CPIM Certification Budget and ROI Estimate Date Printed: 11/28/2010

Member Pricing? Yes

Budget for CPIM Certification for 1 Person
Basics MPR DSP ECO SMR Totals % of Total
Miscellaneous 0.00 0.0%
Course 0.00 0.0%
Course Participant Guide 0.00 0.0%
Books 0.00 0.0%
Exam Content Manual 24.00 xxx xxx xxx xxx 24.00 3.8%
Exam 120.00 120.00 120.00 120.00 120.00 600.00 96.2%
APICS Membership 0.00 0.0%
APICS Dictionary 0.00 xxx xxx xxx xxx 0.00 0.0%
Totals 144.00 120.00 120.00 120.00 120.00 624.00 100.0%

Return on Investment Calculator (ROI) Current Prices (Dec 2009)

Enter your monthly salary Member Non-Member
Percent certification is worth long term (2%-7% suggested) 5% Exam Content Manual 24.00 36.00
Number of years to calculate ROI (3-7 suggested) 5 Exam 120.00 155.00
Return on Investment shown in cell H13 APICS Membership 200.00 200.00
Earnings from certification based upon above assumptions 0 APICS Dictionary 0.00 45.00

Notes:
1. This color shading is where you can enter data
2. This color shading are calculations
3. The ROI calculator does not take into account the time value of money and serves as an
estimate even though financial benefits may not start the month after you achieve certification.
4. Lifetime earning potential could come from these sources:
a) Promotion
b) Layoff avoidance or delay
c) Faster rentry into workforce
d) Higher pay increase than company average
e) Longevity in position
5. Revision date: 22 December 2009
6. Use column J and K to change the values in rows 9, 10, or 12.
7. Spreadsheet created by Jack A. Wetzel, MBA, CPIM, CSCP for http://www.opsmath.com
E-mail Jack for comments or request for changes

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CPIM Certification Review Courses
Required / Optional Course Materials
Check the most recent Exam Content Manual for changes.

* One copy of the APICS Dictionary is free to members but you must call APICS to request it (1-800-444-2742). Even if you received a free copy in the past you can receive another free copy when it is
updated to a new edition.

You can purchase the APICS CPIM Primary Reference Series which includes the APICS Dictionary, the CPIM Exam Content Manual, the primary references for each of the 5 modules and the
Practice Questions booklet for each module. Stock number 09600. Highly recommended for individuals and company libraries.

Required APICS Bookstore

or Optional Stock # Name & Edition/Version Author 2009 Member Price

Basics of Supply Chain Management

Required 09122 Participant guide, Version 3.0 APICS $85.00
Optional 01102 APICS Dictionary, 12th Edition Blackstone, Cox III $25.00*
Optional 03813 Introduction to Materials Management 6th Ed. Arnold/Chapman $96.00
Optional 05002 BSCM Reprints 2006 Various $30.00
Optional 09051 Exam Content Manual 2009 APICS $24.00
Optional 09601 Basics Series, All primary refs + practice questions Various Call

Master Planning of Resources

Required 09124 Participant guide, Version 3.2 APICS $85.00
Optional 01102 APICS Dictionary, 12th Edition Blackstone, Cox III $25.00*
Optional 03160 Sales & Ops Planning - How to Handbook Wallace $44.00
Optional 03390 Master Scheduling in the 21st Century, 2003 Wallace/Stahl $36.00
Optional 03406 Manufacturing Planning & Control Systems, 5th Ed. Vollmann/et.al. $72.00
Optional 03442 Distribution Planning & Control, 2nd Ed. Ross $104.00
Optional 03838 Sales Forecasting, A New Approach Wallace/Stahl $36.00
Optional 05001 MPR Reprints, 2007 Various $30.00
Optional 09051 Exam Content Manual 2009 APICS $24.00
Optional 09602 MPR Series, All primary refs + practice questions Various Call

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CPIM Certification Review Courses
Required / Optional Course Materials
Check the most recent Exam Content Manual for changes.

* One copy of the APICS Dictionary is free to members but you must call APICS to request it (1-800-444-2742). Even if you received a free copy in the past you can receive another free copy when it is
updated to a new edition.

You can purchase the APICS CPIM Primary Reference Series which includes the APICS Dictionary, the CPIM Exam Content Manual, the primary references for each of the 5 modules and the
Practice Questions booklet for each module. Stock number 09600. Highly recommended for individuals and company libraries.

Required APICS Bookstore

or Optional Stock # Name & Edition/Version Author 2009 Member Price
Detailed Scheduling & Planning
Required 09126 Participant guide, Version 3.2 APICS $85.00
Optional 01102 APICS Dictionary, 12th Edition Blackstone, Cox III $25.00*
Optional 03370 Lean Six Sigma: Combining Six Sigma Quality with Lean Speed George $34.00
Optional 03601 Capacity Mgt, 2002 Blackstone $40.00
Optional 03813 Introduction to Materials Management 6th Ed. Arnold/Chapman $96.00
Optional 03819 Designing & Managing the Supply Chain, 3rd Ed. Simchi-Levi, Kaminsky $107.00
Optional 05003 DSP Reprints, October 2001 Various $30.00
Optional 09051 Exam Content Manual 2009 APICS $24.00
Optional 03488 Project Management, A Managerial Approach, 6th Ed. Meredith/Mantel $98.00
Optional 03997 Service Management and Operations 2nd Ed. Haksever/et.al. $179.00
Optional 09603 DSP Series, All primary refs + practice questions Various Call

Execution & Control of Operations

Required 09128 Participant guide, Version 2.3 APICS $85.00
Optional 01102 APICS Dictionary, 12th Edition Blackstone, Cox III $25.00*
Optional 03406 Manufacturing Planning & Control Systems, 5th Ed. Vollmann/et.al. $72.00
Optional 03601 Capacity Mgt, 2002 Blackstone $40.00
Optional 03606 Juran's Quality Planning & Analysis 5th Ed. Gryna $141.00
Optional 05009 ECO Reprints, 2000 Various $30.00
Optional 09051 Exam Content Manual 2009 APICS $24.00
Optional 09604 ECO Series, All primary refs + practice questions Various Call

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CPIM Certification Review Courses
Required / Optional Course Materials
Check the most recent Exam Content Manual for changes.

