NewsNews2008-11-11 15:Nov:th2008-11-11 15:Nov:thhttp://ilscm.vu.edu.auilscm@vu.edu.auCopyright 2008 Institute for Logistics and Supply Chain ManagementTue, 11 Nov 2008 15:46:02 +1000Tue, 11 Nov 2008 15:46:02 +1000http://ilscm.vu.edu.au/news/id/358Institute Wins a Commonwealth Contract
The Institute for Logistics and Supply Chain Management (ILSCM) has been awarded a $300,000 Commonwealth Government contract under the Targeting Skills Needs in Regions (TSNR) program, which is an initiative of the Council of Australian Governments (COAG).
The focus of the contract is to establish a program that assists in the development of a ‘lean’ culture in the Logistics Services sector and through the supply chains of other industries. The program will be aimed specifically at building an understanding of, and commitment to, continuous improvement and ‘lean’ principles at the middle and senior management levels in the pilot companies.
A major aim of the project is for the ILSCM to develop capability in the member TAFE Institutes of the Supply Chain Learning Network (SCLN), a network managed by ILSCM, in Victoria for the provision of higher level technical and management training in Lean Logistics, so they may provide this training for all companies in the target industries to the highest standards and at reasonable cost. Mon, 27 Oct 2008 16:49:09 +1000Mon, 27 Oct 2008 16:49:09 +1000http://ilscm.vu.edu.au/news/id/357Victoria University and Linfox Australia Pty Ltd - Collaboration Agreement
Victoria University’s (VU) Institute for Logistics & Supply Chain Management (ILSCM) has signed an agreement to collaborate with Linfox Australia to provide logistics and supply chain management education and associated research.
This collaboration gives Linfox access to logistics education from a vocational level through to Master’s degree level and both organisations will work together on relevant research projects.
Dr Pieter Nagel Director of ILSCM said: “The Institute’s vision is to become the ‘knowledge centre of choice’ for logistics and supply chain management in the Asia Pacific area. With Linfox operating throughout this region, this collaboration will go a long way towards achieving this vision.”
“Victoria University and Linfox are working together to improve and enhance the skills of people working in logistics and supply chain management.”
Peter Fox, Linfox Chairman said, “Linfox is pleased to be associated with the Institute and is confident that this collaboration will lead to further ventures in education and research and other joint activities throughout Australia and Asia Pacific.”
“Linfox is committed to educating its people and already conducts a vast range of in-house programs through our own Linfox College. This agreement extends our commitment to educating our people at all levels of the supply chain industry.”
Photos of agreement signing are available on request
Media Contacts:
Ms Christine White, Media Manager,
Marketing & Communications Department, Victoria University
Ph: (03) 9919 4322; mobile: 0434 602 884
Mr Gary Max
Linfox Communications Team
Ph: (03) 9856 6492; mobile: 0411 833823 Fri, 16 May 2008 14:30:45 +1000Fri, 16 May 2008 14:30:45 +1000http://ilscm.vu.edu.au/news/id/356Institute welcomes Federal Budget commitment to Victorian transport
Dr Pieter Nagel, Director of Victoria University's Institute for Logistics and Supply Chain Management (ILSCM) has welcomed the announcement in the Federal Government’s Budget that transport projects in Victoria will be fast-tracked.
He said: “This funding will contribute to the development of seriously needed road infrastructure towards economic growth and regional development in Victoria.”
“The fact that urban congestion costs in Melbourne amounts to $6.1 billion per annum highlights the seriousness of the need to alleviate this problem. Any commitment towards improving infrastructure to do this should be recognised and applauded.”
“The current dominance of trucks in the Australian economy is a reality and the Federal Government’s commitment of $70 million for heavy vehicle safety and a productivity program is surely to be welcomed.”
“However, it should not distract from efforts to increase utilisation of rail – which would make an enormous impact on the amount of freight that is currently moved on our roads.”
He also said that ILSCM cautions against a debate on other states getting more money than Victoria.
Dr Nagel said: “Instead of focussing on who got what, we need to recognise that this funding is a real step in the right direction – which is to a more fundamental partnership between state and federal governments.
“The Institute welcomes the commitments to transport by both the Victorian State Government and Federal Government.”
