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PREPARATIONOVERVIEW

2015 LEARNING SYSTEM

CSCP APICS Cerified Supply Chain Professional

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TABLE OF CONTENTS

APICS CSCP Learning System overview

Abou he APICS CSCP program 3

How professionals prepare o earn

he APICS CSCP designaion 3

Course opics 3

Learning opions 3

Printed materials

Books 4

Conen overview 5

Interactive web-based study tools

Web-based sudy ools 6

Mobile access 6

Resource Cener 7

Preess and postess 7

Module-specific ess 8

Glossary 8

Learning aciviies 8

eFlashcards 9

APICS CSCP pracice exam 9

Repors 10Cerificae of achievemen 10

Course delivery formats

Self-direced 11

Insrucor-led courses 11

Insrucor-led online courses 11

Corporae learning 11

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ABOUT THE APICS CSCP PROGRAM

The APICS Cerified Supply Chain Proessional (CSCP) program is hefirs and only supply chain cerificaion ha encompasses he end-o-end

global supply chain. APICS CSCP designees gain he skills o effecively

manage global supply chain aciviies ha involve suppliers, plans,

disribuors and cusomers locaed around he world.

APICS CSCP program benefis can be achieved in a mater o monhs,

allowing individuals and eams a quick reurn on invesmen and long-erm

botom line resuls. No oher cerificaion program provides he combinaion o flexible learning opions and a globally

recognized cerificaion ha ses he worldwide sandard or supply chain managemen excellence.

Companies ha sponsor he APICS CSCP program or heir employees find ha he program creaes consisencyand osers collaboraion hrough bes pracices, common erminology and end-o-end communicaion wihin heir

organizaions and hroughou heir supply chains.

More than 17,000 professionals in 82 countries have earned the APICS CSCP designation.

HOW PROFESSIONALS PREPARE TO EARN THE APICS CSCP DESIGNATIONThe APICS CSCP Learning Sysem is a he core o all preparaion opions or he APICS CSCP designaion. This program

is a comprehensive proessional developmen and exam preparaion ool ha combines prin maerials and ineracive

web-based sudy ools delivering 1,100 pages o conen and over 1,400 pracice quesions and is presened in several

flexible learning opions.

COURSE TOPICSThe APICS CSCP Learning Sysem is divided ino hree modules across five books ha reflec he enire APICS CSCP

Exam Content Manual (ECM) . Based upon he mos recen Global Job Task Analysis, he program provides an overview o

global end-o-end supply chain managemen. This conen is inegraed wih bes pracices in he day-o-day uncions o

supply chain proessionals, and echnologies ha drive improvemen in planning and operaions necessary o maximize

an organizaion’s efficiency and impac he botom line.

Learn more about APICS CSCP Learning System modules on page 5.

LEARNING OPTIONSThe APICS CSCP program provides a variey o differen learning opions o fi individual learning syles and schedules.

Paricipans have he ollowing course delivery opions:n Sel-direcedn Insrucor-led learningn Insrucor-led online learningn Corporae learning

See page 11 for more information.

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APICS CSCP Learning System Overview

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BOOKS

The APICS CSCP Learning Sysem covers hree modules across five prined books wih more han 1,100 pages o conenha reflec he APICS Operations Management Body of Knowledge (OMBOK) Framework  and he APICS CSCP Exam

Content Manual (ECM) . Inormaion is organized rom more han 150 sources, and progress-check quesions are included

a he end o each secion o ensure ha paricipans are saying on rack and reaining he inormaion. The prined

maerials are linked direcly o every pracice quesion ound in he web-based ools.

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Printed Materials

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RESOURCE CENTER

The Resource Cener is he one-sop place or users oaccess valuable exam prep maerials like program updaes,

es-aking ips, prinable flashcards, relaed links, reerence

maerials, a eedback eaure and a complimenary download

o he mos curren APICS CSCP ECM .

