2025 Summit Call for Papers
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.
2025 Paper Development Workshop
Selected faculty and senior doctoral candidates from higher education institutions (HEIs) in Africa will participate in a special Paper Development Workshop during our annual Supply Chain Research Summit. The goal of the Paper Development Workshop is to create a platform for faculty and senior doctoral candidates to meet with and seek professional advice from senior supply chain scholars on a specific academic research paper.
2025 PhD Dissertation Awards Competition
The 2025 Supply Chain Research Summit program committee is pleased to announce a call for papers for the best PhD dissertation proposal.
CARISCA will recognize a winner and two runner-ups with a certificate and stipend at the 2025 summit in Lagos, Nigeria, “Reimagining Africa’s Supply Chains for a Sustainable Future,” May 5-7.
KNUST-based CARISCA team members gain insights, inspiration from U.S. visit
Seven KNUST-based team members traveled to Washington, D.C., in mid-September to meet with representatives from the United States Agency for International Development, CARISCA’s funding partner. Along with ASU-based CARISCA staff, the team briefed USAID on project accomplishments and brainstormed ideas for the future.
MSc Programmes in Supply Chain Management
The Department of Supply Chain and Information Systems, KNUST School of Business (KSB) and the Center for Applied Research and Innovation in Supply Chain-Africa (CARISCA) invite applications from suitably qualified
Building a Future-Ready Supply Chain Industry
The key to building a “future-ready” supply chain industry lies in the untapped potential that comes from creating synergy among these groups. That was the key takeaway from a Distinguished Lecture delivered in May by Nannette Atuahene, a leadership and organizational effectiveness consultant.
The LMI Value for Ghana for the fourth quarter of 2023 is 63.3
The LMI summarizes the responses of supply chain (including operations) managers from multiple industries in Ghana. Data for the fourth quarter was collected from
October to December 2023.
Workshop: Problematizing and Demonstrating Rigor and Relevance in Quantitative Research
Target participants: PhD students, early career researchers, and other researchers seeking to learn something new and valuable to enhance their chances of publishing in high impact journals as determined by the Academic Journal Guide. To ensure high degree of interactivity, only 25 to 30 participants would be accepted. Hence early application is encouraged.
Elevating knowledge about Africa in international business: KNUST’s Prof. Nathaniel Boso’s legacy
On the 18th April, 2024, Prof. Nathaniel Boso will be delivering his professorial lecture on the topic, “International Business: Why Care About Africa?” at the Great Hall, KNUST