March 3, 2020 — Supply Chain Transportation & Logistics Center Founding Director Anne Goodchild has been appointed as Visiting Professor of Business Administration (Logistics) at the Gothenburg School of Business, Economics and Law (SBEL) at the University of Gothenburg in Gothenburg, Sweden. She will spend several weeks in Sweden during calendar years 2020-2022 engaged in both teaching and research, funded by the Elof Hansson Foundation.
SBEL is a prestigious school and the only business school in Sweden to hold the Triple Accreditation, (AACSB, AMBA and EQUIS), certifying that all main activities are of the highest international standards (only .5% of business schools in the world hold this distinction). SBEL is home (jointly with Chalmers University of Technology, also in Gothenburg) to the Urban Freight Platform (UFP) (co-led by Ivan Sanchez-Diaz at Chalmers and Michael Browne at Gothenburg), a collaboration supported by the Volvo Research and Educational Foundations (VREF) that aims to develop cutting-edge multi-disciplinary research, improve the urban freight research cluster, and make urban freight more accessible to the wider public. UFP hosts the international biannual VREF Conference on Urban Freight, which brings together academics, policymakers, and practitioners from around the world.
With the largest container port in the Nordic region, an extensive rail shuttle network, and strong regional growth as a consumer market and in the logistics industry, Gothenburg itself is known as a leader in sustainability, an international center of logistics research and education, and a manufacturing and distribution hub.
Gothenburg’s visiting professors program is a product of strategic relationships with the business community. In order to strengthen the quality and international competitiveness of the School and expose faculty and students to cutting-edge research, corporate donors have supported visiting professorships for leading faculty from across the globe.
Goodchild says she looks forward to comparing and contrasting the approaches to solving freight problems used in North America and Europe (specifically Sweden and the U.S.). “While we share many of the same challenges, culture, political, and economic structures affect how solutions might be implemented,” she said. “In doing so, I believe we can strengthen our understanding of solutions, and both find improved mechanisms for improving the quality of life in cities.”
“I am hoping to compare and contrast the approaches to solving freight problems used in North America and Europe (specifically Sweden and the U.S.),” said Goodchild. “While we share many of the same challenges, culture, political, and economic structures affect how solutions might be implemented. In doing so, I believe we can strengthen our understanding of solutions, and both find improved mechanisms for improving the quality of life in cities.”
Goodchild will be inaugurated at an induction ceremony this year.
Read more:
- About Anne Goodchild’s appointment at University of Gothenburg
- Urban Freight Lab Launches Multinational Partnership Aurora Freight
- This Swedish city figured out a brilliant way to reduce downtown traffic (Business Insider)
- Gothenburg’s Electric Delivery System Wins Innovation Award (Smart City Sweden)
- Gothenburg opens Sweden’s first logistics center for electric cargo bikes (Eltis: The Urban Mobility Observatory)
About the Supply Chain Transportation & Logistics Center: The Supply Chain Transportation and Logistics Center (SCTL) at the University of Washington is the go-to place to analyze and solve urban goods delivery, sustainability, logistic hubs and ports, and freight system performance management problems that overlay private and public spaces and control. Our work integrates in-depth consultation with industry and the public sector, transformative research, and executive education, and serves the powerful nexus of industry, transportation infrastructure, and policymakers.
About the Master of Supply Chain Transportation & Logistics degree program: A work-compatible hybrid online program with a one-week residency, the Master of Supply Chain Transportation & Logistics (MSCTL) degree was designed to enable early- and mid-career professionals to stay ahead of the curve. Our cutting-edge curriculum blends business and engineering courses taught by UW faculty and industry experts—enabling students to develop engineering skills, knowledge, and expertise alongside business and management techniques, strategies, and concerns—and culminates with a hands-on real-world operational practicum project in the final quarter to complement the program’s depth.