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Ready, Set, Certify! APICS and ISM Certifications: Your Competitive Edge Throughout the Supply Chain - Tony Cioffi, Susan Scott

Ready, Set, Certify! APICS and ISM Certifications: Your Competitive Edge Throughout the Supply Chain

by Tony Cioffi, CFPIM
 & Susan Scott

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Tony Cioffi and Susan Scott will present descriptions of APICS and ISM certifications, what it takes to get them, keep them, as well as the significant value to the individual, and to the employer.

What It Takes To Get Certified
o Recent changes,
o Advantages of certification, 
o # of modules, 
o Module description, 
o Where one could get Study Materials,

§ Basic description/advantage of the most popular study materials,
§ Total points required to get certified,

o List of ways you can earn points along with the # of points you get for each item (i.e.; passing a module, PDM Attendance, Annual APICS membership, Being a Board Member, etc). 
o Documentation required. 

Recertification 
 o Why it's necessary,
o Timing/interval of Recertifications,
o Requirements:
§ Total Points required,
§ The list of ways you can earn points for recertification (It really is not overly difficult!!);

o The # of points you get for each item (i.e.; passing a module, PDM Attendance, Annual APICS membership, Being a Board Member, etc).
o Documentation required.

CSCP
 o What's new with the latest APICS certification: CSCP. A quick summary as to what this is, why it was developed & added on to the APICS certifications, and what it entails to be certified.