* One copy of the APICS Dictionary is free to members but you must call APICS to request it (1-800-444-2742). Even if you received a free copy in the past you can receive another free copy when it is
updated to a new edition.

You can purchase the APICS CPIM Primary Reference Series which includes the APICS Dictionary, the CPIM Exam Content Manual, the primary references for each of the 5 modules and the
Practice Questions booklet for each module. Stock number 09600. Highly recommended for individuals and company libraries.

Required APICS Bookstore

or Optional Stock # Name & Edition/Version Author 2009 Member Price

Strategic Management of Resources

Required 09130 Participant guide, Version 1.4 APICS $85.00
Optional 01102 APICS Dictionary, 12th Edition Blackstone, Cox III $25.00*
Optional 03286 Operations Strategy with APICS Supplement, 2005 Slack/Lewis $120.00
Optional 03471 Managerial Accounting 12th Ed. Garrison/Noreen $140.00
Optional 03488 Project Management, A Managerial Approach, 6th Ed. Meredith/Mantel $98.00
Optional 05011 SMR Reprints, 2005 Various $30.00
Optional 05015 Harvard Business Review SMR Readings, 2000 Various $80.00
Optional 09051 Exam Content Manual 2009 APICS $24.00
Optional 09605 SMR Series, All primary refs + practice questions Various Call

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 CSCP Certification Budget and ROI Estimate Date Printed: 11/28/2010

Member Pricing? Yes

Budget for CSCP Certification for 1 Person
CSCP % of Total
Miscellaneous 0.0% Current Prices (Dec 2009)
Course 0.0% Member Non-Member
CSCP Learning System 0.0% Exam Content Manual 24.00 36.00
Books 0.0% Exam 575.00 725.00
Exam Content Manual 0.0% APICS Membership 200.00 200.00
Exam 575.00 100.0% APICS Dictionary 0.00 45.00
APICS Membership 0.0% CSCP Learning System 895.00 1,195.00
APICS Dictionary 0.00 0.0%
Totals 575.00 100.0% Exam content manual is a free download with
purchase of CSCP Learning System

Estimated Return on Investment Calculator (ROI)

Enter your monthly salary
Percent certification is worth long term (2%-7% suggested) 5%
Number of years to calculate ROI (3-7 suggested) 5
Estimated ROI
Earnings from certification based upon above assumptions 0

Notes:
1. This color shading is where you can enter data
2. This color shading are calculations
3. The ROI calculator does not take into account the time value of money and serves as an estimate even though
financial benefits may not start the month after you achieve certification.
4. Lifetime earning potential could come from these sources:
a) Promotion
b) Layoff avoidance or delay
c) Faster rentry into workforce
d) Higher pay increase than company average
e) Longevity in position
5. Revision date: 22 December 2009
6. Use column G and H to change the values in rows 8, 9, or 11.
7. Spreadsheet created by Jack A. Wetzel, MBA, CPIM, CSCP for http://www.opsmath.com
E-mail Jack for comments or request for changes

www.opsmath.com
 Reference Books for CSCP Certification Date Printed: 11/28/2010

The books listed are primary and additional references as indicated in the 2009 CSCP Exam Content Manual
Check the most recent Exam Content Manual for changes.

AMAZON.COM price as
Name & Edition/Version Author of Feb 2009
Introduction to Materials Management, 6th ed. Arnold, Chapman, Clive $106.72
Customer Relationship Management A Strategic Imperative in the World of e-
Brown $33.54
Business
Introduction to e-Supply Chain Management Ross $67.96
Designing and Managing the Supply Chain, 3rd ed. Simchi-Levi, Kaminsky, Simchi-Levi $97.20
The Resilient Enterprise: Overcoming Vulnerability for Competitive Advantage Shefi $12.89
Distribution Planning and Control: Managing in the Era of Supply Chain
Ross $159.20
Management 2nd ed.
Supply Chain Logistics Management Bowersox, Cooper, Bixby $162.19

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 Company Certification ROI Calculator Date Printed: 11/28/2010

APICS Certification (CPIM or CSCP)

Cost Estimate
Budget Item Quantity Cost Total Cost
All 5 CPIM courses and exams $0.00
All 5 courses without exams $0.00
MPR course only for managers $0.00
Company library with all Exam Content Manual references $0.00
$0.00
$0.00
$0.00
$0.00
Total $0.00
Enter your company's actual return on sales percentage
Minimum company savings needed to pay for certification program $0.00

Savings Estimate (or Actual)

Savings Item Savings
First year inventory savings
Direct material savings
Indirect material savings
Business process improvement savings
Manufacturing process improvement savings
Quality improvement savings
Setup cost savings

Total $0.00

Estimated (or Actual) return on investment 0%

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