APICS CLTD

Q: How can one benefit from ASCM Certification?

Benefits to Companies: Helps employees master advanced supply chain management principles that extend beyond an organization's internal end-to-end operations from suppliers to customers. Provides a higher level of skills and knowledge needed to streamline business operations and produce bottom-line results. Benefits to an Individual: Provides candidates with all the necessary tools to effectively manage global supply chain processes and activities. Enables them to implement best practices in the industry to increase supply chain efficiency. Allows more credibility and recognition at your workplace.

Q: What is the Exam Pattern and Scoring?

Pattern: The Online exam is for 3.5 hours, and a participant needs to attempt 150 multiple choice questions and no negative marking. The result is prompted within few seconds of completing the Exam. Score: The CPIM exam score range is 200-350. A minimum score of 300 or higher is required to pass the examination. Any score of 299 or below is termed as failed or not pass.

Certified in Logistics, Transportation and Distribution

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Dates – 26th April to 29th June 2025

Certifying Body: Association for Supply Chain Management

The APICS Certified in Logistics, Transportation, and Distribution (CLTD) credential is designed to equip professionals with the skills to tackle current and future supply chain challenges. Developed with input from industry experts, the CLTD certification sets the global standard for best practices in logistics, transportation, and distribution.

Launched in 2016, the CLTD program is ideal for those working in or aspiring to enter the logistics industry, helping professionals enhance their organisation’s logistics function. The certification provides a wealth of knowledge, research, and industry standards, making it a valuable asset for logistics, shipping, and distribution professionals.

The APICS CLTD certification helps address industry skills shortages, supports businesses in building capable teams, and positively impacts organisational performance. With KnoWerX facilitating CLTD exam preparation, candidates gain access to comprehensive study materials covering all aspects of the certification.

The CLTD program helps professionals deepen their knowledge across various logistics topics, setting them apart from peers and increasing their value within their organisations. It is an excellent choice for those seeking to advance in logistics, mass transit, and distribution management, providing the tools needed to gain a competitive edge in the market.

Benefits of APICS CLTD Certification

Recognized as the top end-to-end supply chain management certification worldwide, opening doors to global career opportunities.
Covers the entire supply chain, giving you a competitive edge and industry respect.
Enhances your knowledge and skills, positioning you as an expert capable of driving improvements in your organization.
Certified professionals often see higher salaries and faster career growth.
Establish yourself as a supply chain leader on a global scale, gaining recognition and credibility.
Learn the latest best practices, enabling you to optimize planning and operations for better job performance.
Gain the skills to introduce new ideas and solutions across suppliers, plants, and distribution networks.
Earn a certification that is respected and valued across the industry, distinguishing you from your peers.
Leverage worldwide recognition to pursue opportunities in different regions and markets, expanding your career options.

The CLTD Learning System is divided into 9 Modules

CLTD Modules

Module 1: Logistics Overview and Strategy

Outlining the principles that make logistics useful, including economic drivers
Understanding how logistics fits within supply chain management
Managing logistics strategy, including the logistics value proposition
Developing flexible logistics frameworks and collaborative relationships
Exploring strategic-level risk management
Using fundamental performance measurements and benchmarking
Implementing re-engineering and continuous improvement philosophies

Module 2: Logistics Network Design

Implementing a logistics network design process
Considering transportation requirements driving logistics network plans
Using tools and analyses to select node patterns and links
Adopting risk management
Planning for network security and business continuity

Module 3: Sustainability and Reverse Logistics

Understanding how logistics plays a key role in demonstrating organizational social responsibility
Managing the triple bottom line, including carbon footprint reductions and green initiatives
Selecting vendors based on sustainable practices
Demonstrating responsibility when handling and managing hazardous and dangerous materials

Module 4: Capacity Planning and Demand Management

Understanding the basics of forecasting including various types of forecasts
Shaping demand for logistics services
Translating demand information into planning for transportation and warehousing capacity
Providing input during S&OP and participating in collaborative planning, forecasting, andreplenishment
Planning for distribution requirements
Managing supply, including ERP master scheduling
Developing a process and selecting a purchasing strategy

Module 5: Order Management

Performing customer relationship management during order management activities
Implementing CRM to strengthen relationships
Meeting customer needs
Achieving service levels according to customer demand
Managing the process steps and logistics decision points of inbound, intracompany, and outbound order management

Module 6: Inventory Management

Understanding inventory management, planning, and control
Contrasting stakeholder expectations for inventory management
Summarizing the different functions or purposes inventory serves in a business
Illustrating the major types of inventory costs
Differentiating approaches to safety stock and determinations of when to order
Performing calculations related to standard deviation, economic order quantity, and reorder points
Describing lean, just-in-time, ABC, vendor-managed inventory and other alternative approaches
Listing common performance metrics

Module 7: Warehouse Management

Understanding warehousing strategies and determining which to use.
Considering physical aspects and tactics related to warehousing design
Exploring warehousing challenges and trends
Summarizing warehouse ownership types and functions
Determining warehouse operations performance measures
Diving deep into warehouse processes, layouts, materials handling, systems and automation, and packaging

Module 8: Transportation

Outlining transportation fundamentals including cost structure, stakeholders, capabilities, carrier types, mode classifications, and selection considerations
Diving deep into the modes of transportation including road, rail, air, water, pipeline,intermodal, and parcel/courier
Managing transportation according to guiding principles
Considering tradeoffs when designing transportation networks, selecting carriers and modes, and planning routes and schedules

Module 9: Global Logistics

Examining current factors in the global logistics space
Staying competitive while balancing cost and level of service.
Exploring the history of international trade theories and infrastructure
Discussing global logistics performance indicators and trade specialists
Complying with international trade regulations
Preparing customs documentation
Discussing finance, payment options, terms of sale, payment methods, currency issues, trade zones, and hedging

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Frequently Asked Questions

What is APICS CLTD certification?

