Dr.Tafere | Bahir Dar College Of Business and Economics

Submitted by cobeadmin on Thu, 10/09/2025 - 20:07

Tafere Worku is an accomplished academic and professional in Logistics and Supply Chain Management, currently serving as an Assistant Professor and Head of Department at Bahir Dar University. I hold a PhD in Management Studies, an MBA, and a BA in Purchasing and Supply Chain Management. With over 17 years of academic and administrative experience, I have held leadership roles such as Vice Dean, Student Dean, and Quality Coordinator. My expertise spans research, curriculum development, and training, with significant contributions to national education reforms and capacity building programs. I am also a certified EMPRETEC national trainer and FIATA diploma holder.

Curriculum vitae

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PERSONAL DATA

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Name Tafere Worku
Sex Male
Date of Birth March 29, 1984
Place of Birth Bahir Dar
Nationality Ethiopian
Marital Status Married
Contact Address

*TELEPHONE +251 946128185 E-MAIL tafereworkuayal@gmail.com/Tafere.Worku@bdu.edu.et _________________________________________________________________

EDUCATIONAL BACKGROUND

Degree: PhD in Management Studies

School: Bahir Dar University

Year completed: January, 2024

___________________________________________________________________ Degree: MBA (Masters of Business Administration)

School: Bahir Dar University

Year completed: January, 2012

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Degree: Bachelor of Arts in Purchasing and supply Chain Management

School: Adama University

Year completed: July, 2007

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3. EMPLOYEMENT HISTORY

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Position Assistant Professor in Logistics and Supply Chain Management

Organization: Bahir Dar University

Location: Bahir Dar, Ethiopia

Duration: September 2007- To date

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4. RESEARCH OUTCOMES

Supply Chain management Practices, The case of Guder Agro Industry
Implementation of TQM in public universities in Ethiopia
Measuring Labor Productivity in Construction Industries in Amhara Region
Supply Chain Integration for Organizational Success, in The Case of Amhara Regional State-Owned Enterprises
The effect of Servant Leadership Style on Employees’ commitment to change.
Value Chain Analysis, Agricultural Products in Amhara Region; on progress

5. WORKSHOP AND SEMINAR

Assessment of Business Education Curriculum, Ministry of Education,2008
Curriculum harmonization and modularization- Logistics and Supply Chain Management, ministry of Education, 2012

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Leadership and Administration Skills as a Course Manager

Plans, assigns, direct and supervise course work and coordinate Course experts (Assistants)
Ensure that courses are properly designed, materials are developed, and faculty resources are planned for delivery of the course;
Provide all the necessary assistances to the course experts (Assistants) to promote efficiency and to acquaint the experts with the various current techniques and methodology of handling their respective assignments
Make sure that experts (assistants) have understood their respective assignments and procedures.

Communication and Social Skills

Keeps the course assistants or experts well informed of changes pertinent to the courses
Effectively communicates relevant information to the college dean

Committee or Team Membership

Member of the ad hoc Committee to harmonize curriculum for logistics and Supply chain management program, 2012
Member of the students’ discipline committee of the College of Business and Economics (COBE), 2012/13
Member of the Staff discipline committee of the College of Business and Economics (COBE), 2023- to date
Member of the ad hoc Committee to exit-exam course selection and competence determination with exam blueprint preparation at a ministerial level. 2022/2023
Member of the ad hoc Committee to conduct internal audit of BDU, 2015/2016

Leadership and Administration experience

Serve as a COBE quality coordinator, 2014/2015
Serve as a COBE Vice dean, 2015/2016
Serve as a Bahir Dar University Student Dean, 2016/2017
Serve as a Head of department Logistics and Supply Chain Management, since 2024/25

COURSE DELIEVERD

Strategic Supply Chain Management, Supply Chain Risk Management, Principles of Logistics Management, Advanced Logistics Management, Strategic supply chain Management, Principles of Purchasing I & II, Business communication, Leadership and change management, Operation Management, Warehouse & Store Management, Inventory Management, Government & Foreign Procurement, Materials Management, Customs Clearing and Freight forwarding operation, Transportation and Freight Management