Develop skills in reading and interpreting industrial drawings in this five-day course, which teaches the fundamentals of mechanical blueprint reading. Course material provides basic principles, concepts, ANSI and SI Metric drafting symbols and standards, terminology, manufacturing process notes, and other related technical information contained on a mechanical or CAD drawing. Book not included

Introduced in 1973 and reconfigured in 2000, CPIM continues to live up to its mission of educating individuals in the concepts, tools, terminology and integration of topics across operations functions. CPIM has helped more than 66,000 professionals learn to predict outcomes more accurately and take actions that achieve results, gain peer and industry recognition, contribute to their organization's success through increased efficiency across the processes of the supply chain, and earn college credit. For more information, call 843.574.6758.

This course is completely updated for 2009. The basic concepts in managing the complete flow of materials in a supply chain from suppliers to customers are covered in this module. Supply chain concepts are introduced and basic terminology is emphasized, as are relationships among activities in the supply chain.

Explore the processes used to develop sales and operations plans and identify and assess internal and external demand and forecasting requirements. The course focuses on the importance of producing achievable master schedules that are consistent with business policies, objectives and resource constraints. Topics include demand management, sales and operations planning, master scheduling and measuring business performance.