Stephen PettitStephen Pettit is a professor in the logistics and operations management section of Cardiff Business School, Cardiff University, UK. He was awarded a PhD from the University of Wales in 1993. He has been involved in a number of transport-related reserch projects including for the DfT (the UK economy's requirements for people with seafaring experience), and EU DGTREN (the 'Economic Value of Shipping to the UK Economy'; an 'Analysis of the Cost Structure of the main TEN Ports'; and 'Work Organisation in Ports'). His recent work has considered issues around humanitarian aid logistics and supply chain management. Stephen has contributed to many journal papers, conference papers and reports primarily on port development, port policy, and humanitarian aid logistics and supply chain management. Read More Read Less