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The Supply Shock: Leading When a Critical Input Disappears

For chief executives, directors and operations heads of manufacturers, distributors and importers. Map the chain, secure supply, allocate scarce stock fairly, protect cash and customers, and build resilience. Includes a live boardroom simulation with a medical-supply company.

  • Price₦250,000
  • DurationAbout 240 minutes
  • Access365 days
  • LevelBoardroom
  • You get9 lessons and a boardroom simulation
  • CertificateYes, anyone can verify it

Who it is for

Chief executives, chairs, supply-chain, commercial, finance and quality heads of manufacturers, distributors, importers and retailers dependent on imported or single-source inputs.

What you will learn

  • Recognise the types of supply shock and the hidden dependencies behind them
  • Build an honest map of cover, bottlenecks and recovery time within hours
  • Secure alternative supply without compromising quality or legality
  • Allocate scarce stock by fair, published rules and prevent hoarding
  • Communicate honestly with customers, regulators and the public
  • Protect cash, manage contracts and hold supplier relationships
  • Make hard decisions and build resilience for next time

Course outline

  1. Anatomy of a supply shock
  2. The first hours: command and the supply picture
  3. Mapping the chain and the bottleneck
  4. Securing supply
  5. Allocating scarce supply fairly
  6. Customers, authorities and the public
  7. Cash, contracts and suppliers
  8. Hard decisions
  9. Building resilience for next time
  10. Boardroom simulation

What is included

  • 9 lessons On a live whiteboard, with an AI instructor who answers from the lesson and cites its source. Questions can go to faculty.
  • A virtual boardroom simulation Face AI board members in a fictional crisis. Scored against a clear rubric (pass mark 75), checked by a person when it is close, with an appeal.
  • A verifiable certificate A certificate of completion with a QR code, with a public page where anyone can check it is genuine. It is not a regulated or accredited qualification.

Level: Boardroom · About 240 minutes · Access for 365 days