APICS Certified Planning & Inventory Management (CPIM) is a professional certification held by over 130,000 supply chain practitioners all over the world. We interview the Australian Instructor, Gerald Desmier, on why it is globally the most standardised body of knowledge for supply chain and how it helps to enhance your career prospects and organisation outcomes.

View APICS pricing and schedules here.

Part 1 (An introduction) 

Module 1: Supply Chain Overview

Module 2: Fundamentals of Demand Management

Module 3: Plan Supply

Module 4: Executing the Supply Plan

Module 5: Inventory Management

Module 6: Continuous Improvement and Quality Management and Technologies

Book into Gerald's class commencing 4 May here.

Part 2 (more in-depth)

Strategy

• The Environment and Strategy

Sales & Operations Planning

• Purpose of S&OP

Demand

• Demand Management

Supply

• Creating the Master Schedule

Using and Maintaining the Master Schedule 

Rough-Cut Capacity Planning

MRP Design

Using and Managing MRP

CRP and MRP-Based Scheduling

Final Assembly Schedule

Suppliers

• Purchasing

Inventory

Inventory Planning

Inventory Management

Inventory Costs, Value, and Metrics

Inventory Control

Waste Hierarchy and Reverse Logistics

Detailed Schedules

Planning Detailed Schedules

Scheduling and PAC Methods

Production Schedules

Using Detailed Schedules

Distribution

Planning Distribution

Replenishment and Order Management

Reverse Logistics in Distribution Network

Quality, Continuous Improvement, and Technology

Quality

Continuous Improvement

Technology

Book into Gerald's class commencing 5 May here.

Contact ASCI National Office for pricing and self study options: [email protected]