Foreword

Dr Felix Kin Peng Hui is a Senior Lecturer and Academic Specialist in the Department of Infrastructure Engineering at The University of Melbourne, and he teaches engineering management and marketing management to engineers at postgraduate level. He has a diverse industry background having spent more than 25 years at senior levels in manufacturing of machine tools, precision engineering, semiconductors, and infrastructure. He has also consulted widely to organisations seeking continuous improvements to optimise their operational efficiency. His research interests are in the areas of operational process optimisation, operational efficiency, lean systems, organisational development, and change management for sustainability. Dr Hui is a registered professional engineer and is also Fellow of the Institute of Managers and Leaders, ANZ.

Dr Sally Wilson is a Research Fellow in the Department of Infrastructure Engineering at The University of Melbourne working with Professor Colin Duffield and Dr Felix Hui on the study into infrastructure policy and finance as part of the Infrastructure Cluster Agenda of the Australia-Indonesia Centre. She is a consultant pharmacist with wide experience as a clinical pharmacist in the hospital and community sectors. She has worked as a Research Fellow in the Department of Epidemiology and Preventive Medicine at Monash University and on numerous interdisciplinary programs and projects in primary care. She has broad experience in healthcare service-based research and has recently been Project Manager on a National Health and Medical Research Council study. She has previously assisted on a major infrastructure study in the Department of Infrastructure Engineering at The University of Melbourne related to the Victorian Regional Rail Project.