Logistics and Supply ChainAI and Automation in Procurement and Logistics
Artificial intelligence is moving from pilot projects to daily use in spend analysis, supplier risk scoring and route optimisation, giving early adopters a measurable cost and speed advantage. This course demystifies the practical applications of AI and automation available to procurement and logistics teams today, separating genuine capability from vendor hype. Delegates evaluate real tools for spend analytics, chatbots, predictive maintenance and route optimisation against their own use cases.
Course objectives
- Identify practical AI and automation applications suited to procurement and logistics functions
- Apply AI powered spend analysis to uncover savings opportunities in historical purchasing data
- Evaluate AI based supplier risk scoring and predictive analytics tools
- Assess route optimisation, predictive maintenance and robotic process automation use cases
- Build a responsible adoption plan that addresses data quality, bias and change management
Who should attend
- Procurement and supply chain technology leads
- Digital transformation managers
- Category and sourcing managers exploring automation
- Logistics planners evaluating route optimisation tools
- Supply chain analysts working with large datasets
Course outline
- 01AI and automation landscape in procurement and logistics
- 02AI powered spend analysis and opportunity identification
- 03Supplier risk scoring and predictive analytics
- 04Route optimisation and predictive maintenance applications
- 05Robotic process automation for transactional procurement
- 06Responsible adoption: data quality, governance and change management
Scheduled sessions
| Dates | Venue | Format | Price | Register |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10 to 12 September 2026 | Johannesburg, South Africa | Classroom | R11,995 per delegate | Register Now |
| 3 to 5 February 2027 | Online, Online | Online | R6,500 per delegate | Register Now |
| 3 to 5 March 2027 | London, United Kingdom | Classroom | R11,995 per delegate | Register Now |
| 4 to 6 May 2027 | Johannesburg, South Africa | Classroom | R11,995 per delegate | Register Now |