Date: 28-29 July 2025
Level: Intermediate
Duration: 2 days
Venue: Singapore University of Social Sciences
Synopsis
This intensive 2-day course is tailored to meet the specific needs of procurement and supply management professionals. It equips you with the knowledge and skills to effectively navigate the complexities of modern procurement in the digital age. You will gain a solid understanding of strategic procurement principles, the impact of digital technologies, and the practical application of audit sampling for risk mitigation.
Who Should Attend
Individual who want to understand and leverage digital technologies to enhance their strategic procurement and supply management capabilities, improve efficiency, reduce costs, and build more resilient supply chains in today's dynamic business environment.
Topics
- Organisation strategy & alignment Procurement
- Procurement Digitalisation
- Risk Mitigation
- Risk and Control
- Strategic, Digital and Audit Techniques
- Compliance Reporting, Stakeholder Engagement
- Emerging Technologies
Objectives
By the end of this course,
- Understand strategic procurement while adhering to regulations.
- Understand digital technologies enhances procurement but introduces risks mitigated by audit sampling.
- Apply strategic, digital, and audit techniques to optimize organisation procurement and mitigate risks.
- Analyse data, performance, and policies to optimize procurement and ensure compliance.
- Evaluate current practices and emerging technologies for procurement improvement.
A. Knowledge and Understanding (Theory Component)
By the end of this course, participants should be able to:
- Show the importance of procurement for an organisation and the supply chain.
- Examine approaches to supplier evaluation and performance management.
- Analyse techniques for worldwide sourcing and managing supply risks and costs.
B. Key Skills (Practical Component)
By the end of this course, you should be able to:
- Propose strategies for effective and efficient procurement.
- Appraise the strategies for supplier base management.
- Indicate future trends in procurement and supply management.
Schedule
| Time | Agenda |
|---|---|
| Day 1 | |
| 09:00 - 09:30 | Course Overview |
| 09:30 - 10:30 | Sources of Uncertainties and Disruptions across Supply Chains Nodes (suggest Supply Chains Nodes instead of freight management?) |
| 10:30 - 10:45 | Break |
| 10:45 - 12:00 | Risk Mitigation vs Resilience in Freight Systems |
| 12:00 - 13:00 | Lunch |
| 13:00 - 15:30 | Risk Mitigation Strategies in Freight Management |
| 15:30 - 15:45 | Break |
| 15:45 - 17:00 | Resilience Strategies in Freight Management |
| 17:00 - 17:30 | Assessment |
| Day 2 | |
| 09:00 - 09:30 | Course Overview |
| 09:30 - 10:30 | Risk Assessment in Freight |
| 10:30 - 10:45 | Break |
| 10:45 - 12:00 | Information, Analytics and Automation in Freight Resilience |
| 12:00 - 13:00 | Lunch |
| 13:00 - 15:30 | Case Study or Scenario Analysis on Freight Resilience Problem |
| 15:30 - 15:45 | Break |
| 15:45 - 17:00 | Group Presentations |
| 17:00 - 17:30 | Assessment |
Assessments
- Reflective Essay
Requirements
- Attendees should have at minimum, tertiary qualifications
- Attendees must bring along their laptop
Course Fee
Participants are required to achieve at least 75% attendance and pass any prescribed examinations/assessments or submit any course/project work (if any) under the course requirement.
Participants are required to complete all surveys and feedbacks related to the course.
The course fees are reviewed annually and may be revised. The University reserves the right to adjust the course fees without prior notice.
Singapore University of Social Sciences reserves the right to amend and/or revise the above schedule without prior notice
For clarification, please contact the SUSS Academy via the following:
Telephone: +65 6248 0263
Email: [email protected]