Professor in Transport and Supply Chain Management and Deputy Director, Institute of Transport and Logistics Studies (ITLS), University of Sydney Business School, University of Sydney
Professor Rico Merkert is Chair in Transport and Supply Chain Management and Deputy/Acting Director of the Institute of Transport and Logistics Studies at The University of Sydney. Equipped with a PhD in Transport Economics he has taught and researched at several high-profile institutions such as Cranfield University or Haas Business School (UC Berkeley) and is Visiting Professor at the University Johannesburg, South Africa. Rico is Associate Editor of Transportation Research Part E: Logistics and Transportation Review, Advisory Editor and past EiC of the Journal of Air Transport Management, Associate Editor of the Journal of Transport and Supply Chain Management and an appointed member of two U.S. Transportation Research Board (TRB) standing committees. He has been a strategic advisor to boards and C-level management providing deep insights and research related to performance measurement/management, risk analysis/mitigation, global freight/distribution strategy, benchmarking, strategic management, innovation, supply chain analysis, economic impact evaluation, forecasting/demand analysis and sustainability strategies. This has been for clients such as Australia Post, Qantas, Air New Zealand, Thales Group, Transport for NSW, the Australian Federal Government, Asian Development Bank and a range of major logistics, freight forwarding, airline and airport companies, both in the global and regional context.
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