Now please find the complete APICS CSCP (Certified Supply Chain Professionnal) Module 2 summary from the 2012 version: APICS Supply Chain Strategy, Design, and Compliance.
The summary encompass the module 2 and the chapters summarized are the following:
- Module 2A: Sustainability
- Module 2B: Risk Management
- Module 2C: Globalization
- Module 2D: Logistics
- Module 2E: Managing the Supply Chain
- Module 2F: Technology
- Module 2G: Influencing and prioritizing demand
- Module 2H: CRM
- Module 2I: Supplier Relationship Management (SRM)
- Module 2J: Inventory Planning and Control
The module 2 summary contains 50 pages and provide all the key concepts you should have in mind prior to go for the CSCP exam. The key definitions and formulas that should be known are included as well.
The key concepts in this module 2 are the following:
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Sustainability practices in design and operation of a supply chain
Risk, its sources, impacts, and mitigation methods
Globally dispersed supply and demand, and the impact of free trade zones and trading blocs
Globalization effects on inbound and outbound logistics
Measurement of, and efficiency and responsiveness in the supply chain
Technologies for design, data, operations and communications in supply chain management
Factors influencing demand, including design, marketing, selling, and matching customer orders
Core concepts of CRM, including strategies, technologies, and key implementation challenges
Fundamentals of supplier relationship management (SRM), including strategies, improved management of sources,
relevant technologies and measurement
Inventory planning and control methods
This summary is going to save you a tremendous amount of time of reading, understanding and learning for your CSCP exam !