Training on Supply Chain Resilience and Disruption Management

Module 1: Defining Supply Chain Resilience

• Resilience vs. robustness vs. agility.

• Key dimensions of resilience: visibility, flexibility, redundancy, and collaboration.

• The business case for investing in resilience.

• Case Study/Hands-on Exercise: Analyze the supply chain impacts of a major disruption (e.g., COVID-19 pandemic or a major natural disaster) on different industries, identifying which companies demonstrated resilience and why.

Module 2: Vulnerability Assessment and Resilience Auditing

• Tools for assessing supply chain vulnerability: risk mapping, tier-n mapping, and stress testing.

• Conducting a resilience audit of critical processes.

• Identifying single points of failure and concentration risks.

• Case Study/Hands-on Exercise: Map the supply chain for a critical product, identify tier-1, tier-2, and tier-3 suppliers, and conduct a vulnerability assessment to identify high-risk nodes.

Module 3: Designing for Redundancy and Flexibility

• Strategies for supplier diversification: multi-sourcing, near-shoring, and on-shoring.

• Building redundancy in manufacturing and logistics networks.

• Flexible manufacturing and capacity sharing.

• Case Study/Hands-on Exercise: Develop a supplier diversification strategy for a critical component currently sourced from a single supplier in a high-risk region, evaluating options for dual sourcing and near-shoring.

Module 4: Inventory Buffering and Strategic Stock

• Moving beyond JIT: strategies for strategic inventory buffers.

• Risk-based inventory optimization.

• Managing safety stock and consignment inventory for resilience.

• Case Study/Hands-on Exercise: Design a strategic inventory buffer strategy for a portfolio of components with varying lead times and risk profiles, balancing holding costs against disruption risk.

Module 5: Logistics Network Redundancy

• Building flexibility into transportation: modal diversity, carrier diversification.

• Network redundancy: alternative ports, routes, and distribution centers.

• The role of 3PLs and 4PLs in providing surge capacity.

• Case Study/Hands-on Exercise: Develop a logistics contingency plan for a key product, including alternative ports, carriers, and distribution center routing in the event of a major port closure.

Module 6: Visibility and Control Tower Capabilities

• Building end-to-end visibility across tiers of suppliers and logistics.

• The role of supply chain control towers in real-time monitoring.

• Using predictive analytics to anticipate disruptions.

• Case Study/Hands-on Exercise: Design a supply chain control tower dashboard for a company, defining the key visibility metrics and alert triggers for potential disruptions (e.g., supplier delays, port congestion).

Module 7: Crisis Response and Incident Management

• Establishing a crisis management team (CMT) and protocols.

• Communication strategies for internal and external stakeholders during a disruption.

• Decision-making frameworks under uncertainty.

• Case Study/Hands-on Exercise: Simulate a crisis response scenario where a major supplier experiences a fire. Lead the CMT through the initial response, decision-making on inventory allocation, and communication to customers.

Module 8: Supplier Risk and Collaboration

• Deepening supplier relationships for resilience.

• Collaborative risk assessment and mitigation with key suppliers.

• Financial stability monitoring and support mechanisms.

• Case Study/Hands-on Exercise: Develop a supplier collaboration plan to improve resilience for a strategic supplier, including joint risk assessments, capacity planning, and business continuity exercises.

Module 9: Recovery, Learning, and Continuous Improvement

• Post-disruption recovery planning and execution.

• Conducting post-incident reviews and capturing lessons learned.

• Embedding resilience into the organizational culture and planning cycles.

• Case Study/Hands-on Exercise: Conduct a post-incident review for a simulated disruption, documenting root causes, response effectiveness, and actionable recommendations to prevent recurrence and improve future response.

Module 10: The Future of Supply Chain Resilience

• Emerging threats: cyberattacks, climate change, and geopolitical fragmentation.

• Building resilience into the S&OP and IBP processes.

• Measuring and reporting on resilience KPIs.

• Case Study/Hands-on Exercise: Develop a 3-year supply chain resilience roadmap for a global company, incorporating investments in visibility, supplier diversification, inventory buffers, and organizational capabilities.