What is CPIM?

Since 1973, the CPIM program has educated more than 75,000 manufacturing professionals on essential terminology, concepts, and strategies related to demand management, procurement and supplier planning, material requirements planning, capacity requirements planning, sales and operations planning, master scheduling, performance measurements, supplier relationships, quality control, and continuous improvement.

A CPIM education can help you to

• Increase your functional knowledge of production and inventory management
  
• Improve efficiency across the processes of your organization's supply chain
  
• Streamline operations through accurate forecasting
  
• Predict outcomes more accurately
  
• Maximize customer satisfaction by delivering products and services Just-in-Time
  
• Increase profitability by optimizing your organization's inventory investment
  
• Enhance your credibility among peers, employers, and customers

What is CIRM?

CIRM is a comprehensive educational program designed to help you understand the power of collaboration among organizational resources such as product development, marketing/sales, human resources, finance, and operations. The CIRM program enables you to effectively interact with cross-functional departments for more strategic decision making, enhanced collaboration, and improved productivity.

A CIRM education can help you to

• Gain a greater understanding of the strategy and role of the value-driven enterprise
  
• Collaborate with internal and external suppliers for enhanced profitability
  
• Initiate and manage change within the organization
  
• Understand the integrated planning of supply chain resources and business processes required to deliver products and services to customers
  
• Translate customer demand into requirements for value-added products and services
  
• Convert a need into a product or service that meets the expectations of customers
  
• Apply strategic decision-making skills to solve enterprisewide issues

NEW CERTIFICATION CSCP

The Certified Supply Chain Professional (CSCP) program is a new industry educational and certification program created to meet the rapidly changing needs of the supply chain management field.

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 increasingly important role of supply chain management is affecting 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.