Dr Pieter Nagel is available for interview. Mobile: 0412 505 849
Media Contact: Andy Gash, Snr. Media Officer
Marketing and Communications Department, Victoria University
Ph: (03) 9919 4950; mobile: 0411 255 900. Fri, 11 Apr 2008 12:36:43 +1000Fri, 11 Apr 2008 12:36:43 +1000http://ilscm.vu.edu.au/news/id/355Buses good for immediate solution for Doncaster says VU expert
Dr Pieter Nagel, Director of Victoria University’s Institute of Logistics and Supply Chain Management (ILSCM) said today that buses could provide an immediate solution to traffic congestion for the residents of the Doncaster corridor.
He said: “I support the Doncaster Area Rapid Transport (DART) recommendation of the Eddington report that would extend the current bus services with increased peak hour services and additional weekend services.”
“Buses are more flexible, and can be deployed with much less capital investment than a full fixed line rail service, at a fraction of the cost.”
“Relative to cars buses can be environmentally friendly – many such ‘green’ bus solutions exist elsewhere in the world.”
“The Park and Ride facility in Doncaster can be easily extended with multilevel parking and a higher frequency of buses, assuming that the Eddington recommendations on dedicated bus lanes into the city are implemented.”
“A new rail line in Doncaster will impact on existing services from Box Hill and Heidelberg and may not be the desired option.”
“Given the overall context of state priorities, if a rail line were to be considered, it may be very far in the distant future.”
Dr Pieter Nagel is available for interview
Mobile: 0412 505849
Media Contact: Andy Gash, Snr. Media Officer,
Marketing & Communications Department, Victoria University
Ph: (03) 9919 4950; mobile: 0411 255 900 Fri, 04 Apr 2008 17:35:33 +1000Fri, 04 Apr 2008 17:35:33 +1000http://ilscm.vu.edu.au/news/id/354Footscray’s economic potential in the spotlight.
Dr Pieter Nagel, Director of Victoria University’s Institute for Logistics and Supply Chain Management ( ILSCM) has welcomed the release of Sir Rod Eddington’s $18b transport blueprint for Melbourne, as it gives significant recognition, not only to transport challenges facing the western region of Melbourne, but to those faced by Footscray in particular.
Dr Nagel said, “While Sir Rod Eddington’s recommendations are now open for detailed discussion, I am pleased that they broadly provide for the development of macro infrastructure solutions. These suggested solutions will not only resolve some of the major transport challenges, but also create an infrastructure framework that will support and further enhance the enormous economic development potential of the west, and in particular, Footscray.”
“The position taken by Eddington is fully in line with the view of the Institute of Logistics and Supply Chain management and we will continue to support the vision that Footscray can be centre stage in what would become Melbourne’s connectivity grid.”
“The report recommends an 18 kilometre tunnel connection between the Eastern Freeway and the Western suburbs. This tunnel concept was central to our ILSCM submission to the Eddington study. I am excited about the fact that this tunnel proposal is included in the report, and that it clearly recommends that the tunnel should not give access to the CBD, as that is not the purpose of the tunnel in the first place as it is intended to facilitate east west connection, rather than city access.”
“There is an indication that there will be a staged development of the tunnel. It needs to be ensured that stage one does not stop at CityLink, but really does connect Footscray to the eastern freeway.”
Dr Nagel said “The recommended 17 kilometre underground rail link between Footscray and Caulfield emphasises the ILSCM position that Footscray holds the potential for significant economic development.”
Dr Pieter Nagel is available for interview, contact 0412 505 849. Wed, 12 Mar 2008 16:04:18 +1000Wed, 12 Mar 2008 16:04:18 +1000http://ilscm.vu.edu.au/news/id/353Bridge over water troubled says VU’s Pieter Nagel
Dr Pieter Nagel, Director of VU’s Institute for Logistics and Supply Chain Management (ILSCM) says that Melbourne's current heavy reliance on the Westgate Bridge is unsustainable.
He said: “There is no argument that Melbourne is suffering from chronic traffic congestion – especially in the light of recent reports that the average speed on the link to Melbourne's booming western growth corridor is down to 40 km/h in the morning peak – compared with 75 km/h ten years ago.”
