CERTIFIED INVENTORY OPTIMIZATION PROFESSIONAL

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Certified Inventory Optimization Professional (CIOP) is a sought-after qualification by companies to create a competitive advantage by transforming their supply chain practices.
MODULE THREE 

Production Planning System 5Q

CIOP Module -3 Learning Outcome Questions

M3-01: Ingredients of a Good Planning System
M3-02: Understand Demand, Priority, Capacity and Resources
M3-03: Manufacturing Planning and Control Framework
M3-04: Planning Horizon, Planning Bucket and Planning Frequency
M3-05: Planning Level and Degree of Detail
M3-06: Planning Level, Planning Horizon, Planning Bucket and Planning Frequency
M3-07: Production Planning Strategies

MODULE FOUR

Strategic Business Planning 9Q

CIOP Module -4 Learning Outcome Questions

M4-01: What is Strategy?
M4-02: Corporate Strategy
M4-03: Strategic Business Planning
M4-04: Why Strategic Business Planning?
M4-05: Strategic Business Planning – SIPOC Diagram
M4-06: Hoshin Planning
M4-07: United Nations Global Compact
M4-08: Balanced Scorecard

MODULE FIVE

Sales & Operations Planning 9Q

CIOP Module -5 Learning Outcome Questions

M5-01: What is Sales & Operations Planning?
M5-02: What is a Product Family?
M5-03: Sales & Operations Planning – SIPOC Diagram
M5-04: Planning Horizon, Planning Bucket and Planning Frequency
M5-05: Institutionalizing S&OP in an Organisation
M5-06: S&OP Steps
M5-07: S&OP Demand Management Activities
M5-08: S&OP Capacity Management Activities

MODULE SIX

Master Scheduling 9Q

CIOP Module -6 Learning Outcome Questions

M6-01: Master Scheduling
M6-02: Master Scheduling – SIPOC Diagram
M6-03: Planning Horizon, Planning Bucket and Planning Frequency
M6-04: Rough-Cut Capacity Planning (RCCP)
M6-05: Understanding MPS Grid
M6-06: Available to Promise (ATP)
M6-07: Demand Time Fence and Planning Time Fence
M6-08: Frozen Zone, Slushy Zone and Liquid Zone
M6-09: Resolving the Differences between MPS and Capacity
M6-10: Final Assembly Scheduling

MODULE SEVEN

Material Requirements Planning 7Q

CIOP Module -7 Learning Outcome Questions

M7-01: Objectives of MRP
M7-02: Material Requirements Planning – SIPOC Diagram
M7-03: Bill of Materials and Its Uses
M7-04: Types of Bill of Materials
M7-05: Where-Used and Pegging Reports
M7-06: MRP Processes
M7-07: Understanding MRP Grid
M7-08: Capacity Requirements Planning (CRP)
M7-09: Resolving Differences between MRP and CRP

MODULE EIGHT

Demand Management 5Q

CIOP Module -8 Learning Outcome Questions

M8-01: Demand Management and Demand Planning
M8-02: Characteristics of Demand
M8-03: Factors that Influence Demand
M8-04:Distribution Requirements Planning (DRP)

MODULE NINE

Capacity Management 5Q

CIOP Module -9 Learning Outcome Questions

M9-01: Capacity Management
M9-02: Capacity Planning
M9-03: Capacity Control
M9-04: Capacity Management Hierarchy
M9-05: Capacity Available and Capacity Required
M9-06: Strategic Resource Planning
M9-07: Resource Planning
M9-08: Rough-Cut Capacity Planning (RCCP)
M9-09: Capacity Requirements Planning (CRP)
M9-10: Capacity Control
M9-11: Calculating Available Capacity

MODULE TEN

Forecasting 7Q

CIOP Module -10 Learning Outcome Questions

M10-01: Define Forecasting
M10-02: Principles of Forecasting
M10-03: Qualitative Forecasting
M10-04: Quantitative Forecasting
M10-05: Understanding Seasonality
M10-06: Forecast Error
M10-07: Tracking Forecast

