CPIM: DETAILED SCHEDULING and PLANNING (DSP) Module

APICS CPIM (Certified in Production and Inventory Management)

A MAJOR STEPSTONE IN YOUR LOGISTICS CAREER !

• Increase profitability by optimizing your organization’s inventory investment through better forecasting and inventory management techniques.
• Streamline processes, reduce waste and enhance productivity through proven production scheduling and control methods.
• Maximize customer satisfaction by delivering products and services when needed.
• PICS Belgium accompanies you to a succesfull CPIM-certification : 45 years of experience and more than 1 000 satisfied and certified participants !

DETAILED SCHEDULING and PLANNING (DSP)

Explore and be able to apply the principles sales and operations planning, master scheduling and distribution planning, and to identify and assess internal and external demand and forecasting requirements.

• Acquire a working knowledge of the tools and techniques for planning of inventory, including planning techniques such as MRP, CRP, lean, TOC, and projects.
• Understand the effect of using each technique; know standard measurements for inventory, materials, capacity and supplier performance; and recognize when to escalate issues.
• Topics include :
  • Managing inventory, planning material requirements, planning capacity requirements, and procurement and supplier planning.
  • Recognizing the importance of supply chain management and deploying supply chain strategies related to scheduling, planning, and sourcing.
  • Translating product-level plans and schedules generated at the master planning level into requirements that can be procured or produced.
  • Bridging the master planning area with the execution and control function.
  • Planning, scheduling, resource allocation, and implementing projects that are used to manage the supply of products and services.