“The population boom in Melbourne’s west has contributed to this. It is predicted that there will be rapid population growth in Melbourne. Melton and Wyndham have both been selected for the new State Government Urban Growth Zone, where the rezoning of land for residential use will be fast-tracked to enable thousands of new homes to be built. It’s clear that this will make congestion over the bridge even worse.”
“I agree with statements by Minister Pallas that an alternative must be found to ease congestion.”
“ILSCM analysis of current and planned infrastructure serving Melbourne’s west indicates that there is insufficient transport infrastructure to accommodate the current and forecast exponential population growth in Melbourne’s west.”
“In the next 25 years there will be a 56 per cent increase in the population of Melbourne’s west and the current roads and public transport structure will simply not cope with the volume of traffic movements to the inner suburbs of Melbourne.”
“ILSCM believe that a new tunnel linking Ballarat Road to the Eastern Freeway would not only help relieve congestion but would also improve connectivity across the whole city – the latter is essential for both freight and public transport.”
“Connecting the Eastern Freeway only to CityLink, will limit the efficiencies that could be brought by connecting right through to Footscray. It is not a real ‘east meets west’ solution. Not taking the tunnel through to Melbourne’s inner west, will compromise the long term economic development of the inner west.”
“We need to seriously look further into the future and consider what ILSCM’s proposal will bring to the entire inner west. It is not a matter of only the tunnel, but the overall economic impact that such a connection will have.”
Dr Pieter Nagel is available for interview. Mobile: 0412 505 849
Media Contact: Andy Gash, Snr. Media Officer
Marketing and Communications Department, Victoria University
Ph: (03) 9919 4950; mobile: 0411 255 900. Tue, 29 Jan 2008 18:06:12 +1000Tue, 29 Jan 2008 18:06:12 +1000http://ilscm.vu.edu.au/news/id/352Dredging Bay and developing Port of Hastings “separate issues” says Pieter Nagel
With the arrival of the dredge ‘Queen of the Netherlands’ and channel deepening due to start on Friday, Dr Pieter Nagel, Director of Victoria University’s Institute for Logistics and Supply Chain Management (ILSCM), says that the debate surrounding the expansion of the Port of Hastings as a better option than dredging Port Phillip Bay is a moot point.
Dr Nagel said: “Immediate plans to dredge the entry to the Port of Melbourne and future proposals to relocate Melbourne’s port facilities to Western Port are two separate issues.”
“It is not a matter of either or, rather these are better seen as complimentary developments as has happened in many ports throughout the world. We are looking at an expanding economy which will require expanding port services.”
“These services currently have a significant hinterland in the western region of Melbourne and they will need to be constantly expanded to adequately service this rapidly growing area.”
“Dredging the entry to the Port of Melbourne will address real issues that are relevant for the immediate future – larger ships are a fact of life and the port needs to accommodate them.”
“Any plan to relocate port activities to Hastings is a long term plan. This process would take more than ten years to achieve and would have to be a gradual transition. It is a matter of detailed infrastructure development and literally billions of dollars of investment.”
“With either of these plans the associated increase in road traffic generated by increased port traffic reintroduces the need for connectivity of road, rail and air services across Melbourne, as well as consolidation of freight and optimisation of infrastructure.”
“The key to addressing the connectivity issues in Melbourne is to connect the Eastern Freeway to Footscray at the Ballarat and Geelong Roads intersection.”
“This solution will enhance entry to the Port of Melbourne, present a solution to the currently congested Monash Freeway and the Westgate Bridge bottleneck, and also be a major economic stimulus for the economic development of the inner west.”
“The inner west needs a serious strategic commitment which will sustain its future economic development. Strategies that address the Westgate Bridge issue, Monash Freeway issue, and entry to the grid via the Eastern Freeway – once Eastlink is complete – simply cannot be ignored.”
“The Institute for Logistics and Supply Chain Management has developed a proposal for the development of a National Logistics City, capitalising on the logistics related infrastructure in the north western and western regions of Melbourne, creating jobs, stimulating the economic activity and bringing significant levels of efficiencies to the supply chain for industries in Victoria.”
