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
New PhDs set to change future of Africa’s supply chains
Seventeen newly minted doctors of philosophy in business and management (13 of whom are pictured) celebrated their graduation from KNUST in March thanks to the support of CARISCA scholarships. The group is among the first cohort of students who received funding from CARISCA starting in 2021 to pursue doctoral studies in logistics and supply chain management.
CALL FOR SENIOR TECHNICAL ADVISORS AND RESEARCH FELLOWS
The center is, therefore, pleased to invite applications from interested senior academics and researchers who have done top-level research and have experience mentoring young and emerging scholars to serve on its pool of senior technical advisors and research fellows on a full-time, part-time, or adjunct basis. It is expected that these roles will become available from August 2024 subject to funding availability.
‘Fish and chicken’ study earns 2023 PhD Dissertation Award
“Fish and chicken” is a nickname that may follow David Antwi for the entirety of his career. But he is ok with that.
He has a ready comeback for fellow Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology students and faculty who call him “fish and chicken professor.”
Connecting African Researchers to Address Local Supply Chain Challenges
On Feb. 8-9, CARISCA hosted its inaugural Africa Supply Network Research Accelerator (ASN-RA) meeting. The meeting was inspired by Arizona State University’s Complex Adaptive Supply Networks Research Accelerator (CASN-RA), which involves 140 scholars from 25 U.S. states and 18 countries.
CALL FOR CARISCA SCIENTIFIC VISITS TO AFRICAN UNIVERSITIES 2024
CARISCA invites applications from KNUST faculty to undertake high-quality and impactful five-day scientific visits to higher education institutions in Nigeria and Uganda during the 2024/2025 academic year.