Thursday - Saturday
Jun
4 - 6
2015
8:00AM - 11:59AM
Georgia Tech Global Learning Center

info@scl.gatech.edu

Course registration page Supply Chain Risk Management course

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 participants will gain a solid understanding of Supply Chain Risk Management principals including effective ways to identify, mitigate and measure the impact of potential supply chain disruptions.

WHO SHOULD ATTEND

  • Chief Operating Officers
  • Supply Chain Professionals
  • Finance or Risk Management Executives (Directors, VPs, EVPs)
  • Marketing or Sales Executives (Managers, Directors, VPs, EVPs)
  • Supply Chain and Logistics Managers, Consultants, Supervisors, Planners, and Engineers
  • Supply Chain Education and Human Resource Management personnel
  • Inventory Planners

HOW YOU WILL BENEFIT

Upon completion of this course, you will be able to:

  • Develop a broader, more comprehensive understanding of how their company's supply chain may be at risk
  • More effectively communicate to their 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 their particular business
  • Improve their company's Supply Chain Risk Mitigation program


LEARNING OBJECTIVES

  • Learn about key foundational elements for building or enhancing an effective Supply Chain Risk Management Program
  • Learn how to identify the various potential sources of operational disruptions, their impacts, and how to add resiliency to operations

WHAT IS COVERED

  • 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

ON-CAMPUS COURSE MATERIALS

Participants receive a course notebook and reading materials.

COURSE PREREQUISITES

None.

REQUIRED MATERIAL

Laptop computer by the student.

CERTIFICATE INFORMATION

This course is part of the Supply and Demand Planning (SDP) Certificate.

PROGRAM TIMES

On the first day, please check in at least 30 minutes before the class start time.

  • First Day (8:00am-5:00pm)
  • Second Day (8:00am-12:00pm)