Summary
Life sciences supply chains face growing disruption from pandemics, geopolitical instability, logistics bottlenecks, regulatory constraints, and supplier risks.
This two-day course helps you to move from reactive firefighting to structured, proactive, and data-driven supply chain resilience.
Using SCOR-aligned methodologies, real-world disruption scenarios, and hands-on tools, the course shows how to map supply networks, identify critical vulnerabilities, and prioritise mitigation actions.
You will work with concepts such as Time-to-Recover (TTR), Time-to-Survive (TTS), dual sourcing, inventory buffering, network redesign, SCOR-based KPIs, and financial impact considerations.
The training combines strategic perspectives with practical implementation through workshops, case studies, and interactive exercises based on real-world disruptions such as COVID-19, the Suez Canal blockage, the Red Sea crisis, and geopolitical supply risks.
The course is designed to be accessible to all relevant participants, and no advanced technical or modelling experience is needed.
The course is designed with a strong focus on practical application, equipping you with actionable tools and frameworks that can be easily integrated into your own organisation. You are requested to bring examples from your own organisation to enrich the workshop exercises.
Key words
- Supply Chain Resilience
- Inventory buffering
- Dual sourcing
- Time-to-Recover (TTR)
- Time-to-Survive (TTS)
- Network redesign
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Course leader & lecturers
- Martin RodeCourse leaderSenior Consultant
Niras
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Is this course for you?
This course is for you if you work in Supply Chain Management, Procurement, Planning, Manufacturing, Logistics, or Operational Excellence in life sciences, or as a manager or decisionmaker responsible for risk management and supply chain performance. It also suits you if you have a basic to intermediate understanding of supply chain processes and want to strengthen your risk management and resilience skills.
What you will learn
- Understand the key drivers and business implications of supply chain disruptions in life sciences.
- Map supply chains end-to-end and identify critical nodes, dependencies, and vulnerabilities.
- Apply structured risk assessment and quantification methods to prioritise mitigation actions.
- Evaluate resilience strategies such as dual sourcing, inventory buffering, network redesign, TTR, and TTS.
- Translate resilience concepts into actionable initiatives, governance structures, and improvement plans.
What your company will get
- An employee who can anticipate, assess, and manage supply chain disruptions before they impact operations.
- An employee who has stronger visibility of critical suppliers, dependencies, vulnerabilities, and risk exposure across the supply network.
- An employee who can prioritise mitigation actions in a more structured way, based on risk, business impact, and continuity of supply.
- An employee who can apply practical input to resilience strategies such as dual sourcing, inventory buffering, supplier development, and network redesign.
- An employee who can strengthen governance, decision-making, and continuous improvement of supply chain resilience.
Course information
Literature
Prior to the course you get access to mandatory and/or optional readings via your personal Atrium log-in.
Prerequisites
You are requested to bring examples from your own organisation to enrich the workshop exercises. To get the most out of the sessions, prepare a small dataset for a supply chain built around one Tier 1 supplier. Include basic details such as the products supplied, the supplier’s location, and examples of related Tier 2 and Tier 3 suppliers. This lets you apply the course frameworks directly to a realistic, organisation-specific scenario.
Examination
There is no examination for this course.
Course leader
Niras
Lecturer
Niras
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