Logistics and Supply Chain Certification Programs
Following is a list of major logistics and supply chain education programs and what they offer:
• American Society of Transportation & Logistics, Washington, 202-580-7270, www.astl.org
Provides Professional in Logistics and Supply Chain Management (PLS) and Certified in Transportation and Logistics (CTL) designations.
• APICS — The Association for Operations Management, Chicago, 773-867-1777, www.apics.org
Provides Certified in Production and Inventory Management (CPIM) and Certified Supply Chain Professional (CSCP) designations.
• College Industry Council on Material Handling Education, Charlotte, N.C., 704-676-1190, www.mhia.org
Provides educational materials to schools and industry, promotes research and career development.
• Council of Supply Chain Management Professionals, Lombard, Ill., 630-574-0985, www.cscmp.org
Provides certificate of completion for online courses in inventory management, manufacturing, purchasing procurement, supply chain planning, transportation and warehousing.
• Institute of Logistical Management, Burlington, N.J., 888-456-4600, www.logistics-edu.com
Provides education and certification for Certified Logistics Practitioner (CLP), Supply Chain Practitioner (SCP), Logistics Practitioner (LP) and Motor Carrier Practitioner (MCP).
• Institute for Supply Management, Tempe, Ariz., 480-752-6276, www.ism.ws
Provides Certified Professional in Supply Management (CPSM), Certified Purchasing Manager (CPM) and Accredited Purchasing Practitioner (APP) designations.
• Institute of Packaging Professionals, Naperville, Ill., 630-544-5050, www.iopp.org
Provides training for Certified Packaging Professional (CPP) and Certified Professionals in Training (CPIT) designations.
• International Warehouse Logistics Association, Des Plaines, Ill., 847-813-4699, www.iwla.com
Provides Certified Logistics Professional (CLP) designation.
• National Private Truck Council, Arlington, Va., 703-683-1300, www.nptc.org
Provides education and training for private fleet managers and corporate supply chain executives and offers Certified Transportation Professional (CTP) designation.
• North American Transportation Management Institute, Denver, 303-952-4013, www.natmi.org
Provides Certified Director of Safety (CDS), Certified Director of Maintenance/Equipment (CDM/E), Certified Safety Supervisor (CSS), Certified Supervisor of Maintenance/Equipment (CSM/E), Certified Driver Trainer (CDT) and Certified Cargo Security Professional (CCSP) designations.
• Project Management Institute, Newtown Square, Pa., 610-356-4600, www.pmi.org
Provides Certified Associate in Project Management (CAPM), PMI Scheduling Professional (PMI-SP), PMI Risk Management Professional (PMI-RMP), Project Management Professional (PMP) and Program Management Professional (PgMP) designations.
• SOLE — The International Society of Logistics, Hyattsville, Md., 301-459-8446, www.sole.org
Provides accreditation for logistics education programs and Certified Master Logistician (CML) and Certified Professional Logistician (CPL) designations.
• Supply-Chain Council, Washington, 202-962-0440, http://supply-chain.org
Provides education and training in Supply Chain Operations Reference (SCOR) model and provides SCOR Professional (SCOR-P) and SCOR Scholar (SCOR-S) designations.
• Voluntary Interindustry Commerce Solutions Association, Lawrenceville, N.J., 609-620-4590, www.vics.org
Provides education and training in strategy and planning, demand and supply management, execution and analysis and provides Collaborative Planning, Forecasting and Replenishment (CPFR) designation.
• Warehouse Education and Research Council, Oak Brook, Ill., 630-990-0001, www.werc.org
Provides certification for warehousing facilities.
