The goal of research is to answer questions. Good questions, however, are just the beginning. The second step is how to answer them. With the growth in the number and complexity of research designs and methods, it can be challenging to know how to select the best research design. Whether you are an academic or applied researcher, …
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On April 3-4, CARISCA will host its biannual capacity-building workshop for faculty and students at KNUST and other higher education institutions in Africa. On April 3–4, CARISCA will host its second faculty workshop of the academic year to strengthen the research capacity of faculty and graduate students at KNUST and other higher education institutions in …
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You have conducted your research and now comes the hard part—getting published. While publishing in academic journals is critical for advancing knowledge, getting your research published in a trade journal will expand awareness of your work and its results to a wider audience. Trade journals have a different set of requirements and expectations than …
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Startups in the Supply Chain Ecosystem—Practice and Research Startups are associated with innovation, emerging technologies, digitalization and disruptive business models. Therefore, more and more corporates are urged to access innovations that increase the competitiveness of products or productivity of processes. The scholarly supply chain, logistics and operations management literature has up to now paid little …
“Supply Chain Traceability: Improving Africa’s Agriculture and Health Sectors” Supply chain traceability is the key to unlocking the potential of Africa’s agricultural and health sectors. It involves establishing transparent and efficient processes to track and verify the movement of goods throughout the supply chain, from production to consumption. In the rapidly evolving landscape of Africa’s …
Qualitative research allows for exploration of how and why phenomena happen, such as why people behave the way they do, compared to quantitative research, which tells us the size and scope of these behaviors. But the data qualitative research generates is often unstructured. To interpret and derive meaningful insights from the data, qualitative researchers …
Ghanaian logistics activities have weathered the storms of a near recession mid-2022 and have been resilient in the face of a challenging operating environment. Results from the 2023 first quarter Logistics Managers Index report reveal optimism that the logistics sector is rebounding. Join us May 23 to hear more results from the latest survey …
Given the importance of the supply chain to organizations across the globe, businesses are looking for opportunities to make processes faster, cheaper and easier as materials move from the point of origin to the point of consumption. Supply chains involve many different activities, people and organizations, which produce a vast amount of information. This …
Faculty and senior doctoral candidates from higher education institutions (HEI) in Africa are invited to participate in a special Paper Development Workshop, a pre-conference session of our annual Supply Chain Research Summit.
Africa’s Supply Chains and the Future of Work CARISCA’s third annual Supply Chain Research Summit, Africa’s Supply Chains and the Future of Work, is scheduled for June 20-22, 2023. The summit will be a hybrid event featuring in-person and virtual presentations. In-person sessions will be held in Accra, Ghana, at the Fiesta Royale Hotel; virtual sessions …
“The Role Women Can Play in the Cocoa Supply Chain” The modern supply chain is complex and ever evolving. Child labor, gender inequality and environmental protection are major issues that have been present for years. But they are now gaining increased global attention. Citizens are pressing their governments to implement regulations in their supply …