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The Role of APICS Exam

Committees

Paul Pittman, PhD, CFPIM, CSCP

CPIM Exam Development Chair


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Instructors Hymn book

The Exam Content Manual is our Bible. It is the ultimatesource of what successful candidates need to know.


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Two Certifications(6 committees)

Certified Supply Chain Professional (CSCP)

Certified Production & Inventory Management (CPIM)

Basics of Supply Chain Management (BSCM)

Master Planning of Resources (MPR)

Detailed Scheduling & Planning (DSP)

Execution & Control of Operations (ECO)

Strategic Management of Resources (SMR)


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Committee Membership

ConsultantPractioner

Practioner

Consultant

Academic

Academic


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Role of Each Committee

1. Define the BOK

2. Maintain the ECM

3. Develop/approve items (test questions)4. Review item statistics

5. Approve exam forms (actual tests)


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1. Define the BOK

Environmental scanning

What practices should be tested?

Review Job Task Analysis

Emerging techniques

Content rationalization boundaries &

overlap

Between CPIM committees

Between CPIM & CSCP


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2. Maintain the ECM

Determine major topic areas

Determine topic area coverage

Percentage of emphasis for tests Select/approve reference materials

Terms


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The Exam Content Manual is our Bible. It is the ultimatesource of what successful candidates need to know.


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MPR Major Topic Areas - Example

DIAGNOSTIC

PARTMAIN TOPIC

PERCENTAGE

OF EXAM

IDemand

Management25%

IISales andOperations

Planning

25%

IIIMaster

Scheduling

25%

IVDistribution

Planning25%


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3. Develop/Approve Items

Items are test questions or partial

statements that candidates must finish

Participate in Item Writing Workshops

(IWW)

Teach certified individuals to write items

Review, change, discard, approve

Determine which items are ready for Pre-

test


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4. Review Item Statistics

Statistics collected by test provider and

managed by ACT

Review performance of pre-test & active

items

Too easy?

Too hard?

Good differentiator?

Revise items that perform poorly


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5. Review/Approve Exam Forms

ACT develops forms based on statistics Perform QC function

Two committee members review forms

Does one item clue another answer?

Are items enemies?

Are items providing appropriate topic coverage?

Are items relevant?

Select appropriate substitutes as needed

Approve forms


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What We Dont Do


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The Exam Content Manual is our Bible. It is the ultimate

source of what successful candidates need to know.


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Certification Major Revision Master Plan

Basics of Supply Chain Management 2009

DSP 2009

MPR 2010

SMR 2010

ECO 2011

CSCP 2012


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Contact Information

Paul Pittman, PhD, CFPIM, CSCP

CPIM Exam Chair

[email protected]
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