Is the CSCP program right for you?

The APICS Certified Supply Chain Professional (CSCP) program is the first and only supply chain certification encompassing the end-to-end global supply chain, providing you with the skills to effectively manage global supply chain activities involving suppliers, plants, distributors, and customers worldwide.

If you have any of these responsibilities, consider pursuing the CSCP:

·        Supply chain strategy and/or design

·        Supply chain technology selection, setup, maintenance or use

·        Demand planning and management

·        Customer relationship management

·        Supplier relationship management

·        Supply chain-wide inventory management

·        Managing reverse logistics

·        Managing risk in the supply chain – identifying, assessing, response planning

·        Measure supply chains and their metrics

·        Supply chain change management

·        Supply chain improvement and best practices

·        Supply chain financial management

Module 1: Supply Chains, Demand Management, and Forecasting. This module introduces supply chain management and addresses the demand management process, including forecasting and forecast error management. The operations planning and control process is illustrated, and then the module delves deeper into the consensus-building process of sales and operations planning.

Module 2: Global Supply Chain Networks. This module helps supply chain managers design a supply chain network, including its IT strategy and tools and its methods of providing end-to-end connectivity and visibility. The module also addresses the importance of master data management and supply chain metrics.

Module 3: Sourcing Products and Services. This module shows how to align sourcing activities with demand, such as by the use of make-or-buy analysis. Category strategies show how categorizing various types of supply reveals the vital few categories to manage. The supplier selection and purchase order processes are covered.

Module 4: Internal Operations and Inventory. This module covers master scheduling, material requirements planning, and capacity evaluations. Inventory management discussions include replenishment strategies, traceability, and inventory accuracy. Operational and inventory management metrics are reviewed.

Module 5: Forward and Reverse Logistics. This module addresses warehouse and transportation strategy development. It covers distribution services such as shipping and receiving as well as transportation mode and provider selection. Trade considerations such as import/export regulations and Incoterms® are then described. The module also covers reverse logistics and the waste hierarchy.

Module 6: Supply Chain Relationships. This module addresses the importance of customer and supplier relationship management. These methodologies (along with related software) help transform the supply chain into a cohesive system that can provide real value from suppliers, through manufacturers, to customers (systems thinking).

Module 7: Supply Chain Risk. This module represents the vital need of today’s supply chains to be proactive and resilient in how they identify, assess, and respond to risks.

Module 8: Optimization, Sustainability, and Technology. This module shows how to optimize and redesign the supply chain. It also covers sustainable supply chains and reviews emerging technology trends. It closes with advice on implementing new technologies in a way that promotes their success.