APICS SCOR - Professional Training (SCOR-p)

​Why you need to earn the APICS SCOR-p Endorsement:

APICS SCOR-P education is essential if you are involved in:

- Production management

- Operations

- Supply chain management

- Procurement

- Materials management

- Inventory management

An APICS SCOR-P endorsement will help you:

- Establish benchmarks for evaluating supply chain effectiveness

- Provide real-world techniques for measuring and managing a global supply chain

- Provide a practical method for assessing the skills and competencies of your current supply chain team members and recruits

- Dramatically increase supply chain improvement and performance

Major enhancements from SCOR 11.0 to 12.0 include:

1. Processes:
   • MAKE, DELIVER and ENABLE definitions updated to better align with the service industry and digital environment
   • ENABLE Supply Chain Procurement, sE10, developed in conjunction with procurement standards outlined by the Chartered Institute of Procurement & Supply (CIPS)
   • ENABLE Supply Chain Technology, sE11, developed to define, deploy, and manage technology enablement in the supply chain
2. Performance:
   • Reliability Attribute: Perfect Order Fulfillment, RL.1.1, definition updated to align with APICS Dictionary
   • Agility Attribute: revamped to (AG.1.1) Upside Supply Chain Adaptability, (AG.1.2) Downside Supply Chain Adaptability, and (AG.1.3) Overall Value at Risk
   • Cost Attribute hierarchy revamped; Total Cost to Serve replaced with Total Supply Chain Management Costs
3. Practices:
   • New Emerging Practices, such as “Omni-channel” (BP.176) aligned with all Deliver Process activities, “Block Chain” (BP.178), “Demand Driven MRP” (BP.179), “Digital Supply Chain” (BP.181), “Internet of Things” (BP.182) etc.
   • New Best Practices, such as “Data / Analytics” (BP.186) or “Supply Chain Finance” (BP.187) etc.
4. People:
   • Skills associated with APICS CLTD (Cert. in Logistic, Transportation and Distribution) body of knowledge
   • Aptitudes removed, Experiences and Training with numerological lists
5. Special Application Update:
   • GreenSCOR replaced by SustainableSCOR: now based upon The Global Reporting Initiative’s Sustainability Reporting Standards (GRI Standards), SCOR 12.0 replaces GreenSCOR with an updated and expanded environmental accounting framework using the GRI Standards.