Everything you want to know about the CLTD Certification but were afraid to ask

24 Pages·2016·1.62 MB·English

by  Jennifer Daniels

Edition 2017 APICS CLTD
Version 1.0
APICS Channel Partner Update
Our Presenters
Jim Lahey Vicky Vander Woude
APICS Vice President of Channel Director of International Business
Services Development, Holmes
 Joined APICS in 2016. Corporation
 25+ year career in global  10 years serving APICS
channels and business chapters and International
development in the wireless IT Partners with CSCP
sector.
Bob Collins, CFPIM, CIRM, CSCP Kim Munroe
APICS Senior Director, Marketing Manager,
Professional Development Courseware and Certification
KIM
 25 years as a Supply Chain  Over 18 years of experience as
Picture
professional (Practitioner and a corporate and web marketing
Consultant) professional
 Former APICS volunteer,
instructor and BOD Chair
 10 years on staff, responsible
for courseware and instructor
development
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What we’ll cover today: APICS CLTD
(Certified in Logistics, Transportation and
Distribution)
 Certification overview
 CLTD Exam
 2017 CLTD Learning
System & Instructor Kit
 Partner costs and general
promotions
 Marketing collateral for
APICS partners
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APICS CLTD Certification Program Development
Program Goals and Purpose APICS Vision Statement
APICS—the world’s leading
 Advance APICS mission; foster advancement of
community for end-to-end
the profession
supply chain excellence.
 Extend APICS value in additional domains of the
APICS Mission
supply chain
Fostering the
advancement of end-to-
─ Create additional APICS-AST&L merger value
end supply chain
─ Serve existing members, attract new members
management through a
 Elevate awareness, professionalism, and body of knowledge,
innovative research,
knowledge/skills of Logistics, Transportation &
systems, and methods to
Distribution practitioners
create value for
─ Serve as voice of the Logistics profession customers, members, and
organizations
─ Meet the market needs for a larger audience of
Logistics practitioners and their employers
─ Set the global standard for Logistics best practices
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CLTD Certification Market Map
Strategic
Directors – leading and creating
logistics body of knowledge, best
practices, technology, standards
Required Increasing
Level of: Level of:
Knowledge Value to
Tactical
Skill Target Organization Job
Education Managers – deploying and Market Complexity
using logistics body of
Experience Job Level +
knowledge, best practices,
Responsibility
technology, standards
Operational
Support staff–
following logistics body
of knowledge, best
practices, technology,
standards
Market Size
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CLTD Market Map
Employer Types Industry Sectors Transportation/Distribution
 3PLs and logistics services  Automotive Subdomains
– Asset based, non-asset based  Commodities & industrial  Air cargo
 Manufacturing firms  Defense & government  Contract logistics
– Direct or indirect  Food & beverage  Freight forwarding
 Retailers  Healthcare  Intermodal
 Government/military  Energy, oil, & gas  IT solutions
 Mega-construction  Pharmaceuticals &  Road freight
 Energy production/supply chemicals  Ocean freight
 Large distributors  Retail  Warehousing
 Importers/exporters  Technology
 Service industry providers  Humanitarian aid Key Geographic Areas
 Consulting firms
 North America
 Europe
Job Titles Supply chain logistics  Africa
 Logistics manager/engineer Traffic manager/analyst  Middle East
 Logistician/analyst Transportation/fleet mgr  Japan & Korea
 Logistics planner/specialist Vendor managed inventory  SE Asia & Australia
 Distribution manager Warehouse operations mgr  Brazil/CESA
 Global sourcing, import/export Warehousing distribution  China/Hong Kong
 Inventory and logistics Reverse logistics
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Body of Knowledge Development
Overall Approach
 Market Needs Assessment (Market
Research, Demographic Analysis,
Interviews of Key Stakeholders)
 BOK Research
– Reviewed Core References
– Reviewed Job Listings to Identify Core
Competencies, KSAs
– Reviewed APICS Distribution and Logistics
Managers Competency Model for alignment
 Logical Job Analysis
– Selected World-Class SME Team
– Completed BOK Outline Development
– Validated and Finalized Core Reference List
 BOK Weighting and Exam Specification
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Exam Specification
Eight content areas have been identified, with the following relative
weighting:
Diagnostic Percentage
Main topic
part of exam
I Logistics and Supply Chain Overview 8%
Capacity Planning and Demand
II 8%
Management
III Order Management 10%
IV Inventory and Warehouse Management 17%
V Transportation 22%
VI Global Logistics Considerations 17%
VII Logistics Network Design 10%
VIII Reverse Logistics and Sustainability 8%
Exam Content Manual (ECM) Available in Shop APICS
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CLTD Eligibility Requirements
Apply to take the APICS CLTD exam
To earn your APICS CLTD designation, you must pass one comprehensive exam. Prior to
taking the exam, you must be eligible. Eligibility applications must be received two weeks
prior to the day you register for the exams.
To be eligible for the APICS CLTD designation, you must have:
 3 years of related business experience or
 Bachelor’s degree or the international equivalent*, or
 CTL, CSCP, CPIM, CFPIM, CIRM, SCOR-P, C.P.M., CSM or CPSM designations
*APICS defines the international equivalent of a Bachelor’s degree as the level of study
that would qualify an individual for a graduate program in the country where the
undergraduate degree was earned.
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APICS CLTD Exam
Computer-based testing globally

with Pearson VUE
Offered on demand, starting

October 1, 2016
Will contain 150 multiple-choice

questions (20 pre-test questions)
Candidates have 3.5 hours to complete
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Scaled score range 200-350, minimum passing score is 300
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Unscored CLTD Exam Available: October 1, 2016
Scored CLTD Exam Available: January 1, 2017
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