Mitigating risk demands innovative solutions

Mitigating risk in a
highly volatile trading
environment is top priority
for every company which
is why training solutions
provider Metro Minds
has tailored its service
offering to meet the varied
demands of the market.
“We have partnered with
reputable companies in the
industry not only to create
awareness but also to
educate traders on the
risks they face – many
of which are related to
finance,” says Metro
Minds MD Juliette
Fourie.
“Our programmes
are customised to the needs
of our clients and run as
workshops or formalised
programmes. Topics like
incoterms,
trade cycles,
finance
in freight,
insurance
and best
practice
principles
in trade are
usually key
areas of
focus.”
Providing
innovative
solutions to
traders is
top priority,
says Fourie.
“Large disbursements
with extended payment
terms put extreme pressure
on agents. Traders
increasingly push for lower
prices when negotiating
solutions which puts the
entire cycle under pressure.
Agents are pushed to
provide not only trade, but
also finance solutions,” she
points out.
Understanding the
activities and key functions
of a trader’s business is key
to creating solutions that
mitigate risk.
Metro
Minds offers
a variety
of courses
– from
supply chain
programmes
and
workshops to
SCOR, CIPS
and Sapics
offerings –
which deal
with the
full scope
of traders’
and agents’
procurement and logistics
activities. “Knowing and
understanding these
activities helps to create
solutions,” says Fourie.
“Through our association
with institutes like CIPS,
Da Vinci and End2End
Supply Chain Academy,
we believe we cover the
full scope of the trading
environment.”
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Our programmes are
customised to the
needs of our clients
and run as workshops
or formalised
programmes.
– Juliette Fourie