APICS Certified Supply Chain Professional (CSCP)

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 increasing role of supply chain management is happening in 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 successfully compete in today's global marketplace.

APICS brings the first comprehensive educational program designed for operations and supply chain management professionals, the APICS Certified Supply Chain Professional (CSCP). The APICS 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 how to effectively manage these activities to maximize a company's value chain.

The APICS CSCP program helps to demonstrate professional's knowledge and organizational skills for developing more streamlined operations. Since its launch in 2006, more than 12,000 professionals in 77 countries have earned the APICS CSCP designation.

The APICS CSCP Designation

• Is the most widely recognized educational program for operations and supply chain management professionals around the globe
• Is a designation that is sought by thousands of employers and recruiters
• Provides with a mastery of supply chain management best practices and distinguishes one as an industry expert with specialized, high-level knowledge and skills.

Is CSCP the Right Choice

The CSCP designation is for professionals in operations and supply chain management. This designation is ideal if one is:

• Interested in more depth of knowledge and understanding in the areas of supplier and customer relations, international trade, the use of information technology to enable the supply chain, and physical logistics
• A professional who is consulting or teaching supply chain functions
• Working with enterprise resources planning (ERP) systems
• The program provides professionals with the skill set necessary to understand and manage the integration and coordination of activities within today's increasingly complex supply chains.
• Individuals will learn how to design and develop a supply chain strategy that aligns with corporate strategy
• Understand how to manage supplier and customer relationships
• Recognize how logistics, technology, and data can enhance performance
• Discover how to achieve the seamless integration of all processes to meet customer needs, reduce costs, and increase profits.
• The first results of a thoroughly performed market investigation concerning Supply Chain management, confirm and illustrate the stringent need for educational programs like CSCP in the market today (article published in the april/08 issue of "Business Logistics")
• CSCP will help individual's advance in their career while giving them the foundation to improve their company's competitive position and profitability.