Create consistency and foster

collaboration through best practices,

common terminology, and
corporate-wide communication.
The APICS Certified in Production and
Inventory Management (CPIM) program
provides you with the ability to understand and
evaluate production and inventory activities
within a company's global operations.

worldwide recognized education

APICS CPIM
Certified in Production and
Inventory Management

It helps you master essential terminology,

concepts, and strategies related to

demand management
procurement management
supplier planning
material requirements planning
capacity planning
sales and operations planning
master scheduling
performance measurements
supplier relationships
quality control
continuous improvement

The program consists of in total 5 modules,

which can also be attended separately:

Basics of Supply Chain Management (BSCM)

Master Planning of Resources (MPR)
Detailed Scheduling and Planning (DSP)
Execution and Control of Operations (ECO)

Strategic Management of Resources (SMR)

You can finishing all 5 modules with an exam.
If you successfully pass all 5 exams, you will
be eligible to use the CPIM designation.
For more information about the modules, please

see page 2 of this document. For more details,

please visit www.pmi-m.de or contact us:

PMI Production Management Institute GmbH

Lena-Christ-Strae 50 D-82152 Planegg
info@pmi-m.de TEL +49 (0) 89 85 76 146

Basics of Supply Chain Management

You receive an overview of the basic concepts
in managing the complete flow of materials in
a supply chain from suppliers to customers.
The training covers manufacturing,
distribution, service, and retail industries and
gives you an overview of basic coherences as
well as relevant interdependences within
todays supply chains.
This includes the fundamental relationships in

the design, planning, execution, monitoring,

and control that occur, such as
Understanding basic business wide
concepts, including understanding various
supply chain environments
Managing demand, including markets and
customer expectations
Designing products, processes, and
information systems
Understanding supply issues including
inventory costs, functions, and metrics
The BSCM is not only recommended for
supply chain colleagues, but also for
anybody who wants to understand the
concept of supply chains as well as the
difficulties of todays value creation
processes.

While the BSCM provides you with a solid

basis, the advanced modules of the CPIM
cover the topics in much greater,
specialized depth.

Master Planning of Resources

Explore and be able to apply the principles of
demand management, sales and operations
planning, master scheduling, and distribution
planning, and to identify conditions that

require action. This module evaluates

knowledge of both supply and demand
planning for mid- to long-term independent
demand.

Detailed Scheduling and Planning

Acquire a working knowledge of the tools and
techniques for planning of inventory, including
planning techniques such as MRP, CRP, lean,
TOC, and projects. Understand the effect of
using each technique; know standard
measurements for inventory, materials,
capacity and supplier performance; and
recognize when to escalate issues.

Execution and Control of Operations

Learn to translate plans into operational
activities and define and apply techniques in
the operations field. Compare actual output to
plans - with regard to business strategy and
trade-offs - and take appropriate corrective
actions and create operational solutions in the
face of competing resources.

Strategic Management of Resources

Move your learning to the next level through
the SMR module that includes higher-level
thinking or strategic planning and
implementation of operations. This includes
an understanding of how market requirements
drive the resources and processes of an

organization. Understand concepts that

require a combination of elements and higher
thinking given different business
environments. Know the relationship of
existing and emerging processes and
technologies to operations and supply chain
functions: how are business strategies
developed and how are operation strategies
implemented?