The Logistics & Supply Chain Management Society

JULY 20, 2020

But remember the words of Akufo-Addo, President of Ghana: “We know how to bring the economy back to life. To help get through the devastation of lockdowns and prepare for “new normals”, many governments have stopped “following the science” and begun resurrecting their economies rather than protecting and saving lives.

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Material Handling & Logistics

MARCH 23, 2017

Mars, Nestlé, Mondelēz and Hershey and others have committed to working together to end deforestation and forest degradation in the cocoa supply chain, with an initial focus on Ghana and Côte d’Ivoire. read more.

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The Logistics & Supply Chain Management Society

MARCH 22, 2022

For example, the One Network platform for supply chain planning and execution is used by the Ministries of Health in Nigeria, Ghana, and Rwanda, providing comprehensive inventory visibility across all health facilities for real time supply demand matching and collaborative decision making.

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Material Handling & Logistics

JANUARY 22, 2018

Mondelez is helping to redce deforestation rates in Ghana, which supplies about 20% of the world's cocoa. In an effort to reduce emissions in its cocoa supply chain across Ghana, on January 17 Mondel?z As one of the largest cocoa-producing countries, Ghana supplies about 20% of the world's cocoa.

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ChainPoint

FEBRUARY 11, 2021

Buying this new chocolate bar will support the cocoa farming communities in Côte d'Ivoire and Ghana where the cocoa beans are sourced from. ALDI chocolate loving customers can expect this new chocolate bar to be released in Spring 2021 in selected ALDI markets.

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The Logistics & Supply Chain Management Society

AUGUST 20, 2020

Today the company has over 230 team members located across the globe including Singapore, India, Pakistan, Indonesia, Sweden, South Africa, Ivory Coast, France, Romania, UAE, Ghana, and Nigeria.

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Supply Chain Design Software Optimization Software Supply Chain Software Analytics Software 147

Kinaxis

OCTOBER 16, 2015

With a network of seven distribution centers (in Copenhagen, Jordan, Dubai, Nairobi, Tanzania, Cameroon, and Ghana), UNHCR can ship core relief items from these stockpiles to assist up to 600,000 people within 72 hours, if needed.

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ModusLink Corporation

SEPTEMBER 5, 2012

It’s a growing problem with no easy solution: with the expansion of technology, an increasing amount of electronics waste is ending up in developing countries such as Ghana, India and parts of China. Most of this e-waste comes from the US and Europe, while only a small amount of it is produced locally.

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Ghana Africa Manufacturing Procurement Electronics 68

QAD

JULY 7, 2022

In April 2022, allegations arose claiming children as young as 10 in Ghana , West Africa were harvesting cocoa beans for food industry giant Mondel?z Recent High Profile Cases. It doesn’t take a very deep search to uncover recent global headlines of abuses in production. z International, which owns Cadbury. ” .

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Enterra Insights

MAY 19, 2022

India, China, Bangladesh, and Ghana) but those regimes are going to place tremendous fiscal pressure on budgets already stressed by substantial government outlays during the COVID-19 epidemic.” They write, “These problems will spread in the coming months; ultimately all farmers around the world will be impacted.

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SupplyShift

OCTOBER 29, 2018

Cocoa beans grow best in hot and rainy regions hugging the equator, places like Ghana, Nigeria, Ivory Coast, Ecuador, Peru and Papua New Guinea. It takes 500 cocoa beans to make a pound of chocolate and each cacao tree can only make about two pounds of chocolate a year.

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Logistics Bureau

NOVEMBER 2, 2020

Delivering access to education to children in Ghana. Under the B1G1 scheme we have helped worthy causes right across the world, including the following: Bringing fresh water to villages in Cambodia. Providing lunch meals to children in the Philippines. Providing access to healthcare to refugees in Malaysia.

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Vinculum

JUNE 8, 2020

Ghana becomes the first country in the world to deploy drone technology for COVID-19 tests, medical kits and medicine delivery. Apart from Ghana, many countries like China, Chile, Australia, Estonia, Malawi, Italy, Ireland, Singapore, South Korea, UK, and US are adapting this tech-trend to deal with the pandemic situation.

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Supply Chain Game Changer

NOVEMBER 11, 2018

And some of the best quality cocoa originates from Ghana. The cocoa pods’ journey typically begins on plantations or small family farms in tropical areas , such as South and Central America and West Africa – where over 70% of cocoa production takes place, with the Ivory Coast being the world’s leading producer. The Journey.

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Sourcemap

FEBRUARY 13, 2019

The First Step to Traceability: Stenciling Batch Numbers on Bags of Cocoa at a Depot in Ghana. There’s a lot of hype around using blockchain to trace supply chains. How does it stand up in the real world? The most widely publicized blockchain pilots involve shippers and retailers - the ‘last leg’ of a global supply chain.

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SupplyShift

OCTOBER 29, 2018

Cocoa beans grow best in hot and rainy regions hugging the equator, places like Ghana, Nigeria, Ivory Coast, Ecuador, Peru and Papua New Guinea. It takes 500 cocoa beans to make a pound of chocolate and each cacao tree can only make about two pounds of chocolate a year.

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Manufacturing Procurement Sourcing Papua New Guinea Ghana 40

Supply Chain Brain

AUGUST 16, 2023

Farmers in the West African nation are expected to see the lowest output since 2010 in the season that ends September 2023, missing official forecasts by nearly a quarter.

