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Strong Supply Chains, Strong Communities

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CARISCA is creating a global center of supply chain excellence

Arizona State University (ASU) and Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST) are building the Center for Applied Research and Innovation in Supply Chain–Africa (CARISCA). This five-year, $15M project is supported through the United States Agency for International Development’s (USAID) Bureau for Development, Democracy, Innovation/Innovation, Technology Research Hub as part of the Building Research and Innovation for Development: Generating Evidence and Training program (BRIDGE-Train). 

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CARISCA will advance research, knowledge translation, and training in supply chain management. This project builds on years of productive partnership between ASU and KNUST in the MasterCard Foundation Scholars Program and the ShipShape Application project. The CARISCA project presents an extraordinary opportunity for knowledge exchange. We are creating a new vision for supply chain that will transform Ghana, transcend borders, and provide opportunities to grow, innovate, and translate research into solutions, policy, and new research.

Our approach addresses barriers to development caused by inefficient and ineffective supply networks and increases Ghanaian and pan-African expertise and capacity while also increasing the impact of USAID investments. ASU and KNUST are establishing CARISCA as a global center that will impact supply chains throughout Africa.

CARISCA’s vision is to transform supply networks in Ghana in ways that improve the quality of life for the people of Ghana. Our mission is to support higher education institutions to explore and identify solutions to complex development problems through education and training, bolster the talent pipeline, and engage private sector partners and policymakers in applying research findings and best practices. 

CARISCA’s Goals:

1. Establish KNUST as Africa’s preeminent source of supply chain management expertise;
2. Serve as a resource for researchers in Ghana and across Africa to drive innovation, research, knowledge translation through the application of research findings, and training to improve African supply chains, sustained by revenue-generating activities and a robust partner network;
3. Create the SCM professionals and research that significantly improves the efficiency and effectiveness of health and agricultural supply chains; and
4. Increase inclusion and impact for women and disadvantaged supply chain practitioners.

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