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CARISCA invites you on a journey to create resilient and sustainable supply chains in Ghana and across Africa.Dear Colleagues:We invite you to join us on a journey. A journey our team often refers to as making Stone Soup.Stone Soup is a fable from 18th Century Europe that recounts how a traveler who had no food brought a community together during a famine to create a hearty and filling soup for…
A CARISCA FrameworkOn November 18, 2020, CARISCA hosted its first semi-annual Supply Chain Action Labs for Engagement (SCALE) meeting with African, U.S., and international partners to discuss emerging trends and best practices for warehousing goods. Over 150 attended the event, representing organizations ranging from large and small Ghanaian firms as well as multinational Fortune 500 companies…
U.S. Ambassador to the Republic of Ghana, Stephanie S. Sullivan (center in gray suit) visited KNUST on April 21, 2021, to learn more about the many ways that KNUST is contributing to Ghana’s prosperity through U.S. government-funded projects like CARISCA.
Assilah Agigi won top honors at CARISCA’s inaugural Supply Chain Research Summit Dissertation Proposal Award in 2021.Assilah Agigi’s spirit of growth and determination propels her towards a promising future as a supply chain academic. She did not set out to study supply chain management, but she was hooked when she learned about logistics while visiting a BMW manufacturer during her honors…
CARISCA awarded 21 PhD and 45 master’s degree scholarships to Ghanaian students with financial need to study the critical discipline of supply chain management at KNUST.A college degree is a dream for students all over the world because it can lead to more opportunities and a better life for graduates and their families. In 2019, 17% of Ghanaian students pursued education beyond high school.1…
CARISCA is developing StockUp, a mobile learning game simulation that will help health care professionals learn about supply chain management practices so they can keep the shelves stocked with vital health care commodities.CARISCA is developing StockUp, a mobile learning game simulation that will help health care professionals learn about supply chain management practices so they can keep the…
CARISCA hosts first affinity group: Healthcare professionals gather with KNUST faculty in Accra to discuss improvements for Ghana’s health supply chains.
Healthcare professionals gather with CARISCA faculty in Accra to discuss improvements for Ghana’s health supply chains.
Collaborating for ChangeThe Center for Applied Research and Innovation in Supply Chain – Africa (CARISCA) aims to…
CARISCA’s key objective is to support higher education institutions in building the capacity necessary to provide best-in-class degree programs and training, facilitate research translation and utilization, and engage stakeholders in best practices and policy changes that strengthen supply chains. One of CARISCA’s four project components focuses on research to strengthen the capacity of…
Congratulations to Priscilla Mante, a member of CARISCA’s research faculty, on being recognized as a Rising Star by the International Pharmaceutical Federation’s Women in Science and Education initiative (FIPWiSE). She is among a group of 20 women pharmaceutical scientists and pharmacy educators from 14 countries named to the inaugural list of Rising Stars.The recognition highlights women in…
In an opinion piece on the Devex website, Arizona State University President Michael Crow weighs in on the importance of higher education partnerships in meeting global development challenges, including projects like CARISCA.Photo by Barrett Ward on Unsplash