSRC-IMCRC, Project No.111.

Rahimifard, S (2007) Cost-oriented Approach to Optimise the Value Recovery of End-of-Life Vehicles, p.4, Final Report for EPSRC-CTA RAIS.

Rahimifard, S (2007) Design tools to support end-of-life value recovery, Final report for EPSRC-CTA RAIS.

Rahimifard, S (2006) Cost Orientated Approach to Design and Recovery of Vehicles to Meet the Requirements for the End-of-life Vehicle (ELV) Directives, 12 + aendices, Final Report for EPSRC-IMCRC, Project No.111.

Rahimifard, S (2004) Management strategies and support systems for the supply chain, production and quality control activities of a small OEM, 10 + aendices, Final Report for KTP, Project No.4338.

Newman, ST and Rahimifard, S (2003) Design and Implementation of Intelligent Tool Dispensing System, 12 + aendices, Final Report for TCD, Project No.3446.

Newman, ST and Rahimifard, S (2003) Responsive Design and Operation of Flexible Machining Lines, 9 + aendices, Final Report for EPSRC-GR/N05901.

Newman, ST and Rahimifard, S (2000) IT Tools to Improve the Manufacturing Performance of Metalworking SMEs, Final Report, GR/L 27077, 14 + aendices, EPSRC.

Newman, ST and Rahimifard, S (2000) Implementation of Holonic Manufacturing Research in UK SMEs, Final Report, GR/M 80659/01, 14 + aendices, EPSRC.

Rahimifard, S and Newman, ST (2000) Team-Based Iconographic Multimedia Environment for Sharing Date (TIMEShare), Final Report, EUREKA-FACTORY Programme 1629, 10 + aendices, EEC.

Newman, ST, Rahimifard, S, Coleman, P, Bell, R (1995) Multi-flow Control to Improve the Flexible Batch Manufacturing Performance, CDP Programme Final Report, GR/H 49450, 6 + aendices, EPSRC.

Newman, ST, Rahimifard, S, Jiao, H, Roberts, EA (1993) Interfacing the Tooling Requirements with Simulation and Scheduling, Final Report, EUREKA-FORCAST Programme 358, 6 + aendices, EEC.

Newman, ST, McQueen, LB, Rahimifard, S, Bell, R (1991) The Design of Flexible Machining Facilities, ACME Research Programme Final Report, GR/F 68331, 6 + aendices, SERC.

Thesis/Dissertation

Rahimifard, S (1996) Multi-Flow Control of Flexible Machining Cells.

Datasets

Webb, P, Cui, X, Rahimifard, S (2023) Experimental data for paper "Capability evaluation of real-time inline COD detection technique for dynamic water footprint management in the beverage manufacturing industry", DOI: 10.17028/rd.lboro.23641647.

Gimenez-Escalante, P, Garcia-Garcia, G, Rahimifard, S (2020) Supplementary information files for article: A method to assess the feasibility of implementing distributed Localised Manufacturing strategies in the food sector, DOI: 10.17028/rd.lboro.12601556.

Sheppard, P and Rahimifard, S (2019) Supplementary information files for 'Improving energy efficiency in manufacturing using peer benchmarking to influence machine design innovation', DOI: 10.17028/rd.lboro.9912821.

Sheppard, P, Garcia-Garcia, G, Angelis-Dimakis, A, Campbell, GM, Rahimifard, S (2019) Supplementary information files for 'Synergies in the Co-location of Food Manufacturing and Biorefining', DOI: 10.17028/rd.lboro.9906656.

Sheppard, P and Rahimifard, S (2019) Supplementary information files for "Embodied energy in preventable food manufacturing waste in the United Kingdom", DOI: 10.17028/rd.lboro.8870180.

Stone, J, Garcia-Garcia, G, Rahimifard, S (2019) Development of a pragmatic framework to help food and drink manufacturers select the most sustainable food waste valorisation strategy - Supplementary Material, DOI: 10.17028/rd.lboro.8336933.

Garcia-Garcia, G, Woolley, E, Rahimifard, S (2019) Supplementary information files for article: 'Identification and Analysis of Attributes for Industrial Food Waste Management Modelling', DOI: 10.17028/rd.lboro.8052560.

Garcia-Garcia, G, Rahimifard, S, Matharu, AS, Dugmore, TIJ (2019) Supplementary information files for article: 'Life-cycle assessment of microwave-assisted pectin extraction at pilot scale', DOI: 10.17028/rd.lboro.7845062.

Skouteris, G, Webb, P, Shin, KLF, Rahimifard, S (2018) Data for "Assessment of the capability of an optical sensor for in-line real-time wastewater quality analysis in food manufacturing", DOI: 10.17028/rd.lboro.7270577.

Figures

Jagtap, S, Rahimifard, S, Duong, L (2019) Supplementary information files for 'Real-time data collection to improve energy efficiency: A case study of food manufacturer.

