Logistics is the part of supply chain management that deals with the efficient forward and reverse flow of goods,services,and related information from the point of origin to the point of consumption according to the needs of customers. Logistics management is a component that holds the supply chain together. The resources managed in logistics may include tangible goods such as materials,equipment,and supplies,as well as food and other consumable items.
A supply chain,sometimes expressed as a "supply-chain",is a complex logistics system that consists of facilities that convert raw materials into finished products and distribute them to end consumers or end customers. Meanwhile,supply chain management deals with the flow of goods within the supply chain in the most efficient manner.
Cranfield University is a British postgraduate-only public research university specialising in science,engineering,design,technology and management. Cranfield was founded as the College of Aeronautics (CoA) in 1946. Through the 1950s and 1960s,the development of aircraft research led to growth and diversification into other areas such as manufacturing and management,and in 1967,to the founding of the Cranfield School of Management. In 1969,the College of Aeronautics was renamed the Cranfield Institute of Technology,was incorporated by royal charter,gained degree awarding powers,and became a university. In 1993,it adopted its current name.
The Chartered Institute of Logistics and Transport (CILT) is a professional body representing the transport and logistics industries worldwide. It is a membership-based organisation with over 30,000 members in over 30 countries. This international body is also known as CILT International to distinguish it from the national councils,sections and branches.
Unipart Group is a British multinational logistics,supply chain,manufacturing and consultancy company headquartered in Cowley,Oxfordshire,England. It has operations in Europe,North America,Australia and Japan and works across a variety of sectors that include automotive,retail,technology and rail.
Manchester Metropolitan University Business School (MMUBS) is a triple-accredited business school of Manchester Metropolitan University. It traces its roots as a provider of business education back to 1889,and has a rich history of supporting industry and commerce in the city of Manchester.
Cranfield School of Management,established in 1967,is a business school that is part of Cranfield University in Bedfordshire,United Kingdom. Cranfield School of Management is triple accredited by the Association of MBAs (AMBA),EQUIS and AACSB.
The Chartered Institute of Logistics and Transport in the UK is the membership organisation for United Kingdom professionals involved in the movement of goods and people,and their associated supply chains. It is a National Council of CILT International.
William Elliot Whitehorn is a British business executive. Until December 2010 he was President of Virgin Galactic,a company which plans to offer space tourism flights to the paying public.
Uganda Management Institute (UMI) is a government-owned national center for training,research,and consultancy in the field of management and administration in Uganda. It is one of the nine public universities and degree-awarding institutions in the country outside the military.
The IMM Graduate School is a privately owned educational institution and is part of the UXi Education group. The IMM Graduate School offers degrees,diplomas and certificates in marketing,marketing management and supply chain management.
Yossi Sheffi is the Elisha Gray II Professor of Engineering Systems at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. He founded or co-founded five companies,has authored numerous scientific publications and nine books.
TheInternational University of Logistics and Transport in Wrocław,IULT is a Private university established in 2001 in Wroclaw. The university was founded in cooperation with the French group École supérieure internationale de commerce (ESIDEC) in Metz.The university offers several majors:logistics,transport,civil engineering and management.
John Anthony Harvey is a British entrepreneur and logistician whose seminal contribution was to lead the intercontinental logistics service provider Tibbett &Britten Group plc during a 20-year period of diversification and growth. He is an Ambassador,and former Chairman of the Trustees,of Transaid Worldwide - the international transport charity. Since 2004 he has Chaired The Keswick Enterprises Group Limited,a UK-based private equity investor.
Wilson Nyabong Ijang is a Malaysian politician. He is the member of Sarawak State Legislative Assembly for Pelagus constituency in Sarawak,Malaysia since 2016 representing Parti Rakyat Sarawak (PRS),then was part of Barisan Nasional (BN) and now Sarawak Parties Alliance (GPS). Following the fall of BN in the 2018 General Election and in the aftermath of meeting between all Sarawak-based BN coalition parties including PRS on 12 June 2018,had decided to leave the coalition to form a new Sarawak-based coalition of GPS. He was first elected after winning a majority at DUN Pelagus in the 11th Sarawak State Election 2016. He is now in his second term after winning a majority in the 12th Sarawak State Election 2021. He is currently a supreme council member of local ruling party,PRS.
Major-General Duncan Francis Capps is a British Army officer. He served as Commandant of the Royal Military Academy Sandhurst from 2020 to 2022.
Remko I. Van Hoek is a professor of Supply Chain Management in the Sam M. Walton College of Business at the University of Arkansas. He has held several executive roles including positions at Disney and PwC. He is also a fellow of the Chartered Institute of Procurement &Supply and the Chartered Institute of Logistics and Transport.
David Simchi-Levi is an American academic working as a Professor of Engineering Systems at Massachusetts Institute of Technology. He is also the founder or co-founder of several companies. Simchi-Levi's research focuses on supply chain management, revenue management,and business analytics.
Nneka Abulokwe, OBE is a British Nigerian tech and digital governance entrepreneur. She is one of the first Afro-Caribbean professionals in the UK to serve on the board of a leading European digital transformation organization,she is the founder and CEO of MicroMax Consulting. In 2019,she was honoured by Queen Elizabeth II as an Officer of the British Empire (OBE) for services to Business.
Janet Godsell is professor of operations and supply chain strategy at the University of Warwick. She was formerly a senior lecturer at Cranfield University School of Management. Before that she worked at ICI,Astra Zeneca,and Dyson. She is a graduate of Cranfield University and a chartered engineer and member of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers. She is a member of the Made Smarter Expert Panel and an advocate of supply chain integration and of education in STEM subjects in schools.
