1. APICS CLTD Certified in Logistics, Transportation and Distribution October 2016`
Roger Harris, CFPIM, CIRM, C.P.M., PMP, CSCP, CPSM
APICS Master CPIM an CSCP Instructor
Luis Barcón, CPIM, CIRM, CQM, C.P.M., PMP, CSCP, CPF, CTL, CS&OP
APICS Master CPIM and CSCP Instructor, APICS Master Instructor Trainer

2. About the Program AST&L Merged with APICS
AST&L had a Certification Called CTL
APICS Analyzed the Certification Portfolio that we had along with Market Needs and Understood that a Certification Covering Logistics, Distribution and Transportation was a Strategic Fit

3. About the Program
Created by APICS with a team of subject matter experts, the CLTD designation covers a comprehensive body of knowledge that sets the global standard for best practices in logistics, transportation and distribution.

4. About the Program Same format as CSCP (Both were Developed by Holmes)
Tools
Learning System (Books and Internet)
Instructor Guide
Participant Booklets (Slides)
Exam Content Manual (In Learning System)
Learning System

5. About the Program
MODULE 1 Logistics and Supply Chain Overview MODULE 2 Capacity Planning and Demand Management MODULE 3 Order Management MODULE 4 Inventory and Warehouse Management
MODULE 5 Transportation MODULE 6 Global Logistics Considerations MODULE 7 Logistics Network Design MODULE 8 Reverse Logistics and Sustainability

6. About the Program
Exam
The CLTD program consists of eight modules with an exam that reflects critical areas in logistics, transportation and distribution for the roles and responsibilities of logistics managers. The exam consists of 150 multiple-choice questions (130 operational and 20 pretest). Candidates will have 3.5 hours to complete the exam.

7. APICS CLTD: Exam Pricing
2017 Credential Pricing
North America and ROW
CLTD
Partner - Member
$400
Partner - Non-member
$475
Partner - APICS One **
Partner - APIS SCC (Premier & Standard Corps)
Premier Partner - Member
$350
Premier Partner - Non Member
$450
Premier Partner - APICS One
Premier Partner - APICS SCC
Rack Rate – Member (APICS PLUS)
Rack Rate – Member and Non-member
$525
Rack Rate - Student member
College/Universities
N/A
Retakes
$250
Jim:
Here is the exam pricing. Note that North America and Rest of World pricing are the same. Again, let me remind you that this information is for APICS channel partners, not the general public, as are the . . .

8. APICS CLTD: Learning System Pricing
Individual, Self-Study
Member (Non-member)
CLTD Learning System
$895 ($1195)
Premium Partner
$595
CLTD Instructor Kit
$995 first, $395 addt’l
CLTD Student Slides Booklet
$20
Channel Partner Pricing
$695
$25
Corporate Pricing
1 LS
2-25
$845 ($1145)
26-50
$795 ($1095)
51-100
$745 ($1045)
$695 ($995)
$645 ($945)
$595 ($895)
1000+
$545 ($845)
$ LS
(Jim continued)
. . . prices for the Learning Systems. The member price will be $895. Premium Partner price is $595, and Channel Partner is $695. The Instructor Kit will be $995 for the first one and $395 for each additional Instructor Kit, after January 1, 2017.
Bob, Vicky, we have several promotions going on throughout the rest of the year. Would you review them?

9. APICS CLTD: Launch Incentives
CLTD Channel Incentive
Learning System offer
Exam offer
Individual Direct,
Self-Study Purchasers
US$100 off (until 1st Oct)
US$ 50 off (until 31st Dec)
US$100 off exam
Must purchase & take exam by December 31, 2016
Free retake
Must purchase by 1st Oct
Must take exam by 31st Dec
Channel Partner
Instructor Bundle: US$895 includes:
1 Learning System (July)
1 Instructor Kit (Nov)
and/or Learning Systems:
US $50 off (until 31st Dec)
Must purchase & take exam by December 31, 2016.
Vicky:
APICS is offering great incentives to our partners, corporations and individuals to encourage early involvement in the program. As Bob mentioned, we need over 200 non-instructor exam candidates between October 1st and December 1st in order to hold the Cut Score event and determine the raw passing score; the more people we can have ready to test in September and October, the better it will be for the Cut Score process.
Channel Partners will be able to purchase an Instructor Kit bundle – which includes a Learning System as soon as it is available (in early July) AND the Instructor Resource Guide and PowerPoints in November – all for US$ I highly recommend this option for anyone interested in teaching CLTD.
Channel Partners will also be able to purchase a CLTD Learning System for $100 off before October 1st. Then between October 1st and Dec 31st, partners can purchase a CLTD Learning System for $50 off. That’s $100 off and then $50 off of your price level.
Bob:
There are offers on the exam as well. Exams purchased between July 1st and October 1st, with an exam date scheduled before December 31st, will get a $100 discount and a free retake, if needed. The free retake must be taken in the first six months of 2017.
Exams purchased between October 1 and before Dec 31 will only get the $100 discount.
Goal: 200+ non-instructors participating in CLTD pilot
(October 1 – December 1, 2016)

10. About the Program Personal Comments Great Learning System
Will be very hard for entry level people (Recommend to take CPIM first)
Market
Managers and Higher Level People in All Types of Industries
Instructors
Experienced and Very Well Prepared

