The Oxford Training Centre proudly presents an advanced training program exploring two of the most critical decisions in modern global supply chain management: reshoring vs. offshoring strategies and the role of collaboration across global supply networks.
Designed for supply chain leaders, analysts, and operations professionals, the course provides an in-depth understanding of how to evaluate production location strategies, balance cost and resilience, and leverage collaborative frameworks for global operations.
Participants will analyze reshoring and offshoring trade-offs, understand compliance and sustainability pressures, and apply data-driven analytics for improved decision-making. The program also examines global collaboration models that promote efficient, resilient, and sustainable supply chains across regions.
By the end, attendees will be equipped to evaluate supply chain location strategies and optimize collaboration within multinational networks to achieve optimization, efficiency, collaboration, resilience, compliance, and sustainability.
Objective
By completing this training, participants will be able to:
- Distinguish between reshoring, nearshoring, and offshoring strategies and their impact on supply chain performance.
- Apply analytics to evaluate cost, risk, and compliance trade-offs in location strategy decisions.
- Design strategies balancing efficiency, resilience, compliance, and sustainability.
- Implement collaborative frameworks across global supply networks to enhance agility and responsiveness.
- Integrate key concepts of optimization, efficiency, collaboration, resilience, compliance, and sustainability into supply chain decisions.
Target Audience
This program is tailored for professionals working in:
- Supply chain and operations management
- Procurement and sourcing strategy
- Global logistics and trade compliance
- Risk management and corporate sustainability
- Business leadership considering reshoring or offshoring
- Analysts applying supply chain analytics for decision support
Course Modules
Module 1 – Introduction to Global Supply Chain Strategies
- Historical context of offshoring: cost-driven globalization
- Reshoring trends: political, technological, and risk-driven shifts
- Nearshoring as a hybrid strategy
- The role of optimization and efficiency in shaping decisions
- Compliance and sustainability mandates
Key Learning Outcome: Understand macroeconomic, regulatory, and risk factors influencing reshoring vs. offshoring decisions.
Module 2 – Reshoring Strategies
- Drivers: cost transparency, automation, energy markets, compliance, and resilience
- Government incentives and trade policies
- Sustainability advantages: reduced carbon footprint and traceability
- Analytics for reshoring decisions
- Case studies from manufacturing and consumer goods
Key Learning Outcome: Evaluate reshoring as a strategy for resilience, compliance, and sustainability.
Module 3 – Offshoring Strategies
- Cost advantages in emerging markets
- Labor, material, and infrastructure considerations
- Risks: instability, compliance complexity, global disruptions
- Offshore sustainability challenges
- Analytics for supplier selection and compliance monitoring
Key Learning Outcome: Assess benefits and risks of offshoring in terms of efficiency, compliance, and competitiveness.
Module 4 – Comparative Analytics for Decision-Making
- Quantitative evaluation of reshoring vs. offshoring
- Modeling trade-offs: cost savings vs. resilience investments
- Compliance and sustainability metrics
- Multi-objective optimization
- Executive decision-making frameworks
Key Learning Outcome: Apply analytics-driven frameworks to support evidence-based decisions.
Module 5 – Collaboration Across Global Supply Networks (OTC)
- Importance of collaboration in distributed supply chains
- Models: vertical integration, partnerships, multi-stakeholder platforms
- Digital tools: blockchain, cloud-based analytics
- Compliance and sustainability reporting
- Enhancing agility and resilience through collaboration
Key Learning Outcome: Develop collaborative approaches that enhance global supply chain sustainability and resilience.