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APICS Phoenix Course Offerings

Our second CSCP course for 2008 begins in August and it will end in November prior to the final 2008 exams. The course is thirteen 3-hour sessions for a total of 39 hours . More information about the exam is available on the APICS CSCP web page. Check back for upcoming 2009 courses.

Course Schedule:

* Schedule is subject to change
** Course may not be held for less 8 participants

Register now for this course.

About the CSCP Program

The Certified Supply Chain Professional (CSCP) program is a new industry educational and certification program created to meet the rapidly changing needs of the supply chain management field.

From the manufacturing to the service industry, regardless of whether a company is serving business or consumer markets or is for profit or not-for-profit, the increasingly important role of supply chain management is affecting all organizations. Customers already expect good quality at low prices, and speed of delivery is becoming more important. As a result, effective supply chain management has become essential to compete successfully in today's global marketplace.

The CSCP program takes a broad view of the field, extending beyond internal operations to encompass all the steps throughout the supply chain—from the supplier, through the company, to the end consumer—and provides you with the knowledge to effectively manage the integration of these activities to maximize a company's value chain.

View a PowerPoint presentation on CSCP and CPIM (Presented at June 2006 PDM)

More information about CSCP on the APICS website.

Benefits of earning your CSCP designation

Benefits include:

• Learn to boost productivity, collaboration, and innovation

• Discover how to positively affect lead times, inventory, productivity, and bottom-line profitability

• Understand how to manage the integration and coordination of activities to achieve reduced costs and increase efficiencies and customer service

• Gain the knowledge to effectively and efficiently manage worldwide supply chain activities

• Achieve greater confidence and peer and industry recognition

• Enjoy the potential for career advancement and increased earnings.

Becoming a CSCP candidate

To be eligible for the CSCP exam, a candidate must meet one of the following criteria listed below. Unlike the CPIM exams, you cannot directly register to take the exam. You must first apply to take the exam and receive your “authorization to test” letter from APICS before you register for the exam. It is important to build this process into the leadtime for exam registration. The criteria needed are one of the following:

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent, plus two years of related business experience, or

• CPIM, CFPIM, CIRM, or C.P.M. designation plus two years of related business experience, or

• Five years of related business experience.

How to Prepare for the Exam

Whether or not you choose to self-study for the exam or take a course, you will need to purchase the CSCP Learning System to prepare for the exam. The CSCP Learning System consists of both printed and online material. The printed material (totaling about 800 pages) includes one book in each of the four CSCP modules:

• Supply Chain Management Fundamentals

• Building Competitive Operations, Planning, and Logistics

• Managing Customer and Supplier Relationships

• Using Information Technology to Enable Supply Chain Management

The online material consists of:

• Pre- and Post-tests

• Module-specific tests

• Online glossary

• e-flashcards

• Reports

More information on the CSCP Learning System and a free demo.

Course Fees

$520 – Pre-registered member of APICS, ISM, or IMA (must provide member info).
$735 – Non-member - includes 1-year membership (effective within 2 weeks after class start, processing of payment, and receipt of a fully-completed membership application at the Chapter Office)

Note the above course fees do not include the mandatory CSCP Learning System or any other course materials. The CSCP Learning System must be ordered from Holmes Corporation at 888-266-9079 or online at http://www.learncscp.com. Be sure to order materials at least two weeks prior to the first class.

The Chapter provides a FREE copy of OPS-MATH™ Spreadsheets for this course. Learn more at opsmath.com!

Budget for CSCP

Member prices that are current as of July 2007 but are subject to change:

Exam $575.00 (Computer based = $600)
CSCP Learning System $895.00
Phoenix Chapter Course $520.00
Total $1965.00

Differences between CPIM and CSCP

• CPIM is 5 exams vs. one exam for CSCP.

• Both the CPIM and CSCP certifications must be maintained. Maintenance requirements for CSCP have not yet been developed by APICS.

• The CPIM exam is based on many educational references as noted in the Exam Content Manual (Stock # 09051). CPIM Review Courses have a Participant Guide which summarizes the references. The CSCP exam is based on the four modules of the CSCP Learning System. There are no external references for the CSCP course of study.

• The CPIM exams are electronic-based, can be taken any time the applicant can schedule it with the test provider, and your exam results are immediate. The CSCP exam is a paper/pencil test offered only on certain dates and locations and your exam results will take a few weeks. The Phoenix Chapter will schedule CSCP courses to complete about two weeks prior to the exam while CPIM courses are scheduled without regard for exam dates.

• The CPIM scope of study is from inside the company while the CSCP scope of study includes the entire supply chain from suppliers, to inside the company, to customers, and back to inside the company (returns, repairs, support, etc). Refer to the following graphic.

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