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Professional Certifications - APICS

Cecil College, APICS, and you … partners in your company's success

Cecil College is pleased to offer the opportunity to have members of your organization work towards APICS certification.

Why does APICS training mean so much?

Since being founded in 1957 as the American Production and Inventory Control Society, APICS, has focused on providing a full range of programs that establish a common language and a common set of standards to the field of materials management. For its lead in this effort, APICS and its certifications are now internationally recognized.

There are two APICS programs:

CPIM - Certified in Production and Inventory Management
Fundamentals of Materials and Operations Management

Results and Benefits:

Top Line Training:

CPIM preparation courses provide a common basis for individuals and organizations to evaluate their knowledge of the evolving field of production and inventory management prior to taking the APICS certification exams. The program has helped experienced individuals and their organizations become more productive and competitive.

In addition there is a new APICS program intended for people aspiring to CPIM Certification.

For those that are relatively new to materials and operations management - or people working in positions that interact with this field - the Fundamentals program establishes a solid entry-level base of knowledge upon which to build.

Bottom Line Results:

Your organization benefits when your staff:

Has confidence in their ability to predict outcomes more accurately and take actions that achieve results
Shares a common vocabulary and skill set with their peers and other industry members
Learns how manage the flow of materials in a supply chain
Gains an increased understanding how to use business plans to forecast
Improves material and capacity scheduling through strategic planning of human and material resources

CPIM Preparation Courses:

Basics of Supply Chain Management explores the basic concepts in managing the complete flow of materials in a supply chain.

Master Planning of Resources explores processes used to develop sales and operations plans, and identifies and assesses internal and external demand and forecasting requirements.

Detailed Scheduling and Planning focuses on the various techniques for material and capacity scheduling.

Execution and Control of Operations focuses on the areas of prioritizing and sequencing work, executing work plans and implementing controls, reporting activity results, and providing feedback on performance.

Strategic Management of Resources explores the relationship of existing and emerging processes and technologies to manufacturing strategy and supply chain-related functions.

Commitment: Each module consists of 24 hours of classroom time and approximately 3 hours of homework per week.

Fundamentals of Materials and Operations Management Certificate:

Fundamentals of Inventory Control introduces participants to essential vocabulary and skills identifying and applying the basic principles of inventory management.

Fundamentals of Planning teaches participants the principals of effective planning by covering strategic and tactical concepts.

Fundamentals of Manufacturing Control details priority and capacity management through the use of material requirements planning.

Fundamentals of Operations Management maps out the relationship between goods and services and the operation of the systems.

Commitment: Each module consists of 36 hours of classroom time and approximately 3 hours of homework per week.

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