Which APICS Certification is Right for You? At APICS Greater Detroit, we get asked this question very often by the supply chain community.

Our answer is it depends on your area of focus and where you are headed in your career.

At APICS Greater Detroit our mission is to inspire and grow supply chain professionals – at all levels of their careers. As the leader in supply chain education and certification programs, we set the industry standard. Our certifications are proven to help supply chain professionals earn more throughout their careers. Read on for which certification is the best fit for you!

Where is your focus?

• Is your focus inside the four walls of your company, anything to do with planning, purchasing, inventory management, or scheduling the products or services that your company provides? Then the Certification in Production and Inventory Management (CPIM) will give you the tools and techniques you need to improve the efficiency of our company’s internal processes.
• Is your focus outside the four walls of your company, anything to do with supply chain optimization, supplier or customer relationship management, the flows of information, money and materials between your company, your suppliers and customers? Then the Certified Supply Chain Professional (CSCP) designation will give you the knowledge of the end-to-end supply chain that you need to help your company make your supply chains more competitive and use your supply chains as strategic assets.
• Is your focus on the storage and movement of the materials, components and finished goods that your company, or your clients, work with? Then the Certified in Logistics, Transportation and Distribution (CLTD) designation will give you the tools and techniques you need to improve the efficiency of your logistics and transportation capabilities and distribution and warehouse facilities and processes.

Globally recognized APICS Certifications can also help you advance in your career with a body of knowledge proven to help companies reduce costs and increase ROI!

At APICS Greater Detroit, we are hosting instructor-led local certification classes starting in September 2019! All classes are taught by local Supply Chain experts and experienced professionals to help you improve your supply chain efforts and advance your career.

NEW for this fall we’ve not only added new course format options, providing more flexibility for you to learn from experts in virtual environments, we’ve also made the courses more affordable with savings of 20% off historical prices!

APICS Greater Detroit chapter members receive discounts on all certification classes – click here to join today. We look forward to helping you advance your career in 2019!