ASCM - Supply Chain Resilience Certification

Curriculum

Module 1: Foundations of Supply Chain Resilience

• Objectives:
  • Define supply chain resilience and its key components.
  • Recognize the importance of supply chain resilience.
  • Identify the critical resources and stakeholders needed to create a resilient supply chain, using business impact analysis methodologies.
  • Explain the benefits of achieving end-to-end visibility in supply chain operations.
  • Summarize strategies for integrating resilience in supply chain management.
• Topics:
• What Is Supply Chain Resilience?
  • Defining Supply Chain Resilience
  • Understanding Risks
  • Internal Risks
  • External Risks
  • Known and Unknown Risks
  • Designing and Building Resilience
  • Managing Resilience
• The Importance of Supply Chain Resilience
  • Evolution of Supply Chain Methods
  • Reasons Supply Chain Resilience Is Important
  • Case Study: Pandemic Causes Suite Retailer to File Bankruptcy
  • Case Study: Athletic Wear Company Thrives during the Pandemic
• Maintaining a Resilient Supply Chain
  • Business Impact Analysis
  • Case Study: Suez Canal Blockage
  • Case Study: The Impacts of the Financial Crisis of 2008
• End-to-End Visibility
  • What Is End-to-End Visibility?
  • What Can End-to-End Visibility Provide?
  • Difficulties in End-to-End Visibility
  • Why Is End-to-End Visibility Important?
• Integrating Resilience into the Supply Chain
  • Organizational Development
  • Strategic, Tactical or Operational Decisions
  • Customer Focus
  • Diversification
  • Using Technology for Integration
  • Executing Supply Chain Resilience

Module 2: Risk Management in Supply Chains

• Objectives:
  • Define different types of risk that affect supply chains and the impact of such risks on supply chain operations.
  • Identify key principles of effective risk management in supply chains.
  • Describe the risk planning process in the context of supply chains.
  • Differentiate between various tools used for risk monitoring in supply chains.
  • Explain the role of risk training in supply chain management.
  • Categorize different risk mitigation strategies for supply chains.
• Topics:
• Understanding Risk in Supply Chains
  • Defining Risk in the Context of Supply Chain
  • Sources of Risk in Supply Chain
  • Types of Supply Chain Risks and Their Impacts
  • Industry-Specific Risks and Impacts
• Principles of Effective Risk Management
  • Basics of Risk Management
  • Techniques for Identifying Risks
  • Analyzing Scope and Impact—Examples
  • Risk Assessment—Quantitative and Qualitative Methods
  • Quantitative Methods
  • Qualitative Methods
  • Application of Risk Management in Supply Chains
• Risk Planning:
  • Risk Planning in Context
  • Steps for Developing a Supply Chain Risk Management Plan ɳ
  • A Well-Structured Risk Plan
• Risk Mitigation:
  • Risk Mitigation Strategies
  • Role of Technology in Risk Mitigation
  • Types of Technology Used in Risk Management
  • Examples of Successful Risk Mitigation
• Organizational Supply Chain Risk Training:
  • Role of Risk Management Training in an Organization
  • Role of Risk Management Training in Supply Chains
  • Steps for Effective Risk Training
• Risk Monitoring:
  • Importance of Risk Monitoring and Reporting
  • Types of Risk Monitoring
  • Risk Monitoring Process
  • Tools Used for Risk Monitoring

Module 3: Strategic Planning, Data-Driven Decision-Making and Collaboration

• Objectives:
  • Describe strategic sourcing concepts that are considered when creating a resilient supply chain.
  • Discuss the role of data analytics in informing sourcing decisions that reinforce supply chain resilience.
  • Explain why information flows play an important role in building a resilient supply chain.
  • Analyze how business collaboration strategies contribute to strengthening supply chain resilience.
• Topics:
• Understanding Strategic Sourcing:
  • Defining Strategic Sourcing in the Context of Supply Chain Resilience
  • Decision Metrics: Beyond Cost and Quality
  • The Role of Strategic Sourcing in Supply Chain Resilience
  • Supply Chain Mapping of Strategic Suppliers
  • International Diversification
  • Case Study: World’s Largest Smartphone Producer Diversifies Production Locations
• Data Analytics in Supply Chain:
  • Defining Data Analytics ɳ Key Performance Indicators (KPIs)
  • Freight Bill Accuracy
  • Using Data Analytics to Achieve Organizational Objectives
  • How Data Analytics Are Used in Supply Chain Resilience
  • Stress Testing Methodologies
  • Disruption Scenario Planning
  • Case Study: One Company’s Use of Data Analytics to Optimize Its Supply Chain
  • Barriers to Improving the Use of Data Analytics
• The Importance of Information Flow in Supply Chains:
  • The Relationship between Information Systems and Supply Chain Management
  • Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) Software and Systems
  • The Role of IT in Building Supply Chain Resilience
  • Case Study: Supply Chain Cyberattack
  • Challenges in Getting Access to Information from Suppliers
• Business Collaboration Strategies:
  • Strategic Alignment between Suppliers and Customers
  • Barriers to Collaboration ɳ Joint Business Planning
  • The Role of Communication and Trust
  • Exploring Real-World Examples of Collaborative Success
  • Cross-Functional Engagement
  • Value Creation and Sharing
  • Incentivizing Supplier Performance
  • Cleansheet Cost Modeling
  • Supplier Advisory Boards
  • Service Strategy
  • Market Segmentation
  • Designing a Customer Experience
  • Continuous Improvement
  • Case Study: Leading Online Marketplace Enhancing Customer Experience through Innovative Supply Chain

