Executive Development Programme in Leading Global Supplier Networks

• Global Supply Chain Management: Understanding the global supply chain landscape, current trends, and challenges. This unit will cover topics like supply chain strategy, network design, and supplier relationship management.
• Supplier Selection and Evaluation: This unit will focus on the process of selecting and evaluating suppliers based on various criteria such as cost, quality, reliability, and sustainability.
• Negotiations and Contract Management: In this unit, participants will learn the skills required to effectively negotiate and manage contracts with global suppliers, including legal and ethical considerations.
• Risk Management in Global Supply Networks: This unit will cover various risk management techniques to minimize supply chain disruptions, such as supplier diversification, contingency planning, and supply chain visibility tools.
• Supplier Development and Performance Management: This unit will focus on the importance of supplier development programs and performance measurement systems to drive continuous improvement in the supplier network.
• Global Logistics and Transportation Management: This unit will cover the logistics and transportation aspects of global supply chain management, including freight forwarding, customs clearance, and warehouse management.
• Sustainability in Global Supply Networks: This unit will focus on the role of sustainability in global supply chain management, including topics like carbon footprint reduction, circular economy, and ethical sourcing.
• Digitalization in Global Supply Networks: This unit will cover the impact of digitalization on global supply chain management, including topics like automation, artificial intelligence, blockchain, and the Internet of Things.
• Leading Global Teams: This unit will focus on the leadership and communication skills required to effectively manage global teams, including cultural intelligence, virtual team management, and cross-cultural communication.