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 …
CARISCA’s continuing professional development (CPD) courses give supply chain practitioners and professionals dynamic learning and networking opportunities in Ghana and across Africa. These short courses are for senior professionals who want to learn new skills, network and work together to improve supply chains. CARISCA has hosted five CPDs to date on topics ranging from …
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 …
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.
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 African higher …
CARISCA is working to become the go-to research center for relevant and valuable data and insights that support business operations in Ghana and Africa, enabling businesses and stakeholders to make evidence-based decisions. The African Business Managers’ Index (ABMI) is a specialized aggregated index that will provide a dashboard of indicators measuring business performance and growth …
CARISCA hosts first affinity group: Healthcare professionals gather with KNUST faculty in Accra to discuss improvements for Ghana’s health supply chains.
Assilah Agigi won top honors at CARISCA’s inaugural Supply Chain Research Summit Dissertation Proposal Award in 2021.
CARISCA’s Research Capacity Building Workshop Series
CARISCA’s scholarship program provides opportunities for KNUST graduate students in supply chain management. CARISCA scholarship recipient Olivia Adu-Poku is pursuing her master’s degree in Logistics and Supply Chain Management at KNUST. Growing up as the first child in a tight-knit family of four, setting the right example for her sister was very important to Olivia …