MODULE ELEVEN

Production Activity Control 7Q

CIOP Module -11 Learning Outcome Questions

M11-01: Manufacturing Lead Time
M11-02: Scheduling Techniques
M11-03: Throughput
M11-04: Bottlenecks and Throughput
M11-05: Managing Bottlenecks
M11-06: Input/Output Control
M11-07: Dispatching Rules

MODULE TWELVE

Procurement 7Q

CIOP Module -12 Learning Outcome Questions

M12-01: What is Procurement?
M12-02: CIPS Procurement Cycle
M12-03: Stage 1: Understanding the need and developing a high-level specification
M12-04: Stage-2: Market/Commodity and options
M12-05: Stage 3: Develop strategy/plan
M12-06: Stage-4: Pre-procurement, market test and market engagement
M12-07: Stage-5: Develop documentation
M12-08: Stage-6: Supplier Selection to participate in ITT/ RFQ Negotiation
M12-09: Satge-7: Issue ITT-RFQ
M12-10: Stage 8: Bid/tender/quotation evaluation
M12-11: Satge-9: Contract award and implementation
M12-12: Satge-10: Warehouse, logistics and receipt
M12-13: Stage-11: Contract performance review
M12-14: Stage-12: SRM and SCM and development
M12-15: Satge-13: Asset management and lessons learned

 MODULE THIRTEEN

Order Quantities 5Q

CIOP Module -13 Learning Outcome Questions

M13-01: Stock-Keeping Unit (SKU)
M13-02: Lot-for-Lot
M13-03: Fixed Order Quantity
M13-04: Period Order Quantity
M13-05: Economic Order Quantity

MODULE FOURTEEN

Independent Demand Ordering Systems 5Q

CIOP Module -14 Learning Outcome Questions

M14-01: Order Point System
M14-02: Periodic Review System

MODULE FIFTEEN

Warehouse Management 10Q

CIOP Module -15 Learning Outcome Questions

M15-01: What is a Warehouse?
M15-02: What is a DC?
M15-03: Warehouse vs. DC
M15-04: Classification of Storage Facilities
M15-05: Classification of Storage Facilities by Ownership
M15-06: Classification of Storage Facilities by Customs Act
M15-07: Classification of Storage Facilities by Key Function
M15-08: Warehouse Costs
M15-09: Warehouse Processes
M15-10: Warehouse Security
M15-11: Warehouse Performance Framework
M15-12: Customer Service KPIs

 MODULE SIXTEEN

Transportation Management 5Q

CIOP Module -16 Learning Outcome Questions

M16-01: Echelons and Nodes
M16-02: Value Density and Packaging Density
M16-03: Modes of Transportation
M16-04: Types of Carriers
M16-05: Transportation Cost Structure

MODULE SEVENTEEN

Supplier Relationship Management (SRM) 5Q

CIOP Module -17 Learning Outcome Questions

M17-01: Internal and External Supplier
M17-02: Supplier Relationship Spectrum
M17-03: Supplier Certification
M17-04: Supplier Selection Process
M17-05: Supplier Scorecard

MODULE EIGHTEEN

Customer Relationship Management (CRM) 5Q

CIOP Module -18 Learning Outcome Questions

M18-01: Define CRM
M18-02: Customer Touch Points Analysis
M18-03: Customer Satisfaction

MODULE NINETEEN

Introduction to Quality 5Q

CIOP Module -19 Learning Outcome Questions

M19-01: Introduction to Quality
M19-02: Dimensions of Quality - Product
M19-03: Dimensions of Quality - Service

MODULE TWENTY

Introduction to Packaging 5Q

CIOP Module -20 Learning Outcome Questions

M20-01: What is Packaging?
M20-02: Packaging Functions
M20-03: Distribution Packaging
M20-04: Packaging Symbols
M20-05: Packaging Machinery
M20-06: Package Printing
M20-07: Types of Packaging
M20-08: Forces on a Package
M20-09: Package Development Process

