Udemy – Adapting to Global Disruptions: Operational Resilience

Consider these realities: the average global manufacturer has faced multiple major supply chain disruptions in the last few years, only about 23% of firms say they can meet customer demand after just one week of disruption to a critical supplier, and cyberattacks targeting supply chains have surged in recent years. Add in climate shocks, geopolitics, port congestion, and sudden demand swings, and “business as usual” becomes a risky assumption.

So how do you keep operations running when everything is shifting under your feet? That’s exactly what this course, Adapting to Global Disruptions in Operations, is designed to teach.

In this course, you’ll learn how to:

• Understand today’s “permacrisis” environment and the five disruption trends reshaping operations (volatility, geopolitics, pandemics, climate, tech)
• Explain how disruptions spread through supply chains (bullwhip effect, inventory cycles) and why lean systems can become brittle
• Apply practical resilience frameworks (anticipate–withstand–recover–adapt, Illuminate–Sense–Act) to diagnose gaps and build a roadmap
• Design more resilient supply chains through diversification, regionalization/nearshoring, and stronger supplier partnerships
• Use inventory and capacity buffers strategically (safety stock, flexible labor, modular production, surge capacity) without overcorrecting
• Leverage digital tools like control towers, digital twins, IoT, and AI to improve visibility and speed—while managing cyber risk and tech dependence
• Lead resilience through culture, clear communication, playbooks, stress testing, and rapid decision-making under uncertainty