Evaluate and Mitigate Supplier Risk

Ready to transform how your organization handles uncertainty? This course, Evaluate and Mitigate Supplier Risk, is a beginner-friendly, hands-on guide to mastering supply chain resilience. In today's volatile global market, simply reacting to disruptions is no longer enough. This course equips you with a structured, data-driven framework to proactively identify, assess, and neutralize potential threats before they impact your business. You will learn to categorize a wide range of supplier risks—from logistical and financial to compliance and geopolitical. Through practical tutorials, you will master the art of quantitatively scoring each risk based on its probability and potential impact, synthesizing your findings into a powerful, four-quadrant risk heat-map. This visual tool will empower you to prioritize threats effectively and communicate your findings with clarity and confidence. Finally, you will learn to formulate and justify actionable mitigation strategies, such as dual-sourcing and safety-stock buffering, to protect your operations. Using real-world case studies like the Suez Canal blockage and the global semiconductor shortage, this course prepares you to ensure business continuity and make informed, proactive sourcing decisions

• Categorize and assess supplier risks using quantitative methods
• Create supplier risk heat maps to prioritize threats
• Develop effective mitigation strategies to protect operations
• Apply real-world case studies to understand and manage risks

• Basic computer and internet skills
• Ability to follow English instructions
• Beginner level in business and data