Host Bryndis Whitson welcomes Dr. Rajbir Bhatti, Associate Professor of Supply Chain Logistics at Mount Royal University, to the show to talk about his career journey and what led him to Mount Royal. Having started with a background in engineering and data analytics, Dr. Bhatt’s PhD explored fuzzy logic in supplier relationship management. He explains this to Bryndis, and shares the academic and applied work that has defined his career, including contributions to logistics education and infrastructure planning in northern Canada.   The importance of supply chain resilience is emphasized by Rajbir, especially considering recent global disruptions such as COVID-19 and geopolitical trade tensions. He and Bryndis discuss Canada’s need to diversify trade routes by leveraging opportunities in Europe and Asia. Through initiatives like the Supply Chain Analytics Lab and partnerships with CN and Bison Transport, Dr. Bhatti advocates for experiential learning and the necessity of preparing students for real-world logistics careers. He has a LinkedIn newsletter called ‘Supply Unchained’ that addresses current trade dynamics and global supply chain strategy, among other topics. This episode is an important listen for professionals and students in logistics and global trade alike.  About Dr. Rajbir Bhatti:Dr. Bhatti is an Associate Professor of Supply Chain Management at the Bissett School of Business. He is also a Member of the Board of Directors of the Canadian Supply Chain Sector Council (CSCSC), which brings together partners in the sector to develop solutions to the human resource challenges faced by stakeholders in Canada's economy.His current interests revolve around studying the carbon footprints of global supply chains and to understand, model and help reduce such footprints in logistics through better process design. Another area of interest to him is in warehousing and distribution where he works to understand workplace safety issues as a function of organization design. Currently, his team and he are also working on performance evaluation modelling of dealerships of heavy equipment manufacturers in Canada using Network Data Envelopment Analysis (NDEA) and also using the black box technique. He had also been engaged in analytical modelling of 3PL selection issues and has used hierarchy based discrete and fuzzy models to analyze the supplier selection problem.Dr. Bhatti has also served at the Department of Supply Chain Management, Asper School of Business, University of Manitoba (UoM), where he taught advanced supply chain management courses in the Asper MBA Program (apart from teaching for the Asper Undergraduate Program). He worked as a volunteer for the University Technologies Inc. (INNOVATE CALGARY) at the University of Calgary where he carried out analysis and examinations of new invention patent applications for technical novelty and commercialization potential. He was responsible for performing market research, preliminary infringement analyses and search for "prior art" by analyzing patent file histories at USPTO and identification of potential licenses. Further, he has been a member of several bodies for curriculum design for under graduate courses in Mechanical & Industrial Engineering and has a rich Industrial experience in ISO 9000 certification as Management Representative.Dr. Bhatti has a number of research publications in peer reviewed, indexed journals and conferences. He has authored one book and is the Editor-in-Chief (Emeritus) of the International Journal of Applied Industrial Engineering, Pennsylvania, USA. He has guided one PhD and three Master's theses so far and has served on several Ph.D. committees.—Contact Bryndis Whitson: Website: ZebrasToApples.com Instagram: @ZebrasToApplesLinkedInContact Dr. Rajbir Bhatti: Book: “Implementing Quality Systems in Small and Medium Enterprises: The classic case of an economy with agrarian leanings” by Rajbir BhattiLinkedIn

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