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CTSC Exam References

Access essential educational resources to help you build your knowledge of supply chain practices and to support your certification exam preparation. Listed below is a list of recommended texts for CTSC.

We strongly recommend you begin your preparation with the APICS CTSC Exam Content Manual (ECM). It provides an overview of the CTSC exam program with test specifications, test-taking advice, key terminology, and practice questions. For more information about the CTSC ECM, please visit ascm.org/ctsc-ecm/.

CTSC References

  • ASCM Digital Capabilities Model (DCM) for Supply Networks Version 1.0, ASCM
  • ASCM Enterprise Standards for Sustainability Version 1.2, ASCM
  • ASCM Supply Chain Dictionary, 17th ed., 2022, ASCM
  • ASCM Supply Chain Operations Reference Model: SCOR Digital Standard (SCOR DS) Version 14.0, ASCM
  • Digital Supply Chain Leadership: Reshaping Talent and Organizations, 2022, Kurz, David B., and Murugan Anandarajan, ISBN: 978-0367716431
  • Digital Transformation of the Supply Chain: A Practical Guide for Executives, 2021, Tan, Albert, and Sameer Shukkla, ISBN: 978-9811229596
  • Principles of Supply Chain Management, 2nd ed., 2014, Crandall, Richard E., William R. Crandall, and Charlie C. Chen, ISBN: 978-1482212020
  • Strategic Supply Chain Management: The Five Core Disciplines for Top Performance, 2nd ed., 2013, Cohen, Shoshanah, and Joseph Roussel, ISBN: 978-0071813082
  • Supply Chain Analytics: Using Data to Optimise Supply Chain Processes, 2020, Robertson, Peter W., ISBN: 978-0367540067
  • Supply Chain Excellence: A Handbook for Dramatic Improvement Using the SCOR Model, 3rd ed., 2011, Bolstorff, Peter, and Robert Rosenbaum, ISBN: 978-0814437537
  • Supply Chain Leadership: Developing a People-Centric Approach to Effective Supply Chain Management, 2022, Robertson, Peter W., ISBN: 978-0367540128
  • Supply Chain Risk Management: How to Design and Manage Resilient Supply Chains, 3rd ed., 2020, Manners-Bell, John, ISBN: 978-1789666373
  • Supply Chain Transformation: Building and Executing an Integrated Supply Chain Strategy, 2012, Dittmann, J. Paul, ISBN: 978-0071798303
  • Transforming Supply Chains, 2019, Gattorna, John, and Deborah Ellis, ISBN: 978-1292286846