Consolidating lean practices with quick-response manufacturing: a boon or bane for the textiles industry during the era of COVID-19

E Afum, Y Agyabeng-Mensah, C Baah… - International Journal of …, 2024 - emerald.com
Purpose This study aims to find out whether firms in the local textiles industry are benefiting
from the combined implementation of lean practices (LPs) and quick-response …

Cultivation of Cannabis: Medicinal, Social, and Legal Aspects

KA Wani, SJ Andrabi, J Manzoor, H Qadir… - … , and Applications in …, 2023 - igi-global.com
Interest in growing cannabis for medical and recreational purposes is increasing worldwide.
This study reviews the cultivation of cannabis, its medicinal significance, and its social …

Industrial hemp as an agricultural crop in Ghana

NO Owusu, B Arthur, EM Aboagye - Journal of cannabis research, 2021 - Springer
Background Cannabis is one of humanity's oldest crops with several uses, from food to
clothing and medicine. It remains one of the most controversial crops whose production …

Employment and Job Creation in the art Sector in Ghana: Evidence from A Tracer Survey of the Higher National Diploma Industrial art

M Bukari, EK Howard… - International Journal of Art …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
Abstract In Technical Universities in Ghana, the Higher National Diploma (HND)
programmes are well‐established higher education programmes for the provision of middle …

An empirical examination of the influencers of premature decline of African clusters: Evidence from textile clusters in Ghana

H Zheng, A Owusu, L Asare-Kyire - South African Journal of …, 2019 - journals.co.za
Background: Comparatively, industry clusters in Africa have retrogressed over the years
while their counterparts in Asia, Europe and America serve as engines for innovation and …

Author Spotlight: Eco-friendly Photoluminescent Textile Authentication with Curcumin

GNA De Guzman, JRS Magalong, JPO Bantang… - JoVE (Journal of …, 2023 - jove.com
Dyes for security markings play a pivotal role in safeguarding the integrity of products across
various fields, such as textiles, pharmaceuticals, food, and manufacturing among others …

Cultural and Socio-Economic Impact of the Indigenous Garment Industry: A Case of Smock Dealership in Tamale, Ghana

M Majeed, O Ibelegbu, JA Zanu, A Tijani… - … of Indigenous Business …, 2023 - emerald.com
This study explores the socioeconomic benefits and challenges of smock dealership in
Tamale. Despite the relevance of the African traditional garment sector in the socio-cultural …

The effect of academic textiles studies on the Ghana textile industry

F Boamah, SM Ayesu, T Crentsil, SP Pardie - African Journal of Applied …, 2022 - ajol.info
Purpose: The study sought to examine the impact of institutional textiles research on the
textile industry in Ghana to make feasible projections towards the effective implementation of …

[PDF][PDF] Causes and effects of the dwindled state of the Ghana textile industry

EK Howard, I Aboagye, JN Quarcoo - International Journal of …, 2016 - researchgate.net
Ghana's once booming Textile industry has seen a downturn in recent times with multiplicity
of adverse effects on the nation at large. Major research findings of the Ghana Textile …

[PDF][PDF] Skills Demands in the Dual Labor Market of Formal and Informal Sectors: Findings from a Skills Assessment of Garment Workers in Ghana

N Kondo, S Yamada, A Mizutani… - Skills and Knowledge for …, 2021 - academia.edu
Ghana's economy has been growing steadily since the beginning of the 2000s and
continued to expand through 2019. Between 2000 and 2019, GDP per capita increased from …