Meeting/Event Information

Scope:  From manufacturers to service providers, regardless of whether a firm’s clients are businesses or consumers, for-profit or not, supply chain management (SCM) impacts all organizations.  Customers already demand high quality and low prices.  In today’s world, the importance of buyer convenience, delivery speed and promise date reliability is increasing exponentially from a client's value perspective.  As a result, flawless deployment has become essential to competing successfully in a global marketplace.

CSCP takes a broad view of the SCM field, extending beyond internal operations to encompass all the links throughout a value network—from the supplier, through the company, to the end consumer—and how to effectively integrate, manage, and innovate these processes to optimize trading partner performance.  A full suite of Web tools with an online dictionary, e-flashcards, and pre- and post-tests are included with each Participant Learning System.

Who Should Attend?  Operations or IT specialists holding a bachelor degree, an APICS or ISM certification, or five years of business experience qualify to sit for the CSCP certification Exam.  CSCP’s designation is ideal for ERP systems analysts, consultants engaged by DOD, large retailers, distributors, manufacturers, or those engaged in logistics, international trade or financing, ERP or BPR projects. Substantial reading assignments must be completed before every session, including the first.

Registration Fee:  Pricing for Cipher Systems employees is $3315 which includes the first year of APICS membership dues. Please note that the company is being invoiced separately so no payment will be collected from students; however, we need each of you and your guest to register by clicking on the link below. Rate is all-inclusive (materials, Web access, Exam fee and tuition). Registration closes April 1, 2016 to deliver materials 3 weeks before our opening session.  CSCP Learning System materials consist of the following:

• 2016 CSCP Participant Learning System (1200+ pages)
• 2016 CSCP Slide Deck
• CSCP Exam Credit (valid for 6 months)
• Online access to Web study tools

Curriculum:  Classes are highly interactive with a rich variety of study tools, peer discussions, team exercises, web clips and case studies.  A full day of 7 hours is devoted to each of the five books that comprise all three modules within the CSCP program:

     1. Supply Chain Design (2 spiral-bound books)

     2. Supply Chain Planning & Execution (2 spiral-bound books)

     3. Supply Chain Improvement & Best Practices

 CPIM attendees completing this course are awarded 35 Certification Maintenance points.

Your Instructor Irvin Varkonyi, MBA, CSCP, PLog

Irvin is President of Supply Chain Operations Preparedness Education (SCOPE). Three decades of experience in air transportation and logistics are integrated into his classes for undergraduate and graduate students as well as his adult learners. Irvin holds adjunct faculty positions with American Public University, George Mason University’s School of Public Policy, and Northern Virginia Community College.

Mr. Varkonyi has spoken extensively at national conferences for the Council of Supply Chain Management Professionals, APICS, ASIS, Eyefortransport, International Cargo Security Council, Old Dominion University and the Heritage Foundation. Mr. Varkonyi holds an MBA from the Thunderbird School of Global Management. He is a Certified Supply Chain Professional and a Professional Logistician from the Logistics Institute.