Center for Supply Chain and Maritime Logistics
Center for Supply Chain and Maritime Logistics (CSCML)
NJCU-KMI Joint International Research Center
NJCU and KMI established a new Joint International Maritime Research Institute on supply chain, Maritime logistics, and Multi-modal logistics on June 1, 2023.
Location: School of Business, Suite 216
Mission
The Center will impact the global supply chain and maritime logistics and transportation community through impactful education, innovative research, and engaged outreach.
Vision
The Center will be a global platform where various stakeholders (students, faculty, industry, government, etc.) visit the Center’s data and information repositories and attend meetings and events hosted by the Center.
Goals
- Students and faculty are supported and equipped with accessible resources to engage in learning through experimentation and research.
- The industry recognizes the Center as a hub of applied research and education in the global supply chain, maritime logistics, and transportation.
- The Center will be an accountable leading partner with local, national, and international public and private sectors.
Korea Maritime Institute
The Korea Maritime Institute (KMI) is a government-funded research institute established under the auspices of the Prime Minister’s Office to contribute to the formulation of national policies in maritime and fisheries affairs to boost the national economy. KMI started in 1984, comprehensively and systematically investigating and researching the full range of problems related to the marine and fisheries sector, including the oceans, marine products, ocean shipping & maritime affairs, and port logistics. As a result, KMI has grown into a major research institution in the maritime and fisheries fields. The Korea Maritime Institute (KMI) has emerged as an international research institute in the world. KMI directly invests in five or more international research centers around the world in maritime research and fisheries; it has international exchanges and cooperation with 24 international university partners, eight international research institutes (including UNDP UNESCAPE, OECD, IMO, Arctic Frontiers, UNCTAD, ILTOS), and 16 public agents. KMI envisioned to scale up to research on maritime supply chains, logistics, and marine science in North America. NJCU is situated in the economic, social, and political center of North America. The location and facility of NJCU is valuable and resourceful to the KMI to achieve its strategic goals. KMI is determined to invest financial resources into a new joint research center in the U.S. in collaboration with NJCU.
Supply Chain & Maritime Logistics Student Leadership Award
The Center for Supply Chain and Maritime Logistics of the NJCU School of Business is pleased to announce the Supply Chain & Maritime Logistics Student Leadership Award for 2024. This year, the center is partnered with CJ Logistics America & Advanced International Freight (AIF), Inc. to offer four (4) SUPPLY CHAIN STUDENT LEADERSHIP AWARDS in the amount of $500 each in the Fall 2024 term.
Eligibility criteria and requirements for student applicants and awardees:
- Eligible Students: NJCU Students majoring in Supply Chain OR working in the Supply Chain sector, including transportation, procurement, sourcing, warehousing, maritime port, logistics technology, and maritime industry. Applicants must also be enrolled as full-time undergraduate or full-time graduate students at NJCU.
- Recommendations: Letter of recommendation from current professor(s) OR employer in the Supply Chain industry.
- Resume/CV: A recent copy of your Resume or Curriculum Vitae must accompany the application.
- GPA Requirement: Graduate students’ minimum GPA of 3.3; Undergraduate students’ minimum GPA of 3.0.
- Essay: Submit a written essay responding to the question below; minimum of 1,000 and maximum of 1,500 words. Cite secondary sources from which you take ideas or which you quote directly. Use your own words without AI’s assistance.
Essay Question: Why did you choose to pursue a career in supply chain management, and how do you plan to use your degree to address current industry challenges and future opportunities?
- Awardees: Recipients of the awards will be notified by September 20, 2024. Additionally, all awardees will be required to attend an event on September 26, 2024 for the Korea-US Conference on Maritime Logistics and Supply Chain at the NJCU School of Business, where awardees will be officially announced and presented with the Supply Chain & Maritime Logistics Student Leadership Award.
2024 Korea-U.S. Supply Chain Logistics Conference
2024 Conference on Logistics and Supply Chain Cooperation between Korea and the United States
Thursday, September 26, 2024 ⃒ 8:30 a.m. – 1:30 p.m.
NJCU School of Business
Harborside 2, 200 Hudson Street, Jersey City, N.J. 07311
Co-Hosted by: Korea Maritime Institute (KMI) and New Jersey City University (NJCU)
Organized by: KMI-NJCU Center for Supply Chain and Maritime Logistics (CSCML)
Sponsored by: Korea Ministry of Oceans and Fisheries, Consulate General of the ROK in N.Y., New Jersey Economic Development Authority, Choose NY, Busan Port Authority, Korea Ocean Business Corporation, CJ Logistics U.S., and Advanced International Freight Inc.
As Korean companies are increasingly expanding their presence in the U.S., a variety of economic, political, and climatic factors are playing a role. Under these conditions, we will discuss mutual cooperation and solutions in the logistics business, which is the key link of investment and trade between the two countries.
Collaborative Research
Contact Us
Location: School of Business, Suite 216
Drop-in hours (in-person): Monday and Wednesday 10:00 am - 3:00 pm
Email: CSCML.NJCU@gmail.com
Office 201-200-2404 | Fax 201-200-3242
Dr. Sung-Woo Lee is an esteemed senior research fellow at Korea Maritime Institute (KMI). He has an extensive background in the shipping management and port logistics park development fields, having served as a deputy president of Port Logistics Research Division and a director general of Comprehensive Policy Research Division of KMI. Dr. Lee has been involved in various governmental projects and is an advisor to the Korean government on logistics issues. He has also worked as a visiting researcher at the Centre of Urban Planning & Environmental Management at the University of Hong Kong. Dr. Lee's interests lie in the strategic and managerial aspects of international logistics and maritime transport, as well as the possibility of Arctic logistics systems related to the Northern Shipping Route. He has written extensively on these topics, including his representative writings such as "Ports in Proximity," "Shipping & Port Condition Changes & Throughput Prospects with Opening of the NSR," and "Challenges of the Changing Arctic." Dr. Lee is a member of the International Association of Maritime Economists (IAME) and serves as a guest editor of Sustainability.
