Supply chains sit between a firm's promises to customers and the realities of suppliers, transport and money. Small improvements in forecast accuracy, inventory turns or truck utilisation can transform margins, while weak planning shows up as stockouts, expiry losses, idle capital and late deliveries. In African and global markets alike, disruption has become routine rather than exceptional.

The Supply Chain and Logistics Optimization Mastery Training Course gives experienced practitioners a rigorous, quantitative toolkit. Participants analyse the end-to-end chain, build forecasts and planning cycles, set inventory policies using service level targets, and design networks and transport plans that balance cost and speed. They study warehouse operations, lean tools and the theory of constraints, then add risk, sustainability and digital capabilities.

Over ten days the learning becomes progressively more applied. Early days establish the models, later days run them on realistic datasets, and the final days bring everything together in a team optimisation project. Participants return with models, dashboards and a business case that address problems in their own operations, backed by figures that finance colleagues will accept.

By the end of the course, participants will be able to:

• Diagnose end-to-end supply chain performance using SCOR-style metrics and total cost analysis.
• Build statistical demand forecasts and measure forecast error.
• Run a sales and operations planning cycle that aligns demand, supply and finance.
• Set inventory policies, safety stock and reorder parameters for different item classes.
• Model network and facility location options and compare their costs.
• Optimise transport routes, loads and modes using sound planning methods.
• Improve warehouse layout, slotting, picking and throughput.
• Assess supply chain risks, design resilience plans and apply analytics and dashboards to monitor KPIs and support decisions.

The programme is intended for experienced professionals responsible for supply chain results, including:

• Supply chain and logistics managers and directors
• Demand, supply and inventory planners
• Warehouse and distribution centre managers
• Transport and fleet managers
• Procurement and category managers
• Operations and plant managers in manufacturing
• Health commodity and humanitarian logistics managers
• Business analysts and continuous improvement leads
• Consultants and auditors in supply chain functions

Participants leave the programme with:

• A diagnostic of their own supply chain with prioritised improvement areas.
• A working forecasting and safety stock model in spreadsheet form.
• A network or transport optimisation case with costed alternatives.
• A warehouse improvement plan with layout and slotting recommendations.
• A supply chain risk register and resilience plan.
• A KPI dashboard design and a management-ready business case.

The programme balances concepts with computation and uses realistic data throughout. Participants work through:

• Spreadsheet labs for forecasting, safety stock, routing and network costing
• Datasets drawn from manufacturing, retail, health and humanitarian chains
• Process simulations including an S&OP cycle and a warehouse time study
• Group diagnostic of participants' own operations against benchmark practice
• A final team project presented to a panel of facilitators

Participants who complete the ten days and present their optimisation project receive a CPD-accredited Certificate of Completion issued by Vision Reach Global Consultancy.

The certificate reflects attendance across the full programme and satisfactory completion of the labs and final project.