TITLE: DR.

NAME: Jonathan Ehimen Ekpudu

POSITION: Associate Professor                            

SPECIALISATION: Operations Management

EDUCATION/TRAINING (Begin with Bachelor’s degree or other initial professional education, such as nursing, include postdoctoral training and residency training if applicable. Add/delete rows as necessary.)

A.           Personal Statement

My core value is promotion of cross-disciplinary research for peace, improved living standard and reduction of global operations management challenges. My goal is to minimise operations related challenges through cutting edge research that promotes peace and development across the globe. In pursuance of this, I have in the last 18 years of full-time academic lecturing and research, supervised over; 200 B.Sc. Projects, 100 M.Sc. Projects and 3 Ph.D. thesis to completion in the field of operations management. I am currently supervising/co-supervising 5 Doctoral Students in Nigeria and a student in Nairobi-Kenya. I have co-examined over 5 Ph.D. thesis in the last three years. Prior to my academic career, I have had a total of 10 years industrial experience in two Multinational downstream Oil Companies where I rose through the ranks to the position of Aviation Fuel Sales Supervisor.

B.           Positions, Scientific Appointments, and Honours Position:

1. Department of Business Administration, University of Lagos August 18, 2021- July31, 2024
2. Member, SPGS Board, University of Lagos August 18, 2021- Date
3. Member, FMS Board, University of Lagos February 14, 2020- Date
4. Ag HOD, Department of Business Administration, Federal University of Agriculture, Abeokuta, October 1, 2019- February 13, 2020
5. Coordinator, Department of Business Administration, Federal University of Agriculture, Abeokuta, Nigeria. February 1, 2018- September 30,
6. Coordinator, Department of Business Administration, Salem University, Lokoja,      January 26, 2009- September 2, 2012.
7. Examination Officer, of Business Administration, FUNAAB 2016 – January 31, 2018

 Honors:

1. SPGS UNILAG Award Winner of Outstanding Postgraduate January 14, 2025
2. SPGS, University of Lagos: Gratitude Letter from SPGS Dean                          July 31, 2023
3. Dept of Business , University of Lagos: Certificate of Recognition for outstanding Member of LOC at the first International Conference, May 14-17, 2024

4. Salem University Merit Award: Best Lecturer of the year  2010

C.Selected Most Recent Publications /Contributions to Knowledge

• Ekpudu, J. E., Odigie, M. E., Rahim, A. G. and Okpala, O. O. (2025). Supply chain resilience and sustainable performance of selected listed firms in the food and beverage industry in Lagos State. Lagos Journal of Banking, Finance & Economic Issues, 6(1), 134-154, Published by Department of Finance, University of Lagos, Nigeria.
• Awe, O. D., Ekpudu, J. E. and Sulaimon, A. A. (2024). Cold chain management and firm performance: A Bibliometric Analysis and Future Research Direction. Lagos Journal of Banking, Finance & Economic Issues, 5(1), 238-256, Published by Department of Finance, University of Lagos, Nigeria.
• Ekpudu, E., Omoera, C. I., Ogunleye, O. J., and Odigie, M. E. (2023). Enterprise resource planning and organisational performance in the Nigerian banking industry. Global Accounting Journal, 8(2), 55-59. Published by Department of Accounting, Faculty of Management Sciences, University of Lagos, Nigeria.
• Ekpudu, J. E., and Udofia, E. E. (2023). Collaborative to flexibility, visibility and velocity in supply chains: A Multi-Group Modern Management Review, 28 (1), 29-45. Publish by Rzeszów University of Technology, Poland.
• Adebiyi, S.O., Ekpudu, J. E., and Awe, O. D. (2023). Locating consolidated centres for aggregation of subsistence agricultural products from the southwestern region of Nigeria. Journal of Transportation and Logistics, 7(2), 405-430. Published by Istanbul University, Turkey.

D.           Collaborators/ Networks (International inclusive)

1. Wandia Ikua, Strathmore University Business School, Nairobi, Kenya
2. A. J. Abiodun, Federal University of Agriculture, Abeokuta, Nigeria.
3. Jayeola Olabisi, Federal University of Agriculture, Abeokuta, Nigeria
4. Olamide Awe David, Dublin, Republic of Island
5. Ekpenyong E. Udofia, Trinity, University, Lagos, Nigeria.