Version 1: Three-hour, 100-item examination, covering the first step in product logistics which translates the business plan stated in dollar or macro elements down to the detailed master production schedule. Major content areas and related topics covered include: Demand Management -forecast source data and methods, order entry and customer service, management considerations; Production Planning -developing and maintaining the production plan, management considerations; Master Production Scheduling -concepts of scheduling, developing and managing the MPS, final assembly schedule, management and Just-In-Time considerations. Version 2: Three-hour, 100-item examination, covering the first step in product logistics which translates the business plan stated in dollar or macro elements down to the detailed master production schedule. Major content areas and related topics covered include: Forecasting Concepts and Techniques -concepts, management considerations, data sources and requirements, techniques, and forecast accuracy; Order Servicing -concepts and management considerations, data sources and requirements, available-to-promise, customer communications, and monitoring the customer service policy; Production and Resource Planning -concepts, management considerations, data sources and requirements, and developing, validating, and maintaining the production plan; Master Scheduling Concepts and Implementing the Master Planning Schedule -concepts, management considerations, data sources and requirements, developing the master production schedule and rough-cut capacity plan, developing the final assembly schedule, and managing the master production schedule. Version 3: Three-hour, 100-item examination, covering the first step in product logistics which translates the business plan stated in dollar or macro elements down to the detailed master production schedule. Major content areas and related topics covered include: Forecasting -concepts, management considerations, data sources and requirements, techniques, and forecast accuracy; Order Servicing and Customer Service -concepts and management considerations, data sources and requirements, available-to-promise, customer communications, and monitoring the customer service policy; Sales and Operations Planning -concepts, management considerations, data sources and requirements, and developing, validating, and maintaining the sales and operations plan; Master Scheduling Concepts -concepts, management considerations, data sources and requirements; Implementing the Master Production Schedule -developing the master production schedule and rough-cut capacity plan, developing the final assembly schedule, and managing the master production schedule.