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PRETESTS AND POSTTESTSThe preess and posess, consising o 50 muliple-choice

quesions each, cover conen drawn rom he enire APICS 

CSCP ECM . Aer each quesion, users are provided

immediae eedback, including he correc answer and he

raionale behind he answer. A running oal o quesions

answered correcly is provided as hey proceed hrough he

es. The prees resuls provide users wih an idea o heir

srenghs and areas hey need o work on; he poses

resuls measure progress ollowing compleion o he course.

The preess and posess are weighed he same way he

CSCP exam is weighed, and he opics are designed o ollow

he ECM  ouline.

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MODULE-SPECIFIC TESTS

The conclusion o each module allows users o es heirknowledge reenion wih secion- and module-specific quizzes.

The quizzes provide immediae eedback, answer raionales

and reerences o he relevan secions in he prined maerials

so areas o improvemen can be reviewed.

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GLOSSARYBased on he APICS Dictionary , 14h ediion, and accessible

any ime during he program, he glossary allows users o

look up definiions o erms wihou leaving curren modules

or aciviies.

LEARNING ACTIVITIESAfer reading he prined maerials and aking he quizzes,

users are encouraged o complee he Learning Aciviies.

The exercises wihin he Learning Aciviies reinorce he

conceps presened in he ex and allow users o apply ha

knowledge in a real-world applicaion.

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REPORTS

Paricipans can rack and documen progress hrough acomplimenary reporing eaure ha includes prees and

postes scores and module-specific es scores. Users can

look a each es and review scores or each atemp. The

Bes Tes Scores Repor provides a summary o all quiz, es

and exam scores broken down by module and secion.

The Prees, Postes and Pracice Exam Comparison Repor

reviews prees, postes and pracice exam scores by module

o measure undersanding and reenion o he maerials.

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CERTIFICATE OF ACHIEVEMENTUsers scoring 80 percen or higher on he postes earn a

cerificae o achievemen, which indicaes successul compleion

o he Learning Sysem. The cerificae is also valid or 30 APICS

CPIM mainenance poins.

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Course Delivery Formats

SELF-DIRECTED

The sel-direced orma gives you he reedom o access he course whenever you need rom wherever you are and heflexibiliy o sudy anyime and anywhere, enabling you o learn in your own syle a your own pace. Selec his learning

opion i you wan o:n  Prepare rom home or work or while ravelingn  Creae your own sudy plan and ocus on he specific opics you need o masern  Save ime and money on ravel o raining sies.

INSTRUCTOR-LED COURSESThe insrucor-led orma combines he APICS CSCP Learning Sysem prin and web-based componens wih he

guidance o an experienced insrucor. Global course lisings can be ound on he Parner and Even Finder a apics.org.

This opion is bes suied or individuals who:n  Preer ace-o-ace ineracion wih an insrucorn  Thrive in a srucured classroom setingn  Enjoy peer discussion and live insrucion.

INSTRUCTOR-LED ONLINE COURSESAPICS insrucor-led online courses are offered hrough Fox Valley Technical College. These online APICS CSCP review

courses are ineracive and easily navigaed. These courses are asynchronous, so paricipans can ake he course ha

is mos in line wih heir own personal syle. All workshops are augh by insrucors who have earned APICS CSCP

cerificaion and have years o supply chain managemen experience. Paricipans will have he opporuniy o ineraconline wih insrucors and ellow learners in a privae environmen.

CORPORATE LEARNINGEnsure consisen raining or small or large groups o employees using he APICS CSCP Learning Sysem and ake

advanage o volume discouns or groups o wo or more. The program can be offered in a sel-direced or insrucor-led

orma a your aciliy. Wheher paricipans are local o one sie, or geographically dispersed, opional group reporing

capabiliies make i easy o rack progress and documen he learning gain as each person goes hrough he APICS CSCP

Learning Sysem web-based esing and review aciviies.

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To learn more about APICS CSCP preparation, visit apics.org/cscp.

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