Debela Assefa Guluma

Head, Department of Logistics and Supply Chain Management

Background

The accelerated rate of change in the world economy is driven by an empowered consumer; a shift in economic power toward the end of the supply chain; deregulation of key industries; globalization; and technology. All of these forces of change elevated the importance of Logistics and Supply Chain Management as a strategic weapon for competitive advantage.

In line with world economic growth, Ethiopia demands large number of logistics and supply chain managers that play their own role for the continuity of this growth, especially when the scarce number of professionals on the areas transportation, purchasing, logistics, port operation, value chain, and the industrial growth where not balanced.

Especially the fast economic growth buoyed by massive expansion to the transportation sector and dry ports at various places created complexity of logistics and port operations, which in turn calls for competent professionals in Logistics sector. Given Ethiopia has been ranking low in Logistics performance index for years with the lowest points on competency dimension, the need for well devised and timely curriculum cannot be discounted.

Thus, the program set up to respond to this large number of professional demand by producing qualified and competent logistics and supply chain professionals for the country.

Vision

• To be one of the best competent departments from Comprehensive University

Mission

• Our mission is to produce well qualified, competent, responsible and ethical logisticians and supply chain management experts who will work in public, business, and non-governmental organizations with the hope graduates of the program will play significant roles in Ethiopia‘s economic, social and political endeavors.

Objectives

• To produce academically qualified and competent graduates with updated knowledge in the field of logistics and supply management.
• Enable students to develop production planning and scheduling
• To produce qualified individuals who can design, plan, and manage supply chain operations.
• To graduate professionals who can strategically coordinate activities of production, inventory, purchasing, transportation, and warehousing with in a particular company and across business within the supply chain.
• Enable students to handle both domestic and foreign purchasing
• To equip learners with the basic principles and procedures of Banking and customs clearance activities.
• To produce qualified professionals who can effectively design transportation system.
• To produce professionals who can manage store operations and design and implement inventory control systems; lead negotiation team;
• To advance knowledge of logistics and supply chain management through research.

Staff profile

S.N.	Name	Academic Rank	Gmail
1	Debela Assefa Guluma	Lecturer	debela.assefa@slu.edu.et
2	Rabia Mohammed Ahmed	Lecturer	Radirabia06@gmail.com
3	Feyisa Leta Regasa	Lecturer	feyisaleta@gmail.com
4	Gutema Hailu Taso	Graduate assistant II	Gutemahailu2023@gmail.com
5	Soresa Gonfa Lemu	Graduate assistant II	Soresa.gonfa@slu.edu.et
6	Geremew Gedf Alem	Graduate assistant II	geremewgedf@gmail.com
7	Zemachu Worku Tilint	Graduate assistant II	wzemachu@gmail.com