Mr Amir Toossi
Research Fellow
Location: Conway House, Medway Court, Cranfield
E: a.toossi@cranfield.ac.uk
T: +44 (0)1234 750111 x5671
Manufacturing and Materials
Current activities
Mr Amir Toossi currently works as a Research Fellow on the ‘Transforming Utility Conversion Points’(TUCP) project funded by Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council(EPSRC). The aim of this project is to demonstrate that changes to existing resource conversion points for one utility, when done in alignment with one or more other utilities, in the context of emerging technologies and a service-user focus, will open new pathways to sustainable, adaptable and resilient infrastructure over the long-term.
He is close to completing his PhD on maintenance after three years working for the Product-Service Systems (PSS)-Value project in collaboration with Rockwell Automation. His PhD aims to understand the dimensions of customer value in maintenance services and develop a value-centric decision making framework for maintenance outsourcing.
Clients
- EPSRC
- Cranfield IMRC
- Rockwell Automation
Background
Mr Amir Toossi obtained his MSc in Maintenance Engineering and Management from Lulea University of Technology, Sweden in 2008. He also holds a BSc degree is Process Engineering from Sharif University of Technology, Iran in 2004. Amir Toossi possesses 5 years experience in the Legal and Engineering departments of EPC-turn key projects in the steel industry.
Selected publications
- Macdonald E. K, Wilson H, Martinez V, Toossi A, “Assessing Value-in-Use: A Conceptual Framework and Exploratory Study”, The Journal of Industrial Marketing Management special issue Service and Solution Innovation, June 2011
- Toossi A., Lockett H., Greenough R., Macdonald E.K. and Roozendaal E., “Maintenance outsourcing: A step towards Product-Service Systems”, Maintenance and Asset Management Journal, Vol. 25 No. 3, May/June 2010
- Toossi A., Lockett H., Raja J., Martinez V., “Understanding the use value dimensions of Outsourced maintenance services”, Advances in Production Management Services conference, Italy, Oct 10
- Macdonald E.K., Wilson H., Martinez V. and Toossi A. , “Assessing the Value-In-Use of Integrated Product-Service Offerings: A Repertory Grid Approach”, 18th Annual Frontiers in Service conference, USA, Oct 09
