Dr Frank Ojadi obtained a bachelors degree in Engineering Physics from University of Ife in 1981 (now Obafemi Awolowo University), MBA from the Maarstricht School of Management,
Netherlands and PhD in Transport Economics from the department of Transport and Supply Chain Management of the University of Johannesburg, South Africa. He has been a faculty member at Lagos Business School, Nigeria for 21 years. Prior to entering academia, he worked, at various times as an Operations planning, Logistics and Supply Chain Manager in the steel, aluminum, paper, pharmaceutical, tobacco and hospitality sub-sectors of the Nigerian economy.

Dr Ojadi’s teaching and research interests are in operations management, design and implementation of logistics and supply chain management improvement methodologies. His research works have been published in Supply Chain Management: An International Journal;
International Journal of Production Research; Journal of Transport and Supply Chain Management;
International Journal of Logistics: Research and Applications.

His case studies and technical notes include Sensational Foods Ltd, Talent Drycleaners (among the 15 top-selling cases for 2009, 2010 and 2011 in the category of production and operations management by the European Case Clearing House), Clearing of Imports at the Lagos Seaport, Economic Regulation of Industries and Industrial Sectors, Reforming the Nigeria Police Force, Nigerian Maritime Security, maritime Administration in Nigeria.

Dr Ojadi has consulted widely for many companies (including banks, food and beverage and distribution and retail companies, urban transport development) in the areas of procurement improvement and logistics and supply chain optimisation. He is a member of the Editorial Board of the South African-based Journal of Transport and Supply Chain Management.

Publications
Refereed Articles
Supplier Qualification for High-value Goods and Services in Nigeria: A Comparison of Qualified and Non-qualified Suppliers. International Journal of Logistics: Research and Applications, 2016.

Critical Factors that Impact on the Efficiency of the Lagos Seaports, Journal of Transport and Supply Chain Management, 2015.

Maritime Security in Nigeria – Book Chapter: Maritime Security: Framework and Policy Applications, 2013.

The Use of Improvement Tools – A Comparison Between Sectors and Industries-IEEM Conference, Thailand, 2013; International Journal of Production Research, 2014.

A Case Study of Supplier Selection in Developing Economies: A perspective on

Institutional Theory and Corporate Social Responsibility – Supply Chain Management: An International Journal, 2012.

Logistics Management Principles – LBS Management Review Series Jan – Jun 2002.

Review of the First Logistics Business Conference in Nigeria – LBS Management Review Series.

Ojadi, F., Tickle, M., Adebanjo, D., Laosirihongthong, T., & Boon-itt, S. (2016). Supplier qualification for high value goods and services in Nigeria: Understanding the competitive environment. International Journal of Logistics: Research and Applications.

Ojadi, F. & Walters, J. (2015). Critical factors that impact on the efficiency of the Lagos seaports. Journal of Transport and Supply Chain Management.

Tickle, M., Adebanjo, D., Mann, R., & Ojadi, F. (2014). Business Improvement Tools and Techniques: A Comparison across Sectors and Industries. International Journal of Production Research.

Ojadi, F. (2002). Logistics Management Principles. LBS Management Review.

Adebanjo, D., Ojadi, F., Laosirihongthong, T., & Tickle, M. (2013). A Case Study of Supplier Selection in Developing Economies: A Perspective on Institutional Theory and Corporate Social Responsibility. Supply Chain Management: An International Journal, 18 (5), 553 – 566.

Cases
Ojadi, F. (2015). Importation in Nigeria: Choosing a Reliable Customs Broker and Seaport. The Case Center (pp. 6). Lagos Business School.

Ojadi, F. (2015). Re-positioning Amalgamated Bank’s Procurement Processes. The Case Center (pp. 3). Lagos Business School.

Ojadi, F. (2012). Talent Drycleaners: Making Things Better, Faster and Cheaper. European Case Clearing House (pp. 8). 607-009-1: Lagos Business School.

Ojadi, F. (2012). Sensational Foods (SF). European Case Clearing House (pp. 8). Lagos Business School.

Chapters
Ojadi, F. (2013). Maritime Security in Nigeria. Maritime Transport Security: Issues, Challenges and National Policies. United Kingdom: Edward Elgar Publishing.

Supplements
Ojadi, F. (2016). Economic Regulation of Industries and Industrial Sectors. The Case Center (pp. 19). Lagos Business School.

Ojadi, F. (2016). Origins and Evolution of Maritime Administration in Nigeria. The Case Center (pp. 14). Lagos Business School.

Ojadi, F. (2016). Major milestones in the evolution of the Nigerian Maritime Industry. The Case Center (pp. 6). Lagos Business School.

Ojadi, F. (2014). Managing the Queue. The Case Centre. Lagos Business School.

Ojadi, F. (2012). Reforming the Nigerian Police Force: The Role of Operations Strategy. European Case Clearing House (pp. 17). Lagos Business School.

Presentations of Refereed Papers
Trade Facilitation by Freight Forwarders: The Case of Nigerian Freight Forwarders – 5th World Conference by P & OM, Havana, 2016.

A Process for the Pre-qualification of Suppliers for a Service Organisation in Nigeria– IEEM Conference, Malaysia, 2014

Supplier Pre-qualification Process – The Case of a Developing Economy- EUROMA Conference, Cambridge UK, 2011.

The Need for Logistics Infrastructure Improvement in Nigerian Seaport: The Case of Apapa Container Port: Paper Presented at the International Academy of African

Business and Development,(IAABD) Conference, Florida, May 2008. (Awarded Best Logistics Peer-reviewed Paper at the Conference).

International Trade Supply Chain Logistics in the New Security Environment: Impact in African Growth and Opportunity Act Trade – co-authored with Prof. Chris Enyinda and Emmanuel Obuah, presented at IAABD Conference, April 2005.

Ojadi, F. (2016, September). The Role of Freight Forwarders in Trade Facilitation. The Case of Nigerian Freight Fowarders. POMS 2016 Annual Conference, Havana, Cuba.

Adebanjo, D., Tickle, M., Ojadi, F., & Mann, R. (2013). The Use of Improvement Tools – A Comparison between Sectors and Industries. 2013 IEEE International Conference on Industrial Engineering and Engineering Management (IEEM2013), Bangkok, Thailand.

Ojadi, F. (2011). Managing Supply Risk through the Process of Pre-qualification: A Case Study of Service Organization in a Developing Economy –Nigeria. Global Supply Chain Security Conference, London, United Kingdom.

Ojadi, F. (2011). A Process for the Prequalification of Suppliers for a Service Organisation in a Developing Economy. EurOMA Conference, Cambridge, United Kingdom.

Ojadi, F. (2008). The Need for Logistics Infrastructure Improvement in Nigerian Seaport: The Case of Apapa Container Port. International Academy of African Business and Development Conference (IAABD), Florida, United States of America.

Ojadi, F., Enyinda, C., & Obuah, E. (2005). International Trade Supply Chain Logistics in the New Security Environment: Impact on African Growth and Opportunity Act Trade. International Academy of African Business and Development Conference (IAABD), Dar es Salaam, Tanzania.

Presentations of Non-Refereed Papers
Ojadi, F. (2010). Domestic Trade and Industrial Redistribution in a Growing Economy – Getting it Right in Nigeria. National Conference on Domestic Trade Development, Ilorin, Nigeria.

Ojadi, F. (2010). Oceans to Hinterlands: Optimizing Import/Export Supply Chain Efficiency. Ports, Terminal & Logistics (PTL) West Africa Conference, Lagos, Nigeria.