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Dr Carel Bezuidenhout PhD
Senior Lecturer in Supply Chain Management
Doctoral Supervisor School of Food and Advanced TechnologyCarel has expertise in agricultural supply chain management, logistics and transport. He has strong skills in analytics (including forecasting and modelling) and he works best in hands-on real-word problem solving. His current research focus is in perishable supply chain management, supply chain practitioner skills and competencies, and supply chain disruptions under disaster management situations.
Professional
Qualifications
- Doctor or Philosophy - University of Kwazulu-Natal (2005)
Research Expertise
Research Interests
- Supply chain practitioner skills and competencies
- Supply chain management during natural disasters
- Supply chain modelling and analytics
Thematics
Future Food Systems
Area of Expertise
Field of research codes
Applied Mathematics (010200):
Applied Statistics (010401):
Business and Management (150300):
Commerce, Management, Tourism And Services (150000):
Mathematical Sciences (010000):
Operations Research (010206):
Rail Transportation and Freight Services (150702):
Road Transportation and Freight Services (150703):
Statistics (010400):
Stochastic Analysis and Modelling (010406):
Transportation and Freight Services (150700)
Teaching and Supervision
Current Doctoral Supervision
Co-supervisor of:
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Arsalan Siddiqui
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Doctor of Philosophy
Optimizing Supply Chain Resilience through Pre-Disruption Investment Strategies": A study on the factors affecting supply chain performance in the agricultural sector
Completed Doctoral Supervision
Co-supervisor of:
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2021
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Sheikh Ishrat
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Doctor of Philosophy
Effect of Industry Changes on Quality and Sustainability in the Luxury Apparel Value Chains: The Case of Cashmere Industry in India