MODULE TWENTY ONE

Introduction to Process 3Q

CIOP Module -21 Learning Outcome Questions

M21-01: Define Process
M21-02: Three Types of Process
M21-03: Process Mapping
M21-04: Microsoft Visio
M21-05: Benefits of Process
M21-06: Causes of Variation
M21-07: Process Capability
M21-08: Process Control

MODULE TWENTY TWO

Lean 5Q

CIOP Module -22 Learning Outcome Questions

M22-01: Introduction to Lean
M22-02: House of Lean
M22-03: 7 Wastes of Lean
M22-04: 5S
M22-05: Visual Management
M22-06: Total Productive Maintenance
M22-07: Just-in-Time Production
M22-08: Jidoka
M22-09: Kaizen

MODULE TWENTY THREE

Six Sigma 5Q

CIOP Module -23 Learning Outcome Questions

M23-01: What is Six Sigma?
M23-02: History and Pioneers in Six Sigma
M23-03: Basic Concepts
M23-04: Benefits of Six Sigma
M23-05: DMAIC
M23-06: Define
M23-07: Measure
M23-08: Analyse
M23-09: Improve
M23-10: Control
M23-11: Probability Distribution
M23-12: Normal Distribution
M23-13: Normal Probabilities
M23-14: Linear Regression Analysis
M23-15: Correlation and Regression
M23-16: Hypothesis Testing

MODULE TWENTY FOUR

Total Quality Management 5Q

CIOP Module -24 Learning Outcome Questions

M24-01: Define Quality
M24-02: Basic Concepts of TQM
M24-03: Costs of Failure
M24-04: Costs of Quality

MODULE TWENTY FIVE

Theory of Constraints 5Q

CIOP Module -25 Learning Outcome Questions

M25-01: Introduction to ToC
M25-02: Drum, Buffer and Rope
M25-03: Identify
M25-04: Exploit
M25-05: Subordinate
M25-06: Elevate
M25-07: Repeat

MODULE TWENTY SIX

Supply Chain Technologies

5Q

CIOP Module -26 Learning Outcome Questions

M26-01: Impact of Technology on Supply Chain
M26-02: Barcode, RFID and QR Code
M26-03: Put-to-Light and Pick-to-Light
M26-04: Geofencing
M26-05: Control Tower
M26-06: ERP
M26-07: WMS
M26-08: TMS
M26-09: YMS

MODULE TWENTY SEVEN

Supply Chain Techniques 5Q

CIOP Module -27 Learning Outcome Questions

Quality Function Deployment,  Brainstorming, Benchmarking,  Acceptance and Evaluation Criteria,  Value Stream Mapping,  Process Mapping, Standard Operating Procedure, PESTLE Analysis, Porter's Five Forces, Resource Audit, SWOT Analysis, Ansoff Matrix, Boston Box, McKinsey 7S, Value Stream Mapping, Interview, Workshop, Observation, Shadowing, Ethnographic Studies, Surveys, Sampling,  Document Analysis, Rich Pictures, Mind Maps, Fishbone Diagram, Stakeholder Wheel, PI Grid, PDCA, RACI Matrix, Thomas-Kilmann Model, Principled Negotiation, Value Chain Analysis, Organisation Diagram, Activity Diagram, BPM, Task Analysis, Business Rules Analysis, Decision Tree,  Force Field Analysis, Cost-Benefit Analysis. Risk Analysis, Investment Appraisal, Business Case, 4As Communication Model, Scenario, Storyboarding, Prototyping, CRUD Matrix, State Machine Diagram, Johnson and Scholes's Cultural Web, Kurt Lewin's Model, SARAH Model, Kotter's Approach to Change, Kolb Cycle.

MODULE TWENTY EIGHT

Industry 4.0 5Q

CIOP Module -28 Learning Outcome Questions

M28-01: What is Industry 4.0?
M28-02: Benefits of Industry 4.0
M28-03: Blockchain,
M28-04: Artificial Intelligence
M28-05: Machine Learning
M28-06: Robotic Process Automation
M28-07: Internet of Things
M28-08: Supply Chain and Industry 4.0

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