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U.S. Funds a Supply-Chain Center in Ghana: A Challenge to China and Russia?

Supply Chain Brain

The United States Agency for International Development recently awarded $15 million for creation of a research and training center for supply-chain management in Ghana. But the move might signal a broader effort by the U.S. to counter the growing economic influence of China, and to a lesser extent Russia, throughout the African continent.

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The REFASHIOND Ventures Story with Brian Aoaeh

The Logistics of Logistics

Chartered Accountants, in Accra, Ghana between completing his secondary school education and commencing undergraduate study in the United States in 1997. Prior to UBS, he was a pension actuarial analyst at Watson Wyatt Worldwide (now Willis Towers Watson). He was a junior auditor at Issifu Ali & Co.

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The Truth about Electronic Supply Chains (part 1/2)

SCM Research

Therefore, e-waste, which contains valuable materials like gold, often ends up in incineration plants or, illegally, in Ghana, where it destroys both the people’s health and the environment. It is complicated to recycle electronic waste properly. Producers are responsible for e-waste.

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Vlisco takes optimization to the catwalk

DELMIA Quintiq

Today, Vlisco is an undisputed market leader in Benin, Nigeria, Togo, Ghana, Ivory Coast and the Congo. The textile manufacturer initially focused on the Dutch and Dutch-Indonesian markets, but by the end of the 19th century, it had expanded to the West-African market.

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A Chocolate Addict’s Plea: Know Your Supply Chain Risks!

Kinaxis

The Wall Street Journal (WSJ) recently posted an article about the huge shortfall in the cocoa crop in Ghana. As the WSJ points out, there is a drastic over reliance on the Ivory Coast and Ghana when it comes to the global cocoa supply chain. Together they account for more than half of the world’s cocoa supplies!

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The Green Corridor: Cures from the Sky! Healthcare Distribution is Driving Itself Into a More Environmentally Friendly Direction

The Logistics & Supply Chain Management Society

In addition to blood distribution, Zipline also operates drones In Ghana where they were able to get vaccines out, countrywide to fight COVID 19. UAVs or “drones”, well known in the military world are slowly but surely making life better in the civilian world when speed and security are highly prized.

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The Small & Medium Enterprises (SME) World – LogiSYM July 2020

The Logistics & Supply Chain Management Society

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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