Supply chain scholars, students, professionals and decision makers are invited to submit papers for CARISCA’s fifth annual Supply Chain Research Summit, to be held May 5-7, 2025, in Lagos, Nigeria.
As in previous years, the 2025 Summit will be a hybrid event. The in-person venue is the Lagos Marriott Hotel Ikeja. Virtual attendees will participate via Zoom.
The 2025 summit is focused on reimagining how Africa’s supply chains can help propel African countries and their businesses to a more sustainable future. We invite you to share your research, knowledge and insights.
Africa’s consumer class and its purchasing power are growing at a fast rate, increasing pressure on supply chains to meet rising demands for commodities, products and services.
But Africa’s supply chain faces multifaceted developmental challenges. These include underdeveloped infrastructure, difficulties in customs, fragmented retail markets, low urbanization rates, and long dwell times in ports.
Beyond these challenges, the continent’s supply chains also contend with poor environmental practices and hazardous work conditions.
A recent African Development Bank report highlights sustainable supply chains as one of the top priority areas for ensuring a sustainable future for Africa. The United Nations Industrial Development Organization further highlights the urgent need for transformation to sustainable production and supply chains.
Reimagining Africa’s supply chains for a sustainable future requires a major forum where scholars, practitioners and policymakers can brainstorm and share their thoughts and research insights. That is our aim for CARISCA’s 2025 Supply Chain Research Summit.
Theme Track: Reimagining Africa’s Supply Chains for a Sustainable Future
Track One: General Supply Chains
Track Two: Sectoral Supply Chains
Track Three: Emerging Issues in Global Supply Chains
Track Four: Practitioner and Policy Discourse on African Supply Chains
Please submit your paper by 11:59 p.m. UTC on Jan. 3, 2025.
You will be notified by Feb. 7 whether your paper is accepted.
Contact Kekeli Adonu at lkadonu@carisca.knust.edu.gh or Barby Grant at barby.grant@asu.edu
