APICS Certified in Planning and Inventory Management (CPIM) Course -- Version 8 content

• Supply Chains and Strategy
  • Supply Chains, the Environment and Strategy
  • Strategic Scope and Objectives
  • Developing and Managing Organizational Strategy
  • Functional and Operational Strategies
  • Environments, Types and Layouts
  • Performance Monitoring and KPI's
  • Risk Management
  • Capital Equipment and Facilities
  • Sustainability Strategies
• Sales & Operations Planning
  • S&OP Purpose and Process
  • Aggregate Demand and Supply Plans
  • Reconciling S&OP Plans
• Demand
  • Demand Management
  • Sources of Demand/Forecasting
  • Forecast Performance
• Supply
  • Creating and Validating the Master Schedule
  • Using and Maintaining the Master Schedule
  • Material Requirements Planning
  • Capacity Requirements Planning and Scheduling
  • Suppliers and Purchasing
  • Changes and Product Life Cycle Management
• Detailed Schedules
  • Planning Detailed Schedules
  • Scheduling and PAC Methods
  • Creating Production and Services Schedules
  • Managing Detailed Schedules and Scheduling Materials
• Inventory
  • Inventory Planning
  • Inventory and Product Costs, Values, and Metrics
  • Itemized Inventory Management
  • Inventory Control
• Distribution
  • Planning Distribution
  • Replenishment and Order Management
  • Waste Hierarchy and Reverse Logistics
• Quality, Continuous Improvement, and Technology
  • Quality
  • Technology
  • Continuous Improvement

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