📦 CPIM Supply Chain & Inventory

An independent, free exam-preparation course that walks through the publicly published ASCM/APICS CPIM Exam Content Manual under the 2024 job-task analysis (eight core domains delivered in a single 150-question exam). It builds exam-ready understanding of supply chain & operations strategy, demand management and forecasting, sales & operations planning (S&OP), master scheduling, material requirements planning (MRP), capacity planning (RCCP/CRP), inventory management (EOQ, safety stock, ABC), production activity control, lean & JIT, theory of constraints, quality management, distribution/DRP and supplier planning. It uses visual lessons, worked numeric examples, original self-check questions and a 45-question final exam. It is awareness/prep only — not the official ASCM learning system or the licensing exam — and claims no ASCM or APICS affiliation or endorsement. The course is organized into 22 modules, ending with a final exam (pass mark 80%). It is independent, free exam-preparation training — not an official or accredited review course.

What you'll learn

• Supply Chain & Operations Strategy
• Supply Chain Fundamentals & Flows
• Demand Management & Forecasting
• Sales & Operations Planning (S&OP)
• Aggregate Production Planning
• Master Scheduling (MPS)
• Available-to-Promise & Order Servicing
• Bills of Material & Product Structure
• Material Requirements Planning (MRP)
• Lot Sizing & Order Policies
• Rough-Cut Capacity Planning (RCCP)
• Capacity Requirements Planning (CRP)
• Inventory Fundamentals & Functions
• EOQ, Reorder Point & Safety Stock
• ABC Analysis & Inventory Control
• Production Activity Control & Scheduling
• Lean & Just-in-Time (JIT)
• Theory of Constraints (TOC)
• Quality Management & Continuous Improvement
• Distribution & DRP
• Supplier Planning & Purchasing
• Exam Strategy & Integration

Learning objectives

• Map the eight core CPIM domains and how they integrate from strategy down to the shop floor
• Build a demand plan using qualitative and quantitative forecasting and measure forecast error
• Run the sales & operations planning (S&OP) process to balance demand, supply and inventory
• Develop and maintain a master production schedule (MPS) with available-to-promise logic
• Explode a bill of material through MRP to produce planned and firm planned orders
• Test feasibility with rough-cut and detailed capacity planning (RCCP/CRP)
• Apply inventory models — EOQ, reorder point, safety stock and ABC classification
• Use lean, JIT and theory-of-constraints thinking to reduce waste and protect throughput
• Plan distribution networks and replenishment with DRP and supplier scheduling
• Pass a 45-question exam (80% to earn your certificate)