Supply Chain Resilience & Business Continuity Training Course (Online / Remote)
1Summary
When a single port closure, supplier failure, or natural disaster can bring production to a halt within days, keeping supply chains moving is no longer a back-office concern — it has become a core management skill. Delivered by Arab British Fellowship Training Academy, the Supply Chain Resilience & Business Continuity Training Course sits within the Management category of the Logistics and Supply Chain Training Courses list and equips participants with the tools to anticipate disruption, respond quickly, and keep goods and information flowing when operations are under pressure.
Rather than treating continuity as a single plan sitting in a drawer, the course walks through how crisis management, disaster recovery, and logistics continuity work together as one system. Participants leave with practical frameworks for spotting weak points before they fail, coordinating a response once disruption hits, and steering operations back to normal with minimal damage to cost, service, and reputation.
2Objectives and target group
- Map the vulnerabilities that put Supply Chain Continuity at risk before they turn into full-blown disruptions.
- Apply crisis management techniques to coordinate teams, communication, and decisions under pressure.
- Build practical disaster recovery plans, including recovery timelines that get operations back on track faster.
- Strengthen logistics continuity across transportation, inventory, and distribution when normal routes or suppliers are unavailable.
- Translate lessons from past disruptions into prevention strategies and stronger day-to-day resilience.
- Embed continuity thinking into regular business planning rather than treating it as a one-off exercise.
Target Audience
- Supply Chain and Logistics Managers responsible for keeping operations running.
- Business Continuity and Risk Management Professionals.
- Operations, Procurement, and Warehouse/Distribution Managers.
- Project Managers overseeing supply chain initiatives.
- Business Leaders who need operational resilience built into their planning.
- Anyone looking to build practical expertise in continuity and disruption recovery.
3Course Content
Module 1: Where Supply Chains Break — Risk Mapping and Continuity Foundations
- What Supply Chain Continuity means in practice and why it matters for business performance.
- Spotting the threats and vulnerabilities most likely to disrupt operations.
- Assessing exposure across suppliers, transport routes, and single points of failure.
- Turning risk findings into a prioritised watch list for continuity planning.
Module 2: Leading Through Disruption — Crisis Response in Action
- The role of crisis management once a disruption actually hits.
- Setting up response structures, communication channels, and decision rights in advance.
- Coordinating cross-functional teams during a live incident.
- Keeping stakeholders and customers informed without losing control of the message.
Module 3: Getting Back Online — Disaster Recovery and Restoration
- Building disaster recovery frameworks tailored to different disruption scenarios.
- Sequencing recovery actions: what to restore first, and why.
- Creating realistic recovery timelines and tracking progress against them.
- Capturing lessons from each recovery to shorten the next one.
Module 4: Keeping Goods Moving — Logistics Continuity Under Pressure
- Maintaining transportation, inventory, and distribution when the usual setup breaks down.
- Developing backup logistics routes and alternative supplier arrangements.
- Protecting customer service levels during operational disruption.
- Balancing cost against speed when choosing contingency options.
Module 5: Making Resilience Permanent — Embedding Continuity in Daily Operations
- Integrating continuity planning into everyday business processes, not just emergency plans.
- Measuring supply chain readiness with practical indicators.
- Building a long-term resilience roadmap for the organisation.
- Running regular reviews and drills to keep continuity plans current.