Ph.D.
Supply Chain Management, Haslam College of Business at the University of Tennessee, Knoxville
M.S.
Industrial Engineering and Management Systems, University of Central Florida
B.S.
Petroleum Engineering, Federal University of Technology, Owerri, Nigeria
About
Chinedu Ufodike is a Visiting Assistant Professor of Supply Chain Management and Business Analytics in the College of Business at Valparaiso University. He earned his Ph.D. in Supply Chain Management from the Haslam College of Business at the University of Tennessee, Knoxville. He also holds an M.S. in Industrial Engineering and Management Systems from the University of Central Florida and a B.Eng. in Petroleum Engineering from the Federal University of Technology, Owerri, Nigeria. Professor Ufodike teaches courses in supply chain management, logistics, transportation, business analytics and operations management.
Before entering academia, Professor Ufodike gained industry experience as an operations supervisor in plastics manufacturing and as a systems engineer, where he worked on warehouse automation, material-handling, and distribution-system implementation projects.
Professor Ufodike’s research examines the intersection of supply chain management, transportation, and public policy, with particular emphasis on transportation sustainability, regulatory compliance, railroad operations, transportation safety, supply chain analytics, network design, and last-mile delivery. His research has been published in the Journal of Business Logistics and the International Journal of Physical Distribution & Logistics Management. He has also presented his work at conferences including the Council of Supply Chain Management Professionals, the Decision Sciences Institute, and the European Operations Management Association. His research received the Best Theory-Driven Empirical Research Paper Award at the 54th Decision Sciences Institute Annual Conference.
