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APICS Certified Supply Chain Professional

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The CSCP program is a certification program created to meet the rapidly changing needs of the supply chain management (SCM) field. The program is primarily intended for professionals in operations and SCM.

The successful candidate will be able to recognize and analyze specific supply chain situations and opportunities and select the appropriate approaches, tools, techniques, and technologies. The candidate will be able to define the actions necessary to implement selected solutions. This includes an understanding and ability to manage:

• Alignment of supply chain processes and capabilities with strategic business goals
• Organizational roles and infrastructures in the supply chain
• Material, information, and financial flows
• Intra- and inter-organizational relationships
• Selection and leverage of technologies to enable effective process management

The CSCP program will help you advance your career while giving you validated foundational knowledge to assist in improving your company's competitive position and profitability. The 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 provides you with the knowledge to effectively manage the integration of these activities to maximize a company's value chain.

This CSCP Exam Content Manual is intended to provide you with an overview of the program, an outline of its body of knowledge, key terminology, and references. The outline is divided into four diagnostic areas, and the relative emphasis of each of the areas is indicated by a percentage figure. A sample of ten illustrative questions is also provided. The CSCP Exam Content Manual should not be the only reference you use to prepare for the CSCP exam; however, it should be the first.