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Join us for this masterclass on Navigating Continuous Supply Chain Disruptions: A Trilogy of Resilience, Digitalisation, and Ethics and build a comprehensive understanding of how these three concepts collectively deliver protection against or recovery from disruption.
Due to current climate conditions and geopolitical strategies, almost every type of supply chain (local or international) goes through an endless series of disruptions. This masterclass will cover a resilience framework and digital transformation impact framework and explain how ethics fit in all these to survive. By the end of the masterclass, you will understand how these three capabilities are linked with each other and collectively deliver stronger protection against or recovery from disruptions. We will also discuss why the current context of disruptions and resilience is different from our historical understanding. This contextual shift warrants moving our focus from Black Swan events (and unknown-unknown) to Grey Rhino events (and known-unknown).
Participants attending this masterclass will benefit from a comprehensive understanding of how to navigate continuous supply chain disruptions by building resilience, leveraging digital transformation, and integrating ethical considerations into their operations. The masterclass will help you to develop strategic capabilities and tools across the supply chain, which integrate sustainability and digitalisation in the resilience framework to provide holistic development. You will learn practical frameworks to enhance supply chain visibility, mitigate risks, and align operations with sustainable practices. You will also develop a contextual awareness of the shifting resilience mindset from "Black Swan" events to "Grey Rhino" risks, enabling better preparedness.
Masterclass objectives
- Understand the interplay between resilience, digitalisation, and ethics
- Apply resilience and digital transformation frameworks in practice
- Recognise the shift from Black Swan to Grey Rhino events and continuous disruptions
Event information
The event will take place in the Executive Education suite in Building F at Castle Meadow Campus in Nottingham City Centre.
The masterclass will start promptly at 5.30pm and there will be opportunities for participants to network beforehand and ask questions at the end of the session.
To register your attendance, please complete our short registration form by Monday 30 June 2025 to ensure we have all necessary information in preparation for your visit. Thank you in advance.
Speaker
Dr Murtaza Faruquee
Assistant Professor in Operations Management; Director of MSc in Supply Chain and Operations Management
Dr Murtaza Faruquee is an Assistant Professor in Operations Management in the Department of Operations Management and Information Systems (OMIS) at the Nottingham University Business School. His research work involves supply chain resilience, digitalisation, cybersecurity and humanitarian operations. Before joining Nottingham, he worked in multiple universities as an active academic researcher. Prior to that, he gained experience working in various organisations, ranging from multinational Fast Moving Consumer Goods (FMCGs) to Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs). He is also involved in consulting projects related to operations management, procurement, cybersecurity, sustainability implementation, and service supply chain. His research works have been published in many highly credible journals.