CERTIFIED IN PLANNING AND INVENTORY MANAGEMENT
Get the foundational overview of supply chain from the operating business perspective and prepare for the CPIM examination.
This course equips you with the skills to effectively manage modern day operations and value streams through planning and control.
Gain the knowledge of processes used to plan, supply, and add value to raw materials through best practices utilized around the world. This will help your business stock and deliver its products to your customers economically and on time .
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Your Organization Benefits
Leverage your APICS CPIM program knowledge to address everyday work issues. Shape the future of the business, align goals, and distinguish it from competitors. The APICS Certified in Planning and Inventory Management (CPIM) program is a professional development and certification initiative that offers a comprehensive understanding of planning and inventory management processes. It equips you with the skills to optimize the entire value chain and bring new insights to your company.
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CPIM designees bring a deep knowledge of customer satisfaction to your team, and companies who have individuals with CPIM certification can gain improved return on investment (ROI) from new technologies while seeing an overall reduction in costs.
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The APICS CPIM program has evolved over the last six decades from a supply chain and inventory management educational and training curriculum into a global resource
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By integrating various components involved in manufacturing on a global scale, APICS CPIM has become the international standard
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CPIM creates a common framework and language to address your company's unique value chain challenges and opportunities.
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CPIM certified employees will have the skills to align planning strategies with your business objectives.
- Companies that sponsor all or part of their employees' tuition will gain a return on investment in the form of improved profits, long-term loyalty and more productive employees.
Distinguish Yourself as a Supply Chain Expert!
APICS CPIM certification offers supply chain professionals a competitive edge and tangible benefits. It enhances marketability, with CPIM holders enjoying increased credibility and potential salary boosts.
CPIM certification correlates with a 65% increase in hiring potential and an 18% higher median salary for supply chain professionals, according to a survey of over 1,700 industry experts.
CPIM also deepens understanding of supply chain processes, fostering better collaboration and operational efficiency. Moreover, CPIM equips individuals to improve day-to-day processes, maximize technology investments, and drive positive organizational outcomes.
Overall, CPIM certification is a valuable investment for career growth and organizational success in the supply chain industry.
The APICS CPIM Learning System
The course includes APICS CPIM Learning System, a comprehensive professional development and exam preparation program. It consists of print modules and Web-based study tools that reflect the APICS CPIM body of knowledge as defined in the APICS CPIM Exam Content Manual (ECM). Combined with the instructor led experience this provides you with a broad, all encompassing view of supply chain from the operating business perspective. Our Instructors are made up of supply chain leaders with years of hands on experience in diverse industries who will add real world situations that can link back directly to the CPIM content.
Please NOTE Instructor-Led Classes are run by the chapter – orangecounty.ascm.org
Classes purchased on ASCM.org are self-study learning systems.
Our ASCM-OC packages include the Instructor Led courses and a savings on the complete educational experience
The APICS CPIM Learning System contains eight modules:
Module 1 - Supply Chain Strategy
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Section A: Supply Chains, the Environment, and Strategy
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Section B: Strategic Scope and Objectives
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Section C: Developing and Managing Organizational Strategy
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Section D: Functional and Operational Strategies
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Section E: Environments, Types, and Layouts
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Section F: Performance Monitoring and KPIs
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Section G: Risk Management
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Section H: Capital Equipment and Facilities
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Section I: Sustainability Strategies
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Module 2 - Sales and Operations Planning
Module 3 - Demand
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Section A: S&OP Purpose and Process
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Section B: Aggregate Demand and Supply Plans
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Section C: Reconciling S&OP Plans
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Section A: Demand Management
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Section B: Sources of Demand/Forecasting
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Section C: Forecast Performance
Module 4: Supply
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Section A: Creating and Validating the Master Schedule
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Section B: Using and Maintaining the Master Schedule
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Section C: Material Requirements Planning
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Section D: CRP and Scheduling
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Section E: Suppliers and Purchasing
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Section F: Changes and Product Life Cycle Management
Module 5: Detailed Schedules
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Section A: Planning Detailed Schedules
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Section B: Scheduling and PAC Methods
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Section C: Creating Production and Service Schedules
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Section D: Managing Detailed Schedules and Scheduling Materials
Module 6: Inventory
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Section A: Inventory Planning
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Section B: Inventory and Product Costs, Value, and Metrics
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Section C: Itemized Inventory Management
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Section D: Inventory Control
Module 7: Distribution
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Section A: Planning Distribution
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Section B: Replenishment and Order Management
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Section C: Waste Hierarchy and Reverse Logistic
Module 8: Quality, Technology, and Continuous Improvement
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Section A: Quality
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Section B: Technology
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Section C: Continuous Improvement
CPIM Exam and Test Information
The CPIM Exam
Exams are administered on computers by a testing agency.
To earn your APICS CPIM designation, you must pass one comprehensive exam.
Register for your APICS CPIM
The APICS CPIM exam is administered through an independent service provider and expert in providing knowledge measurement services. To learn about the process of registering for your APICS CPIM exam, visit the following link.
The name listed on your APICS record (and therefore the name that is sent to the testing vendor) must exactly match your name as shown on your two forms of identification. If your name does not match your identification, you will not be able to access the test center and you will forfeit all exam fees.
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Materials included in registration fees:
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CPIM Online Learning system
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Handouts of slides and supplemental material.
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An exam voucher for the test
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One-year ASCM membership. If the student is already an ASCM member, they will receive an additional year membership.
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