Supply Chain Risk and Resilience Management

About the course 

Recent events, such as the global COVID-19 pandemic, Brexit, the Ever Given blockage in the Suez Canal and the rush to reopen the economy from lockdown, have exposed many issues in supply chains such as labour shortages and lack of resilience. The increased focus on environmental sustainability is also leading to the introduction of major technology changes, introducing inherent risk and uncertainty in supply chains. This is highlighting the need for strategies, techniques and tools to identify, visualise, quantify and reduce risk in your supply chain in order to improve resilience. Understanding and managing your supply chain resilience is not only the domain of your Risk Manager. It requires broad understanding through all your business functions.

The Logistics Institute at the University of Hull has developed a 2-day course in Supply Chain Risk and Resilience Management aimed at managers, current leaders, and future leaders across the business functions who will be equipped to steer their organisations in a world beset by supply chain risk and uncertainty.

This course will be presented by a combination of academic and industry experts with many years of experience in supply chain management, risk management, cyber security, environmental sciences, modern day slavery and human behaviour. The content will be presented in an interactive way with group exercises, games and lively discussions, and there will be ample networking opportunities with individuals from like-minded organisations.

If you'd like to find out more about our Supply Chain Risk and Resilience Management course, please email exec-education@hull.ac.uk.

You might also be interested in our other Sustainable Skills courses:

Climate Change Essentials

Nature-Based Solutions

Offshore Wind Energy

What you'll study 

Module 1: Supply chain risks

Introduction to supply chains

Provide context for the discussions to follow and ensure a common base of understanding.

Introduction to business risk

The theory of risk in the business environment. Risk identification, risk classification and the systemic nature of risk

Focus on specific supply chain risks

We look at a number of business risks specific to the supply chain. This includes financial and contract risks, ethical and reputation risk, governance risk, quality risk, logistics risk, technology risk, skills risk, environmental and climate risk, capacity risk, geopolitical risk.

Technology used for risk identification and monitoring

A look at the new and emerging technologies that can help us to identify and monitor risks as they develop. Includes big data, IoT and Industry 4.0 and social media.

Module 2: Creating Resilience in the Supply Chain

Introduction to supply chain resilience and resilience strategies

The theory and definitions or supply chain resilience. Strategies that can be employed to create resilience in your supply chain.

Supply chain risk management processes

Create resilience by having structures supply chain risk management processes in your business. Includes ISO31000, Integrated Business Planning/S&OP and risk assessment techniques.

Technology used to enhance resilience

How can new and emerging technologies be used to increase the resilience in my supply chain. This includes artificial intelligence and machine learning and blockchain applications.

Resilient organisation culture

Resilience in a supply chain requires more than good data and technology. Your organisation also requires the right structure and culture to prepare, adapt and re-act to events in the supply chain.

The content will be delivered by a combination of lectures, case studies, group exercises, games and lively discussions with experts and peers.