APICS Certifications, Demand Driven Institute (DDI) Programs, and SCOR-Enterprise Program
Launched in October 2018 after rebranding APICS, Association for Supply Chain Management (ASCM) is the new global leader in supply chain organizational transformation, innovation and leadership. ASCM is an all-encompassing supply chain organization that will propel the supply chain industry forward and transform how organizations do business.
ASCM continues to provide the industry-leading APICS certifications and trainings professionals and organizations have come to trust. In addition, ASCM will deliver new, innovative products and services. APICS certification programs are recognized worldwide and provide operations management professionals with a relevant, essential education that equips them for today's fast-changing marketplace.
Regarded as the standards of professional excellence and quality within the manufacturing and service industries, APICS certifications enhance your marketability and can lead to greater opportunities.
Earlier, APICS merged with American Society of Transportation and Logistics (AST&L) to better serve one of the fastest growing industries in the world - logistics. Also APICS merged with the Supply Chain Council for APICS SCC. APICS SCC enables corporations, academic institutions and public sector organizations to address the ever-changing challenges of managing a global supply chain to elevate supply chain performance.
Certification & Training Programs
Certification Programs
- APICS Certified Supply Chain Certification (CSCP): The comprehensive program covers everything you need to know across the global supply chain, from suppliers to customers and back again. Earning your CSCP designation shows that you have the skills to prepare for and overcome disruption, manage risk, and evaluate and implement modern supply chain technologies.
- APICS Certified in Planning and Inventory Management (CPIM): By earning the APICS CPIM designation, you’ll develop competencies to successfully work across all functions of the supply chain. In addition, you’ll have the knowledge to effectively manage risks and disruptions, as well as leverage technology to streamline processes.
- Certified in Logistics, Transportation and Distribution (CLTD): By earning the Certified in Logistics, Transportation and Distribution (CLTD) designation, you’ll learn best practices along with the latest strategies and trends so you can lead in the logistics, transportation and distribution sectors.
- Certified in Transformations for Supply Chain (CTSC): The CTSC program is for supply chain professionals currently assisting, supporting, initiating or executing a supply chain transformation within their organization or would like to gain the necessary skills to participate in a transformation project.
Supply Chain Certificate Programs
- Supply Chain Technology Certificate: Staying up-to-date with technology and acquiring skills to align with your company's transformation goals is crucial for supply chain professionals in every job function. With the ASCM Supply Chain Technology Certificate program, you’ll gain a working knowledge of emerging technologies and how they may affect your supply chain.
- Supply Chain Resilience Certificate: The Supply Chain Resilience Certificate program is a premier continuing education certificate designed to help experienced supply chain professionals expand their resilience knowledge and skills. The program provides you with comprehensive knowledge of the concepts, practices, and trends related to organizational and strategic supply chain resilience.
- Supply Chain Planning Certificate: The Supply Chain Planning Certificate Program teaches you the fundamentals of supply chain planning with a focus on synchronized planning. Synchronized planning is a cross functional approach to planning that engages multiple functional stakeholders working together to align their plans and strategies to create a cohesive and integrated plan that supports your organization goals and objectives.
- Supply Chain Warehousing Certificate: The Supply Chain Warehousing Certificate, developed by ASCM in partnership with Prologis, signifies the completion of a foundational education program designed to help individuals build their knowledge in warehousing and distribution. The program provides an overview of distribution inventory management, product storage, packaging and shipment, sustainability in logistics and so much more.
- Supply Chain Procurement Certificate: The Supply Chain Procurement Certificate program is a foundational education program designed to help both entry-level and experienced supply chain professionals expand their procurement knowledge and skills. The program provides an overview of procurement fundamentals, sourcing strategies, supplier relationship management, negotiations, evaluation metrics, and more.
Supply Chain Foundations (Online)
- Foundations of Inventory Management
- Foundations of Distributions and Logistics
- Foundations of Operations Planning
- Foundations of Manufacturing Management
- Foundations of Managing Operations
- Introduction to Supply Chain Principles
Webinars
- Capture Innovation Culture to Energize Channels and Partnerships
- Sourcing, Procurement and Supply Workshop
- Integrated Business Planning Workshop
Other Programs
- CSCP weekday evening classes
- CSCP daytime classes
- CSCP Saturday classes
- APICS CPIM 8.0
- Building Sustainable Supply Chains
- Online CSCP Course
- SCOR Digital Standard V14 | Supply Chain Operations Reference Model - Virtual Facilitation
- CLTD - Virtual- Tues Evenings
- CLTD Course | Live Online