AI and Big Data for Supply Chain Optimization

Name: AI and Big Data for Supply Chain Optimization Course
Availability: InStock

Use AI and operational data to improve demand, inventory, supplier, logistics, and disruption decisions with human oversight and monitoring.

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Duration: 5 days
Format: Classroom
Cities: Sharm El-Sheikh, Frankfurt, Bali, Paris, London, New York and more
Next session: 12 – 16 October 2026, Sharm El-Sheikh
Average fee: 5,800 €

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Course Overview

AI and Big Data for Supply Chain Optimization Course is a five-day advanced course for supply-chain planners, procurement analysts, logistics managers, inventory personnel, operations analysts, and transformation teams. Participants frame AI use cases, assess data readiness, interpret demand and disruption predictions, connect forecasts to inventory and logistics decisions, define human oversight, and monitor deployed models. They leave with a Supply Chain AI Optimization Playbook. Agile Leaders Training Center delivers AI and big data for supply chain optimization training.

Who Should Attend

Supply-chain planners responsible for demand and supply decisions
Inventory personnel responsible for replenishment and service levels
Procurement analysts monitoring suppliers and related risks
Logistics managers managing lead times, capacity, and exceptions
Transformation teams governing AI-enabled operational decisions

The course assumes practical supply-chain knowledge and basic data literacy. It excludes data-science coding, platform configuration, and vendor certification.

Departments and Industries

The course supports planning and operations in manufacturing, retail, distribution, healthcare supply, energy, logistics, and public-sector supply networks.

Supply-chain planning
Procurement and supplier management
Inventory and warehouse operations
Logistics and distribution
Operations analytics and transformation

Learning Objectives

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

Prioritise AI use cases by value, feasibility, and risk
Assess supply-chain data quality and signal readiness
Interpret demand forecasts, uncertainty, and accuracy measures
Connect predictive outputs to inventory, supplier, and logistics decisions
Define human oversight, monitoring, and exception controls
Build a Supply Chain AI Optimization Playbook

Course Agenda

Day 1: AI Use Cases and Decision Context

Supply Chain Decision and Pain-Point Map
AI Use-Case Value and Feasibility Grid
Prediction-versus-Optimization Boundary
Human Decision Right Matrix
Use-Case Risk and Assumption Register

Day 2: Big Data and Forecast Readiness

Supply Chain Data Source Inventory
Demand, Inventory, Supplier, and Logistics Signal Map
Data Quality and Timeliness Scorecard
Outlier and Missing-Data Decision Log
Forecast Baseline and Accuracy Plan

Day 3: Demand and Inventory Optimization

Forecast Horizon and Granularity Decision
Probabilistic Forecast Interpretation
Demand Driver and Scenario Board
Inventory Policy and Service-Level Link
Replenishment Recommendation Review Gate

Day 4: Suppliers, Logistics, and Disruptions

Supplier Risk Signal Framework
Lead-Time Prediction and Variability Map
Logistics Capacity and Exception Triage
Disruption Scenario and Response Options
Constraint-Aware Decision Comparison

Day 5: Oversight and Operational Monitoring

Model Output Challenge Checklist
Human Override and Decision Evidence Log
Forecast Drift and Performance Dashboard
Incident, Escalation, and Decommissioning Route
Capstone Supply Chain AI Optimization Playbook

Practical Exercises

Participants work with realistic supply-chain scenarios and remain responsible for interpreting AI outputs in context.

Suggested activity: rank demand, inventory, supplier, and logistics use cases
Suggested activity: assess a fragmented operational data set for readiness
Suggested activity: compare forecast ranges and inventory responses
Suggested activity: challenge a disruption recommendation and record the human decision

FAQs

Who suits the AI and Big Data for Supply Chain Optimization Course?

The course suits experienced supply-chain and operations professionals who evaluate or use AI-enabled forecasts, recommendations, and risk signals without needing to build models in code.

How do prediction and optimization differ?

Prediction estimates likely demand, lead time, disruption, or other outcomes. Optimization compares feasible actions against objectives, constraints, costs, service requirements, and risk.

Why use probabilistic forecasts?

Probabilistic forecasts show a range of plausible outcomes rather than one point estimate, helping planners connect uncertainty with inventory, capacity, and service decisions.

What human oversight is needed?

Oversight defines who reviews outputs, challenges assumptions, authorises actions, records overrides, monitors performance, escalates incidents, and suspends or retires an unsuitable model.

What belongs in a Supply Chain AI Optimization Playbook?

The playbook contains use-case priorities, data and signal maps, readiness checks, forecast measures, decision rules, scenario tools, human rights, monitoring indicators, and escalation routes.

Conclusion

Participants take back a governed approach for turning supply-chain data and AI outputs into accountable decisions. The Supply Chain AI Optimization Playbook links forecasts and risk signals to operational constraints, human judgment, performance monitoring, and continuous review.

credits: 5 credit per day

Course Mode: full-time

Provider: Agile Leaders Training Center

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Location	Dates	Duration	Mode	Price
Sharm El-Sheikh	Week 42, 2026 12 – 16 October 2026	5 Days	Onsite	€4,100
Frankfurt	Week 43, 2026 19 – 23 October 2026	5 Days	Onsite	€5,700
Bali	Week 43, 2026 25 – 29 October 2026	5 Days	Onsite	€5,700
Paris	Week 44, 2026 26 – 30 October 2026	5 Days	Onsite	€5,700
London	Week 45, 2026 2 – 6 November 2026	5 Days	Onsite	€5,700
New York	Week 45, 2026 2 – 6 November 2026	5 Days	Onsite	€12,000
Madrid	Week 46, 2026 9 – 13 November 2026	5 Days	Onsite	€5,700
Milan	Week 46, 2026 9 – 13 November 2026	5 Days	Onsite	€5,700
Dubai	Week 47, 2026 16 – 20 November 2026	5 Days	Onsite	€4,500
Montreux	Week 47, 2026 16 – 20 November 2026	5 Days	Onsite	€7,500
Lisbon	Week 48, 2026 23 – 27 November 2026	5 Days	Onsite	€5,700
Tashkent	Week 49, 2026 6 – 10 December 2026	5 Days	Onsite	€4,500
Vienna	Week 50, 2026 7 – 11 December 2026	5 Days	Onsite	€5,700
Jakarta	Week 51, 2026 14 – 18 December 2026	5 Days	Onsite	€5,700
Amsterdam	Week 53, 2026 28 December 2026 – 1 January 2027	5 Days	Onsite	€5,700
Abu Dhabi	Week 53, 2026 28 December 2026 – 1 January 2027	5 Days	Onsite	€4,700
Cape town	Week 53, 2027 3 – 7 January 2027	5 Days	Onsite	€4,500
Accra	Week 01, 2027 10 – 14 January 2027	5 Days	Onsite	€4,100
London	Week 02, 2027 11 – 15 January 2027	5 Days	Onsite	€5,700
Manama	Week 02, 2027 17 – 21 January 2027	5 Days	Onsite	€4,700

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AI and Big Data for Supply Chain Optimization