ProfessorRico Merkert

Head of School, School of International Business, Logistics and Supply Chains

Business School

  • Head of School, School of International Business, Logistics and Supply Chains
    Business School

RESEARCH INTERESTs

  • International freight and logistics management, air cargo, 
  • Global distribution strateg, 
  • Aviation management, 
  • Sustainable aviation,
  • Strategic management,
  • Risk management, Risk mitigation strategies (including hedging and sustainable planning)
  • Drone/Advanced Air Mobility/ATM management,
  • Economic impact of transport (including causality analysis) and forecasting,
  • Financial analysis, Efficiency, cost, productivity and performance analysis, Benchmarking,
  • Industrial organization, Transaction Cost Economics, contract analysis, global value chains.

FUNDED RESEARCH

  • GRANT
    Who Benefits from the Sharing Economy Disruption in Australian Cities
    Australian Research Council (ARC)1 Jan 2020 - 31 Dec 2024
    People funded by this grant:
    • Sigler T,
    • Knight E,
    • Charles-Edwards E,
    • Merkert R,
    • Wachsmuth D
  • GRANT
    iMOVE CRC - 2-002 Project Agreement - Facility and Network Optimisation for Australia Post - Australia Post and iMove Australia Limited -
    iMOVE Australia Ltd1 Jun 2018
    People funded by this grant:
  • GRANT
    Smart Peripheral and Remote Airports 2020 SPARA 2020
    European Commission (Belgium)1 Jun 2015
    People funded by this grant:
    • Merkert R
  • GRANT
    Strategic management and merger cost effects in service industries: evidence from the airlines
    DVC Research1 Jan 2013
    People funded by this grant:
    • Merkert R,
    • Gudmundsson S