Missouri State University presents the CPSM Review Program:

All on-demand through our Digital E-Learning Academy

Detailed study materials with practical examples.

On-demand audio presentations with CPSM Alerts.

Live, Virtual coaching sessions via Zoom.

1,764 Simulated Exam Questions.

Average exam pass rate: 85-90%.

Over 3,000 participants.

Why pursue this credential?

“According to ISM’s Salary Survey, professionals that are CPSM credentialed earn 8-10% more than those without.”

The CPSM is a globally recognized professional credential offered by ISM (Institute for Supply Management), the largest Supply Management (SM) association in the world as well as the most respected. Being certified as a CPSM means that the holder has achieved mastery of SM’s core competencies. The certification’s program’s emphasis on the integration of the strategic Supply Chain, along with procurement and SM, prepares the practitioner to move beyond tactical thinking in order to generate strategic solutions and to evolve continually in the rapidly changing SM environment. Since it’s inception in 2008 and major revision in 2018, there are approximately 15,000 CPSMs from 68 different countries.

What is the CPSM made up of?

Three modules/exams:

EXAM 1: SM Core:

7 areas, 180 question exam

- - Sourcing
  - Category Management
  - Negotiation
  - Legal & Contractual
  - Supplier Relationship Mgmt
  - Cost & Price Management
  - Financial Analysis

EXAM 2: SM Integration:

7 areas, 165 question exam

- - Supply Chain Strategy
  - Sales & Operations Planning
  - Demand Planning/Forecasting
  - Product & Service Develop
  - Quality Management
  - Logistics & Materials Mgmt.
  - Project Management

EXAM 3: Leadership/Transformation:

6 areas, 165 question exam

- - Leadership & Business Acumen
  - Strategy Development
  - Stakeholder Engagement
  - People Development & Coaching
  - Risk & Compliance
  - Social Responsibility & Ethics

What is required to obtain the CPSM?

Pass all three exams.
Three years experience w/ a Bachelor’s Degree or five years without.

What is required to maintain the CPSM?

Sixty CEHs every three years.

The Missouri State University Seven Step Approach to CPSM Certification:

1. Review detailed study materials

2. Listen to audio presentations with slides

3. Answer practice exam questions

4. Complete DADDs, IQs and SETs

2. Listen to audio presentations with slides

5. Participate in live Zoom sessions

6. Take the Simulated Practice Exam

7. Take the External Exam

3. Answer practice exam questions

6. Take the Simulated Practice Exam

Note: you will complete these steps for each module and then take the external exam now offered online through Pearson Vue Testing Centers

Meet your main presenter

Patrick (Pat) S. Woods, CPSM, CPSD, C.P.M., CPIM

For the past 30 years, Pat has had the phenomenal opportunity to work with over 300 companies in the U.S., Asia, Russia, Iraq, Middle East, Africa, India Central America, U,K. and Costa Rica in various facets of SCM, including training, certifications and consulting. Pat is a Past President of ISM-Dallas (one of the largest chapters in the U.S.) and under his leadership, ISM-Dallas was presented the Affiliate Excellence Award.

For the past 26 years, Patrick has led and presented C.P.M. and CPSM reviewtraining for both corporations and ISM/APICS’ chapters resulting in numerous participants achieving certification status and is also the GLOBAL BEST PRACTICES (GBP) Chair for ISM-Dallas. He previously held the role of Professional Development Chair for NAPM-National Association of Purchasing Management (the forerunner of ISM) and had responsibility for seven Southeastern U.S. states and Puerto Rico.

Now, in a collaboration with Missouri State University, Patrick is conducting professional development trainings for key corporations in the U.S., Iraq, Africa, the Middle East and India. Participants to each program receive a prestigious certificate from MSU.

As founder of SCE-Supply Chain Education, Patrick has worked with major corporations such as Alcatel, Boeing, Fujitsu, Halliburton, Ingersoll-Rand, Atlas Copco, Verizon and Pertomina – the Indonesian owned oil entity, in the areas of supply chain and materials management, traveling extensively in Asia and the former Soviet Union. He has also founded the current on-line learning initiative that has been a huge success with such companies as Halliburton, Ingersoll-Rand, Atlas-Copco and Verizon, resulting in both a U.S. and world-wide roll-out with approximately 3,000 participants, primarily in the areas of C.P.M, CPSM, CPIM and Six-Sigma.

Patrick has a wealth of experience in materials management and supply chain consulting solutions for high volume, fast paced organizations such as Emerson Electric, EDS, Clark Equipment, Intergraph, Perot Systems and NEC. He was also an adjunct professor at the University of North Texas specializing in logistics, transportation and marketing. His expertise includes extensive knowledge of ERP, MRP, CRP and various inventory control systems, international procurement, management of cross-functional teams, including buyers, engineering and multi-international SCM teams.

He has implemented, taught and achieved results for two Fortune 100 corporations in both Michigan State University and A.T. Kearney strategic procurement methodologies. Patrick is one of the first group to be both a Certified Professional in Supply Management (CPSM) and a Certified Professional in Supplier Diversity (CPSD) as well as a Certified Purchasing Manager (C.P.M.), both through ISM – The Institute for Supply Management and is certified in Production and Inventory Management (CPIM) through APICS. He has a degree in Industrial Management with a minor in Economics from the University of Alabama. Industrial Mana