September 04, 2025 | Category:
College of Economic and Management Sciences, Corporate, Featured
Support structure and commitment required to achieve success
In her inaugural lecture, Prof Alet Tolmay highlighted why building strong relationships may be the ultimate competitive edge in South Africa's automotive industry.
August 27, 2025 | Category:
College of Economic and Management Sciences, Corporate, Featured
Unisa co-hosts major operations management conference
Held from 4 to 6 August 2025, the 4th African Operations Management Conference brought together Africa's brightest minds in operations management to chart the continent's industrial future.
April 23, 2024 | Category:
Lead, Dept of Operations Management, College of Economic and Management Sciences, Corporate, Featured
From humble beginnings to academic leadership
Prof Sugandren Naidoo, recently appointed Chair of the Department of Operations Management in the College of Economic and Management Sciences, attributes his drive for self-improvement and academic excellence to his experience as a newspaper delivery boy during his schooling years.
December 16, 2020 | Category:
Lead, Dept of Operations Management, College of Economic and Management Sciences, Corporate
Unisa innovator wins another big award
Professor Marcia Mkansi, from the Department of Operations Management in the College of Economic and Management Sciences, claimed first prize in the medical category at this year’s Innovation Hub competition for the Gauteng Accelerator Programme.
July 14, 2020 | Category:
Lead, Dept of Operations Management, College of Economic and Management Sciences, Corporate, Featured
Top innovator bags another top award
Unisa’s Prof Marcia Mkansi was awarded joint second place in the European Conference on Research Methodology for Business and Management Studies with her Research Methods Index.
April 19, 2020 | Category:
Lead, Featured, Dept of Operations Management, College of Economic and Management Sciences, Corporate
Prolific innovator sets out to clear roadblocks for online retail in SA
"Research and innovation are two sides of the same coin," says Prof Marcia Mkansi, one of Unisa's two "most prolific" innovators of the past five years.