ITS (Monash) and ITLS (Sydney) 2010 Annual Report
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THE AUSTRALIAN KEY CENTRE IN TRANSPORT MANAGEMENT ANNUAL REPORT 2010 CONTENTS The Key Centre 2 Director’s Report 3 2010 by the Numbers 4 2010 Highlights 5 Learning and Teaching 9 Research 19 Seminars & Public Lectures 21 Publications 23 Professional Honours & Engagements 33 In the Media 37 Our People 39 THE KEY CENTRE The Commonwealth Key Centre of Teaching and These objectives are achieved by the Key Centre Research in Transport Management is a joint by:- venture between the Institute of Transport and Logistics Studies in the Faculty of Economics and • developing and offering graduate transport Business at The University of Sydney (ITLS- and logistics management programs, industry Sydney) and the Institute of Transport Studies in programs, certificates, executive programs and the Department of Civil Engineering at Monash short courses; University, Melbourne (ITS-Monash). The Key Centre was established in 1995; for 15 years the • bringing high quality transport and logistics Australian Federal government has continued to management programs to people outside recognise it as a centre of excellence in teaching Sydney and Melbourne as well as widening and research in all areas of transport management the offerings of courses in Melbourne and including supply chain management, transport Sydney through access to courses provided by economics, transport engineering, transport both ITLS-Sydney and ITS-Monash; planning, and transport modelling. • contributing to Australia’s growing OUR CONSTITUTION participation in the Asia Pacific region in a leadership role in transport and logistics The primary object of the Key Centre is to management; undertake graduate teaching, executive programs, • widening the range of courses available for grant and contract research and development in middle level professional managers in critical the fields of transport and supply chain areas of transport and logistics management management studies. The work of the Key Centre not currently served; also has the following objectives: • equipping managers in all disciplines (i.e. , • To provide a focus for University work in engineering, economics, planning), the small areas of transport and logistics management business sector and local government to and to establish an ambience attractive to those succeed in the face of technological, economic committed to excellence in graduate transport and institutional change; and logistics management programs and research. • building on the recognised need for stronger links between education of engineers and • To collaborate, to the fullest extent possible, managers in transport and logistics with other parties having an interest in management; transport and logistics management studies and its applications. • undertaking research to develop state-of-the- art management practices and technical • To offer specialised training courses, methods; and workshops, short courses and seminars on topics of interest in the area of transport and • transferring the knowledge developed through logistics management. research to client groups through the Key Centre’s publications, workshops, conferences, • To seed the development, in Australia, of seminars, and by participation in networks of innovative ideas in transport and logistics transport and logistics managers and policy and professional practice in which the engineers. Key Centre plays a role. Page 2 of 43 DIRECTOR’S REPORT 2010 marks the 15th year since the Key Centre of Key Centre staff continue to be recognised for the Teaching and Research in Transport Management contributions they make to industry. It is was established; the individual nodes at Monash particularly noteworthy that John Clements was and Sydney have a much longer independent honoured with an award from the Bus Association history. Over this time we have grown to a total of Victoria for his excellent work in developing complement of approaching 60 staff and with a and running the Monash Transport Management sensible growth strategy we will be growing some Course in Bus and Coach Operations. Professor more over the next few years. Corinne Mulley was appointed by the NSW government to participate in the development of a The Boards of Advice at each node (chaired by Dr transport blueprint for Sydney, and I continued in Alastair Stone, ITLS-Sydney and Professor John my role as a member of the NSW government’s Stanley, ITS-Monash) met twice in 2010. These bus contracts benchmarking team. Professor Peter boards continue to play a key role in providing Stopher was recognised for his contributions to important advice and direction to the Key Centre, work in China by being appointed as an Honorary and I acknowledge the commitment and Professor of the Beijing Transportation Research dedication that Alastair and John bring to their Center, a think tank of the Beijing Municipal roles. It is with sadness that we report the passing Government in June of 2010. Associate Professor of Len Harper in late 2010, Len was a very active Stephen Greaves completed an ARC Linkage member of the ITLS-Sydney Board. project demonstrating that appropriately designed Success with grants continues including numerous financial mechanisms can influence not just the grants won from industry and government. Of kilometres driven but how they are driven (in particular note is our success in winning two major particular reducing speeding), a concept gaining ARC grants. ITS-Monash won an ARC Linkage considerable traction with insurance companies Grant to develop a systemic model of powered-2- and road safety agencies alike. Professor David wheel vehicles to underpin enhanced management Walters was invited to give the key note speech at of those vehicles in the context of a sustainable the inaugural Value Chain Management transport system. ITLS-Sydney won an ARC- Conference at Steyr (Upper Austria) in May. Discovery Project on the assessment of the At ITS-Monash and ITLS-Sydney our success is in commuter's willingness to pay a congestion charge no small measure due to the extraordinary support under alternative pricing regimes. we receive from the Dean of the Faculty of ITS-Monash worked closely with Public Transport Economics and Business, Professor Peter Wolnizer, Safety Victoria and the bus industry to design an who stepped down at the end of 2010 and the approved training course that will provide bus Monash University’s Deputy Vice-Chancellor operators with the required competence to operate Research, Professor Edwina Cornish. I also wish to their bus services to meet regulatory and other recognise the important role that Associate compliance requirements of the new Victorian Bus Professor Geoff Rose has played in leading the Safety Act. The groundwork completed in 2010 Monash node. will see the existing Transport Management As always, it has been a great pleasure to continue Course in Bus and Coach Operations progressively as Director of the Key Centre. The working replaced by the Safety Management Course for Bus environment brings a great deal of joy to me, Operators starting from 2011. This smooth overwhelmingly due to the team we have. A transition reflects the close partnership developed, special thanks to all Key Centre staff. over more than a decade, which has seen the Key Centre play an on-going role in the delivery of education programs to meet the needs of the bus and coach industry. ITLS-Sydney developed a series of innovative executive courses partnering with the Logistics Association of Australia. We ran two courses in retail logistics and humanitarian Professor David Hensher logistics, and a leadership forum; more topics are Key Centre Director planned for 2011. Page 3 of 43 2010 BY THE NUMBERS Australian Research Council Industry Engagements for Key Centre staff with Linkage (3) or Discovery Project (3) radio, television and print media, both 6 grants held by Key Centre academics, nationally and internationally >50 with three won in 2010. (China, France and New Zealand). Fellows of Australian, American and of Australians say the highest priority 6 British learned academies, societies, issue for transport in Australia is and institutes. public transport improvements 58% according to the ITLS-Sydney- Interfleet Transport Opinion Survey. Chapters published in edited books 7 from Emerald Press (UK) and McGraw Hill (USA). of graduates on ITLS-Sydney’s Post Graduation Work Experience Program offered ongoing roles with their Years since the Australian Key Centre 60% organisation at the end of their 15 was established. placement. Years of transport education and Journal articles published including 32 19 research at the University of Sydney. in top tier journals (Australian Research Council’s Excellence in 63 Countries represented by the student Research for Australia A* or A rated). >25 body. Papers presented at prestigious conferences around the world from the Years of transport education and USA and Canada, to Germany, Italy, research programs at Monash 41 Norway, Portugal, Switzerland, University. 88 Turkey, and the UK, Abu Dhabi, China and Chile, and at home in Australia. Academic staff, including: our two Institute Directors; Australia’s only Professional development course Chairs in Public Transport (NSW and enrolments in bus and coach Victoria); Professors in Civil operations, public transport planning, Engineering, Logistics and Supply >435 transport management, and discrete Chain Management, and Transport 42 choice modelling. Management; an Associate Professor in Transport Management; two Honorary Professors and one Honorary