Title: A study of the development of APICS Body of Knowledge and CPIM certification in China

Authors: Bingguang Li, Bojun Liu, Vanthuan Nguyen, Binshan Lin

Addresses: Harry F. Byrd, Jr. School of Business, Shenandoah University, Winchester, VA 22601, USA. ' Allied Strategy Operations Management Consulting, Room 518, Parkview Center, Road Fangyuanxilu, Chaoyang District, Beijing 100016, China. ' Department of Finance and Accounting, Earl G. Graves School of Business and Management, Morgan State University, Baltimore, MD 21251, USA. ' Department of Management and Marketing, Louisiana State University in Shreveport, Shreveport, LA 71115, USA

Abstract: This paper firstly introduces the APICS Body of Knowledge (APICS BOK) and APICS CPIM certification. By comparing the APICS BOK and the Industrial Engineering Body of Knowledge (IE BOK), we find that there are both overlapping and complementing areas between those two BOKs. We note that IE education and application have been well introduced and developed in China. Based on the analysis of APICS history in China and the comparison between APICS BOK and IE BOK, we provide a conjecture for the developments of APICS BOK and APICS CPIM certification in China.

Keywords: APICS Body of Knowledge; APICS BOK; CPIM certification; Industrial Engineering Body of Knowledge; IE BOK; China; educational management; management in education; industrial engineering education.

DOI: 10.1504/IJMIE.2007.014384

International Journal of Management in Education, 2007 Vol.1 No.1/2, pp.152 - 161

Published online: 03 Jul 2007 *

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