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Best PhD Thesis Award

Dear Colleagues,

As the Editor-in-Chief of Logistics, it is my great pleasure to announce the winner of the 2023 Best PhD Thesis Award. This award is for a PhD student or recently qualified PhD who has produced a highly anticipated thesis with great academic potential.

The award has been granted to:
“Investigating the Scope for Integrating Uncrewed Aerial Vehicles (UAVs) Into Mixed-Mode Fleets To Support National Health Service (NHS) Logistics Operations” by Andy Oakey, University of Southampton, United Kingdom.

The winner will receive CHF 800, a certificate and the chance to publish a paper free of charge after peer review in Logistics in 2024.

On behalf of the evaluation committee, I congratulate the winner on his accomplishments. We would like to take this opportunity to thank all the applicants for submitting their exceptional theses, and thank the Award Committee for voting and helping with this award.

Prof. Dr. Robert Handfield
Editor-in-Chief, Logistics

Logistics Best PhD Thesis Award

Eligibility and Requirements

– An executive summary of the Ph.D. thesis in English of around 3000 words;
– A letter from the Ph.D. supervisor recommending the candidate for consideration for this award;
– The candidate’s CV/resume, including a list of publications connected with the thesis;
– An electronic copy of the Ph.D. thesis;
– A scanned copy of the Ph.D. diploma (or certificate of studying at a school or research institute as a Ph.D. student going to graduate or participate in graduation thesis defenses).