Dr Pieter Nagel is available for interview. Mobile: 0412 505 849
Media Contact: Andy Gash, Snr. Media Officer
Marketing and Communications Department, Victoria University
Ph: (03) 9919 4950; mobile: 0411 255 900 Thu, 24 Jan 2008 15:37:12 +1000Thu, 24 Jan 2008 15:37:12 +1000http://ilscm.vu.edu.au/news/id/351Port Options to be seen in Context
Statement from Dr Pieter Nagel, Director of Victoria University’s Institute for Logistics and Supply Chain Management on recent news reports that expanding Western Port was a better option than dredging Port Phillip Bay.
Dr Nagel says:
Dredging the entry to the Port of Melbourne will address real issues that are relevant for the immediate future – larger ships are a fact of life and the port needs to accommodate them.
However immediate plans to dredge the entry to the Port of Melbourne and future proposals to relocate Melbourne’s port facilities to Western Port are two separate issues.
It is not a matter of either or, rather these are better seen as complimentary developments as has happened in many ports throughout the world. We are looking at an expanding economy which will require expanding port services. These services currently have a significant hinterland in the western region of Melbourne and they will need to be constantly expanded to adequately service this rapidly growing area.
Any plan to relocate port activities to Hastings is a long term plan. This process would take more than ten years to achieve and would have to be a gradual transition. It is a matter of detailed infrastructure development and literally billions of dollars of investment.
With either of these plans the associated increase in road traffic generated by increased port traffic reintroduces the need for connectivity of road, rail and air services across Melbourne, as well as consolidation of freight and optimisation of infrastructure.
The key to addressing the connectivity issues in Melbourne is to connect the Eastern Freeway to Footscray (Ballarat Rd and Geelong Rd intersection).
This solution will enhance entry to the Port of Melbourne, present a solution to the currently congested Monash Freeway and the Westgate Bridge bottleneck, and also be a major economic stimulus for the economic development of the inner west.
The inner west needs a serious strategic commitment which will sustain its future economic development. Strategies that address the Westgate Bridge issue, Monash Freeway issue, and entry to the grid via the Eastern Freeway - once Eastlink is complete - simply cannot be ignored.
The Institute for Logistics and Supply Chain Management has developed a proposal for the development of a National Logistics City, capitalising on the logistics related infrastructure in the western region of Melbourne, creating jobs, stimulating the economic activity and bringing significant levels of efficiencies to the supply chain for industries in Victoria. Thu, 13 Dec 2007 08:59:12 +1000Thu, 13 Dec 2007 08:59:12 +1000http://ilscm.vu.edu.au/news/id/350Eastern Freeway to Ballarat Road tunnel best solution
With a senior Victorian official going to China to study tunnelling techniques it appears that the Victorian Government is seriously considering a tunnel connecting the Eastern Freeway with CityLink.
Dr Pieter Nagel, Director of VU’s Institute for Logistics and Supply Chain Management (ILSCM) said: “This is no surprise as this idea has been on the table for some time now. However, this is not a real ‘east meets west’ solution that many people are making it out to be, and the concept raises some serious issues.”
“Connecting the Eastern Freeway only to CityLink, will limit the efficiencies that could be brought by connecting right through to Footscray. While a longer connection will be much more costly, it can be done in stages. It needs to be designed to go through to Footscray – even if the first stage is only built to CityLink.“
“The Victorian Government needs to be serious about the west.”
“Connecting a tunnel from the Eastern Freeway only to CityLink, still takes the traffic over the Westgate Bridge. It resolves a traffic problem for the people using the Eastern Freeway into the city, but does nothing for the west and is a serious omission of the Government's responsibility to the west.”
“A new tunnel linking Ballarat Road to the Eastern Freeway was the centre-piece of the Institute for Logistics and Supply Chain Management’s submission to the Eddington Commission on the East-West Link Needs Assessment.”
“I urge the Victorian Government to look further into the future and consider what our proposal will bring to the entire inner west. It is not a matter of only the tunnel, but the overall economic impact that such connection will have.”
Dr Pieter Nagel is available for interview. Mobile: 0412 505 849
Media Contact: Andy Gash, Snr. Media Officer
Marketing and Communications Department, Victoria University
Ph: (03) 9919 4950; mobile: 0411 255 900. Thu, 13 Dec 2007 08:55:12 +1000Thu, 13 Dec 2007 08:55:12 +1000http://ilscm.vu.edu.au/news/id/349Drive VEGA (Melbourne)
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