Certified in Production and Inventory Management

The Internationally Recognized Standard for Excellence CPIM provides a common basis for individuals and organizations to evaluate their knowledge of the evolving field of production and inventory management. The program has helped individuals and their organizations become more productive and competitive because it is designed to test candidates’ in-depth knowledge of a variety of subjects specific to production and inventory management.

Introduced in 1973 and reconfigured in 2000, CPIM continues to live up to its mission of educating individuals in the concepts, tools, terminology, and integration of topics across operations functions. CPIM has helped more than 66,000 professionals learn to predict outcomes more accurately and take actions that achieve results gain peer and industry recognition contribute to their organizations' success through increased efficiency across the processes of the supply chain earn college credit.

Program Exam Modules

• Basics of Supply Chain Management
  Explore the basic concepts in managing the complete flow of materials in a supply chain.


• Master Planning of Resources
  Explore processes used to develop sales and operations plans, and learn to identify and assess internal and external demand and forecasting requirements.


• Detailed Scheduling and Planning
  Focus on the various techniques for material and capacity scheduling.


• Execution and Control of Operations
  Focus on the areas of prioritizing and sequencing work, executing work plans and implementing controls, reporting activity results, and providing feedback on performance.


• Strategic Management of Resources
  Explore the relationship of existing and emerging processes and technologies to manufacturing strategy and supply chain-related functions.