This five-day course develops practical skills in supply chain resilience and business continuity, addressing procurement risks, operational constraints and the need for transparent decisions. Participants study relevant processes and commercial controls, evaluate real-world scenarios and practise applying tools for planning, assessment, monitoring and improvement. Exercises emphasise documentation, accountability and effective coordination between stakeholders. The final applied case enables participants to prepare a feasible action plan for strengthening organisational procurement and supply chain performance.
Learning Methodology
- Case-based review of supply chain vulnerability mapping.
- Guided practical exercise on critical supplier and dependency analysis.
- Team simulation covering disruption scenarios and contingency planning.
- Development of tools for resilience indicators and recovery plans.
- Instructor feedback on supply disruption response simulation.
Learning Outcomes
By the end of this course, participants will be able to:
- Analyse supply chain vulnerability mapping.
- Apply appropriate methods to critical supplier and dependency analysis.
- Evaluate risks and options for disruption scenarios and contingency planning.
- Develop controls for resilience indicators and recovery plans.
- Prepare an action plan through supply disruption response simulation.
Delivery Format
- Duration: 5 Days (In-person or Live Virtual)
- Locations: Nairobi, Kigali, Addis Ababa, Dubai, Johannesburg, Accra
- Format: Trainer-led workshops, practical exercises and course-specific learning tools
- Certification: Certificate of Completion issued by Alverton Global Consultancy
Course Features
- Lectures 20
- Quiz 0
- Duration 5 days
- Skill level All levels
- Students 25
- Certificate No
- Assessments Yes
- 5 Sections
- 20 Lessons
- 5 Days
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- Day 1: Supply chain vulnerability mapping4 Items
- Day 2: Critical supplier and dependency analysis4 Items
- Day 3: Disruption scenarios and contingency planning4 Items
- 3.1Core concepts of Disruption scenarios and contingency planning
- 3.2Methods and practical tools for Disruption scenarios and contingency planning
- 3.3Applied case study: Disruption scenarios and contingency planning
- 3.4Performance review and improvement for Disruption scenarios and contingency planning
- Day 4: Resilience indicators and recovery plans4 Items
- Day 5: Supply disruption response simulation4 Items
No formal procurement qualification is required.
Yes, with case studies and applied procurement tools.
No. Alverton Global Consultancy issues a Certificate of Completion.
Yes, relevant procedures and sector cases can be incorporated.
Participants can apply the templates, assessments and improvement plans developed in training.
Requirements
- Basic familiarity with procurement or supply chain activities.
- Relevant workplace experience is helpful but not essential.
- Laptop with spreadsheet software for exercises.
Features
- Sector-specific practical case studies
- Procurement assessment and planning templates
- Risk-aware sourcing and control methods
- Applied stakeholder and supplier coordination
- Workplace-focused improvement planning
Target audiences
- Procurement officers and managers
- Supply chain and logistics coordinators
- Contract and supplier relationship officers
- Government procurement professionals
- NGO and humanitarian operations staff
