Name: 2024 Supply Chain Research Summit
Start: 2024-06-04T00:00:00+00:00
End: 2024-06-06T23:59:59+00:00

November 2023

Wed 8

November 8, 2023 - November 9, 2023

CPD – Sustainable Reverse Logistics in the Digital Age

Ghana Shippers' Authority 7th Floor, Ghana Shippers’ House No. 12, Cruickshank Street Ambassadorial Enclave, West Ridge, Accra

In today's digital age, businesses are embracing technology to enhance their operations. With increasing sustainability requirements, regulations, and consumer preferences, reverse logistics has become increasingly complex and crucial. Companies worldwide recognize the strategic importance of integrating sustainability into their reverse logistics, but they face challenges in aligning economic goals with environmental and social objectives. Learn …

Wed 8

November 8, 2023 - November 9, 2023

Research Capacity-Building Workshop

Register: https://bit.ly/CARISCA-FW112023 Panel data, or longitudinal data, enables researchers to make observations across time for different groups, such as individuals, companies or countries. It has a number of advantages over other research methods. Like time-series data, panel data includes observations collected at regular intervals, chronologically. An advantage of panel data over a single time …

Wed 29

November 29, 2023

Partnership Coordination Committee meeting

The Partnership Coordination Committee (PCC) coordinates CARISCA activities with partner organizations, stakeholders, and individuals. The goal is to create and sustain long-term relationships that support innovative practices to solve local, national and regional supply chain challenges in Africa. The Committee guides CARISCA leadership in exploring opportunities to advance CARISCA’s goals, and how to address key challenges facing …

December 2023

Mon 4

December 4, 2023 @ 9:00 am - 4:00 pm

Writing Business Cases With an African Context – CARISCA Training Series

Cases are a great tool to use in class to teach difficult and complex supply chain issues. Supply chain problems are not generally solvable by simply applying an algorithm that provides answers to difficult questions or challenges.

Fri 8

December 8, 2023 @ 4:00 pm - 6:00 pm

Defending Your Thesis at Viva – CARISCA Training Series

This training will give doctoral candidates valuable insights, strategies and practical guidance for defending their research. It addresses the academic rigor as well as the psychological and interpersonal aspects of the defense.

February 2024

Thu 15

February 15

Distinguished Lecture Series – Research-based Innovation in Africa

If Africa is to capture value from the global shift to a digital economy, research and innovation skills should take priority. Africa will never be able to compete in automation with the likes of the USA, U.K., China and India unless education and business succeed together. If more scholars were to translate their research …

March 2024

Fri 1

March 1 @ 3:00 pm - 6:00 pm

Inclusion in Supply Chain Training & Networking Series

Green Health: Pioneering Sustainable Supply Chain Practices in Agriculture and Healthcare Register: bit.ly/CARISCA_ISTNS-0324 Agriculture is the foundation of our food system, providing the essential nutrients necessary for human health. The quality, variety and availability of agricultural produce and products directly impact dietary health and nutrition. “Green health” emphasizes the synergy between agriculture and health, advocating …

April 2024

Mon 8

April 8

Supply Chain Action Network Meeting

On April 8, CARISCA will convene a Supply Chain Action Network (SCAN) meeting to shine a spotlight on harnessing these technologies to unlock unprecedented efficiency, enhance financial inclusion and promote sustainability within the supply chain ecosystem. This event serves as a crucial platform for stakeholders across the spectrum to collaborate on, learn and pioneer strategies that will define the future of supply chain management.

Thu 11

April 11 - April 12

CPD – Supply Chain Analytics

Join CARISCA’s two-day Continuing Professional Development (CPD) course on Supply Chain Analytics, co-hosted and accredited by the Kenya Institute of Supplies Management (KISM), Kenya.

May 2024

Wed 22

May 22 @ 5:00 pm - 6:30 pm

Distinguished Lecture Series – Nannette Atuahene

Join us May 22 for the next event in our Distinguished Lecture Series. On Our Watch Global founder Nannette Atuahene will talk about “Building a Future-Ready Supply Chain Industry.”

June 2024

Mon 3

June 3

2024 Pre-Conference Paper Development Workshop

Selected faculty and senior doctoral candidates from higher education institutions (HEIs) in Africa will participate in a special Paper Development Workshop, a pre-conference session of our annual Supply Chain Research Summit. The workshop will be held in person at Kempinski Hotel Gold Coast City in Accra, Ghana, on Monday, June 3, 2024. The number of seats for the …

Tue 4

June 4 - June 6

2024 Supply Chain Research Summit

On June 4-6, 2024, CARISCA will host the fourth annual Supply Chain Research Summit, in Accra, Ghana. The 2023 summit in Accra, Ghana, attracted 688 participants from 41 countries and featured more than 90 presenters. The conference brings together academic and non-academic researchers and public, private and civil society organizations to create an ongoing dialogue …