Download or read book CPIM BSCM Certification Exam ExamFOCUS Study Notes and Review Questions 2015 written by ExamREVIEW and published by Createspace Independent Publishing Platform. This book was released on 2014-12-25 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A supply chain is a network of retailers, distributors, transporters, storage facilities and suppliers that participate in the sale, delivery and production of a particular product. The concept of supply chain often involves backward integration - acquiring ownership of one's supply chain (in the hope of reducing supplier power and thus reducing input costs). The four major functional components are: demand planning manufacturing planning and scheduling supply planning transportation planning The module 1 exam covers only the basics. The exam attempts to test your basic understanding towards supply chain and the various PIM (production and inventory management) concepts. Many people consider module 1 as the easiest module among the five. In module 2, 3 and 4 you will frequently see topics from module 1 (as these modules tend to overlap heavily). It is therefore highly recommended that you read the material for module 1 while preparing for the other modules.