CTSC
Are you ready to take your supply chain career to the next level? Become a certified transformation leader with the new CTSC credential!
Technical and digital transformation skills are among the top five critical skills to success as a supply chain professional. Earn the CTSC to demonstrate your expertise in supply chain strategy, prove your ability to lead a major transformation project from start to finish and set yourself apart from the competition—paving the way for new professional opportunities.
Why CTSC?
Supply chain transformation can help your company achieve a competitive edge, improve your financial performance, and provide better customer service. It increases collaboration between different departments, suppliers, and partners, leading to better communication and alignment of business objectives throughout your supply chain.
The CTSC covers frameworks, strategies, processes, tools and technologies applied to managing an end-to-end supply chain transformation and leverages components of globally recognized industry standards, including the ASCM SCOR Digital Standard (DS), Enterprise Standards for Sustainability and the Digital Capabilities Model (DCM) to:
- Identify risks and opportunities, and select the appropriate philosophies, frameworks, models, and approaches to effect transformation
- Apply systems thinking to develop, analyze, verify, and validate concept alternatives for transformation
- Manage skills, roles, responsibilities, and infrastructure needed for successful supply chain transformation
- Identify tools and technologies to enable effective supply chain transformation
- Identify and implement strategies for reinforcing and replicating improvements
If you have any of these responsibilities, CTSC is right for you:
- Supporting or executing a supply chain transformation within your organization
- Developing a supply chain strategy
- Creating business requirements documents for large-scale systems implementation
- Developing and managing performance control towers, business intelligence capabilities, and supporting advanced analytics
- Supporting a supply chain network design (redesign)
- Defining and prioritizing digital capabilities or in a supply chain enabling role
Take our five-question quiz to find out if the CTSC program is right for you. Take the Quiz!
All certification prep starts with the APICS Learning System, but we offer different study options to help you find the right study method for your schedule and learning style. Choose between self-study, instructor-led, or instructor-supported. Customized group training options are also available.
The ASCM South Central Texas Chapter offers in-person and online instructor led courses for members and guests.
BENEFITS OF AN INSTRUCTOR-LED COURSE
- Learn from an experienced instructor who provides expertise, insights, and one-on-one guidance
- Network, share experiences, and discuss topics with a diverse group of professionals
- Stay on track to earn your certification with a structured learning experience
The APICS Learning System is a combination of print and interactive digital materials including quizzes, flashcards and downloadable content. The learning system follows a three part Assess, Study, Practice methodology to help you retain the information. The CTSC Learning System consists of 4 modules:
Module 1: Supply Chain Transformation Overview
Module 2: Preparing for Supply Chain Transformation
Module 3: Executing Supply Chain Transformation
Module 4: Review of Supply Chain Transformation
Try a free demo of the CTSC Learning System today!
Studying with the APICS CTSC Learning System increases your chances of passing the exam. On average, we recommend 100 hours of study time. The exam consists of 150 questions, and you will have 3.5 hours to complete.
APICS exams are administered via computer-based testing (CBT) at Pearson VUE test centers worldwide, and online through the OnVue system. To learn more, visit the CTSC Exam Details page.
Begin preparing for your CTSC certification today!
The CTSC content is integrated with best practices in the day-to-day function of transformation professionals that drive the improvement that is necessary to maximize an organization’s efficiency and impact the bottom line.
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ASCM is an unbiased partner, connecting companies around the world with industry experts, frameworks and global standards to transform supply chains.