APICS CLTD certification is a professional certification offered by the American Production and Inventory Control Society (APICS), now known as ASCM. The Certified in Logistics, Transportation, and Distribution course is designed to improve the knowledge and skill set of those who manage transportation, logistics, and distributions within an organisation. With this certification, professionals will learn the core principles and methods used to effectively manage supply chains in their organisation and scale operations even on a global scale. The coursework will cover topics such as procurement, supplier relationships, inventory management, demand planning, order fulfilment, material handling, warehousing, international trade compliance, freight management, channel development, customer service management, and much more. The APICS CLTD certification will provide deep insight into how these topics are interconnected in order to support organisational goals.

How can one benefit from ASCM Certification?

Benefits to Companies:

Helps employees master advanced supply chain management principles that extend beyond an organization’s internal end-to-end operations from suppliers to customers.
Provides a higher level of skills and knowledge needed to streamline business operations and produce bottom-line results.

Benefits to an Individual:

Provides candidates with all the necessary tools to effectively manage global supply chain processes and activities.
Enables them to implement best practices in the industry to increase supply chain efficiency.
Allows more credibility and recognition at your workplace.

Which ASCM certification should I opt for?

If you are looking for entry Level Certification OR a certification to update your knowledge in the inventory and production field, ASCM CPIM is the best. It covers Plan, Source and Making. Refer to the CPIM brochure to know more.
If you want to make a career in logistics, plan for ASCM CLTD certification. It covers Delivery and Return within the organization. Refer to the ASCM CLTD brochure to know more.
If you want to learn about end-to-end operations management, attempt ASCM CSCP It covers the entire spectrum of the supply chain beyond the four walls of the organization.
When professionals (In the Top or Higher Middle-level management category) have a project to re-engineer or re-structure the supply chain of company, then every participant who is a part of the project should be SCOR-DS certified. Refer to the ASCM SCOR-DS brochure to learn more.
If you are looking for best practices, knowledge, skills, and abilities to initiate and enact supply chain transformation. ASCM CTSC includes transformation fundamentals and global logistics, including risk management and sustainability logistics. Refer to the ASCM CTSC brochure to know more.

In Which industries Supply Chain is important?

Today, supply chain exists in almost all the fields. The list is quite vast. To name a few…

Manufacturing companies E-Retail
Technology Food & Beverage
Shipping
Automotive
Fashion
Healthcare Oil and Gas
E-Commerce, and so on.

Is the certificate known globally?

Yes, APICS/ASCM Certifications are recognized globally.

Do I have to be an ASCM Member to pursue a certification?

Being an ASCM member, you get discounts on the course components on the ASCM exams, learning system and Bundles.

Modes and terms of payment?

You can make the payment either through Net Banking or Credit Card.
Payment Terms: i. 100% Advance ii. Instalments

Is it possible to pay fees in EMIs?

Yes, you can. Kindly connect with our sales team for further assistance on the same.

What is the Exam Pattern and Scoring?

Pattern: The Online exam is for 3.5 hours, and a participant needs to attempt 150 multiple choice questions and no negative marking. The result is prompted within few seconds of completing the Exam.

Score: The CPIM exam score range is 200-350. A minimum score of 300 or higher is required to pass the examination. Any score of 299 or below is termed as failed or not pass.

Where can I attempt or give the Exam?

You can take exams across the globe at the PearsonVUE exam and test centres.
You can search for a convenient location and as per schedule your exam.

What is the validity of all certificates?

APICS/ASCM Certificates are valid for 5 years. Within these 5 years a candidate must earn and submit 75 points to renew certificate for another 5 years. For more information on the rules and policies on maintaining certification, please visit https://www.ascm.org/learning-development/certifications-credentials/certification-maintenance.

Will I get a job, an increment or a promotion after completing APICS certification?

APICS certifications help you increase your knowledge, like any other qualification, in management stream. So, it should lead to a new job, an increment or a promotion but this cannot be said with certainty as they sway heavily in both, the positive and negative directions. The changes in demand and supply equation of skilled Man-power in the job market can affect your career advancement. However, salary surveys done by APICS in the US in the past show that APICS-certified professionals tend to earn more salary on average than non-certified professionals in the same role, proving a higher Preference for APICS-certified professionals in the Industry. Therefore, it can be confirmed that on average, Professionals certified in APICS are preferred over non-certified professionals in the relevant fields. This should in turn lead to better opportunities for you on completion of the course, compared to others, in the job market, increments and promotions, in the relevant job roles and career pathways.

Should I take training or not?

Training is always beneficial for certifications. You can always connect with the instructor for any doubts or queries related to the study material and have a smooth process towards your exams. KnoWerx instructors have more than 35 years of experience and the passing ratio of KnoWerX candidates is 90%, and too in first attempt.