11. About the Program Personal Comments
Questions in the Learning System Need to be Polished
There are Questions at the end of some session that were not covered
Recommend to use the Same Course Format (Hours, etc) and Prices as CSCP

12. Mr. Ravindra Tulsyan, CFPIM, CIRM, CSCP 
Chairman and Chief Mentor, 
KnoWerX Education (India) Private Limited
I think, I am the first person globally to take CLTD exam first. I used CLTD Learning System to prepare for the exam.
I found the section quizzes in the CLTD Learning System very tough, confusing questions, confusing answers and right answers that were not necessarily the best.
There were questions where different companies may act differently resulting in different right answers. My section quiz scores were between 48% and 80% but more towards 50%. When I walked into the exam, I was not confident of passing at all. I felt highly under-prepared. However, as I had a free retake, I took the plunge.
To my surprise, the exam questions and answers were not confusing but were very clear and rational. I am confidant that I will pass the exam. I was out of the test center (150 questions) after 2 hours.
So, I think, the CLTD Learning System quizzes have much higher level of difficulty than the real CLTD exam.

13. Thanks Ravi for sharing,
Mr. Chaim Silberstein, CFPIM, CIRM, CSCP 
President, 
C.S. Consulting Associates Inc.
Thanks Ravi for sharing,
I feel the same regarding the pretest and surprisingly score in the same range as you, so I guess I am ready to write the exam.

14. Pilot Classes (Colorado Chapter Experience)
In August and September Pilot classes were held by the Colorado Chapter in Denver and the Chicago Chapter in Chicago.
The Classes were held for 6 Saturdays in Chicago and 5 Saturdays in Denver.
We did them in parallel as close as we could.
Each week after class we met to discuss the results, changes, questions.

15. Pilot Classes
We used 5 instructors at the Colorado Chapter. Each instructing for 2 half-day sessions of the 5 weeks.
Instructors were: Roger Harris, Honey Johnson, Joe Grigg, Bob Abeyta and Harry McClintock
We actually finished all the CLDT material in 4.7 days but feel that the program should be scheduled for 5.5 days or so, to allow time for discussion.

16. Pilot Class
The Colorado Class had 10 paid participants.

17. Lessons Learned
The class had higher-level, more experienced participants than most CSCP and CPIM classes.
Students had a lot of logistics and transportation experience and knowledge
With students this knowledgeable, it requires the instructor to really know the material and to use the experience of the class to everyone’s benefit.

18. Lessons Learned
The class probably should be scheduled for hours of instruction.
Students should purchase the CLTD slide books.
There were almost 800 ppt slides
Some slides were eliminated but overall I think we added several dozen slides
So when released in Nov., the slide count should exceed 800

19. Lessons Learned
One of the major areas of discussion on our team were the ppts that posed questions.
They were placed before the material in the student guides
Most instructors on both teams thought that many of the questions did not have clear answers and led to too much debate
We did not feel this was a good use of time
APICS and Holmes agreed to delete these slides and questions from the ppts.

20. Lessons Learned
In some cases there were figures or diagrams in the student books that there were not ppts for in the instructor guides
APICS and Holmes agreed to add ppts for these diagrams as many of them are good to explain to students.

21. Lessons Learned
Many of our instructor discussions let to updates and explanations in the instructor guides.
As you may imagine, you take 10 instructors/SME’s and discuss topics and how to explain it and you get a lot opinions. On most items we all came to consensus and APICS and Holmes were very good at listening to us.

22. Class Materials
Slide books and instructor guides will be updated before the November release date.
Student books will not be updated until the beginning of 2018
We did suggest some changes that will be considered but not until the update in Jan 2018

23. Suggestions for CLTD Courses
Many areas of knowledge and experience are required. Suggest you use multiple instructors that are knowledgeable in several areas of Logistics, Transportation and Distribution
There is some overlap with CSCP and CPIM but most is material not traditionally in APICS programs

24. Suggestions for CLTD Courses
Allow the 48 hours of instruction just in case you need it
Allow plenty of time for instructor preparation, especially the first time though the class.
Some areas that seemed to spark a lot of class discussion:
Incoterms, Rail transportation and rail car types, Road transportation and truck/trailer types

25. Suggestions for CLTD Courses
Areas of discussion (continued)
International shipping paperwork, terms that may be listed in the material like Dray, Stem Distance, Drop Distance, etc.
Be prepared to discuss many terms that are listed or described in the materials.
In our class there were many folks that used these concepts in their daily work life

26. Suggestions for CLTD Courses
The instructor material and student material was created in much the same format as the CSCP program.
It seemed to be well received when we supplemented the material with pictures of transportation topics, Warehouses, Panama Canal, Railroad items, Trucking pictures, etc.

27. Conclusions Do not underestimate how much material there is to cover.
Many APICS instructors will not be familiar with all of these subjects, especially in Logistics and Transportation.
I have a Masters in Transportation and Distribution and had to spend quite a bit of time preparing to instruct this class.

28. Good luck This new material is a welcome addition to the APICS BOK
I am sure you will find things that need correction and clarification
Our Pilot classes’ suggested changes are only the beginning and there will be many more improvements, I am sure.

29. Thank you! Roger Harris, VP Education, Colorado Chapter
Luis Barcón, Supreme Governor of Mexican Chapters. 