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The Role of APICS Exam Committees

Paul Pittman, PhD, CFPIM, CSCP CPIM Exam Development Chair

Instructors Hymn book


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

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)

Committee Membership
Academic

Practioner

Consultant

Practioner Consultant Academic

Role of Each Committee


1. 2. 3. 4. 5. Define the BOK Maintain the ECM Develop/approve items (test questions) Review item statistics Approve exam forms (actual tests)

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

2. Maintain the ECM


Determine major topic areas Determine topic area coverage Percentage of emphasis for tests Select/approve reference materials Terms

Instructors Hymn book


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

MPR Major Topic Areas - Example


DIAGNOSTIC PART I MAIN TOPIC Demand Management Sales and Operations Planning Master Scheduling Distribution Planning PERCENTAGE OF EXAM 25%

II
III IV

25%
25% 25%

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 Pretest

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

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

What We Dont Do

Instructors Hymn book


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

Certification Major Revision Master Plan


Basics of Supply Chain Management 2009 DSP 2009 MPR 2010 SMR 2010 ECO 2011 CSCP 2012

Contact Information
Paul Pittman, PhD, CFPIM, CSCP CPIM Exam Chair ppittman@ius.edu www.thelampgroup.com

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