Browsing by Author "Ofori, Kwame"

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    Application of queuing theory to the judicial process in Ghana court system: case study of High Court in Kumasi
    (2006) Ofori, Kwame
    The application of Justice is very vital to the social, economic and political development of every country, and effective and efficient court system is one of the important ingredients of democracy. The objectives of the court among others are to ensure efficiency and a speedy delivery of justice and also change the public perception of the Judiciary and build confidence in the Judiciary. However, majority of them turn out to become dejected, disappointed or frustrated and have therefore lost confidence in the bodies adjudicating over their cases due to long delays, for it is said that justice delayed is justice denied. A major topic of Applied Mathematics that deals with this phenomenon of waiting, congestion, delay etc, is called Queuing theory, which can also be applied in the judicial process as cases work their way through the Court Service System. For the purpose of the queuing theory a model was designed based on Poisson Probability Distribution to determine the waiting time. Notwithstanding this waiting time there are a lot of factors that affect the smooth delivery of service to the public. The study investigated the factors that cause delay. Both primary and secondary data source were used. Sample survey, interviews and observations were used in primary data collection. The analysis of data revealed that there are a lot of factors that cause delay in the court and as such the application of the Queuing Theory in the Court’s Service System becomes somewhat impossible. It was observed that the application of Queuing Theory in the Court can only be possible if the factors that cause delay are solved. So therefore the findings of the study suggested and recommended that among others adequate infrastructure should be provided, competent Lawyers should be employed for the post of Judges and also increase salaries and better conditions of service to the staff.
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    Computer assembly plant - Tema
    (2009-08-18) Ofori, Kwame
    Computers and ICT have changed the way people live and work. This global phenomenon has transformed the economies of many countries, increasing computer literacy rates or for that matter ICT knowledge base of a nation have proven to boost economic growth but this unfortunately is not the case for many developing countries such Ghana which has a low Computer literacy rate. Accordingly there is the need for improved computer literacy rate. The main objective of this thesis project is to document and design a Computer Assembly plant which would produce affordable computers in Ghana for both the Ghanaian and West African markets. This Assembly plant would not only cater for the just the assembly of computers but also IT training and job creation for the youth. The Computer Assembly plant would make use of the serial assembly process which is more commonly known as an assembly line where the process is broken into individual steps, and completed by different assemblers in a specific sequence. The Computer Assembly plant would not only have a factory for assembling computers but also other facilities such as a Training centre, a Research lab and an After-sales servicing centre all in the quest to develop the ICT knowledge base of the country. Having Computer Assembly plants would help in the realization of the economic and technological advancement of Ghana through making of computers affordable and also easily available and accessible to the people thereby increasing the computer literacy rate.