Certification
There are several certification programmes for Supply Chain Management staff development including APICS (the Association for Operations Management), ISCEA (The International Supply Chain Education Alliance) and IOSCM (Institute of Supply Chain Management). APICS' certification is called Certified Supply Chain Professional, or CSCP, and ISCEA'S certification is called the Certified Supply Chain Manager (CSCM). Another, the Institute for Supply Management, is developing one called the Certified Professional in Supply Management (CPSM) focused on the Procurement and Sourcing areas of Supply Chain Management, also called Supply management. Purchasing Management Association of Canada is the main certifying body for Canada with the designations having global recipricocity. The designation Supply Chain Management Professional (SCMP) is the main designation with several others that progress toward the SCMP.
Topics addressed by selected professional supply chain certification programmes: (updated)
| Awarding Body | Institute for Supply Management (ISM) Certified Purchasing Manager (CPM) | Institute for Supply Management (ISM) Certified Professional in Supply Management (CPSM) | The Association for Operations Management (APICS) Certified Production and Inventory Management (CPIM) | The Association for Operations Management (APICS) Certified Supply Chain Professional (CSCP) | American Society of Transportation and Logistics (AST&L) Certification in Transportation and Logistics (CTL) | International Supply Chain Education Alliance (ISCEA) Certified Supply Chain Manager (CSCM) | International Supply Chain Education Alliance (ISCEA) Certified Supply Chain Analyst (CSCA) | Institute of Supply Chain Management (IOSCM) | |
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| Procurement | High | High | Low | High | Low | High | High | High | |
| Strategic Sourcing | Low | High | Low | Low | Low | High | Low | Low | |
| New Product Development | Low | High | Low | High | Low | Low | Low | Low | |
| Production, Lot Sizing | Low | Low | High | Low | High | Low | Low | High | |
| Quality | High | High | High | High | Low | Low | Low | High | |
| Lean Six Sigma | Low | Low | Low | Low | Low | High | High | Low | |
| Inventory Management | High | High | High | High | High | High | High | High | |
| Warehouse Management | Low | Low | Low | Low | High | Low | High | High | |
| Network Design | Low | Low | High | Low | High | High | High | Low | |
| Transportation | High | Low | High | Low | High | High | High | High | |
| Demand Management, S&OP | Low | High | High | High | High | High | High | High | |
| Integrated SCM | High | Low | Low | High | High | High | High | High | |
| CRM, Customer Service | Low | Low | Low | High | Low | High | Low | High | |
| Pricing | Low | Low | Low | Low | Low | Yes | Yes | Low | |
| Risk Management | Low | High | High | Low | Low | Low | Low | High | |
| Project Management | Low | High | High | Low | Low | Yes | Low | High | |
| Leadership, People Management | High | High | High | Low | Low | High | Low | High | |
| Technology | High | Low | Low | High | High | High | High | High | |
| Theory of Constraints | Low | Low | Low | Low | Low | High | High | Low | |
| Operational Accounting | High | High | Low | Low | Low | High | Low | Low |
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