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SupplyShift

FEBRUARY 14, 2018

In 2017, some of the largest cocoa producers and the World Cocoa foundation agreed to sign the Cocoa & Forests Frameworks for Action with the aim of ending deforestation caused by cocoa production in Ghana and Cote d’Ivoire. Such efforts are impossible without being able to trace the cocoa to the source.

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Supply Chain Brain

FEBRUARY 11, 2025

Global cocoa production fell by 14% in the 2023-24 season, as output slowed in both Cte dIvoire and Ghana, where at least 60% of the world's cocoa is produced.

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SupplyShift

FEBRUARY 14, 2018

In 2017, some of the largest cocoa producers and the World Cocoa foundation agreed to sign the Cocoa & Forests Frameworks for Action with the aim of ending deforestation caused by cocoa production in Ghana and Cote d’Ivoire. Such efforts are impossible without being able to trace the cocoa to the source.

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Supply Chain Planning Software Purchasing Skills Supply Chain Software Supply Chain Planning 40

Requis

FEBRUARY 9, 2021

Growing up in rural Ghana, Aoaeh and his family struggled to afford medications that relieved his grandfather’s rheumatoid arthritis. As supply chain investor Brian Aoaeh pointed out to us , the costs of broken and inefficient supply chains end up getting passed on to the end user.

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RFgen

FEBRUARY 29, 2024

Partnering with Zipline to overcome geographic and infrastructural hurdles in countries like Ghana by pioneering drone deliveries. IoT devices integrated with cloud analytics platforms to ensure capture of environmental information, temperature, light levels, and more during shipment.

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QAD

FEBRUARY 1, 2024

They originated from the Akan culture of the Gyaman people in Ghana and Côte d’Ivoire. These are two of the more popular Adinkra symbols in Ghana, and both have been or are presently featured on Ghana’s 200 cedi banknote. A great example of this are the African Adinkra symbols.

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Supply Chain Brain

APRIL 10, 2023

Clearance was given after claims that the cargo was from Kazakhstan, but data intelligence firms Vortexa and Kpler showed it originated from Russia.

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ChainPoint

MAY 7, 2019

million children are exposed to the worst forms of child labour* on cocoa farms in countries such as Ghana and Ivory Coast, the two main producers of cocoa in the world. He was shocked to find that child labour was still endemic in the cocoa industry. An estimated 1.8

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Logistics Middle East

FEBRUARY 21, 2015

The company is looking to expand its footprint in Ghana, Mozambique, Angola and Nigeria this year.'

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The UCLA Anderson Global Supply Chain Blog

AUGUST 11, 2014

  The United States and other countries like Great Britain and Australia export much of their e-waste to developing countries such as China, Ghana and India. When improperly disposed of - as over 75% of e-waste is - it becomes toxic to humans and the environment. These exports could increase by over 500% in the next decade.

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ShipBob

JUNE 9, 2020

Inspired by the beauty of the landscapes found in Ghana, Founder Nana Boateng Osei began a project to combine his love of nature, style, and Africa into an eyewear company. In under four years, her hair grew from shoulder length to waist length and wants to help others grow their hair beautifully.

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Proxima

APRIL 13, 2022

The session was attended by procurement professionals from around the world, including India, the UK, Germany, Australia, Ghana and Malaysia. No doubt it will be the first of many, and no doubt the conversation on if procurement and finance can better collaborate will be evergreen. It always can, and that’s the point.

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EazyStock

MAY 28, 2019

As this month’s Automation Hero, you know how automation can benefit a business. What kinds of tasks have you helped your clients automate?

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EazyStock

MAY 28, 2019

As this month’s Automation Hero, you know how automation can benefit a business. What kinds of tasks have you helped your clients to automate?

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The UCLA Anderson Global Supply Chain Blog

DECEMBER 9, 2013

She’s also participated in three Johnson & Johnson-sponsored UCLA Anderson Management Development Programs : the Head Start Management Fellows Program, the Health Care Executive Program and the Management Development Institute in Ghana. The J&J Program was an incredible complement to this work,” she says.

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SCMDOJO

NOVEMBER 2, 2023

Isaac Ahasu Location: Ghana Rating: 0/5.0 Fahd has an extensive experience and knowledge of the field so if you are interested or confused by anything at all from the supply chain field, worry no more! Contact Dr. Fahd now!

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Provenance

AUGUST 13, 2018

In Ghana, another startup, BenBen , is using a blockchain-based system to securely certify land ownership. Pilot studies by Provenance have explored how sustainability data can be tracked on blockchains, ensuring trustworthy information about ethical supply chains can be shared with end consumers.

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SCM Research

NOVEMBER 18, 2013

Herein, the authors focus their discussion on ten selected economies: Algeria, Angola, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Egypt, Ghana, Kenya, Mozambique, Nigeria, South Africa and Tanzania. In a new pwc report, Africa Gearing Up , future prospects in Africa for logistics and supply chain management are described.

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QAD

JUNE 28, 2022

More recently, Cadbury’s supply chain in Ghana was found to include children as young as 10 working on cocoa farms while missing school. Companies were reminded that cutting corners in competitive production cycles and reaching for cost savings can result in human costs, corruption, environmental risks and a loss of brand loyalty.

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Supply Chain Movement

SEPTEMBER 28, 2016

Falkland Islands (Malvinas). Faroe Islands. French Guiana. French Polynesia. French Southern Territories. Guadeloupe. Guinea-bissau. Heard Island and Mcdonald Islands. Holy See (Vatican City State).

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