Certified Inventory Optimization Professional (CIOP) is the most comprehensive inventory management program to prepare the supply chain professionals with a sound understanding on the inventory concepts and analysis capabilities. To enable them to transform their organisations inventory management practices in alignment with global best practices.
Certified Inventory Optimization Professional is a three-hour, online, proctored, multiple-choice examination. Each question contains four responses and the candidate need to select the most appropriate one. The candidates need to answer 120 questions in 120 minutes. To secure a pass the candidate needs to correctly answer 70% of the questions. There are no negative marks.
The candidates will receive their score and the successful candidates will receive the softcopy of the CIOP certificate within three business days. CIOP certificate is issued for life and no certification maintenance required.
To learn more about the examination syllabus, please review the Inventory Management Body of Knowledge (IMBoK). IMBoK is framed with inputs from hundreds of supply chain and inventory management professionals in specific. This is an ongoing activity as IISCM would like to make this body of knowledge truly represents the industry requirements and developments happening in this field.