Global Learning for Operational Leaders
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Course overview
Pandemics, shipping disruptions, conflicts, sanctions, extreme weather and supplier failures have shown how fragile lean, globally stretched supply chains can be. Organisations now need supply chains that are efficient and resilient: able to anticipate disruption, absorb shocks and recover quickly without losing customers or margins.
This Aractech course gives procurement, logistics and operations professionals a structured approach to supply chain resilience. Participants map their end-to-end supply network, identify single points of failure and multi-tier supplier risks, quantify exposure with tools such as time-to-recover and value-at-risk, and design responses including dual sourcing, nearshoring, buffer strategies, contract clauses and supplier collaboration.
The course also covers early-warning systems, supply chain digital twins and analytics, business continuity planning and crisis response. Through a running case study and simulation, participants build a resilience plan for a critical product or category in their own organisation.
What you will achieve
Learning objectives
- Explain the main sources of supply chain disruption and how they propagate
- Map an end-to-end supply network including sub-tier suppliers
- Identify and assess supply chain risks using qualitative and quantitative methods
- Measure exposure using time-to-recover, time-to-survive and value-at-risk
- Design resilience strategies: multi-sourcing, nearshoring, inventory buffers and flexibility
- Use contracts, supplier collaboration and monitoring to reduce risk
- Apply analytics, early-warning indicators and digital twins to supply chain risk
- Develop a supply chain continuity and resilience plan
Who should attend
Target audience
- Supply chain, logistics and operations managers
- Procurement, sourcing and category managers
- Risk and business continuity professionals
- Inventory and demand planning professionals
- Project and contract managers in critical supply sectors
- Senior managers responsible for operational resilience
Methodology
Learning approach
- Expert briefings on current disruption trends and resilience practices
- Case studies from energy, manufacturing, healthcare and retail supply chains
- Supply network mapping and risk assessment workshops
- Disruption simulation exercise
- Development of a resilience plan for a critical category
Complete course outline
Five focused days of learning and application
The timings provided are estimates and may vary depending on the number of participants and the discussions taking place during the sessions. They are indicative only and do not constitute a binding commitment.
Day 1
Understanding Supply Chain Vulnerability
- The changing global supply chain landscape
- Types of disruption: geopolitical, natural, operational, financial and cyber
- How disruptions propagate through multi-tier networks
- Efficiency versus resilience trade-offs
- Coffee break
- Efficiency versus resilience trade-offs (continued)
- Lessons from recent global disruptions
- Workshop: mapping your end-to-end supply network
Day 2
Supply Chain Risk Identification and Assessment
- Risk identification methods and sub-tier visibility
- Supplier financial, operational and compliance risk assessment
- Time-to-recover, time-to-survive and value-at-risk
- Risk heat maps and prioritisation
- Coffee break
- Risk heat maps and prioritisation (continued)
- Sanctions, trade restrictions and regulatory risks
- Practical exercise: assessing risks for a critical category
Day 3
Designing Resilient Supply Chains
- Multi-sourcing, dual sourcing and supplier diversification
- Nearshoring, friend-shoring and regional supply strategies
- Strategic inventory buffers and safety stock
- Flexible manufacturing and logistics capacity
- Coffee break
- Flexible manufacturing and logistics capacity (continued)
- Contract clauses, incentives and risk sharing with suppliers
- Case study: redesigning a supply chain after a major disruption
Day 4
Monitoring, Analytics and Digital Tools
- Supply chain early-warning indicators and risk monitoring
- Data analytics and AI for risk prediction
- Supply chain digital twins and scenario modelling
- Supplier collaboration platforms and information sharing
- Coffee break
- Supplier collaboration platforms and information sharing (continued)
- Cyber risk in connected supply chains
- Simulation: responding to a multi-tier supply disruption
Day 5
Continuity Planning and Resilience Governance
- Supply chain business continuity planning
- Crisis response teams and decision-making
- Recovery strategies and communication with customers
- Resilience KPIs and maturity assessment
- Coffee break
- Resilience KPIs and maturity assessment (continued)
- Building a resilience culture and governance
- Capstone: presenting a supply chain resilience plan
FAQ
Frequently asked questions
What does Supply Chain Resilience and Risk Management (PSCM-028) cover?
This course covers Procurement and Supply Chain Management through a structured five-day outline focused on practical application, discussion, and implementation planning.
When is the next available session?
The course schedule and fee are available on request. Contact Aractech for current availability and a quotation.
Who should attend this course?
Supply chain, logistics and operations managers, Procurement, sourcing and category managers, Risk and business continuity professionals
Is bilingual course delivery available?
Yes. All course materials and presentations are provided in English, while bilingual explanation and discussion support may be available depending on the selected location and trainer availability. For example, when attending a course in Istanbul, you may request a Turkish-speaking trainer to explain the English course content in Turkish. Arabic explanation support may also be requested at this location. Other languages are available in selected cities. You can choose your preferred language support as an optional preference during registration.
How can I register for a session?
Use any Register button next to the available course dates to open the participant registration page and submit your booking request for the selected session.
Is this course available online as well as classroom-based?
The schedule and fee, including any available delivery options, are available on request. Contact Aractech for details.
Where are classroom sessions delivered?
Classroom venues are confirmed in the schedule panel for each published session.
How long is the training programme?
The programme runs for five days, with up to five training hours per day, from 9:00 AM to 2:00 PM. Each programme includes a total of 25 training hours.
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