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Certified in production & Inventory Management (CPIM)

The APICS CPIM is the strategic advantage you need in today's world, where the rate of organisational and technological change is accelerating exponentially. Just as successful companies have adapted to the changing business environment, the CPIM program has changed over the years to keep abreast of current knowledge and practices.

The CPIM provides operations management professionals with relevant, essential education that equips then for today's marketplace. The in-depth approach taken to understanding and evaluating production and inventory activities within a company's global operations is why this certification is preferred by thousands of employer's worldwide.

Since 1973 the APICS CPIM has educated more than 90 000 professionals about essential terminology concepts and strategies related to demand management, procurement and supplier planning, material requirements, planning, capacity requirements planning, sales and operations planning, master scheduling, performance measurements, supplier relationships, quality control and continuous improvement.

Benefits of the CPIM programme

  • Increase your functional knowledge of production and inventory management
  • Improve efficiency of your organisations supply chain
  • Streamline operations through accurate forecasting
  • Predict outcomes more accurately
  • Maximise ROI on systems and technologies
  • Increase profitability by optimising your organisations inventory investment
  • Enhance your credibility among peers, employers and customers

The CPIM offers in-depth education for individuals in the operations management profession who wish to improve their knowledge of production and inventory management.

The CPIM has been organised into five modules, each focusing on key areas of study that are integral to an understanding and mastery of production and inventory management principles.

Module one: Basics of Supply chain Management (entry module)

The basic concepts in managing the complete flow of materials in a supply chain from suppliers to customers are covered in this module. Supply chain concepts are introduced and basic terminology is emphasised, as are relationships among activities in the supply chain.

  • Introduction to Supply Chain Management
  • Demand management and forecasting techniques
  • Priority and capacity planning at the master planning, MRP and PAC levels
  • Aggregate and Item inventory management
  • Purchasing and physical distribution
  • Lean/JIT, Quality systems and theory of constraints

Module Two: Master Planning of Resources (Core Competency Module)

The topic of demand management, sales and operations planning, and master scheduling are explained in depth in this module. Both supply and demand for mid to long term independent demand are discussed. Priority planning and capacity planning issues are also addressed.

Module Three: Detailed Scheduling and Planning (Core Competency Module)

The subject matter of this module includes inventory management, materials requirements planning, capacity requirements planning, procurement and supplier relationships.

Module Four: Execution and Control of Operations (Core competency Module)

This module encompasses the principles and practices necessary to execute, control and manage operations and participate in design decisions.

Module Five: Strategic Management of Resources (Capstone Module)

This module covers strategic planning and implementation and describes how markets requirements drive resources and processes of an organisation. It helps you explore the relationship among existing and emerging processes and technologies to manufacturing strategy and supply chain related functions.

Duration:

Dependent upon method of study - Instructor led courses are 30 hours in duration (per Module)

Delivery Method:

  • Classroom based, lecturer led
  • Self Study
  • On line learning

Eligibility

To be eligible to study the CPIM program you must have completed:

  • FMOM (Fundamentals of Materials and Operations Management) or
  • PPIM (Principles of Production & Inventory Management) or
  • CSCP (Certified Supply Chain Professional) or
  • Similar industry qualifications

Maintenance

In order to keep your CPIM designation you are required to maintain it. The maintenance cycles are explained below:

Certification maintenance cycles run in five-year intervals, commencing from the date of initial certification and ending the last day of the month that initial certificate was received (5 years later).

If you became certified on or after January 1st, 1999 you may begin accumulating points once you passed your last certification exam or are notified that your CFPIM is approved. For instance, if you initially became CPIM on April 21st 2000 you may begin accumulating your 75 points as of 21st April 2000. Your first certification maintenance deadline would be April 30th, 2005. If you miss this deadline or fail to earn the required points your certification would be suspended as of May 1st, 2005 To re-instate your certification, you would be required to earn the 75 core points plus an additional 15 points for each year for every year that you certification lapses. In other words, if you do not apply by April 30, 2006, you would be required to earn 105 points by April 30, 2007, and so on, and so on. If your certification status continues to lapse for five years past your suspension date (10) years after completion of your CPIM certification) and you have not applied for certification maintenance by April 30, 2010, you must re-take and pass the required certification exams again.

Click here for maintenance forms http://sapics.org/images/stories/education/pdf_files/cpim_maintenance_document.pdf

Exams and Assessments

You will sit an APICS international examination which assesses you by a series of multiple choice questions. ( Click here for the exam registration form ) http://sapics.org/images/stories/education/pdf_files/CPIM%20exam%20registration%20form%202011.pdf

The exam scores are based on scored scales, more information regarding this can be found here.

Click here for APICS Scaled Scoring (http://sapics.org/images/stories/education/pdf_files/apics_scaled_score.pdf )

 

For more information or to try the free demonstration of the CPIM visit the APICS website here http://apics.org/sitefiles/forms/cpim_demo.html

Interested in pursuing this certification?

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