Chair of the Department
Prof Linke Potgieter
Associate Professor
Email address: [email protected]
Telephone number: +27 21 808 2492
Research focus: Healthcare systems | Ecological modelling | Simulation modelling | Combinatorial optimisation
Teaching area: Agent-based modelling | Decision modelling | Optimisation
Business Analytics and Operations Research
Prof Stephan Visagie
Professor
Email address: [email protected]
Telephone number: +27 21 808 2254
Research focus: Distribution centre optimisation | Forex trading algorithms | Retail logistics optimisation | Metaheuristics
Teaching area: Linear programming | Combinatorial optimisation | Metaheuristics
Prof Linke Potgieter
Associate Professor
Email address: [email protected]
Telephone number: +27 21 808 2492
Research focus: Healthcare systems | Ecological modelling | Simulation modelling | Combinatorial optimisation
Teaching area: Agent-based modelling | Decision modelling | Optimisation
Dr Isabelle Nieuwoudt
Senior Lecturer
Email address: [email protected] tel:+27218083969
Telephone number: +27 21 808 3969
Research focus: Healthcare systems | Combinatorial optimisation | Graph theory
Teaching area: Nonlinear optimisation | Game theory | Inventory control
Dr Lieschen Venter
Senior Lecturer
Email address: [email protected]
Telephone number: +27 21 808 4019
Research focus: Simulation modelling | Behavioural OR | Systems analysis | Education systems
Teaching area: Stochastic methods of OR | Social network analytics | Simulation modelling
Dr Kurt Marais
Lecturer
Email address: [email protected]
Telephone number: +27 21 808 3877
Research focus: Natural language processing | Health and wellbeing | Social network analysis | Human-computer interaction
Teaching area: Decision theory | Linear programming | Social network analysis | OR in industry
Dr Gavin le Roux
Lecturer
Email address: [email protected]
Telephone number: +27 21 808 3981
Research focus: Heuristics | Combinatorial optimisation | Transportation problems | Scheduling
Teaching area: Linear programming | Mathematical modelling | Machine learning | OR in industry
Bowen Heinrich
Lecturer
Email address: [email protected]
Telephone number: +27 21 808 9670
Research focus: Combinatorial optimisation | Graph theory | Metaheuristics | Heuristics
Teaching area: Combinatorial optimisation | Network optimisation | Inventory control
Jeanette Thiart
Lecturer
Email address: [email protected]
Telephone number: +27 21 808 2727
Research focus: School location and accessibility | Routing and scheduling of F1 calendar
Teaching area: Network optimisation | Data visualisation
Logistics Management
Prof Johan Louw
Associate Professor
Email address: [email protected]
Telephone number: +27 21 808 3412
Research focus: Data visualisation, storytelling & literacy | Warehouse operations management | Packaging logistics
Teaching area: Visual supply chain data analysis | Experiential learning (various) | Process management | Research data analytics
Dr Gculi Khumalo
Senior Lecturer
Email address: [email protected]
Telephone number: +27 21 808 2728
Research focus: Cold chain logistics | Packaging logistics | Humanitarian logistics
Teaching area: Logistics management | Supply chain management | Research
Anneke de Bod
Lecturer
Email address: [email protected]
Telephone number: +27 21 808 9261
Research focus: Logistics management | Supply chain management | Research
Teaching area: Project management | Customer service | Logistics strategy, governance and change
Heinrich Freiboth
Lecturer
Email address: [email protected]
Telephone number: +27 21 808 9491
Research focus: Supply chain analytics | Outbound logistics
Teaching area: Transport and distribution | Logistics analysis | Forecasting
Ulrike Kussing
Lecturer
Email address: [email protected]
Telephone number: +27 21 808 4173
Research focus: Supply chain skills and competencies | Risk management
Teaching area: Supply chain strategy | Performance management | Risk management | Network design
Transport Economics
Prof Stephan Krygsman
Associate Professor
Email address: [email protected]
Telephone number: +27 21 808 2624
Research focus: Transport economics | Urban economics | Spatial economics | Surveys and travel behaviour
Teaching area: Transport economics | Economic development | Competition and regulation | Maritime economics
Dr Johann van Rensburg
Senior Lecturer
Email address: [email protected]
Telephone number: +27 21 808 2879
Research focus: Road user charges | Road funding and financing | Mapping the cost of roads | Road transport management
Teaching area: Transport economics | Project management | International trade
Melrick October
Senior Lecturer
Email address: [email protected]
Telephone number: +27 21 808 2412
Research focus: Public transport | Urban and regional economics
Teaching area: Urban and regional economics | Transport economics
Reginald Kgwedi
Lecturer
Email address: [email protected]
Telephone number: +27 21 808 3212
Research focus: Public (passenger) transport systems | Transport infrastructure and policy | Maritime transport | Urban logistics
Teaching area: Transport economics | Logistics management | Project management
Extraordinary staff
Prof Bert van Wee
Extraordinary Professor
Prof Tom de Jong
Extraordinary Associate Professor
Email address: [email protected]
Dr Jacomien van der Merwe
Extaordinary Lecturer
Email address: [email protected]
Emeritus staff
Prof Hannelie Nel
Emeritus Professor
Email address: [email protected]