Free webinar: Part 3 - Taking the APICS CSCP Exam with Confidence Part 3 of a 3-part CSCP series Our Presenters Bob Collins, CFPIM, CIRM, CSCP APICS Senior Director, Professional Development  25 years as a Supply Chain professional (Practitioner and Consultant)  Former APICS volunteer, instructor and BOD Chair  9 years on staff, responsible for courseware and instructor development Lisa Sallstrom, CAE, PMP APICS Senior Director, Certification 7 years on staff, responsible for Certification exam development, committee management and worldwide operations 12 years of Certification Association Leadership Holds a Master’s degree, Six Sigma Green Belt, Project Management Professional (PMP) and Certified Association Executive (CAE) Liezl Smith, CPIM, CIRM, CSCP, ACPF, CDDP Director & Owner, Businessix Business Consultants  Consultant and trainer specializing in the fields of demand management, S&OP, logistics and warehouse management  Served 9 years on the Board of Directors of SAPICS  APICS recognized Instructor 2© APICS Confidential and Proprietary What we’ll cover today  APICS at-a-glance  Recap Parts 1 and 2  Number of questions on the exam, length of exam  Taking the exam  How exams are scored  Pass rate report  Resources  Special webinar promotion  Q&A session 3© APICS Confidential and Proprietary APICS at-a-glance About APICS Membership Channel Certifications Partners  Professional  46,000+  195 North  Certified in association members America Production and  2,000+ active  100+ countries chapters Inventory volunteers  103 Management –  90+ staff international CPIM  Headquartered channel partners  Certified Supply in Chicago  47 countries, 5 Chain  Founded in continents Professional - 1957 CSCP 4© APICS Confidential and Proprietary Recap Parts 1 and 2 Part 1  Why the APICS CSCP certification program is critical for your organization’s supply chain success Part 2  How to prepare for the APICS CSCP exam  The CSCP Learning System (LS)  The CSCP Exam Content Manual 5© APICS Confidential and Proprietary How many questions are on the exam? How long is the exam? 2015 Exam:  175 multiple-choice questions  150 scored  25 pretest  Four hour time limit  Candidates should answer all questions 2016 Exam:  150 multiple-choice questions  130 scored  20 pretest  3 ½ hour time limit  Candidates should answer all questions 6© APICS Confidential and Proprietary How exams are scored  Test scores are based on the number of questions you answer correctly  It is to your advantage to guess  The scaled score range is 200−350  Minimum passing score is 300  What is a scaled score? 200 300 350 http://www.apics.org/docs/cert-faq-pdf/scaledscoredocument.pdf?Status=Master 7© APICS Confidential and Proprietary APICS exam pass rate report  Reported annually  Final pass rates broken down by  Exam  Region (North America, outside North America)  Pass rates are monitored and reviewed apics.org/pass-rate-report 8© APICS Confidential and Proprietary APICS CSCP preparation resources APICS Dictionary 14th edition APICS CSCP Exam APICS CSCP Content Manual (ECM) Exam Procedures Bulletin Learn It App 9© APICS Confidential and Proprietary APICS CSCP Learning System Resources  Complete all online quizzes and learning activities  Review your online reports — Click the “Reports” button in the online menu — Take note of the sections where you had the lowest scores — Be sure to look at the rationales for the correct answers  Focus your final review on low scoring sections — Go back to the printed modules and review the sections where your quiz and test scores were the lowest — Re-take the corresponding online section quizzes  Take the Practice Exam — 50 new questions — Retired APICS CSCP exam questions — Pearson VUE exam simulator 10© APICS Confidential and Proprietary