Logistics and Supply ChainSupply Chain and Logistics Strategy
Supply chain decisions taken for local efficiency frequently make the whole worse, and only a strategic view catches that. This course takes it. Delegates work through supply chain design and the structural choices that fix most cost and service before any operating decision is made, the trade off between responsiveness and efficiency and where each belongs, and network configuration including facility location and inventory placement. Risk and resilience receive detailed treatment, including single sourcing, geographic concentration and the buffers that African lead times genuinely require. The course covers performance measurement across the whole chain and closes on building a supply chain strategy an executive team will fund.
Course objectives
- Design a supply chain and recognise which choices fix cost and service
- Position a chain between responsiveness and efficiency deliberately
- Configure a network including facility location and inventory placement
- Assess risk from single sourcing and geographic concentration
- Size buffers against the lead times actually experienced
- Measure performance across the whole chain rather than by function
- Build a supply chain strategy an executive team will fund
Who should attend
- Supply chain directors and managers
- Logistics and distribution leaders
- Procurement and planning heads
- Operations executives
- Consultants advising on supply chain design
Course outline
- 01Local efficiency against whole chain performance
- 02Supply chain design and structural choices
- 03Responsiveness against efficiency
- 04Network configuration and facility location
- 05Inventory placement across a network
- 06Risk, single sourcing and concentration
- 07Resilience and realistic buffers
- 08Whole chain measurement and the strategy case
Scheduled sessions
| Dates | Venue | Format | Price | Register |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 23 to 27 November 2026 | Accra, Ghana | Classroom | USD 1,325 per delegate | Register Now |
| 7 to 11 December 2026 | Cape Town, South Africa | Classroom | R19,950 per delegate | Register Now |
| 14 to 18 December 2026 | Online | Online | R8,500 per delegate | Register Now |
| 4 to 8 January 2027 | Pretoria, South Africa | Classroom | R19,950 per delegate | Register Now |
| 1 to 5 March 2027 | Durban, South Africa | Classroom | R19,950 per delegate | Register Now |