Adégboyega (Adé) Oyedijo is a Professor of Supply Chain Management at Baylor University, USA. He earned his PhD in Procurement and Supply Chain Management, an MSc in Operations and Supply Chain Management, and a Postgraduate Certificate in Research Training from Newcastle University in the UK. Before that, he obtained his BA (Hons) in Business and Management from the University of Hertfordshire in the UK. He is a Chartered Member of the Chartered Institute of Procurement and Supply Management (MCIPS), the Chartered Institute of Logistics and Transport (CMILT), and a Fellow of the Higher Education Academy (FHEA) in the UK.
Ade is an award-winning scholar whose research centres on sustainable, resilient, responsible, and ethical supply networks. His insights have influenced policymakers, practitioners, and international organisations, including the UK Parliament, the Chartered Institute of Logistics and Transport, and the World Economic Forum. His work has received external funding from organisations such as the British Academy (Principal Investigator, $15,000 grant) and the Wellcome Trust (Co-Investigator on a $1.3 million project). Ade has contributed book chapters and published widely in top journals, including the Journal of Supply Chain Management, Journal of Business Logistics, International Journal of Production Economics, International Journal of Production Research, Tourism Management, Supply Chain Management: An International Journal, and Production Planning and Control.
Ade is the Regional Editor (Africa) for the Journal of Supply Chain Management and serves on the Editorial Review Board of the Journal of Purchasing and Supply Management, where he received the 2023 Outstanding Reviewer of the Year award. He is the Founder and Director of the Society of Black Academics (SBA), the UK's leading organisation advocating for inclusive change in higher education. Additionally, he is the Director of the IPSERA Africa Initiative, a platform that promotes collaborative knowledge sharing among purchasing and supply management scholars throughout Africa.
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食品業界の規模は9兆ドルにのぼり、私たちの生活に欠かせないものとなっています。多層構造をとる食品サプライチェーンの複雑かつ相互に結びつく性質が、持続可能性の実践の妨げとなる可能性があります。供給や価値創出を損なうことなく、食品サプライチェーンに持続可能性を導入する方法に関する指針を提供する研究が増えています。
La cadena mundial de suministro de alimentos, valorada en 9,14 billones de dólares, es clave para nuestra supervivencia, pero plantea problemas climáticos. Aquí te explicamos cómo hacer s...
The $9.14 trillion global food supply chain is key to our survival, but it brings climate issues. Here's how we make this vast supply chain sustainable.
Nigeria has announced an energy plan to achieve net-zero by 2060. We outline how policy-makers can use climate-smart procurement to combat climate change.
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Rising interest rates and energy costs are putting farmers' livelihoods at risk in the UK. Supporting supply chain fairness is the way forward, say experts.
