NTU-CEE Distinguished Seminar Series: Professor Chang Young-Tae

Organized By

CEE Seminar Committee

Host By

Dr Kelvin Pang

Topic

Muddling Through International Logistics: Real World Cases across Companies, Industries and Countries

About the Seminar

Why do some companies, industries, and countries manage to thrive amid global logistical disruption, while others falter? This talk explores how different actors 'muddle through' the complexities of international logistics—each responding to crises, uncertainty, and change in their own way. Through real-world case studies, we’ll uncover the strategies, adaptations, and missteps that separate resilience from failure, offering insights into what drives success (or stagnation) in today’s unpredictable logistics landscape.

About the Speaker

Dr. Young-Tae (YT) Chang is a Professor Emeritus at the Asia Pacific School of Logistics, Inha University, Incheon, Korea. With over four decades of experience in maritime research, he has spent half of his career working for national think tanks and the other half in academia. Dr. Chang has published numerous papers in internationally refereed journals in transportation and logistics and has served as a guest editor for several journals.

He has conducted extensive research on maritime and multimodal transportation, marine policy, and socio-economic analysis of ocean-related projects, acting as Principal Investigator (PI) or Co-PI on over 72 international and domestic projects. He has also been actively involved in developing international networks for education and research, including as the Founding Secretary-General of the Global University 8 Consortium and a Founding Member of the Asia Logistics Round Table (ALRT).

Additionally, he is a past President of the Korea Port Economic Association and served as the last President of the Korea Maritime Institute.

Registration

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(Registration closes on 31 August 2025)