College of Business and Economics | Annual Report 2023 66 INSTITUTE OF TRANSPORT AND LOGISTICS STUDIES (ITLS) (AFRICA) OVERVIEW The Department of Transport and Supply Chain Management was established in 1968 and is widely recognised for its education, training, and research in the fields of transport economics, logistics, and supply chain management. The Institute of Transport and Logistics Studies (Africa) was created within the Department of Transport and Supply Chain Management at the University of Johannesburg in response to the industry’s need for independent, unbiased, relevant, and up- todate research. In 2007, ITLS (Africa) partnered with the Institute of Transport and Logistics Studies at the University of Sydney, as part of a plan to enhance collaboration between the universities, advance information sharing and dissemination and build research ties. In 2018, the MOU with ITLS at the University of Sydney was extended for a further five years. To maximise the impact of transport and supply chain research on the South African society and economy, ITLS (Africa) provides specialist high-level research services for both the private and public sectors, focusing on the most urgent research priorities in the country. ITLS (Africa) has at its core the skills, experience, and network as well as a long history of providing research excellence to both the public and private sectors, in topics ranging from policy and government strategy to various customised transport solutions in all modes of transport. TALENT MANAGEMENT AND CAPACITY BUILDING There are currently three full-time postdoctoral research fellows appointed within ITLS Africa. Dr Adedotun Joseph Adenigbo Adedotun completed a PhD in Transport Management Technology with the option in Air Transport Management at the Federal University of Technology, Akure, Nigeria, in 2019. His thesis focused on air cargo traffic at Lagos and Accra airports. TETFund Nigeria sponsored his research in Ghana while he served as a research affiliate student at the Department of Geography and Resource Development, University of Ghana, in 2017. He is a lecturer at the Department of Logistics and Transport Technology, Federal University of Technology, Akure, Nigeria. Currently, Adedotun is a postdoctoral research fellow in the Department of Transport and Supply Chain Management at UJ, South Africa. He is presently working towards research publications in air cargo logistics to achieve the objective of his Postdoctoral Fellowship. Dr Eric Mogire Eric holds a PhD in Logistics Management from the University of Johannesburg, South Africa, in 2023. His thesis focused on last-mile delivery and customer satisfaction created by online retailers in Nairobi. Currently, Dr Mogire is a postdoctoral research fellow in the Department of Transport and Supply Chain Management at the University of Johannesburg, South Africa. He is presently working towards research publications in e-mobility and delivery technologies in the last mile to achieve the objective of his postdoctoral fellowship. Dr Enock Giddy Musau Enock holds a PhD in Supply Chain Management from the Jomo Kenyatta University of Agriculture and Technology, Nairobi, Kenya, in 2018. His thesis focused on analysing supply chain determinants of performance and the moderating role of background characteristics in the context of textile manufacturing firms in Kenya. He is a senior lecturer at the Department of Management Science, Kisii University, Kenya. Currently, he is a postdoctoral research fellow in the Department of Transport and Supply Chain Management at the University of Johannesburg, South Africa. He is presently working towards research publications in mobility Prof Noleen Pisa Director
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