Dr. T. P. Mbhele, Lecturer at UKZN, School of MIG (Westville). Teaching and supervising students under the Discipline of Supply Chain Management (operations, procurement, logistics). Contributed chapters in books and currently serving as reviewer in a number of international journals. As an esteemed academic, areas of interest include sustainability, last mile, the bullwhip effect, supply chain resilience, 4IR, and entrepreneurship.