Ready to transform how your organization handles uncertainty? This course, Evaluate and Mitigate Supplier Risk, is a beginner-friendly, hands-on guide to mastering supply chain resilience. In today's volatile global market, simply reacting to disruptions is no longer enough. This course equips you with a structured, data-driven framework to proactively identify, assess, and neutralize potential threats before they impact your business.
Evaluate and Mitigate Supplier Risk
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Evaluate and Mitigate Supplier Risk
This course is part of Supplier Performance & Risk Management Specialization
Instructor: LearningMate
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1 hour to complete
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Create a supplier risk heat-map to evaluate exposure and propose actionable mitigation strategies.
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January 2026
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This course is part of the Supplier Performance & Risk Management Specialization
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There is 1 module in this course
This module provides a complete walkthrough of the supplier risk management lifecycle. Learners will start by understanding why risk management is critical, using real-world examples of major supply chain failures. They will then learn a systematic process to identify, categorize, and quantitatively score risks. The core of the module focuses on building and interpreting a risk heat-map to prioritize threats and then formulating effective, actionable mitigation strategies to ensure business continuity and build a more resilient supply chain.
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