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Overview

Organisations today operate in increasingly complex and interconnected supply chain ecosystems, where customer expectations, global disruptions, sustainability requirements, and digital technologies are reshaping how organisations design and manage their supply chains. This intensive five-day executive programme equips participants with contemporary frameworks, strategic insights, and practical tools to build resilient, agile, and technology-enabled supply chains that create sustainable competitive advantage. Drawing on globally recognised supply chain concepts and enriched with industry perspectives, the programme bridges the gap between strategy and execution.

  • Day 1

    • Strategic perspectives in supply chain
    • Process views and supply chain design
    • Drivers of supply chain performance
    • Customer-focused supply chain design: network and facility decisions

  • Day 2

    • Matching demand and supply: demand planning
    • Matching demand and supply: sales and operations planning (S&OP) and the use of data analytics and artificial intelligence (AI)
    • Managing supply chain uncertainty through inventory management

  • Day 3

    • Procurement strategy
    • Contracting and purchasing in supply chains
    • Supplier risk management
    • Logistics and warehousing

  • Day 4

    • Digital technology trends in logistics and supply chains
    • Port logistics and shipping management: Part I
    • Port logistics and shipping management: Part II
    • Time-temperature cargos, cold chain technology and handling of over-dimensional cargo (ODC)
    • Case study analysis: containerised and ODC cargo (weight and volume containerisation)

  • Day 5

    • AI in supply chain
    • Panel discussion on ‘Environmental considerations in supply chain design: a roadmap to supply chain management (SCM) 5.0’
    • Certificate distribution
    • Campus tour (optional)

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Learning objectives

  • Develop strategic supply chain perspectives.
  • Design customer-centric supply chain networks.
  • Improve demand planning and S&OP effectiveness.
  • Strengthen procurement and supplier risk management.
  • Enhance logistics and warehousing performance.
  • Understand digital technologies transforming logistics.
  • Apply AI and analytics to supply chain decision-making.
  • Build future-ready and sustainable supply chains.

Pedagogy

The programme follows a blended pedagogy:

  • Faculty-led concept sessions
  • Analytics demonstrations
  • Real-life business cases
  • Group discussions
  • Industry expert sessions
  • Strategy simulations
  • Supply chain diagnostic exercises
  • Networking and peer learning

Key highlights

  • Five-day intensive executive programme
  • Learn from S.P. Jain Institute of Management & Research (SPJIMR) faculty and Confederation of Indian Industry (CII) experts
  • AI in supply chain sessions
  • Digital logistics and emerging technologies
  • Procurement and risk management
  • Port logistics and shipping management
  • Sustainability and SCM 5.0 panel discussion
  • Certificate of participation

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Programme Director

Prof. Mukesh Kripalani

Mukesh Kripalani

Associate Professor

Operations, Supply Chain Management and Quantitative Methods

Mukesh is a full-time faculty member in the Operations and Supply Chain Management area at SPJIMR. He has over 25 years of industry experience in various companies like Asian Paints, Schindler, Marico Limited, and Parekhplast Packaging. He has worked in leadership positions across the areas of business operations, supply chain, digital transformation and IT, finance and M&A in emerging markets of Asia & Africa, in his various industry stints. He was the CEO of Parekhplast before joining academic...
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Who can attend

  • Supply chain managers
  • Logistics managers
  • Procurement professionals
  • Operations managers
  • Manufacturing leaders
  • Warehouse and distribution managers
  • SCM consultants
  • Business heads and functional leaders
  • Mid-level to senior-level executives

Programme dates and fee details

Date Time Fees
2-6 December 2026 Wednesday – Sunday, 9:30 am to 5:30 pm ₹ 71,000 + GST
(Early-bird, CII membership and group discounts available.)

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Certificate of participation

SPJIMR and CII Institute of Logistics (CII-IL) will issue a certificate of successful participation to each participant at the end of the programme.

SPJIMR’s Open MDPs certificate of participation.

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