SUPPLY CHAIN MANAGEMENT PROFESSIONAL CERTIFICATION BY CII CII - SCM Pro 1. Eligibility: Bachelor s degree with relevant work experience of 3 years or B.E/B.Tech/MBA/ME/M.Tech with 2+yrs of work experience or with SCM EXE. Eligibility application form is given at the end. 2. Type of Examination: Multiple Choice Questions Online. Registrants have to go to our test centers and take up the examination. (Aptech s ATTEST centers) 3. Frequency of Examination: Thrice in a Year- Once in every March, July and One in November. Our examinations are on 1 st week of March,1 st week of July & 1 st week of November each year. 4. Number of Questions : 200 5. Duration of Examination : 3 hours 6. Certifying Score : 140 7. Rigor level: 33% questions will be difficult, 33% will be moderate, 33% will be easy. 8. Certification Fees : Rs 14,000 per take. Under early bird offer (for first 100 participants), a discounted fee is applicable. (Maximum discount available would be Rs 2,000) Payment can be made by NEFT bank transfer or as Demand Draft, drawn in favor of Confederation of Indian Industry payable at Chennai and mailed to the address: Training Department Confederation of Indian Industry- Institute of Logistics Unit E, 10th Floor, IIT Madras Research Park, Kanagam Road, Taramani, Chennai, Tamil Nadu- 600 113 Tel: 91-44- 4292 8900 (Extn- 24.) Fax: 91-44- 2255 1341
9. Reference Material: Rs.2000 for the reference material if bought without registering for the examination. Payment can be made as above in point 8.. 10. Validity: The certification is Valid for 4 Years. 11. Renewal: The candidates can take up renewal examination to retain the Certification Status. After TWO successive renewals, they will be certified for life time. 12. Modules : Module 1 : Supply Chain Management Essentials : Basic Concepts, Definition, Logistics Vs. Supply Chain management, Supply chain strategy for Competitive Advantage, advantages of networking, other organizations in Supply Chain, Structure of Supply Chain, Green Supply Chains, Supply Chain performance Measures. Module 2 : Competitive drivers of Supply Chain : Demand Planning & Forecasting Types, accuracy, Procurement Procurement Cycle, Vendor selection, rating, Inventory- types, management techniques, safety stock calculation, Planning - materials management, MS/MRP. Distribution- Warehouse types, Logistics & transportation Management Module 3: Customer Relationship management & Supplier Relationship Management: Order fulfilling, customer satisfaction measurement, SRM, Strategic Sourcing, off shoring, outsourcing, managing 3 PL service providers Module 4: Role of Information Technology in Managing Supply Chain effectively: Planning: ERP, E business and E procurement, Supply chain coordination & Integration. Communication: EDI, WMS, TMS, Tracing & Tracking: Barcodes, RFID, GPS, cloud computing, SAAS models
Module 5: Global Supply Chain Management: Globalization, EXIM Procedures, Incoterms, LC mechanism, Risk and Insurance, Packaging & labeling issues. Additional Module: Business Logistics India specific: taxation structure and implications. This module is for knowledge purpose only. 13. Weightage : The weightage of modules will be decided by the committee, comprising of academia and Industry experts 14. Relevant Work experience: CII defines relevant work experience as work that is directly connected to some aspect of the supply chain. This can include Material Management, production Planning & Control, transportation & logistics, procurement/purchasing, manufacturing, warehousing, distribution, customer service, software solution design & support and other areas that are part of supply chain of any Industry or sector. 15. SCM Pro Registration Process: a. Candidates meeting the eligibility requirements will send the completely filled in application form on the 5 th &6 th pages of this document, with proof of qualification and experience in hardcopy. Photostat copies of Degree certificate duly self attested and experience certificate(s) are to be attached along with application form. b. CII will review all applications and candidates will be notified about the eligibility through Email, within five working days. c. After receiving this confirmation mail, Candidates have to send the examination fee by DD Please refer point 8 above for payment. d. Candidates have to keep a photocopy of their application.
e. After receiving the DD, the reference material set - containing 5 books will be couriered to the address given in the application form, within Five days. A registration number will be allotted. f. The links for viewing recorded sessions will be sent to registrants by Email. g. Notifications regarding mock examination, ATTEST Centre locations, Final examination will be sent through Emails. h. Reference material on additional module Indirect Taxation structure and implications on SCM will be sent in pdf format by Email. i. List of Aptech s ATTEST centers with the addresses will be sent to the registrants. The registrants can block a center of their choice for appearing for Mock & Final examination. Close to 50 centers, in different parts of the country is available for our examination. j. Registrants will be given hall tickets in soft form. They need to take the print out and go to the test center for taking up the mock examination, subsequently final examination on March, July and November k. CII reserves the right to postpone or cancel the training program/ examination for the reasons beyond our control. l. Applications should be sent to : T. Pramila / Yasar Arafath, Confederation of Indian Industry- Institute of Logistics Unit E, 10th Floor, IIT Madras Research Park, Kanagam Road, Taramani, Chennai, Tamil Nadu- 600 113 Tel: 91-44- 4292 8908/ 09
ELIGIBILITY APPLICATION Complete the following information to document your eligibility to take the CII SCM Pro Certification exam. Name: Date of Birth: Address (for Sending Study Materials & Raising Invoice): City: State: Pin Code: Telephone: Mobile: Email Id (block letters): Educational Qualification**: Employment History 1**: Job Title: Functional Area: (E.g.: Procurement / PPC/Warehousing / Logistics ) Company Name: Dates of Employment: (From To)
Employment History 2**: Job Title: Functional Area: (E.g.: Procurement / PPC/Warehousing / Logistics ) Company Name: Dates of Employment: (From To) ** Self attested Documents in support of Qualification (Highest Degree) and Experience (Proof for 3+ years) are attached. Declaration I hereby declare that all information presented on this application is correct and complete. I understand that I am responsible for maintaining supporting documentation, which I may be required to submit as evidence for education and work experience. We accept that CII reserves the right to postpone or cancel the training program/ examination for the reasons beyond their control SIGNATURE: Date: Place: