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Biography
Benjamin Mosses Sakita holds a doctorate in Logistics, with a specialization in the digital transformation of maritime ports. He is a scholar and educator in business logistics and supply chain management, with research interests spanning port digitalization, supply chain systems, and supply chain finance. His work explores how digital technologies, institutional practices, and financial mechanisms shape efficiency, transparency, and performance in logistics and maritime networks.
He has teaching and research experience from universities in Tanzania and Norway, where he has contributed to undergraduate and postgraduate education in logistics and related fields. Beyond academia, he has engaged in applied consultancy and capacity-building activities with public institutions and development organizations, focusing on training, curriculum development, and logistics awareness.
Prior to his academic career, he worked as an auditor at PwC, where he gained professional experience in assurance and financial reporting.
Research Interest
- Business Logistics and Supply Chain Management
- Maritime Ports Digital Transformation
- Supply Chain Finance
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Projects
Executive Reporting Capacity Building
Client: Bank of Tanzania
Designed and delivered executive-level training on advanced word processing and structured document preparation, strengthening senior staff capacity in producing high-quality banking, policy, and operational reports.
Transport Sector Training and Logistics Awareness Project
Partners: World Food Program and Kühne Foundation
Developed training curriculum and delivered locally conducted training and logistics awareness activities targeting long-haul truck drivers and other stakeholders. The project focused on financial management, preventive driving practices, healthy lifestyle habits, and logistics awareness, contributing to improved professionalism, safety awareness, and understanding of logistics in development contexts.
ENGAGE Project – Baseline Study
Funder: SIDA
Participated as a Research Assistant in a baseline study conducted across three agro-ecological zones (Lake Zone, Coastal Zone, and Southern Highlands). Responsibilities included data collection and management of project petty cash, supporting effective coordination of field research activities.
Publications
- Sakita, B. M., Helgheim, B. I., & Bråthen, S. (2024). Drivers, barriers, and enablers of digital transformation in maritime ports sector: a review and aggregate conceptual analysis. In International Conference on Intelligent Transport Systems (pp. 3-33). Springer, Cham.
- Sakita, B. M., Helgheim, B. I., & Bråthen, S. (2024). The principal-agent theoretical ramifications on digital transformation of ports in emerging economies. Logistics, 8(2), 51.
- Sakita, B. M., Klymenko, O., Andersen, T., & Taknæs, T. B. (2021) The role of blockchain in green supplier selection process: an insight from the Norwegian shipbuilding industry.
- Sakita, B. M. (2016). Containing Opportunism in Buyer-Seller Relationships: A Case of Tour Operators and Accommodation Establishments in The Tanzania's Tourism Industry. Business Management Review, 19(1), 1-18.
- Tesfay, Y. Y., Sakita, B. M., & Mawrides, E. K. (2014). Developing a new market strategy from supply chain management perspective: A case of Jotun in Brazil. International Journal of Supply Chain Management, 3(2), 94-110.