Managing Supply Chain Disruption During COVID-19

About this course

In this course, you will learn about why and how supply chains become susceptible to a disruption. We will examine this by discussing supply side and demand side issues, primary supply chain flows, complexity, risk management and a combination of solid theoretical supply chain perspectives and current real-world stories. You will learn about the structural, relational and operational factors that come into play during a supply chain disruption and the mechanisms for the effective management of these factors. Your understanding will be enhanced through examples from manufacturing and health contexts, and the PPE supply chain disruption during COVID-19.

What you will learn

• Recognize the basic functions of a supply chain and key supply chain activities
• Recognize the primary supply chain processes affected during a disruption and the primary causes of a disruption
• Recognize various supply chain risk types and categories of disruption.
• Understand key best practices for preparing for, responding to, and mitigating supply chain disruption.