Jagtap, S, Bhatt, C, Thik, J, Rahimifard, S (2019) Supplementary Information Files for "Monitoring Potato Waste in Food Manufacturing Using Image Processing and Internet of Things Approach".

Other

Rahimifard, S and Trollman, H (2018) Editorial. DOI: 10.1080/19397038.2018.1494954.

Rahimifard, S, Stone, J, Trollman, H (2018) Global food security: the engineering challenges. DOI: 10.1080/19397038.2018.1475091.

Rahimifard, S and Trollman, H (2018) UN Sustainable Development Goals: an engineering perspective. DOI: 10.1080/19397038.2018.1434985.

Rahimifard, S and Trollman, H (2017) Editorial. DOI: 10.1080/19397038.2017.1325092.

Rahimifard, S and Trollman, H (2017) Editorial. DOI: 10.1080/19397038.2017.1313428.

Rahimifard, S and Trollman, H (2017) Editorial. DOI: 10.1080/19397038.2017.1287152.

Rahimifard, S and Trollman, H (2017) Editorial - Surpassing sustainability: making a ‘net-positive’ impact, Editorial - Surpassing sustainability: making a ‘net-positive’ impact. DOI: 10.1080/19397038.2017.1401037.

Rahimifard, S and Trollman, H (2016) Editorial. DOI: 10.1080/19397038.2016.1249197.

Rahimifard, S and Trollman, H (2016) Editorial. DOI: 10.1080/19397038.2016.1226957.

(2016) EDITORIAL. DOI: 10.1080/19397038.2016.1213693.

Rahimifard, S and Trollman, H (2016) Editorial. DOI: 10.1080/19397038.2016.1196287.

Rahimifard, S and Trollman, H (2016) Editorial. DOI: 10.1080/19397038.2016.1174453.

Rahimifard, S and Trollman, H (2016) Editorial. DOI: 10.1080/19397038.2016.1159312.

Rahimifard, S (2015) Editorial. DOI: 10.1080/19397038.2015.1126465.

Rahimifard, S and Sheldrick, L (2015) Editorial. DOI: 10.1080/19397038.2015.1081332.

Sheldrick, L and Rahimifard, S (2015) Design for sustainable behaviour: harnessing interdisciplinary user-centred design engineering towards ubiquitous sustainability. DOI: 10.1080/19397038.2015.1039798.

Rahimifard, S and Sheldrick, L (2015) Editorial. DOI: 10.1080/19397038.2015.1010826.

Rahimifard, S and Sheldrick, L (2015) Ubiquitous sustainability: a multidisciplinary approach towards the second generation of sustainability research. DOI: 10.1080/19397038.2014.989671.

Rahimifard, S and Sheldrick, L (2014) Editorial. DOI: 10.1080/19397038.2014.955994.

Rahimifard, S and Sheldrick, L (2014) Editorial. DOI: 10.1080/19397038.2014.924277.

Rahimifard, S and Sheldrick, L (2014) Editorial. DOI: 10.1080/19397038.2014.876849.

Rahimifard, S and Sheldrick, L (2014) Editorial. DOI: 10.1080/19397038.2014.901000.

Rahimifard, S (2013) Editorial. DOI: 10.1080/19397038.2013.848682.

Rahimifard, S and Clegg, A (2013) Editorial. DOI: 10.1080/19397038.2013.800772.

Rahimifard, S and Clegg, A (2010) Editorial. DOI: 10.1080/19397038.2010.535678.

Rahimifard, S and Clegg, AJ (2010) International Journal of Sustainable Engineering (Editor-in-Chief).

Rahimifard, S and Clegg, A (2009) Editorial. DOI: 10.1080/19397030903424131.

Rahimifard, S and Clegg, A (2009) Editorial. DOI: 10.1080/19397030903197737.

Rahimifard, S and Clegg, AJ (2009) International Journal of Sustainable Engineering (Editor-in-Chief).

Rahimifard, S and Clegg, A (2008) Editorial. DOI: 10.1080/19397030802617199.

Rahimifard, S and Clegg, AJ (2008) Editorial. DOI: 10.1080/19397030802560191.

Rahimifard, S and Clegg, AJ (2008) Editorial. DOI: 10.1080/19397030802376705.

Rahimifard, S (2008) International Journal of Sustainable Engineering, Editor-in-Chief.

Rahimifard, S and Clegg, AJ (2007) Guest Editors: Sustainable Design and Manufacture.

Rahimifard, S (2004) 'Industrial Excellence', edited by C.H. Loch (Springer, Heidelberg, 2003).

Rahimifard, S (2003) 'Integrated Models in Production Planning, Inventory, Quality and Maintenance', edited by M.A. Rahim and M. Ben-Daya (Kluwer Academic, USA, 2001).

Rahimifard, S and Newman, ST (1992) 'Shop Floor Control Systems', Bauer, A, Bowden, R, Browne, J, Duggan, J. and Lyons, G. (eds).