Digital Supply Chain Short Course:
Developing Next-Generation Digital Supply Chains

How to deploy Industry 4.0 technologies to transform end-to-end supply chain performance

Online short course

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SHORT COURSE OVERVIEW

This course gives insight into the application of I4.0 technologies across the end-to-end supply chain that has the potential to deliver totally new operating and business models that lead to differentiated competitive positioning. The emphasis is on practical approaches that can be applied to help determine the radical transformation path required for delivering real business impact in terms of cost, quality, resilience, sustainability and growth.

A COURSE FOR SUPPLY CHAIN EXECUTIVES, MANAGERS, ANALYSTS AND CONSULTANTS

The course is suitable for anyone responsible for, or interested in, the strategic development of smart factories and end-to-end supply chains, and those tasked with developing improvement initiatives, including:

• Senior operations executives looking to inspire thought leadership in digital technology adoption and supply chain transformation across their organisations.

• Mid-level operations managers and executives who lead strategic change programmes in global supply chains.

• Strategic analysts and internal consultants who support major strategic change programmes.

• High-potential functional leaders and managers who are seeking to develop awareness of the important global, enterprise-level strategic challenges that the business is facing.

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SHORT COURSE OVERVIEW

This course gives insight into the application of I4.0 technologies across the end-to-end supply chain that has the potential to deliver totally new operating and business models that lead to differentiated competitive positioning. The emphasis is on practical approaches that can be applied to help determine the radical transformation path required for delivering real business impact in terms of cost, quality, resilience, sustainability and growth.

A COURSE FOR SUPPLY CHAIN EXECUTIVES, MANAGERS, ANALYSTS AND CONSULTANTS

The course is suitable for anyone responsible for, or interested in, the strategic development of smart factories and end-to-end supply chains, and those tasked with developing improvement initiatives, including:

• Senior operations executives looking to inspire thought leadership in digital technology adoption and supply chain transformation across their organisations.

• Mid-level operations managers and executives who lead strategic change programmes in global supply chains.

• Strategic analysts and internal consultants who support major strategic change programmes.

• High-potential functional leaders and managers who are seeking to develop awareness of the important global, enterprise-level strategic challenges that the business is facing.

UPCOMING ONLINE COURSES

WHAT YOU WILL LEARN:

  • Latest concepts and practical frameworks to help your organisation to understand the full potential of digital transformation in your end-to-end manufacturing supply chain.
  • Case studies of digital supply chains transformation (‘Digital Lighthouses’) which demonstrate leading approaches and global best practice.
  • Typical ‘digital traps’ that leading companies have identified in securing the full business potential of Industry 4.0 (and how these can be overcome).
  • Practical frameworks for building a comprehensive Digital Supply Chains Transformation Roadmap – engaging across business, operations and IT functions – that can deliver totally new operating and business models that underpin competitive advantage.
  • Latest concepts and practical frameworks to help your organisation to understand the full potential of digital transformation in your end-to-end manufacturing supply chain.
  • Case studies of digital supply chains transformation (‘Digital Lighthouses’) which demonstrate leading approaches and global best practice.
  • Typical ‘digital traps’ that leading companies have identified in securing the full business potential of Industry 4.0 (and how these can be overcome).
  • Practical frameworks for building a comprehensive Digital Supply Chains Transformation Roadmap – engaging across business, operations and IT functions – that can deliver totally new operating and business models that underpin competitive advantage.

DIGITAL SUPPLY CHAIN COURSE OUTLINE

Session 1 – DEVELOPING A DIGITAL SUPPLY CHAINS VISION

Latest concepts and practical frameworks on future digital scenarios

Session 2 – NEGOTIATING COMMON ‘DIGITAL TRAPS’

Lessons from latest research on best practice case studies

Session 3 – DEVELOPING A TRANSFORMATION ROADMAP

Digital supply chains architecture model and roadmapping methodology

Session 4 – WHERE NEXT?

Harnessing digitalisation to enable resilience and sustainability

Session 5 – COURSE SUMMARY

Key learnings and applying in the every-day

Session 1 – DEVELOPING A DIGITAL SUPPLY CHAINS VISION

Latest concepts and practical frameworks on future digital scenarios

Session 2 – NEGOTIATING COMMON ‘DIGITAL TRAPS’

Lessons from latest research on best practice case studies

Session 3 – DEVELOPING A TRANSFORMATION ROADMAP

Digital supply chains architecture model and roadmapping methodology

Session 4 – WHERE NEXT?

Harnessing digitalisation to enable resilience and sustainability

Session 5 – COURSE SUMMARY

Key learnings and applying in the every-day

REPORT – Framework for guiding digital supply chains transformation

Diagram from IfM research showing ten future digital supply chain scenarios

IfM has created a framework for describing how digital technologies can transform end-to-end supply chain operations in terms of 10 future scenarios.

This framework has been used by several leading companies to understand their digital capability gap, and to ideate and prioritise the key digital transformation projects that can deliver future competitive advantage.

This framework, and the underlying research, is described in the Executive Briefing ‘Next generation supply chains: making the right decisions about digitalisation.’

Diagram from IfM research showing ten future digital supply chain scenarios

IfM has created a framework for describing how digital technologies can transform end-to-end supply chain operations in terms of 10 future scenarios.

This framework has been used by several leading companies to understand their digital capability gap, and to ideate and prioritise the key digital transformation projects that can deliver future competitive advantage.

This framework, and the underlying research, is described in the Executive Briefing ‘Next generation supply chains: making the right decisions about digitalisation.’

COURSE TUTORS

Jagjit Singh Srai

Director of Research and Head of Centre for International Manufacturing

Kam Gossal

Industrial Associate, IfM Engage

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Digital supply chains

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University of Cambridge endorsement

Booking confirmation and cancellation policy