Emerging TechnologiesBlockchain for Supply Chain Management
Provenance, traceability and multi party reconciliation are the supply chain problems most often put forward for a shared ledger, and they are genuinely difficult problems. This course examines whether and where the technology helps. Delegates cover traceability from origin to shelf, the physical to digital linkage problem that determines whether any of it means anything, multi party document exchange in trade, and the reconciliation of records between parties who do not trust each other. The course is candid about the central weakness: a ledger guarantees that a record has not been altered, not that it was true when it was written, and most provenance failures happen at that first step.
Course objectives
- Assess traceability and provenance use cases against what a ledger can actually guarantee
- Analyse the physical to digital linkage problem and the controls that address it
- Design multi party document exchange for trade and logistics
- Evaluate reconciliation between parties without a trusted intermediary
- Identify where sensors, labelling and audit remain the binding constraint
- Build a realistic business case for a supply chain ledger initiative
Who should attend
- Supply chain and logistics managers
- Procurement and sourcing professionals
- Quality and compliance specialists
- Trade finance and documentation staff
- Sustainability and responsible sourcing teams
Course outline
- 01The supply chain problems proposed for a shared ledger
- 02What immutability guarantees, and what it does not
- 03The physical to digital linkage: the weakest point in every provenance claim
- 04Traceability from origin to shelf, and the controls that make it credible
- 05Multi party document exchange in trade and logistics
- 06Reconciliation between parties without a trusted intermediary
- 07Sensors, labelling, audit and where they remain the real constraint
- 08Building a business case that survives scrutiny
Scheduled sessions
| Dates | Venue | Format | Price | Register |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 to 13 November 2026 | Dar es Salaam, Tanzania | Classroom | USD 1,325 per delegate | Register Now |
| 7 to 11 December 2026 | Maputo, Mozambique | Classroom | USD 1,325 per delegate | Register Now |
| 11 to 15 January 2027 | Pretoria, South Africa | Classroom | R19,950 per delegate | Register Now |
| 25 to 29 January 2027 | Johannesburg, South Africa | Classroom | R19,950 per delegate | Register Now |
| 15 to 19 February 2027 | Cape Town, South Africa | Classroom | R19,950 per delegate | Register Now |
| 8 to 12 March 2027 | Online | Online | R8,500 per delegate | Register Now |