• Creating highly effective logistics managers and leaders through the development of contemporary educational materials and the use of innovative and teaching methods;
  
  
• Discovering and disseminating breakthrough knowledge of logistics operations and management through research;
  
  
• Serving the interests of the logistics- related industries through consultancy and partnerships with the profession and practitioners.

The Department takes a multi-disciplinary approach to serve the diverse field of logistics and operations management, spanning shipping, transportation, warehousing and all industries whose success depends on the effective and efficient management of the flow of materials, information and financial resources. In doing so, it strives to be a key driver in Hong Kong's pursuit to become an international logistics hub par excellence.

The Department's research portfolio lies in both academic and applied research, and consultancy for the shipping, operations and logistics industries, addressing both commercial and technological research needs. Reflecting the dynamic nature of the industries it serves, the Department's research activities have evolved over the decades. Greater emphasis is now placed on shore-based operations and, increasingly, on issues relating to logistics, operations and intermodality. Specific subject areas are innovation and technology management, maritime and port economics, maritime law, production planning and control, quality management, scheduling, supply chain management, and vehicle routing.