APICS Certified in Transformation for Supply Chain (CTSC) incl. Exam Prep, Exam and Membership

The CTSC covers knowledge applied to managing an end-to-end supply chain transformation.

OverviewOver the last decade, global Supply Chains have witnessed significant diruptions triggered by environmental, macro-economic, and technological shifts as well as major geopolitical conflicts. As a result, Supply Chain leaders across every industry and their extended enterprise are realizing the need to be prepared for future crises and be ever-ready to realign their businesses to better serve customers in this disuptive world. To be successful in this contextual reality, supply chain professionals need to become transformational leaders who are system thinkers:

• digitally fluent
• able to seamlessly connect physical, digital, and human worlds
• adept at using new generations of tools, data souces, and analytical methods geared to the challenges of the new norm and all types of supply chain: forward, reverse, and circular

Supply chain transformation can help your company achieve a competitive edge, improve your financial performance, and provide better customer service. It increases collaboration between different departments, suppliers, and partners, leading to better communication and alignment of business objectives throughout your supply chain.

The CTSC covers frameworks, strategies, processes, tools and technologies applied to managing an end-to-end supply chain transformation and leverages components of globally recognized industry standards, including the ASCM SCOR Digital Standard (SCOR DS), Enterprise Standards for Sustainability and the Digital Capabilities Model (DCM).

ObjectivesParticipants of a CTSC seminar learn to think Supply Chain Transformations. They...

• develop and deploy supply chain transformation initiatives
• identify risks and opportunities, and select the appropriate philosophies, frameworks, models, and approaches to effect transformation
• apply systems thinking to develop, analyze, verify, and validate concept alternatives for transformation
• manage change to effect a successful transformation
• manage and align processes, capabilities and culture with strategic transformation goals
• manage skills, roles, responsibilities, and infrastructure needed for successful supply chain transformation
• identify tools and technologies to enable effective supply chain transformation
• identify and implement strategies for reinforcing, replicating and sustainining improvements

An official APICS exam must be taken to qualify as Certified in Transformation for Supply Chain (CTSC).

Tip: Studying with the CTSC Learning System increases your chances of passing the exam. On average, we recommend 60-80 hours of self study time in addition to the seminar participation.

A candidate who passes the CTSC exam will receive a personalized certificate "Certified in Transformation for Supply Chain". The candidate is also entitled to use the acronym CTSC as a title.

Target groupIf you are responsible for the following, then CTSC is right for you:

• supporting or executing a supply chain transformation within their organization
• developing a supply chain strategy
• creating business requirements documents for large-scale systems implementation
• developing and managing performance control towers, business intelligence capabilities, and supporting advanced analytics
• supporting a supply chain network design (redesign)
• defining and prioritizing digital capabilities or in a supply chain enabling role

The "PMI Seminar & Exam Package" offer includes in detail:• Participation in an APICS CTSC seminar or virtual class with PMI• APICS CTSC training material• access to the online APICS CTSC Learning System (for 1 year) • 2 x 90 minutes online "Exam Preparation Session" in small groups• APICS Exam Credit• free "Second Chance" retake exam• ASCM Certification Upgrade Membership (for 1 year)