The CIWIM Certified International Warehouse and Inventory Manager program is a practical, globally recognized certification designed for warehouse, inventory, logistics, operations, and supply chain professionals who want to lead high-performance, automated, resilient, and sustainable warehouse & inventory operations in the digital-first world. This program goes far beyond traditional stock control and storage layout to equip participants with strategic, technological, and analytical capabilities needed today: automating warehouses with robotics and AI; achieving real-time inventory visibility and accuracy; optimizing working capital through advanced analytics; complying with ESG/carbon reporting; building resilience against disruptions; and aligning warehouse performance with enterprise-wide supply chain and sustainability goals.

Delivered through interactive lectures, real-world case studies, technology simulations, group exercises, and a capstone project, the CIWIM prepares professionals to reduce costs, improve accuracy & service levels, minimize risks, enhance ESG performance, and become strategic contributors to organizational success.

• Design, layout, and operate modern, automated, and energy-efficient warehouses that support e-commerce, omnichannel, and resilient supply chains

• Leverage robotics, AI, digital twins, IoT, and real-time visibility technologies for inventory accuracy, slotting optimization, and operational efficiency

• Apply advanced inventory management techniques (multi-echelon optimization, AI forecasting, dynamic replenishment) to minimize stockholding costs while maximizing availability

• Implement cycle counting, perpetual inventory, and automated reconciliation processes to achieve near-100% stock accuracy

• Integrate sustainability and ESG principles into warehouse design, operations, energy use, reverse logistics, and carbon footprint reporting

• Manage warehouse human resources, safety, and performance in automated/digital environments with diverse, multi-generational teams

• Optimize warehouse costs using activity-based costing, ROI analysis for automation, and shared-user charging models

• Build warehouse resilience against disruptions (labour shortages, geopolitical events, climate risks) through contingency planning and diversification

• Measure and report warehouse performance using balanced scorecards, ESG KPIs, cost-to-serve, and value-based metrics

• Prepare for emerging trends: autonomous warehouses, programmable logistics, circular economy operations, and net-zero warehousing

• Warehouse Managers & Personnel

• Inventory Managers/Supervisors

• Plant Managers

• Materials Managers

• Distribution Managers

• Logistics Managers & Personnel

• Procurement Managers

• Shipping Supervisors

• Stores Personnel 

• Inventory Managers/Supervisors

• Inventory Clerks

• Purchasing Managers & Staff

• Business Owners, Buyers,

• Data Processing Personnel

• Supply Chain Personnel

• Inventory Control Planners

• Production Planner

• Expeditors

• Freight Forwarders

• Supervisory Executives in Warehouse & Distribution Functions 
  

PLUS anyone who is responsible for or involved in: Warehousing, Inventory Management, Transportation or anticipates being involved on any of the above or related fields.

IPSCMI - The International Purchasing and Supply Chain Management Institute

 IPSCMI, The International Purchasing and Supply Chain Management Institute, is a prestigious and leading professional institute offering purchasing and supply chain management certifications throughout the world in all modes of instruction, including conventional public seminars, online courses, in-house seminars and other distance learning modes. IPSCMI is the “brainchild” of Dr. LeRoy Graw, who created a predecessor organization with the same mission and scope of operations in 1989 called the “National Contract Service Corporation” (NCSC). NCSC ceased its operations in 1999 when Dr. Graw shifted his business focus from the US to Asia. Because of its similar business scope, IPSCMI is in fact “the son of NCSC”.IPSCMI is a premier professional certification institute well-known in the United States and the world. IPSCMI launched its supply chain certifications of Certified International Supply Chain Professional (CISCP) and Certified International Supply Chain Manager (CISCM) in 2004, which are the first professional supply chain management certifications in the world.IPSCMI’s purchasing and supply chain management courses and programs are provided around the world by a complete network of alliance partners which contract with IPSCMI for collaboration in conducting the IPSCMI programs. Training courses are usually joint IPSCMI/alliance partner efforts, in order to deliver quality programs catering to the needs of the diverse student clientele. Instructors, whether they are provided by IPSCMI or the alliance partner, must be certified in the discipline they teach. In Asia and the Middle East, every effort is made to find qualified local instructors, who can teach the curricula in the local native language, without the need for interpretation. When American or other non-native instructors are used, a local interpreter with intensive background/knowledge of purchasing and supply chain management acts as a “second instructor” for those students without complete English facility.IPSCMI has established alliance partner relationships with more than 50 distinguished organizations worldwide. Value provided in IPSCMI training and certification programs is higher than competitors because of higher quality and lower prices. We have certified more than 60000 students from 62 countries worldwide so far.