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Upcoming Classes & Events
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June 20, Seminar Principles & Practices of MRP
APICS the Association for Operations Management in
collaboration with APICS-Chicago
SEMINAR - Principles & Practices of MRP for the Manufacturing Planner
will be an in-depth review of the role and activities performed by the
MRP planner. This review will define planning in a
manufacturing environment and will cover MRP Basics, MRP
Logic, detailed capacity requirements planning (CRP), and daily management with MRP. Performance measurements used to determine the effectiveness of the MRP in
priority management will also be discussed.
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Here for more information, directions to APICS HQ in Chicago, or to register for this event.
June 25, Webinar -
Deploying Risk Management
WEBINAR - Deploying Risk Management - Basics Steps Toward Integrating Supply Chain Risk Management
During the April 16th Supply Chain Trends and
Risk Professional Development Meeting our
presenter, Richard Gendon, discussed the need to
redouble Supply Chain
Risk Management efforts. This Webinar will provide tools
and techniques that you can apply to formalize your
Supply Chain Risk Management program and/or to move
toward integrating Supply Chain Risk Management into the
ongoing operations. As Supply Chain volatility increases, risk management has taken on greater importance - take the time during your lunch hour to
join us for Deploying Risk Management.
This web meeting will be held 12:10 - 12:55P Online.
August 21, CPIM Class - Basics of Supply Chain
Management
CPIM CLASS - Basics of Supply Chain Management -
This course provides basic
definitions and concepts for planning and controlling
the flow of materials into, through, and out of an
organization emphasizing the relationships among
activities and functions that occur in the supply chain
as goods, services, and information move from
vendors/suppliers to the customers/consumers.
Classes will start at 6:15P and will be held on 11
Wednesday evenings at APICS HQ, Chicago.
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more information, directions to APICS HQ, or to register
for classes.
August 23, CPIM Class - Master Planning of Resources
CPIM CLASS - Master Planning of Resources -
focuses on: developing and validating a plan of supply,
relating management of demand to environment; and developing and validating the master schedule.
Processes used to: develop sales and operations plans;
identify and assess internal and external demand and forecasting requirements;
and effect an achievable master schedule consistent with business policies, objectives, and resource constraints are
examined and explained with the objective of presenting how these discrete, but related processes
can be directed to form the cornerstone of an integrated
business planning process.
Classes will start at 8:30A and will be held on 3 Friday's at APICS HQ Chicago.
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more information, directions to APICS HQ Chicago, or to register for classes.
September 6, CSCP Class - Certified Supply Chain Professional
CSCP CLASS - Certified Supply Chain Professional -
The 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 - providing the knowledge to effectively manage
the integration of these activities to maximize a company's value chain.
Classes will start at 8:00A and will be held on six Fridays at APICS HQ, Chicago.
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more information, directions to APICS HQ, Chicago, or to register
for classes.
September 11, CPIM Class - Execution and Control of Operations
CPIM CLASS - Execution and Control of Operations -
focuses on three main areas: prioritizing and sequencing work; executing work plans, implementing
controls, and reporting activity results; and evaluating and providing feedback on performance, thereby explaining techniques for
scheduling and controlling production and process operations.
Classes will start at 6:15P and will be held on nine Wednesday evenings at APICS HQ, Chicago.
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more information, directions to APICS HQ, or to register
for classes.
Check the Calendar of Events
for Event Information
and for Class and Event Dates and
Times.
Certified Supply Chain Professional (CSCP)
APICS-Chicago offers
Chapter Member pricing on Certified Supply Chain
Professional (CSCP) program classes to the Members
of ISM Chicago and to the Members of
the Greater APICS-Chicagoland Chapters: APICS-Fox River; APICS-Highlands; and APICS-Rock
Valley. To receive the member rate, Members of ISM Chicago,
APICS-Fox River, APICS-Highlands, and APICS-Rock Valley
interested in registering need to contact the
Chapter Administrator.
Computer Based Testing (CBT) for the Certified Supply Chain Professional's (CSCP) exam is now being offered through
Pearson VUE under the auspices of APICS the Association for Operations Management.
While the CSCP Computer Based Testing (CBT) is
administered by Pearson VUE, APICS the Association for
Operations Management has an eligibility requirement
that must be satisfied in order to take the CSCP CBT
exam. The process for becoming certified is as follows -
To become a Certified Supply Chain Professional (CSCP):
(1) you must complete an
Eligibility Application and have the
application approved; (2) register for the CSCP Exam;
and (3) take and pass the CSCP Exam. To save yourself
time and expense, please do NOT register for the exam
until you are notified that you are eligible. This means
that you should fill-out and submit your eligibility
application as soon as possible.
You can
Click Here to view the APICS CSCP Eligibility Application Guidelines and/or to download a APICS CSCP
Eligibility Application Form.
The CSCP Course schedule has been planned to support
the Computer Based Testing (CBT)
Exam Window of:
- November 30, 2013 - January 11, 2014
The CSCP CBT Exam Registration
opens:
On or after the above date, you can Click Here
to go to Pearson VUE's website to schedule a date within the exam window for the CSCP Computer Based Test (CBT).
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Seminars
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CPIM Review Classes
Classes are offered throughout the year for
• Basics of Supply Chain Management
• Master Planning of Resources
• Detailed Scheduling and Planning
• Execution and Control of Operations
• Strategic Management of Resources
• and more
Certified in Production and Inventory Management (CPIM)
Considerations:
• Start or Continue toward a
CPIM
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to view Course offerings.
• Maintain your CPIM Certification
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to download CPIM Maintenance Bulletin with Journal and Application
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