Supply Chain Leadership

A future characterised by rising complexity and uncertainty calls for a systematic, agile, and holistic approach to global supply chain management. Our programme equips you with an end-to-end understanding of strategic supply chain leadership, enabling you to enhance your organisation’s supply chain capability. Create value for your organisation by aligning your supply chain and business strategy.

You are taught by an expert in his field – Professor Jérémie Gallien – whose research focuses on pushing the frontier of supply
chain management. He has collaborated with organisations including Zara, Dell and Amazon, as well as the World Bank and the Clinton Health Access Initiative.

Through a variety of learning approaches including simulations, experiential learning, guest speakers, site visits and case studies, you have exposure to the latest digital developments including the latest in robotics. You also hear first-hand how this will impact the future of supply chain management.

Who is the programme for?

Designed for mid to senior career executives who lead or influence the strategic direction and development of their organisation or function. Participants include:

■ Senior supply chain leaders and specialists looking to hone their skills

■ C-suite executives, general managers or those transitioning into general management

■ Functional managers

■ Mergers and acquisitions strategists

■ Executives career transitioning into supply chain management

Programme focus

Over a course of five and a half days the programme will focus on the following key themes:

■ Optimising supply chain assets in dynamic environments – gain a deep understanding of the management fundamentals of supply chain infrastructure including transportation, warehousing, and contracts

■ Leveraging information technologies to match supply and demand – management of supply chain flows including forecasting, inventory management, and supply chain analytics

■ Maximising value from supply chain partnerships – explore the value of external relationships and increase your understanding of the supply chain ecosystem

■ Building a high-performance supply chain organisation – understand the value of internal coordination and communication as well as optimal supply chain reporting structures

■ Supply chain strategy – maximising shareholder value by aligning corporate strategy and supply chain

■ Supply chain risks – protecting business profitability by managing supply chain risks. Learn how to develop agile and resilient supply chains. Topics include sustainability, contracting, and supply chain finance

Key benefits

■ Understand the strategic value of supply chain management and seek alignment to your business strategy for improved performance

■ Develop an end-to-end understanding of all the key strategic issues impacting world class supply chain performance

■ Collaborate cross-functionally – internally and externally – with supply chain leaders and senior executives, seeking ways to extract further value from the supply chain as well as exploring new opportunities

■ Enhance your organisation’s financial performance by increasing the capabilities of your supply chain

■ Understand how to interpret, and respond to, the economic, social and environmental signals that could lead to supply chain disruption and business risk