Certified in Production and Inventory Management (CPIM)

Would you like to join the ranks of over 100,000 CPIM designees worldwide?

The APICS Certified in Planning and Inventory Management (CPIM) program is recognized globally as the standard of professional competence in production and inventory management.  For over 45 years, employers have recognized the value APICS CPIM designees bring to their organizations.  Companies increasingly list "APICS certification required" in their job postings.  Also, recent salary surveys showed that CPIM-certified professionals earn significantly more than their peers.

The APICS CPIM program has helped thousands of companies improve their operations and competitiveness.  According to Greg Ankney, Director of Materials Management for SSP Fittings, in Twinsburg, Ohio: “SSP has used APICS CPIM training to learn the principles of planning systems.  By applying these principles to our operations, service level increased from 65% to 92%, average delivery lead-time decreased from over 2 weeks to less than 2 days, on-time delivery increased from 95% to 99.8%, and inventories were reduced by 25%.  These results were critical to SSP Fittings winning the Industry Week Best Plants Award.”

Starting with version 8, all CPIM content will now be taught in just 1 course, where is was previously 2 separate courses and exams.  The CPIM Part 1 course, previously called "Basics of Supply Chain Management", covered 6 modules.  The CPIM Part 2 course covered an additional 8 modules, which included content from the MPR, DSP, ECO and SMR courses.  To become CPIM certified now, you only need to pass one exam for version 8 of CPIM..  You do not need a college degree to become CPIM certified.

• CPIM (version 8) Course Contents:

• 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

Class Dates, Pricing and Location:

CPIM classes are held on weekday evenings, weekday daytime, and weekends.  An upcoming session will meet on Thursday evenings from 6pm - 9pm Eastern Time.  These interactive CPIM classes will be held online for 20 classes (60 hours) of instruction. Review sessions are held at the end of the course, which are particularly helpful for students that missed any of the classes.  All classes are taught by an APICS Master Instructor with decades of practical experience, and who spends extra time (beyond class time) helping his students learn the material. Besides the standard course materials from APICS, we also cover additional content that can be on the CPIM exam, and our students have an extremely high pass rate on the exam.  

Registration form printed below.  Please email questions to Education@AkronAPICS.org or call 330-668-6084.

CPIM (Version 8) Course Registration Form

Please copy and paste form into an email, type in information, and send to Education@AkronAPICS.org

Participant Information

• First Name (what you have on your driver's license):  
• First Name (what you like to be called):
• Last Name:  
• Email Addresses
  • Work:
  • Personal:
• Company:   
• Department:   
• Title/Position:
• Street Address (work): 
• City, State, Zip:    
• Street Address (home): 
• City, State, Zip:   
• Phone Numbers:
  • Work:
  • Home:
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Registration Questionnaire

• How did you learn about this course?   
• Do you have any professional certifications?   
• Are you a current ASCM/APICS member?
• What ASCM/APICS chapter do you belong to? 

• Did you purchase the ASCM membership certification upgrade?

• Have you ever been a member of ASCM/APICS?
• What is/was your ASCM/APICS customer number?   
• Which email address did you use, or want to use, with ASCM?
• Do you have any special needs?   
• Would you like your books mailed to your home or office address?
• Which of the options below would you like to purchase now?
• Would you like to pay by check or credit card?
• Which course timeslot would you like to register for?
• Do you have any schedule conflicts with the dates of our classes?

Registration Fees (before discounts and scholarships) for CPIM course:

• ASCM member***  CPIM course** and course materials (must already have purchased LS)*****  $1,500 
• Non-members        CPIM course**  and course materials (must already have purchased LS)*****  $1,600 

• ASCM member***  Self-study package plus Learning System*, exam with free retake:****             $1,860
• Non-members        Self-study package plus Learning System*, exam with free retake:****             $2,060 << full membership included ($211 value)

• ASCM member***   CPIM course**, course materials, and Learning System*:                                $2,690
• Non-members         CPIM course**, course materials, and Learning System*:                                $2,890 << full membership included ($211 value) 

• ASCM member***  CPIM course**, course materials, Learning System*, exam with free retake:    $3,360
• Non-members        CPIM course**, course materials, Learning System*, exam with free retake:    $3,560 << full membership included ($211 value)

• Expedited processing fee of $100 charged to registration payments received after 1/30/25.

• Space in this course is limited, so early registration is recommended. 

       * Sales tax and shipping to USA addresses included (with discounts save 20-25% vs. buying from ASCM.org ) 

     ** 60 hour course includes review sessions and exam practice session.

    *** ASCM certification upgrade of membership required for member discount.

   **** Self-study package includes study materials not available directly from ASCM.

  ***** Option only available to students that previously purchased the CPIM version 8 Learning System.

Payment Methods

• Checks payable to "BPIC" should be mailed to: 

  BPIC 

  4245 Holly Circle

  Akron, OH 44321

  • Please fill out and email registration form to Education@AkronAPICS.org prior to mailing payment.

• Credit card payments accepted, but will incur a 3.5% processing fee (but no sales tax)
  • Payment by check recommended (avoids the cc processing fee and sales tax).
  • To pay by credit card:
    • Fill out and email the registration form to Education@AkronAPICS.org
    • Include in the email a request to pay by credit card
    • A PayPal invoice will be generated and sent via email
    • You do not need a PayPal account, as the invoice can be paid with any credit or debit card
    • After the PayPal invoice is paid, a receipt will automatically be sent

 Questions

• Please email Education@AkronAPICS.org or call 330-668-6084