Explore the processes used to develop sales and operations plans and identify and assess internal and external demand and forecasting requirements. The course focuses on the importance of producing achievable master schedules that are consistent with business policies, objectives, and resource constraints. Topics include:
Demand Management
Sales and Operations Planning
Master Scheduling
Measuring Business Performance.

MPR is the second of five modules required to earn your CPIM Certification*.
The other modules are:

• Basics of Supply Chain Management (BSCM)

• Detailed Scheduling and Planning (DS&P)

• Execution and Control of Operations (E&O)

• Strategic Management of Resources (SMR)

* Please note that CPIM modules are review courses designed for persons with related education and industry experience. They are not meant to teach the content on a beginner basis. For beginners, contact us regarding the Fundamentals of Materials Operations Management course.

Benefits of CPIM
A CPIM education can help you to:

• Increase your functional knowledge of production and inventory management.

• Improve efficiency across the processes of your organization's supply chain.

• Streamline operations through accurate forecasting.

• Predict outcomes more accurately.

• Maximize customer satisfaction by delivering products and services Just-in-Time.

• Increase profitability by optimizing your organization's inventory investment.

• Enhance your credibility among peers, employers, and customers.

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Classroom hours: 30.
Format: Ten three-hour classes

Instructor: Richard Woodward CFPIM, CIRM

Co Instructor Mark Lesperance CPIM
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Price: APICS Members $400, non-members $500 payable upon registration.
Minimum class size: seven (7) students.
Completion award: Certificate.
Course materials listed below are not included in the course fee but may be purchased directly from APICS at 1-800-444-2742, or online at www.apics.org .  Prices shown are member prices, nonmember prices are higher.

The following two (2) are required:

Master Planning of Resources Participant Guide, stock #09124, $85.00
Manufacturing Planning and Control Systems (5th ed.), stock #03406, $72.00

The following three (3), from your BSCM class, will be referenced in this class:

APICS Dictionary, 12th edition, #01102, $25.00
Exam Content Manual, 2009, #09051 N-3, $24.00
Introduction to Materials Management, stock #03813, $96.00

The following are other references but are not required for the MPR course:

Master Planning of Resources Reprints, stock #05001, $30.00
Distribution Planning and Control (2nd ed.), stock #03442, $104.00
Master Scheduling in the 21st Century, stock # 03390, $36.00
Sales and Operations Planning, stock #03160, $44.00
Sales Forecasting, stock #03838, $36.00