Supply Chain Risk Management

  • Overview
  • Course Content
  • Requirements & Materials
Overview

Supply Chain Risk Management

Course Description

In today’s global economy, operating risks are increasingly on the minds of executives. The specific context of operating risk can range from general areas of business continuity to the effects of natural disasters. In this course, you will gain a solid understanding of supply chain risk management principles, including effective ways to identify, mitigate, and measure the impact of potential supply chain disruptions.

Course Content

THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN CRISIS MANAGEMENT AND SUPPLY CHAIN RISK MANAGEMENT

THE SIGNIFICANT LONG-TERM IMPACT OF SUPPLY CHAIN DISRUPTIONS

WHY SUPPLY CHAIN RISK MANAGEMENT ACTIVITIES REQUIRE ENTERPRISE WIDE PARTICIPATION

HOW COMPANIES CAN TAKE PROACTIVE, ACTIONABLE STEPS TO ADD SIGNIFICANT RESILIENCY TO THEIR SUPPLY CHAIN OPERATION, OFTEN WITHOUT REQUIRING SIGNIFICANT LEVELS OF INVESTMENTS

Requirements & Materials
Materials

Required

  • Laptop computer capable of accessing the internet (Wi-Fi access provided in class)

Provided

  • In-class software demonstration
  • Course notebook with hand-outs

Session Details

  • Special Discounts: All residents of the State of Georgia are eligible for a 50% discount while funds last thanks to a grant from the U.S. Department of Commerce's Economic Development Administration. Use of this discount is subject to verification of GA residency. Enter coupon code SCL-GAAIM at checkout (cannot be combined with other discounts).

    Non-Georgia residents can register and pay for all required courses in a Supply Chain & Logistics certificate and receive a discount of 17% off per course. Enter coupon code SCL-Cert at checkout. Review coupon instructions for more information.

    If you have 3 or more participants from your organization, please contact us for volume discounts at course@scl.gatech.edu.

Who Should Attend

This course is designed for chief financial officers; supply chain finance, marketing or sales executives (managers, directors, vice presidents, executive vice presidents); supply chain and logistics managers, consultants, supervisors, planners, and engineers; supply chain education and human resource management personnel, inventory planners, procurement and sourcing analysts and managers; and transportation planners, managers, and engineers.

Supply chain and logistics professionals learning in classroom

What You Will Learn

  • Key elements of a Supply Chain Risk Management Program
  • Operational disruptions source and resiliency
Supply chain professionals collaborating in warehouse

How You Will Benefit

  • Develop a broader, more comprehensive understanding of how your company’s supply chain may be at risk.
  • More effectively communicate to your company’s stakeholders the realities of supply chain risks.
  • Build a cross-functional understanding of the building blocks for an effective supply chain risk management to be used in your business.
  • Improve your company’s supply chain risk mitigation program.
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The Supply Chain Risk Management course provided good information that is usable and will help us grow our supply chain risk management capabilities. I am excited to bring what I learned back to our executive team.

- Jennifer Sweet
Director of Purchasing and Material Support

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We enable employers to provide specialized, on-location training on their own timetables. Our world-renowned experts can create unique content that meets your employees' specific needs. We also have the ability to deliver courses via web conferencing or on-demand online videos. For 15 or more students, it is more cost-effective for us to come to you.

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