The Department of Applied Management is a unique and diverse department consisting of four different disciplines: Entrepreneurship; Transport and Logistics; Tourism Management; Supply Chain Management
Prof NH Manchidi
Chair of Department: Applied
Management
Welcome aboard to the Department of Applied Management, a unique and diverse department that seek to build strategic leaders who embrace innovation and stay at the forefront of industry.
Department of Applied Management is strategically located in the College of Economic and Management Sciences (CEMS) under the School of Public and Operations Management (SPOM).
Our focus is on four different disciplines: Entrepreneurship, Tourism Management, Supply Chain Management as well as Transport Economics and Logistics, hence we consider ourselves as a unique and diverse department.
Entrepreneurship
About Entrepreneurship, our qualifications focus on preparing students first to become entrepreneurs. However, we acknowledge that not everyone can be an entrepreneur, but we believe that with a qualification in entrepreneurship you can still be a manager of a business, a corporate entrepreneur (someone running a business unit like it is his/her own business, CEO in business. Entrepreneurship can also allow a student to become an importer or exporter of the products that are creatively and innovatively manufactured by him/her. The qualification can further equip a student that want to pursue franchising and venture corporation.
Transport Economics and Logistics
Our qualifications in Transport economics and logistics focus on the allocation and planning of resources to transport goods and people from one point to another. These principles are also applied within the tourism industry with a wider application in tourism distribution as well as information and communication technologies.
Tourism Management
Tourism is one of the world’s most dynamic and lucrative industries. We offer programmes that are designed to address the ever-changing needs of tourism societies and aims to equip students with managerial skills to implement strategic management aspects together with sustainable and responsible tourism practices. The array of knowledge related to entrepreneurship, leadership, and innovation within the context of tourism aims to enable student to start their own businesses and to create jobs.
Supply Chain Management
Graduates are in high demand across South Africa’s public and private sectors, stepping into exciting roles such as Logistics Coordinator, Procurement Officer, Operations Analyst, Supply Chain Planner, Warehouse Manager, and Inventory Controller. In the public sector, students can become a Public Procurement Specialist or Contract Manager, ensuring ethical and efficient government spending. Whether students are managing imports at a major port, optimising warehouse operations for a retailer, or sourcing goods for a government department, their expertise will drive real-world impact across industries.
Prof NH Manchidi
Chair of Department: Applied Management
