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Professional Development | Offered by Chicagoland Chapter

Building Cost-Optimized, Agile Supply Chains in a Volatile 2026

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Course Description

As volatility becomes structural rather than episodic, supply chain leaders must move beyond reactive risk mitigation toward intentional resilience design. This session will explore how organizations can build agile, resilient supply chains without sacrificing cost competitiveness.

Drawing on real-world examples and current global dynamics, we will examine how leading companies have redesigned their networks, supplier strategies, inventory models, and governance structures to reduce disruption exposure while protecting margins. Participants will gain practical frameworks to evaluate trade-offs, align with finance partners, and transition from fragile efficiency to cost-optimized resilience.

Key Themes:

- Why the traditional “cost vs. resilience” trade-off is outdated

- Five design levers for building resilient supply chains in 2026

- Lessons from real-world disruptions (geopolitical, operational, and cyber)

- How to quantify the financial impact of risk and speak the CFO’s language

- A practical 90-day roadmap for strengthening supply chain resilience

Speaker:

Lucille Docter

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