News and Events
ITLS-Africa's Journal of Transport and Supply Chain Management receives government accreditation
20 Nov 2009The new Journal of Transport and Supply Chain Management is the first of its kind in South Africa and contains peer-reviewed articles by local and international transport and supply chain specialists. From January 2010 the journal will receive accreditation from the South African Department of Higher Education and Training and be included in their list of approved journals.
ITLS Post Graduation Work Experience Program - Applications close Monday 23 November
18 Nov 2009ITLS offers our students the opportunity to undertake a 12-week full time (minimum 35 hours per week) post graduation work experience placement with one of our industry partners in a transport or logistics and supply chain management related field. Applications for January to March placements close: Monday 23 November. For more details about the program, including how to apply, please click here.
Professor David Hensher (Director, ITLS) interviewed by Elsevier on the Thredbo Conference Series
03 Nov 2009Professor David Hensher (Director, ITLS) was interviewed by Elsevier during the Thredbo 11 conference in Delft, Holland on the conference series (International Conference Series on Competition and Ownership in Land Passenger Transport (The Thredbo Series)) including on the forthcoming Elsevier publication of the Thredbo 11 papers in Research in Transportation Economics.
Watch the video on YouTube | Thredbo conference series website | Research in Transportation Economics
ITLS PhD candidate Jyotirmoyee Bhattacharjya wins a Logistics Development Award from the Logistics Association of Australia (sponsored by CHEP Asia-Pacific)
29 Oct 2009The Logistics Development Award has long been Australia's major logistics industry award and is offered annually by the Logistics Association of Australia. The award is sponsored by CHEP Asia-Pacific. Applicants for the LDA are required to submit a paper of approximately 1,500 words on either: the most significant supply-chain trend that they see affecting business in Australia; or the most successful innovation in logistics or supply-chain in which they have been involved. Jyotirmoyee Bhattacharjya's paper which won a runner up prize was titled: "Interactions Matrix as a basis for framing strategy in global value networks - an integrated approach to managing customer and supplier relationships."
Chartered Institute of Logistics and Transport publishes article on the work of ITLS in their Logistics and Transport Australian Review 2009
14 Oct 2009In the second edition of the Logistics and Transport Australian Review the Chartered Institute of Transport and Logistics in Australia has published an article on the work of ITLS, please click here to view the article.
Professor David Hensher (Director, ITLS) honoured with award for Outstanding Contribution to the NSW Bus and Coach Industry
07 Oct 2009
Professor Hensher was presented with the award for Outstanding Contribution to the NSW Bus and Coach Industry at the BusNSW Industry Gala Dinner on Wednesday 7th October 2009. The award was presented by Darryl Mellish (Executive Director, BusNSW) on behalf of the NSW Bus and Coach Industry; he had the following to say about Professor Hensher's contributions:
"The winner of this year's award has been a major contributor to the bus and coach industry in NSW for more than 20 years. He has been actively involved with BusNSW by presenting at numerous conferences and seminars as well as providing and assisting BusNSW with many papers covering topics such as contracts, funding, fares and competition policy. He is Professor of Management, and Founding Director of the Institute of Transport and Logistics Studies (ITLS) at The University of Sydney and is the Executive Chair and Co-Founder of The International Conference in Competition and Ownership of Land Passenger Transport (the Thredbo Series), now in its 20th year. He has published extensively (over 425 papers) in the leading international transport journals and key journals in economics as well as 11 books and is Australia's most cited transport academic and number three academic economist. He has advised numerous government and private sector organisations on matters related to transportation especially matters related to forecasting demand for existing and new transportation services. He is regarded as Australia's most eminent expert on matters relating to travel demand and valuation and transport reform. Appointments over recent years include: a member of the executive committee that reviewed bus transport bids for the Olympics; the NSW Government's Peer Review Committee for the Sydney Strategic Transport Plan; panel member of NSW Ministry of Transport benchmarking program. His practical contributions to the bus industry are reflected through: CTM/BOAS Training; Margin setting in bus contracts; Measuring performance that will assist with contract renewal; Establishing a chair or Professorship in Public Transport, to name a few."
ITLS PhD candidate Alejandro Tirachini receives the Michael Beesley award for the best workshop paper presented at the Thredbo 11 conference by an early career researcher
20 Sep 2009ITLS PhD candidate Alejandro Tirachini received the Michael Beesley award for the best workshop paper presented at the Thredbo 11 conference by an early career researcher.
The 11th International Conference on Competition and Ownership in Land Passenger Transport (Thredbo 11) was hosted by the Faculty of Technology, Policy and Management at Delft University of Technology (The Netherlands) from 20-25 September 2009. The conference attracted 120 participants from 22 countries, representing transport authorities, operators and academia. The conference included seven parallel workshops discussing 87 papers on the topics of the outcome of competitive tendering practices, ways to reach a successful contractual setting, alternatives beyond competitive tendering, system development, social inclusion, public policy and transport, and public transport markets in development.
Successful ITLS Post Graduation Work Experience Program in Uni News
01 Sep 2009Professor David Hensher appears in the Economics and Business section of the September 2009 edition of the Uni News outlining the success of the ITLS Post Graduation Work Experience Program (PGWEP). The program, which offers ITLS graduates the opportunity to take a paid 12 week full-time work placement with an industry partner, has been well received by both students and employers.
Professor Corinne Mulley (NSW Chair in Public Transport) interviewed by the Sydney Morning Herald on public transport ticketing
28 Aug 2009To view the Sydney Morning Herald article - "In the zone: paper is just the ticket to end unfair fares" by Andrew West - click here
. Director of ITLS to chair session on Transporting Australia's Future at inaugural Australian Economic Forum
19 Aug 2009Australian Economic Forum 2009, 19-20 August 2009, Dockside, Sydney. An initiative of the Economic Society of Australia (NSW).
Professor Corinne Mulley interviewed on her ITLS Leadership and Policy Seminar Series presentation on " Promoting social inclusion in a deregulated environment: extending accessibility in areas of low demand" in the Sydney Morning Herald
04 Aug 2009To download the Sydney Morning Herald article - "Minis back in fashion: private bus plan for city" by Andrew West - click here
. To see further details of Professor Mulley's presentation click here .ITLS in the news for its new research re-evaluating the economic cost of a human life lost in a car accident
14 Jul 2009The Institute of Transport and Logistics Studies received wide coverage in the media on its new research, conducted by Professor David Hensher and Dr John Rose, which re-evaluates the economic cost of a human life lost in a car accident. Coverage included articles in AAP Newswire, The Age, the Daily Telegraph, the Newcastle Herald, and The Sydney Morning Herald amongst others. Professor Hensher was also interviewed by several radio stations, including ABC Brisbane (Madonna King), ABC Illawarra (Peter Hahn), ABC Newcastle (Jill Amberson), ABC Riverina (John Morrison), ABC 702 Sydney and 2GB (Tim Fowden). He was also interviewed by Michael Mackenzie for ABC Radio National's Bush Telegraph.
Professor Corinne Mulley gives keynote address at BITRE's 2009 Infrastructure Colloquim - Infrastructure for the nation's future
18 Jun 2009Sydney Morning Herald reports on ITLS seminar on fare setting in train travel
11 Jun 2009Sydney Morning Herald reports on seminar given at ITLS on fare setting in train travel