Research field Global Logistics Management - Regional Focus Africa and China
The resource-efficient supply of a growing world population with food is one of the core challenges of our society. Today, food is already being produced for over 12 billion people worldwide, but almost a third of this food is being lost. While in western industrialised countries a large part of these losses are attributable to the end consumer, the opposite picture is emerging in developing countries in sub-Saharan Africa.
Rather, it is post-harvest losses along the logistics chain (to the end consumer) that account for the bulk of the losses here. The project aims to develop solutions for designing low-loss food logistics and at the same time create more employment opportunities. This goal will be achieved by applying various research methods and by involving the relevant stakeholders.
more to: Log4Jobs - low loss food logistics for jobs in Ethiopia
The Competence Center for International Logistics Networks (ILNET) is endowed by the Kuehne Foundation, which is supporting research on international logistics networks at TUB since 2005. Over the past years, ILNET strongly focused on research on robustness in international logistics research and thereby supported practice in managing disruption risks and supply chain volatility. To support supply chain managers in planning robust international networks, ILNET developed a logistics planning tool – the TUB Logistics Navigator, which enables a co-creational network planning process among different partners in the supply chain.
more to: Competence Center for International Logistics Networks
As the Ethiopian government has set itself the goal of becoming a central manufacturing hub in Africa, especially focusing on the textile and food industry, the logistics sector of the country represents a core component for achieving the desired economic growth. However, the current way of teaching logistics on a university-level is mostly based on educating students on theoretical logistics concepts, instead of linking those concepts to practice-relevant content. The project IPLogE aims at improving the practice-orientation of current logistics education at the Addis Ababa University (AAU) and adjusting it to the logistics specifics of the textile and food industry in Ethiopia. This joint project of Technische Universität Berlin (TUB) and AAU thereby focuses on better preparing students for upcoming requirements of the labor market and providing them with opportunities to get in touch with potential employers earlier.
more to: IPLogE – Integration of Practice-oriented Logistics Education in Ethiopia
In order to strengthen Africa's economic development by creating sustainable jobs in the areas of mobility for economic goods and people, the Pan-African Mobility Alliance (PAMA) has now been founded in Berlin by German Development Minister Dr. Gerd Müller together with companies and the TU Berlin.
more to: Pan-African Mobility Alliance (PAMA)
