Prof. Joubert van Eeden

Prof. Joubert van Eeden is Professor and Chair of the Department of Industrial Engineering at Stellenbosch University. He lectures in Logistics and Supply Chain Management, obtained a PhD in Industrial Engineering and an MBA through Stellenbosch University.  Joubert is a Registered Professional Engineering with ECSA.  He developed the Container Demand Model used by Transnet Group Planning to inform port and rail infrastructure planning in terms of national port and domestic container volumes.  He has an interest in macro-logistics modelling and conduct research within logistics management and sustainable freight transport. Joubert provides research guidance to graduate students in the fields of supply chain and logistics management and freight modelling.

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Prof. Leila Goedhals-Gerber

Prof. Leila Goedhals-Gerber is a supply chain specialist with focus areas including cold chain logistics, sustainable logistics, driver behaviour and issues relevant to the maritime industry. She obtained her PhD from Stellenbosch University based on research that developed a model that can determine the efficiency of the individual links or nodes in a supply chain as well as determine the efficiency of the entire supply chain. The model also identifies the bottlenecks in a supply chain and therefore makes it easier to determine the steps needed to improve the levels of efficiency in the supply chain under investigation.

Leila is a Professor in the Department of Industrial Engineering at Stellenbosch University and is the academic coordinator of the focal area in Logistics and Supply Chain Systems. She is rated as an established researcher by the National Research Foundation (NRF) of South Africa and has been involved in research projects in the South African fruit industry, the port sector, assessing driver behaviour in the South African road freight industry as well as projects that investigated regional connectivity in Southern Africa. Leila is currently conducting research in the field of export supply chain emissions calculation and smart logistics.

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Jorida Gjergji

Jorida Gjergji is Head of Finance and Project Support at LEARN Logistics by Kühne Foundation. With her expertise in International Organizations Law and associated financial flow and reporting, Jorida facilitates the implementation of Logistics and Supply Chain Capacity Building Programs in low- and middle-income countries. She has been actively involved in advocacy and civic engagement, mainly supporting local capacity building, community empowerment, and democratic governance.

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