Frank Ojadi
Lagos Business School (LBS).
Faculty’s Field of Research: Information Systems, Management, Operations
School: Lagos Business School (LBS).
Faculty’s email address: fojadi@lbs.edu.ng
Background:
Professor Frank Ojadi obtained a bachelor’s degree in Engineering Physics from the University of Ife in 1981 (now Obafemi Awolowo University), an MBA from the Maastricht 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 24 years. He has also provided leadership in the school’s DBA programme.
Prior to entering academia, he worked at various times as an Operations Planning, Logistics and Supply Chain Manager in the steel, aluminium, paper, pharmaceutical, tobacco and hospitality sub-sectors of the Nigerian economy.
Professor 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.
Professor Ojadi has consulted widely for many companies (including banks, food and beverage, distribution and retail companies, and urban transport development) in 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.
Qualification
Bachelor’s degree in Engineering Physics from the University of Ife in 1981 (now Obafemi Awolowo University).
MBA from the Maastricht 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.
Selected Publications
Journal Articles
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 Centre. Lagos Business School.
Ojadi, F. (2015). Re-positioning Amalgamated Bank’s procurement processes. The Case Centre. Lagos Business School.
Ojadi, F. (2012). Talent Drycleaners: Making things better, faster and cheaper. European Case Clearing House. Lagos Business School.
Ojadi, F. (2012). Sensational Foods (SF). European Case Clearing House. Lagos Business School.
Books
Orji, J. I., & Ojadi, F. (2022). The circular supply chain: Basic principles and techniques. CRC Press Taylor & Francis Group.
Chidi, O., Makanju, A., & Ojadi, F. (2024). Unlocking opportunities in Sub-Saharan Africa: Competing successfully at the base of the pyramid. Cambridge Press.
Book Chapters
Ojadi, F. (2013). Maritime security in Nigeria. In Maritime transport security: Issues, challenges and national policies. Edward Elgar Publishing.
Supplements
Ojadi, F. (2016). Economic regulation of industries and industrial sectors. The Case Centre. Lagos Business School.
Ojadi, F. (2016). Origins and evolution of maritime administration in Nigeria. The Case Centre. Lagos Business School.
Ojadi, F. (2016). Major milestones in the evolution of the Nigerian maritime industry. The Case Centre. 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. Lagos Business School.
Presentations of Refereed Papers
Ojadi, F. (2016, September). The role of freight forwarders in trade facilitation: The case of Nigerian freight forwarders. Paper presented at the POMS 2016 Annual Conference, Havana, Cuba.
Ojadi, F. (2014). A process for the pre-qualification of suppliers for a service organisation in Nigeria. Paper presented at the IEEM Conference, Malaysia.
Ojadi, F. (2011). Supplier pre-qualification process: The case of a developing economy. Paper presented at the EurOMA Conference, Cambridge, United Kingdom.
Ojadi, F. (2008). 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, United States. (Awarded Best Logistics Peer-reviewed Paper).
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. Paper presented at the International Academy of African Business and Development (IAABD) Conference, Dar es Salaam, Tanzania.
Adebanjo, D., Tickle, M., Ojadi, F., & Mann, R. (2013). The use of improvement tools: A comparison between sectors and industries. Paper presented at the 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. Paper presented at the Global Supply Chain Security Conference, London, United Kingdom.