$15 Million Grant Awarded To KNUST And ASU For The Establishment Of A Global Centre In Supply Chain Management
CARISCA will leverage local and international networks of governmental. Civil society, and industry partners that connect African researchers. Also, practitioners, and businesses to supply chain assets around the world. In this direction, CARISCA will partner with the Government of Ghana. Including the Ministry of Food and Agriculture.
The Ministry of Health, and the Ghana Health Service to meet local needs for research-informed policy and SCM workforce training. CARISCA will also address other local development challenges and practitioner training needs. Which will be through collaboration with public actors, private sector partners, and civil society organizations. It will also serve as a sustainable, long-term resource for advancing development-relevant SCM innovation across Africa.
Therefore, it is anticipated that ASU will mobilize the expertise of its faculty in its SCM Department and leverage. Especially in its experience to convening diverse private and public stakeholders, including USAID, through its Frontier Economies Logistics Lab (FELL). The goal is to strengthen KNUST’s capacity for innovative SCM research. These capacity strengthening efforts are intended to make the KNUST a hub of supply chain management training and research in Africa.
Finally, it is expected that this grant award will help move KNUST closer to fulfilling its strategic mission to “advance knowledge in science and technology through creating an environment for undertaking relevant research, quality teaching, entrepreneurship training and community engagement to improve the quality of life”.
$15 Million Grant Awarded To KNUST And ASU For The Establishment Of A Global Centre In Supply Chain Management
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Source: knust.edu.gh