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Trending the Industrial Revolution 4.0 through Supply Chain Excellence
The Challenge for the Millennium with the New Normal
Why Choose Trending the Industrial Revolution 4.0 through Supply Chain Excellence Training Course?
The Trending the Industrial Revolution 4.0 through Supply Chain Excellence Training Course provides professionals with a deep understanding of how digital transformation is reshaping global supply chains. As organisations face increasing pressure to achieve higher speed, visibility, and resilience, the ability to integrate technologies such as IoT, analytics, automation, and advanced procurement intelligence has become essential. This training course highlights how the Fourth Industrial Revolution is redefining supplier relationships, category management, and strategic sourcing, offering participants the insights needed to remain competitive in a rapidly evolving landscape.
This Industrial Revolution 4.0 Course focuses on aligning people, process, and technology to create a smarter, more responsive supply chain. Participants learn how supply chain intelligence enhances business strategy, how to develop value-focused category management initiatives, and how to integrate collaborative supplier practices for long-term gains. The course also explores the increasing importance of negotiation skills, emphasising their role in securing better commercial outcomes and building strategic partnerships.
Through real case discussions, interactive sessions, and practical exercises, this training course equips attendees with tools to identify new sourcing opportunities, analyse risks, enhance supplier relationships, and establish a modern supply chain framework that supports operational excellence. It provides actionable insights for organisations striving to adapt to the digital age while maintaining efficiency, compliance, and strategic clarity.
What are the Goals?
By the end of this Trending the Industrial Revolution 4.0 through Supply Chain Excellence Training Course, participants will be able to apply digital, analytical, and strategic tools to improve supply chain performance. They will develop clarity on how emerging technologies shape sourcing decisions, supplier engagement, and procurement outcomes.
Participants will learn to:
- Relate people, process, and technology to supply chain intelligence
- Evaluate how digital supply chain capabilities support business strategy
- Analyse the importance of category management in supplier development
- Apply negotiation strategies to secure advantageous agreements
- Strengthen collaborative supplier relationships through strategic approaches
- Identify challenges in business partnering within the evolving digital environment
Who is this Training Course for?
This training course is suitable for professionals seeking to enhance their understanding of modern supply chain transformation and apply Industrial Revolution 4.0 concepts to strengthen organisational performance.
It will greatly benefit:
- Procurement, buying, and sourcing professionals
- Supply chain and logistics practitioners
- Operations and production staff involved in supplier relationships
- Professionals in ICT, finance, and marketing supporting procurement decisions
- Individuals responsible for risk, cost, and service optimisation across supply chains
How will this Training Course be Presented?
This training course applies Gagné’s Nine Events of Instruction to ensure effective adult learning. Each module combines conceptual understanding with practical implementation, giving participants opportunities to apply lessons directly to their work environment. The learning approach integrates real-world case analyses, structured discussions, and guided group activities to reinforce strategic thinking and problem-solving.
Participants will benefit from:
- Instructor-led presentations on supply chain intelligence and technology trends
- Facilitated discussions encouraging knowledge sharing
- Case studies highlighting best practices and common challenges
- Practical exercises on categorisation, negotiation, and supplier management
- Tools to support continuous improvement and strategic prioritisation
The Course Content
- Interpret Supply Chain management mission and vision
- Interpret Supply Chain Models and Types
- Relate Blockchain Application in the Industrial Revolution 4.0
- Apply The Internet of Things (IOT) in supply chain Models
- Interpret Risks in the Supply Chain
- Compare current application of Blockchain in the different industries and its benefits
- Show the stages to effective Purchasing through Procurement
- Discover the importance of Category Management in Procurement
- Practice Supplier Positioning for effective performance
- Use Categorization for efficient Supplier Management
- Apply the appropriate criteria for Supplier Selection
- Use Cost Reduction Initiatives to improve the bottom line of the organization
- Prepare the steps in Negotiation
- Interpret the different strategies in Negotiation
- Apply Better Alternatives to Negotiated Agreements to conclude effective contracts
- Relate collaborative supplier management
- Apply important contractual terms in pre-negotiations
- Develop a Supplier Category Management through negotiation in Procurement
- Discover how strategic sourcing impacts Procurement
- Apply the steps in strategic Sourcing to improve Supplier selection
- Categorise the Purchasing Department Strategic Plan
- Analyze Total Cost Modelling of the Supply Chain
- Interpret Key Performance Indicators (KPIs) for Procurement
- Discover how supplier involvement enhances productivity
- Discover the hierarchy of Suppliers in the supply Channel
- Relate the suppliers risk management in business partnering
- Preparing the cost of product for market data gathering
- Relate RFI and RFP in gathering supplier market information
- Formulate a supplier partnership relations Management
- Develop a plan for effective partnership
Certificate and Accreditation
- AZTech Certificate of Completion for delegates who attend and complete the training course
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