# AI For Global Supply Chain Risk & Geopolitics (Self-Paced) Canonical URL: ## Overview This intensive one-day program equips government leaders, procurement officials, logistics professionals, and contract managers with a clear understanding of how global supply chain disruption, geopolitical conflict, and artificial intelligence are reshaping federal operations. Participants examine the forces driving instability in government supply chains, including political tensions, tariffs, shipping disruptions, raw material scarcity, and contractor performance risk, and explore how these pressures translate into real consequences for mission delivery, budget execution, and citizen services. Through guided discussion, scenario-based exercises, and a case study on supplier risk and award decision making, participants explore how AI is transforming purchasing and logistics, the risks AI introduces, and the oversight expectations agencies will face in 2027 and beyond. The program concludes with the development of ## What you'll learn - Explain how global supply chain disruption, geopolitical conflict, and economic pressures are reshaping government logistics and procurement. - Analyze the impact of political instability, tariffs, sanctions, and supply chain fragility on agency operations and contractor performance. - Evaluate the role of artificial intelligence in purchasing, logistics, and contract management, including associated benefits, risks, and oversight needs. - Anticipate emerging 2027 oversight expectations across purchasing, contracts, products, and delivery functions. - Apply supplier risk concepts—including financial, geopolitical, cyber, labor, and single-source exposure—to government sourcing decisions. - Identify resilience strategies such as dual sourcing, strategic stockpiles, regional suppliers, and improved vendor monitoring. - Identify future workforce skills required across procurement, logistics, and leadership functions. - Develop a 90-day executive action plan to prepare an organization for evolving supply chain, AI, and oversight requirements. ## Curriculum #### Opening Session: The New Era of Government Logistics - Examine why government logistics is under increasing global pressure. - Recognize the end of low-cost, high-availability supply chain conditions. - Identify the implications of foreign manufacturing dependency for federal operations. - Discuss national resilience priorities and the rising emphasis on domestic sourcing. - Frame 2027 as a turning point for government purchasing, contracting, and oversight. #### Module 1: Global Supply Chain Changes Impacting Government Operations - Analyze the effects of political instability, tariffs, sanctions, and trade retaliation on federal supply chains. - Identify sources of supply chain fragility, including port congestion, container shortages, and critical raw material scarcity. - Examine the operational impacts on agencies, including delays, shortages, budget pressures, and contractor non-performance. - Apply supply chain dependency concepts to agency purchases through scenario-based exercises. #### Module 2: The AI Revolution in Government Logistics and Procurement - Explore the use of artificial intelligence in purchasing, including bid analysis, supplier scoring, fraud detection, and contract review. - Examine AI applications in logistics, including demand forecasting, route optimization, inventory prediction, and asset tracking. - Identify the risks associated with AI use, including data quality issues, bias, cybersecurity exposure, and overreliance on automation. - Recognize the human oversight, governance, audit, and ethical controls required for responsible AI adoption. #### Module 3: What 2027 Will Bring — New Oversight Expectations - Anticipate emerging purchasing oversight expectations, including domestic preference enforcement and supplier transparency. - Examine evolving contracts oversight expectations, including AI clauses, cybersecurity evidence, and vendor risk scoring. - Identify product oversight changes, including counterfeit prevention, traceability mandates, and forced labor screening. - Discuss delivery oversight changes, including real-time visibility, on-time metrics, and emergency continuity requirements. #### Module 4: Government Procurement in a High-Risk World - Identify categories of supplier risk, including financial distress, geopolitical exposure, cyber maturity, and single-source dependency. - Apply resilience strategies such as dual sourcing, strategic stockpiles, regional suppliers, and improved vendor monitoring. - Analyze a case-based scenario to determine how award decisions should evolve under 2027 conditions. - Evaluate supplier portfolios using risk-informed decision criteria. #### Module 5: Future Skills Government Teams Need by 2027 - Identify the procurement skills required for risk-based sourcing, contract analytics, and AI-supported decision-making. - Recognize the logistics skills needed for scenario planning, supplier mapping, resilience planning, and dashboard use. - Examine the leadership skills required for faster decision-making, strategic sourcing, and technology risk understanding. - Discuss organizational implications for talent, training, and workforce development. #### Module 6: Executive Action Plan — Preparing Now for 2027 - Develop 90-day actions to assess foreign dependency exposure and modernize sourcing criteria. - Identify contract modifications needed to address AI usage, delivery requirements, and penalty enforcement. - Establish product authenticity and traceability expectations for suppliers. - Build delivery contingency, carrier monitoring, and supplier risk-tracking plans. - Synthesize key takeaways into a personal executive action plan for organizational implementation. ## Pricing **Tuition:** $899