APICS Principles of Operations Management is an education-based program made up of five courses designed to help new entrants to the field of operations management establish the foundational knowledge necessary to excel in the fields of production and distribution management. Principles offers organizations an efficient and effective approach to educate and develop professionals on the basics of operations management.

When facing a specific educational need within their organization, customers can fully customize their Principles program to build courses to meet these needs. Organizations can select Principles course sessions, suitable as stand-alone mini-courses or to be combined with other sessions, to create a customized learning experience.

Current modules are:

• Principles of Inventory Management 
• Principles of Operations Planning 
• Principles of Manufacturing Management
• Principles of Distribution and Logistics
• Principles of Managing Operations

APICS Principles group training is delivered by an instructor on-site at your location to your operations management group or cross-functional project team. You set the date, location and venue. APICS-Chicago manages the training materials and instructor.

Contact the VP of Education at VP.EDUCATION@APICS-CHICAGO.ORG for more information on this offering.