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University of Plymouth Skills Accelerator Program

Funded by Thames Freeport, University of Plymouth is piloting specific workshops to develop microcredentials 

To book your place on one or many, drop an email to hello@seats.org.uk or fill in our contact form 

Workshop Information

Course Title: Harnessing AI and Prompt Engineering for Sustainable Green Logistics and Responsible AI Practices

Duration: 3 hours - Dates: Port of Tilbury Tuesday 25th February, The Finishing Line (business suite), Basildon Wednesday 26th February (Please do not contact The Finishing Line directly)

Who Should Attend:
This course is ideal for logistics, procurement, and operations professionals looking to integrate AI solutions to support sustainability, operational efficiency, and responsible innovation.

Level: Intermediate to Senior

Course Overview

In today’s global transportation and supply chain industries, balancing operational efficiency with sustainability is critical. This interactive course offers professionals in the logistics and supply chain sectors a unique opportunity to explore the transformative potential of Artificial Intelligence (AI) and prompt engineering in driving sustainable logistics practices while optimising daily operations. The course will cover three key areas essential to implementing green logistics and optimising green corridors with AI support. Participants will gain hands-on experience through practical exercises focused on reducing carbon emissions, managing energy usage, and enhancing responsible AI practices.

This Course Includes:

  • Highly Interactive Workshops on the use of AI in green logistics, green corridor optimisation, and responsible AI practices. Learn how AI can support your organisation to reduce carbon emissions, energy consumption, and optimise deliveries for lower environmental impact while enhancing transport routes, enabling efficient, eco-friendly logistics.
  • Hands-on Exercises to directly apply prompt engineering skills in real-world scenarios.

What You Will Gain

  • Strategic AI Implementation: Learn how to develop and implement AI strategies to improve logistics efficiency and minimise environmental impact.
  • Mastering Prompt Engineering: Discover how prompt engineering can guide AI models to deliver impactful real-time insights, optimising decisions in logistics and supply chain management.
  • Responsible AI and Sustainability: Gain an understanding of responsible AI practices that adhere to ethical standards, fostering a sustainable approach in your organisation’s logistics and supply chain operations.

 

Workshop Information 

Course Title: Sustainable Procurement

Duration: 3 hours - Dates: Tuesday 11th March at Port of Tilbury, Wednesday 12th March Local Venue to be confirmed.

Who should attend?

This course is designed for managers, team leaders, new employees working in supply chain management, procurement, operations, or any other activities where sustainability is a strategic priority.

Level: Intermediary to Senior

Course overview

The role of the procurement has changed significantly with the genesis of idea of competing supply chains, from simple sourcing and buying to the boundary-spanning function that links a company to its upstream suppliers. The complexity of procurement further increases along with the need of implementing sustainability solutions in the organisations. Practitioners tasked with sustainable procurement are facing several key challenges in their decision making. First, how to consider multiple decision criteria, as often there are so many sustainability requirements to meet, for example, environmental, social, ethical, and regulatory ones. Second, there are often many sustainable solutions (innovation/technologies/systems/device) available in the market, for example, in food and drink industry, technologies which could reduce GHG emissions include high efficiency steam production, heat recovery, electrification of heat, the use of combined heat and power (CHP) generation, biomass combustion, and energy production from biodegradable materials using anaerobic digestion. Third, there are usually multiple suppliers that can provide sustainable solutions with similar or the same performance parameters. Therefore, selecting and purchasing the right sustainable technology is a highly complex and challenging decision problem.

This course includes:

The workshop will provide a Sustainable Procurement Matrix that can be used to classify the items you need to purchase into a suitable category, further, to determine the level of “buying power” you have, and how sustainability solutions can best be implemented in the procurement process. (Hands-on exercise will be provided).

The workshop will provide a Multi-Criteria Decision Analysis (MCDA) framework that can be used to facilitate your procurement decision, allowing you, as a decision maker, to express preferences in decision criteria while all decision alternatives (e.g. various sustainable technologies) are evaluated comprehensively and ranked according to your organisation’s business performance objectives. (Hands-on exercise will be provided)

The workshop will introduce a four-step implementation process recommended by ISO 20400 Sustainable Procurement Good Practice Guide. This Guide can be used to assess your organisation’s status and provide suggestions for future steps.

What you will gain:

  1. Decision analysis skills for handling highly complex decisions that face multiple decision criteria and multiple alternatives while allowing decision preferences to be considered.
  2. Supply chain analysis skills for structuring procurement items into appropriate categories in terms of their importance and supply risks, allowing realistic evaluation of your organisation’s “buying power” in relation to suppliers.
  3. Process-mapping skills for assessing organisation’s status in terms of sustainability performance and propose future steps for good practice, which should also be contributing to your company’s “sustainability reporting”.

Workshop Information:

Course Title: Net Zero

Duration: 3 hours. - Port of Tilbury Tuesday 25th March, Local Venue TBA Wednesday 26th March

Workshop Overview:

Beginning with an overview of greenhouse gas emissions and their impact, we'll delve into strategies for achieving net zero carbon emissions, considering sectors like energy, transport, buildings and agriculture, where most emissions come from.

Through case studies, interactive activities and quizzes, learners will gain insights into how to reduce their carbon footprint, introducing the Greenhouse Gas Protocol and scope 1, 2 and 3 emissions.

The workshop also introduces the carbon handprint concept, a positive forward-looking action that can be taken. By the end of the workshop, participants will understand the importance of transitioning to a net zero economy and the role both individuals and organisations play in driving this transformation for a sustainable future.

Learning outcomes - At the end of the workshop, you will be able to:

  • define key terms related to net zero and climate change
  • articulate why the climate system is changing
  • understand the nature and impacts of these changes
  • have an indication of your individual carbon footprint and the major contributing factors
  • understand the actions that individuals, organisations and governments can take to mitigate climate change.

Activities

  • Responses to the climate change figures and interpretation
  • Quiz on terminology
  • Calculate your own carbon footprint
  • Discuss the net-zero action plan of one of the companies involved

 

To book your place on one or many, drop an email to hello@seats.org.uk or fill in our contact form