About the Course
This course equips professionals to design supply chains aligned with business strategy rather than optimizing isolated functions. Learners develop the ability to operate across borders while accounting for infrastructure, policy, and geopolitical realities. The course moves beyond reactive disruption management toward proactive, resilient, and adaptive supply chain design.
What You Will Learn
- Align supply chain strategy with overall business and competitive strategy
- Design end-to-end supply chain networks across sourcing, inventory, and logistics
- Evaluate global infrastructure and trade lane decisions
- Build resilience into strategic and operational planning
- Balance cost, service, risk, and sustainability in supply chain design
When You Enrol
- Build structured understanding of strategic supply chain design
- Develop capability to operate across borders and markets
- Strengthen resilience-focused planning skills
- Earn a shareable certificate issued by Leaders Path
Build Your Expertise
- Learn to design supply chains as strategic systems
- Strengthen judgment in global trade and infrastructure decisions
- Apply resilience principles to real business challenges
- Build leadership confidence in complex environments
- Earn a shareable certificate from Leaders Path
Course Structure
This course includes 3 modules delivered over 6 weeks. Learners move from strategic design principles to global infrastructure planning and finally to resilience and adaptive supply chain systems.
Module 1: Supply Chain Strategy & Design
- Why supply chain is a strategic choice
- Core supply chain design principles
- Applying strategic design decisions
- Leading strategic supply chain design
Module 2: Global Supply Chain Infrastructure
- The realities of global supply chains
- Global network foundations
- Applying global infrastructure decisions
- Leading global supply chain strategy
Module 3: Supply Chain Resilience
- From efficiency to resilience
- Resilience first principles
- Designing resilient supply chains
- Leading adaptive supply chains
Industry Interaction
Includes a live, interactive session every Friday with a domain-aligned industry specialist, focused on applied decision-making scenarios.
Who This Course Is For
- Supply chain and operations managers
- Strategy and planning professionals
- Logistics and network design specialists
- Professionals managing global operations
- Leaders responsible for risk and continuity planning
Certification
On successful completion, learners receive a shareable certificate issued by Leaders Path