APICS CPIM Part 1 Certification Exam Syllabus

- A supply chain is a global network used to deliver products and services, from raw materials to finished goods, to end consumers through a flow of information, physical distribution, and cash. A supply chain consists of retailers, distributors, warehouses, and suppliers participating in the production, delivery, and sale of a product or service to the consumer.

- The supply chain satisfies the market strategy through a variety of business functions. Critical factors include product volume and variety, customer service level, lead times, customization, product life cycle, costs, and strategy.

A. Operational Objectives to Meet Competitive Priorities
B. Marketing Strategies
C. Fundamentals of Sales and Operations Planning (S&OP)
D. Manufacturing Strategies
E. Manufacturing Processes and Layouts
F. Product Costs
G. Key Performance Indicators (KPIs) and Metrics
H. Sustainable and Socially Responsible Supply Chains

- Demand management is the function of recognizing and managing all demands for products or services. Demand management includes several major activities, all of which are primarily market driven and include identifying all product and service demand in the defined markets. Demand management includes forecasting but also involves possible segmenting of markets, classifying customers, and identifying demand.

A. Determine Customer Needs, Specifications, and Features and Create a Product Roadmap

B. Product Management
- The impact on product management of the operating environment depends on customer expectations, cumulative lead times, inventory, sustainability, product design, and product life cycles.

C. Review Demand Types and Sources

D. Forecast Demand

- Master scheduling process creates a master production schedule (MPS) based on input from the sales and operation plan, the external environment, and the internal environment.

A. Create master production schedule (MPS)
B. Determine rough-cut capacity requirements
C. Create material requirements plan
D. Perform capacity requirements planning (CRP)
E. Create final assembly schedule (FAS)
F. Closing the loop

A. Buy
- Sourcing is the process of identifying a company that provides a needed good or service. These decisions normally are based on supplier cost and capability by comparison to producing the product in-house. These decisions include supplier selection, certification, agreements, and partnerships, including vendor-managed inventory (VMI). Total acquisition costs must be considered.

B. Make
- This activity is the function of routing and dispatching the work to be accomplished through the production facility.

- Those stocks or items used to support production (raw materials and work in process (WIP) items), supporting activities (maintenance, repair, and operating supplies), customer service (finished goods and spare parts), and specialized inventory.

A. Plan inventory investment and days of supply
B. Determine safety stock
C. Determine item segmentation (for example, ABC classification)
D. Determine order quantity and item replenishment method
E. Track in-transit inventory and monitor inventory location and quantities
F. Track inventory throughout the supply chain
G. Maintenance, repair, and operating (MRO) inventories
H. Manage returns, reworks, reclamation, recycle, reuse, remanufacture, and product disposition
I. Manage inventory accuracy audit program
J. Monitor inventory turns
K. Address inventory loss
L. Inventory loss strategies
M. Plan and manage distribution inventory