For scholars, knowing how to create quality research questions is essential. The research question is the overarching, intellectually interesting question that will be answered by the research study. Research questions set the stage for the entire study. They determine the literature review. They guide the methodology. They shape how the results are analyzed. During a …
On Sept. 2, 2022, the chairman of the Kenya Institute of Supplies Management, John Karani, shared lessons on the institute’s “Journey Toward Supply Chain Management Professionalism.” It was the final event in CARISCA’s 2021-2022 Distinguished Lecture Series. Six times a year, CARISCA invites top supply chain scholars and leaders to deliver presentations. These Distinguished Lectures give …
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, …
CARISCA’s second annual Supply Chain Research Summit, “How Africa Matters to the Global Supply Chain,” held June 28–30, provided myriad opportunities for attendees to learn from and network with leading supply chain scholars, practitioners and students. The Summit is central to CARISCA’s goal to put Africa’s supply chain research on the map. The aim of …
Do Sustainability and Resilience Go Hand in Hand? The Case of Pennsylvania Dairy Farmers Veronica VillenaAssociate Professor, Supply Chain Management, W. P. Carey School of Business, Arizona State University The COVID-19 pandemic has created major supply chain disruptions, forcing managers to focus their attention on short-term survival. A study of Pennsylvania dairy farmers suggests that …
CARISCA hosts biannual capacity-building workshops for faculty and students at KNUST.
Thursday, April 21, 2022 Exploring AI Capabilities in Operations Management: Going from a Bibliometric Analysis to Empirical Studies Samuel Fosso Wamba, associate dean of research at Toulouse Business School in France, spoke in April about artificial intelligence as the next productivity frontier. He presented some insights from a bibliometric analysis of 40,147 documents retrieved from …
Supply Chain Implications of African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) on Africa CARISCA’s Supply Chain Action Network (SCAN) engages supply chain stakeholders in Ghana and across Africa to discuss current topics, trends, opportunities and challenges for managing African supply chains. The goal is to create a strong network of policymaking, private sector and civil society …
Professor Tobias Schoenherr delivered the CARISCA Distinguished Lecture in February 2022, Best Practices for Publishing: Lessons Learned and the International Journal of Operations & Production Management (IJOPM) Perspective. Schoenherr is the Hoagland-Metzler Endowed Professor in Purchasing and Supply Management at the Broad College of Business, Michigan State University. He’s also the editor of the International Journal of Operations & Production Management.
How Africa Matters to the Global Supply Chain This three-day supply chain research conference will feature keynotes, invited sessions, panel discussions and a dissertation competition. The summit will be a hybrid event featuring in-person and virtual presentations. In-person sessions will be held in Ghana at the Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology in Kumasi; virtual …
