CPIM Exam Study Guide

Prepare for the APICS CPIM (Certified in Planning and Inventory Management) exam with a focused, comprehensive study companion aligned to the current ASCM exam content outline (v9.0).

CPIM Study Guide organizes everything into the nine exam content areas — Supply Chain & Business Strategy, Sales & Operations Planning, Demand Management & Forecasting, Internal Supply & Master Scheduling, External Supply & Procurement, Inventory Management, Detailed Schedules & Execution, Distribution Planning, and Quality/Continuous Improvement/Technology — so you study exactly what the exam tests.

FOUR WAYS TO STUDY
• 166 flashcards — tap to flip, tagged by exam domain
• 126 multiple-choice questions with worked explanations
• Term-matching game — pair all 112 key terms, in rounds of five
• Searchable 112-term glossary and 43 formulas

TOPICS COVERED
• Strategy: manufacturing environments (MTS/ATO/MTO/ETO), process choices and layouts, KPIs, risk management, sustainability
• S&OP: the monthly process, aggregate demand and supply plans, level/chase/hybrid strategies, reconciling plans
• Demand: forecasting methods, time series, exponential smoothing, MAD/MAPE/bias/tracking signal, CPFR, bullwhip effect
• Internal supply: master scheduling, time fences, ATP/CTP, planning BOMs, MRP logic, RCCP, product costing
• External supply: supplier selection and relationships, purchasing methods, VMI, logistics, 3PL, landed cost
• Inventory: EOQ, safety stock, reorder points, ABC classification, replenishment systems, cycle counting, valuation, traceability, reverse logistics
• Detailed scheduling: lead time elements, dispatching rules, input/output control, theory of constraints, line balancing
• Distribution: DRP, network design, customer order management, backorders
• Quality & CI: SPC, process capability, lean tools, DMAIC, ERP and emerging technology

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