ASCM - Certified in Planning and Inventory Management certification

Duration

Duration:

Only 6 Days

Method

Method:

Classroom / Online / Hybrid

Next date

Next date:

14.7.2025 (Monday)

Overview

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On this accelerated Certified in Production and Inventory Management (CPIM) course you’ll gain the skills to become an operations expert.

In just 6 days, you’ll acquire a deep understanding of the following skills and how they apply across the extended supply chain:

  • Supply Chain and Strategy
  • Sales and Operations Planning
  • Demand
  • Supply
  • Detailed Schedules
  • Inventory
  • Distribution
  • Quality, Continuous Improvement and Technology

At the end of this accelerated course, you’ll sit the CPIM 8.0 Exam and achieve your CPIM certification.

Firebrand's Lecture | Lab | Review methodology will allow you to train at twice the speed of traditional training in a distraction-free environment.

Audience

This course is perfect for professionals working in production and industry control. Once you gain your CPIM certification, you’ll be able to:

  • Increase inventory accuracy and reduce inventory
  • Improve forecasting
  • Improve the S&OP process
  • Manage and apply capacity resource planning
  • Work more productively with your company’s ERP system
  • Effectively schedule material through the plant
  • Improve operation’s strategic alignment
  • Manage the Master Production Schedule
  • Improve the results of an Material Requirement Plan (MRP) run
  • Improve inventory storage, flow and handling
  • Positively impact product design activities
  • Manage continuous improvement projects

The APICS certification sets a global standard for outstanding professional quality in the manufacturing and service industry. With the certification, you not only gain and prove operational expertise but also understand the strategic and tactical background. They impart basic knowledge and concepts to generate strategic and tactical advantages.

To date, over 107,000 CPIM, over 21,000 CSCP and more than 1,000 CLTD certifications (since the program started in 2016) have been successfully completed worldwide.

Four reasons why you should sit your course with Firebrand Training

  1. You'll be trained and certified faster. Learn more on this 6-day accelerated course. You'll get at least 12 hours a day of quality learning time in a distraction-free environment
  2. Your course is all-inclusive. One simple price covers all course materials, exams, accommodation and meals – so you can focus on learning
  3. Pass first time or train again for free. Your expert instructor will deliver our unique accelerated learning methods, allowing you to learn faster and be in the best possible position to pass first time. In the unlikely event that you don't, it's covered by your Certification Guarantee
  4. Study with an award-winning training provider. We've won the Learning and Performance Institute's "Training Company of the Year" three times. Firebrand is your fastest way to learn, with 134561 students saving more than one million hours since 2001

Curriculum

CPIM 8.0

  • Module 1: Supply Chain and Strategy
  • Module 2: Sales and Operations Planning
  • Module 3: Demand
  • Module 4: Supply
  • Module 5: Detailed Schedules
  • Module 6: Inventory
  • Module 7: Distribution
  • Module 8: Quality, Continuous Improvement and Technology

Exam Track

As part of your accelerated course, you’ll sit the following exam at the Firebrand Training centre, covered by your Certification Guarantee:

CPIM 8.0 Exam

  • Duration: 3.5 Hours
  • Number of questions: 150 questions, 20 are pre-test questions that do not contribute to the total score but are used for statistical purposes only.
  • Passing Score: The exam scaled score range is 200-350.
    • 200-299: FAIL
    • 300-350: PASS

What's Included

Your accelerated course includes:

  • Accommodation *
  • Meals, unlimited snacks, beverages, tea and coffee *
  • On-site exams **
  • Exam vouchers **
  • Practice tests **
  • Certification Guarantee ***
  • Courseware
  • Up-to 12 hours of instructor-led training each day
  • 24-hour lab access
  • Digital courseware **
  • * For residential training only. Accommodation is included from the night before the course starts. This doesn't apply for online courses.
  • ** Some exceptions apply. Please refer to the Exam Track or speak with our experts
  • *** Pass first time or train again free as many times as it takes, unlimited for 1 year. Just pay for accommodation, exams, and incidental costs.

Prerequisites

There are no prerequisites for this accelerated course.

Unsure whether you meet the prerequisites? Don’t worry. Your training consultant will discuss your background with you to understand if this course is right for you.

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