Module 4: Secure and Flexible Systems

• Objectives:
  • Explain the dynamics of flexibility and security within various supply chain systems and strategies.
  • Explain how prevention, contracts, insurance, and data contribute to a secure supply chain.
  • Describe how multisourcing and employee training contribute to a flexible supply chain.
  • Explain how to build various manufacturing components for resilience.
  • Detail how to build different distribution components for resilience.
  • Explain how to build various order management components for resilience.
  • Describe how to build various material management system components for resilience.
• Topics:
• The Four Supply Chain Systems:
  • Defining Strong Supply Chain Systems
  • How Strategy Contributes to a Flexible and Secure Supply Chain
• Building a Secure Supply Chain:
  • Foundations of Building a Secure Supply Chain
  • Using Prevention to Create a Secure Supply Chain
  • Writing Contracts for Security, Reliability, and Accountability
  • Buying Insurance
  • Protecting Data
• Building a Flexible Supply Chain:
  • Optimizing Flexibility with Multisourcing and Employee Education
  • Using Multisourcing to Create a Flexible Supply Chain
  • Educating Employees on Operation and Values
• Building the Manufacturing System for Resilience:
  • Key Components of Resilient Manufacturing
  • Product Identification
  • Material Identification
  • Multisourcing, Employee Shifts, and Automation
  • Inventory Buffer and Storage Space
• Building the Distribution System for Resilience:
  • Key Components for a Resilient Distribution System
  • Flexible and Secure Transportation Logistics
  • Multisourcing, Employee Shifts, and Transfer Stock
  • Using Automation to Streamline Distribution
• Building the Order Management System for Resilience:
  • Flexibility and Security in Order Management
  • Forecast Numbers
• Building Materials Management Systems of Resilience:
  • Flexible and Secure Components in Materials Management

Module 5: Leadership and Resilient Organisational Culture

• Objectives:
  • Describe how supply chain leaders have to balance resilience and efficiency to secure their networks in the wake of many disruptions.
  • Define how different types of leadership can affect the resilience of a supply chain and the current impact of those achievements.
  • Discuss how environmental, social, and governance (ESG) factors have emerged as significant indicators of a company’s long-term resilience and sustainability.
• Topics:
• Leadership Strategies for Building Resilient Supply Chains:
  • Introduction to the Role of Leadership in Supply Chain Resilience
  • Strategies for a More Resilient Supply Chain
  • Balancing Efficiency and Resiliency
  • Supply Chain Flexibility
  • Lean and Agile Supply Chains
  • Competitive Edge through Leadership in Supply Chain Resilience
  • Critical Thinking and Quick Decisions in Supply Chain Leadership
  • Organizational Structure Is Essential to a Company’s Success
• The Role of Leadership in Supply Chain Resilience:
  • How to Cultivate Leadership Skills and Competencies
  • The CHAIN Leadership Model
  • The Supply Chain Leader Mindset
  • Leadership Skills and Competencies
  • Leadership Development Framework and Tailored Development Programs
  • Leadership Philosophies
  • Successful Supply Chain Leaders
• Workforce Development in Supply Chain Resilience:
  • The Importance of Supply Chain Imperative Leadership
  • The Role of Leadership and Workforce Development
  • The Importance of Adopting ESG Principles
  • The Importance of Climate Change Awareness
  • ESG Investing and Social Responsibility Investing (SRI)
  • Talent Management in Supply Chian Workforces
  • Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI)

Module 6: Sustainability, Innovation, and Technology in Supply Chain Resilience

• Objectives:
  • Describe the roles of sustainability and circularity in the supply chain.
  • Explain the importance of implementing sustainability practices to improve the resilience of a supply chain.
  • Explain how to evaluate the level of resilience and sustainability within a supply chain.
  • Identify how technology can be used to enhance resilience.
• Topics:
• The Role of Sustainability and Circularity in Modern Business
  • Defining Sustainability
  • Outside In versus Inside Out
  • Case Study: Logging Industry ɳ What Is a Circular Economy?
  • Core Principles of a Circular Economy
  • Eliminating Waste and Pollution ɳ Circulating Products and Materials
  • The Technical Cycle
  • The 10Rs Framework
  • The Biological Cycle
  • Regenerating Nature
  • Other Regenerative Practices
• Connections between Sustainability and Resilience
  • Benefits of Sustainable Practices
  • Implementing Sustainable Practices in Supply Chain
  • Case Study: How a Beverage Company Is Creating a More Sustainable Supply Chain
• Metrics and Evaluation of Sustainable and Resilient Supply Chains
  • Double Materiality and Public Reporting
  • Sustainability and SCOR
  • Attributes and Metrics
  • Measuring Resilience
  • Measuring Economic Performance
  • Measuring Sustainability
• The Role of Technology and Innovation in Enhancing Resilience and Sustainability
  • The Interconnection of Performance with Processes, Practices, Skills, and Technology
  • Examples of How Technology Enhances Resilience and Supports Sustainability
  • Technology Drives Demand for Sustainability