Certified Supply Chain Professional (CSCP)

The APICS CSCP certification provides comprehensive knowledge, best practices and standards for those in the supply chain. APICS CSCP designees gain the skills to effectively manage global supply chain activities that involve suppliers, plants, distributors and customers located around the world.

CSCP serves the needs of both professionals and employers by keeping you and your organization more competitive in today’s economy. Earning the APICS CSCP makes you a recognized expert in the supply chain field. This professional distinction sets you apart from your colleagues, proving your high level of knowledge and skills.

Why APICS CSCP Is Critical To Supply Chain Success?

• The supply chain is all about cooperation and collaboration

• Supply chain management professionals need to understand the interactions and inter-dependencies across the functions, and the often-conflicting pressures and imperatives of the various participants

• CSCP can provide tools to help you improve operations, increase customer satisfaction and company profit.

• CSCP provides insights into how the various pieces work together and what tools, approaches, technologies and measurements support and encourage the achievement of supply chain objectives

• A CSCP designation demonstrates a grasp of that knowledge and documents the individual’s competence for the benefit of both the individual and the organization

APICS CSCP Certification Is Designed With You In Mind

Professionals across all industries benefit from earning the CSCP Certification especially:

• Supply Chain Manager

• Supply Chain Consultant

• Project Manager

• Materials Manager

• Supply Chain Analyst

• Business Analyst

• Logistics Manager

• Operations Manager

• Master planners and schedulers

• Demand managers

• Procurement managers

APICS CSCP Course Modules:

Module 1: Supply Chain Design

• Considering inputs and objectives of supply chain management strategy

• Recognizing and resolving misalignments and gaps

• Accounting and financial reporting information, strategic analysis tools, and economic considerations

• Designing the supply chain while understanding and working within business considerations

• Designing fulfillment strategies and products for different markets and requirements

• Understanding electronic business considerations and key technology applications

• Understanding implementation tools including project management processes and communication

Module 2: Supply Chain Planning and Execution

• Procuring and delivering goods and services using supply chain management

• Using demand management, including demand forecasting and prioritization

• Using master planning, master scheduling, and sales and operations planning (S&OP)

• Managing, planning, and controlling inventory

• Understanding the effects of inventory on financial statements and inventory-related cost categories

• Managing supply based on total cost of ownership and make-versus-buy analysis

• Developing supply plans based on buyer-supplier relationships

• Logistics, warehouse, and transportation management, forecasting, and planning

• Making considerations for monetary, regulatory, and trade conditions

• Segmentation of customer-focused marketing, customers, suppliers, and other partners

• Fundamentals of supplier relationship management (SRM) and customer relationship management (CRM)

• Managing reverse logistics and waste

Module 3: Supply Chain Improvement and Best Practices

• Standards, regulations, and sustainable best practices compliance

• International standards and considerations for import/export, intellectual property, licensing, tax and accounting, and labor laws

• Corporate social responsibility for sustainability, UN Global Compact, and GRI initiatives

• Accreditations, certifications, and standards for quality, environmental, social, and safety objectives

• Identifying, assessing, classifying and responding to risks

• Compliance, security, and regulatory concerns

• Improving the supply chain through measuring and analyzing performance using supply chain metrics focused on customers, financial reports, and operational practices, and customer service

• Utilizing continuous improvement and change management techniques and principles, including lean and just-in-time