Comparing the frequency of quality control checks during day and night shifts on the production floor of a paper sack plant in Ghana
Elijah Afeliga 
, Inusah Hamidu , & Kwame Asamoah
Issue: Vol.7 No.1 2026 Article 12 pp. 159 – 168
DOI: https://doi.org/10.38159/ehass.20267112| Published online 27th February 2026
© 2026 The Author(s). This is an open access article under the CCBY license (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/).
Keywords: Quality Control, Shift Work, Manufacturing, Inspection Frequency, Production Management.
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Dr Elijah Afeliga holds a BA in Publishing Studies from KNUST, Kumasi, an MBA in Total Quality Management from the University of Professional Studies, Accra and a PhD in Production and Operations Management from the Universidad de Central Nicaragua (UCN), Nicaragua. His research areas are supply chain management, operations management, quality management and marketing management with over 16 years’ experience in the print and packaging industries. He is currently a lecturer at the Department of Procurement and Supply Chain Management of Dr Hilla Limann Technical University , Wa.
Inusah Hamidu is a communication designer who also lectures part-time at Bolgatanga Technical University, Ghana. With 14 years of experience in Ghana’s secondary education system, he combines academic knowledge with practical insights in his roles. Hamidu’s research interests include packaging, sustainable design, social innovation, co-creation, and book arts. Additionally, he works as a freelance graphic designer, creating design solutions for both corporate and government entities, effectively merging creative innovation with tangible outcomes.
Dr. Kwame Asamoah is currently the Dean of Business School of Dr. Hilla Limann Technical University in the Upper West region of Ghana. I hold PhD (Management) with special emphasis on Sustainable Supply Chain Management from Putra Business School, Malaysia in completing in 2022. In 2011, he graduated from Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST) with MBA (Logistics and Supply Chain Management). He also graduated from University of Cape Coast with a Bachelor’s Degree (Foundations) in 2000. In 2012, he was engaged as a Lecturer at the then Wa Polytechnic (now Dr. Hilla Limann Technical University) at the Procurement and Supply Chain Management Department. Since then, he have taught several Procurement and Logistics-related courses for the past fourteen 14 years.
Afeliga, Elijah, Inusah Hamidu, and Kwame Asamoah. “Comparing the frequency of quality control checks during day and night shifts on the production floor of a paper sack plant in Ghana.” E-Journal of Humanities, Arts and Social Sciences 7, no.1 (2026): 159-168. https://doi.org/10.38159/ehass.20267112
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