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Introducing the APICS S&OP Education Certificate

APICS offers a comprehensive, forward-looking program that will prepare you to collaboratively participate in the sales and operations planning (S&OP) process. By earning this certificate, you demonstrate your commitment to and understanding of the principles and functions of sales and operations planning.

How to earn the APICS S&OP Education Certificate

To earn the certificate, you must complete 12 contact hours of APICS education - 7 from the core topics and 5 from the elective topics. To earn the APICS S&OP Education Certificate, you must complete the following:

1 contact hour in each of the following core required topics

SOPC1 S&OP Foundations

SOPC2 The five step S&OP process

SOPC3 S&OP Inputs - demand and operations planning

SOPC4 Building and working with S&OP grids and graphs

SOPC5 Managing the output from the S&OP process

SOPC6 Organizing product families for S&OP

SOPC7 Attributes, objectives and benefits of S&OP

5 contact hours of elective topics:  Five or more contact hours of elective topics for the S&OP certificate will be presented at both APICS 2018 and the Best of the Best S&OP Conference. Qualifying sessions will be noted in the conference program materials.

APICS S&OP reports and folios: Download today to start building your knowledge.

Ways to complete educational hours: 

• APICS S&OP Seminars  
  These 7-hour events give you a comprehensive look at the elements of data collection, performing demand and supply planning, and conducting the pre- and executive S&OP meetings for your organization. They include 7 of the 7 required core topics toward the APICS S&OP certificate. Learn more at apics.org/seminars. 

• APICS S&OP Workshop 
  Understanding the components of the S&OP process is one thing, but actually conducting the 5 Step S&OP process is another. The one-day S&OP Workshop fills this gap by providing participants an opportunity to perform a simulated S&OP process from beginning to end. By the conclusion of the workshop, participants will acquire a basket of practical tools to make their S&OP programs work more smoothly, enhance forecast accuracy, increase productivity, and reduce operational costs. Learn more and register today.

• APICS 2018
  Earn 1 credit hour for each S&OP session offered (six sessions total) at APICS 2018!
  
  
• Best of the Best S&OP Conference
  By attending key S&OP educational sessions at the Best of the Best S&OP Conference you can earn up to 5 of the 5 required elective topics necessary to earn your certificate.

• APICS and IBF Complimentary Best of the Best Webinar
  We are pleased to provide a recording of APICS and IBF's 2017 webinar, Architects of Change: Implementing S&OP and Managing the Process. Presented by Pete Alle, Vice President of Supply Chain at Oberweis Dairy. View the webinar online.

• Optimizing the S&OP Supply Review Process
  Watch this free recording of the webinar given by Patrick Bower. During the webinar, Bower will touch on the basics of the Supply Review process and share best practices. Learn how to set a cadence for the process and how to incorporate metrics and other important tools.

 

APICS S&OP Education Certificate─ Tracking your progress

Download the APICS S&OP Education Certificate transcript to log core and elective educational sessions. Once you have completed the requirements submit the transcript to pdadmin@apics.org for processing.

Additional Resources

Want to learn more? Watch this online presentation given by Anthony Zampello, APICS Master Instructor, that gives an introduction to Sales and Operations Planning. Learn what S&OP is, why you should care about it, and how you can obtain the APICS S&OP Certificate.