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APICS Course Descriptions

Each MGI home study course contains Skill Development Exercises that can be e-mailed, mailed, or faxed to your personal instructor/partner who is ready to process your exercises and answer any questions you may have.

CPIM Courses:

Basics of Supply Chain Management: This course begins with an overview of the entire supply chain management process and then discusses order qualifiers/order winners, the basics of MRP, dependent vs. independent demand, master planning, production scheduling, forecasting techniques, determining order quantities, ABC analysis, inventory management, capacity management, and production activity control. It also discusses supplier selection, supplier agreements, the quality management system, lean/just-in-time manufacturing, and the theory of constraints. Exercises available online. Download a brochure
(Course no. E56, Time to Complete: 35 hours, 3.5 CEUs)
Enrollment Fee: APICS Member, $300; Non-Member $375

Detailed Scheduling and Planning: This course will teach you the various techniques for effective material and capacity scheduling. You'll learn the principles of material requirements planning (MRP); you'll learn the various types of MRP systems, priority planning and managerial considerations in implementing MRP. You'll learn the key concepts in inventory management, 

ABC analysis, inventory reporting, measuring inventory performance, inventory management practices, and procurement and supplier planning.
Exercises available online. Download a brochure
(Course no. E30, Time to Complete: 35 hours, 3.5 CEUs)
Enrollment Fee: APICS Member, $300; Non-Member $375

Execution and Control of Operations: In this course you'll learn the how to and the importance prioritizing and sequencing work, executing work plans and implementing controls, reporting activity results, and providing feedback on performance. The course explains techniques for scheduling and controlling production processes, the execution of quality initiatives and continuous improvement plans, and the control and handling of inventories.
Exercises available online.  Download a brochure
(Course no. E08, Time to Complete: 35 hours, 3.5 CEUs)
Enrollment Fee: APICS Member, $300; Non-Member $375

Strategic Management of Resources: In this course you'll learn the relationship to, and the impact of, existing and emerging processes and technologies to manufacturing strategy and supply chain-related functions. You'll cover in detail three main topics: aligning resources with the strategic plan, configuring and integrating operating processes to support the strategic plan, and implementing change. You'll examine and understand competitive market issues, the choices available to you affecting facilities, supply chain, information technology, organizational design. You'll learn how to configure and integrate internal processes, and how to evaluate and effectively manage projects.
Exercises available online. Download a brochure
(Course no. E42, Time to Complete: 35 hours, 3.5 CEUs)
Enrollment Fee: APICS Member, $300; Non-Member $375

Master Planning of Resources: In this course you'll learn the vital processes used to develop sales and operations plans; You'll learn to identify and assess internal and external demand and forecasting requirements. The course will emphasize for you the importance of producing achievable master schedules that are consistent with business policies, objectives, and resource constraints.
Exercises available online. Download a brochure
(Course no. E97, Time to Complete: 35 hours, 3.5 CEUs)
Enrollment Fee: APICS Member, $300; Non-Member $375

CIRM Courses:

Enterprise Concepts & Fundamentals: To help you begin your preparation for the APICS CIRM certification exams, we've created this completely new distance learning experience for you. This course will help you see your organization as an integrated whole and understand how each individual component contributes to the achievement of organizational goals. Derived directly from APICS's acclaimed workshop on the same subject, this unique program is conducted entirely as an independent study activity, in your office or home, at any pace you select.
(Course no. E81, Time to Complete: 25 hours, 2.5 CEUs)
Enrollment Fee: APICS Member, $300; Non-Member $375

Designing Products and Processes: This course will prepare for the  APICS CIRM certification exam as well as teach you the systems, approaches, and strategies used by an enterprise to convert a need or innovation into into a product, process, or service, that meets the expectations of both the enterprise and the and the customer. Derived directly from APICS's acclaimed workshop on the same subject, this unique program is conducted entirely as an independent study activity, in your office or home, at any pace you select.
(Course no. E90, Time to Complete: 25 hours, 2.5 CEUs)
Enrollment Fee: APICS Member, $300; Non-Member $375