CARISCA Events
The Center for Applied Research and Innovation in Supply Chain – Africa (CARISCA) hosted its second annual Supply Chain Research Summit June 28-30, 2022. The three-day event featured three keynotes, more than 50 paper presentations, four invited sessions and a dissertation award session. Researchers and practitioners presented papers during three parallel tracks: general supply chains, sectoral…
Register Now Business leaders and supply chain experts will gather April 29-30 at the Fiesta Royale Hotel in Accra, Ghana, for CARISCA’s second annual Supply Chain Business Forum and Exhibition. Over the two days, keynote speakers and panelists will lead discussions on the theme “Fueling Africa’s Growth: Supply Chain Innovation and Financing.”The goal of the forum is to enhance supply chain…
Africa’s port infrastructure presents both challenges and opportunities for the development of trade. Among the key challenges is congestion, which leads to long cargo dwell time at the ports. Port congestion was already an issue on the continent long before the COVID-19 era. On Feb. 9, Frank Ojadi from the Lagos Business School faculty talked about the latest paradigm shifts in ports…
A research protocol is the detailed plan for a study, and it comes with several benefits. First, it forces you to think through the details of your research project in advance. Second, it provides a manual for collaborators and staff training. Third, it can serve as the basis for funding proposals or institutional review board applications.In CARISCA’s Training Series workshop on Nov. 22, senior…
The African continent boasts many riches: 60% of the world’s arable lands, 30% of the mineral reserves and a young population. But it also shoulders 25% of the global disease burden and accounts for only 3% of global GDP, according to a 2022 Brookings report.When it comes to research and innovation, the stats are even more dire. Africa accounts for only 2% of the world’s research output, 1.3% of…
The Center for Applied Research and Innovation in Supply Chain–Africa hosted its first Supply Chain Research Summit July 21-22, 2021. The two-day event featured four keynote presentations, six sessions, two panel discussions, and a PhD dissertation proposal award session. Envisioned as an annual event, the Supply Chain Research Summit attracted 300 supply chain researchers, practitioners and…
Qualitative research allows for exploration of how and why phenomena happen, such as why people behave the way they do, compared to quantitative research, which tells us the size and scope of these behaviors. But the data qualitative research generates is often unstructured.To interpret and derive meaningful insights from the data, qualitative researchers apply structured methods and use special…
CARISCA is pleased to announce a new series of short courses for supply chain practitioners who want to enhance their professional knowledge and skills. These continuing professional development (CPD) courses are designed to help SCM staff and managers keep pace with changing industry standards and improve supply chain outcomes across Africa.The CPDs are practical, innovative and evidence-based.…
Every year over the past two decades, approximately 350 to 450 natural disasters have struck around the globe. Each of these events has caused an economic loss of at least $50 million, an insured loss of $25 million, 10 or more fatalities, 50 injuries and/or damage to a minimum of 2,000 structures. In 2023, Africa, Europe and the Middle East experienced the highest number of disasters, according…
CARISCA’s Supply Chain Action Network (SCAN) brings together leading supply chain experts and stakeholders from multiple sectors to translate university research into real-world solutions for Ghanaian and pan-African supply chains.
Atoapem Frimpong Barimah, Regional Inventory, Logistics and Warehouse Governance Manager, Newmont Gold Corporation
A Supply Chain Action Network MeetingThe…