This CSCP cheat sheet distills the ASCM Certified Supply Chain Professional exam into a printable rundown of the facts examiners weight most across all eight domains. It's a premium cheat sheet built by Capital Prep — the one premium prep we trust — and it's yours free. Reinforce it with the rest of your free CSCP toolkit: the practice test, study guide, and flashcards.
CSCP exam at a glance
- Questions: 150 multiple choice (130 scored + 20 unscored pretest)
- Time: 3.5 hours (210 minutes), computer-based
- Passing score: Scaled 200-350; 300 or higher passes
- Certifying body: ASCM (formerly APICS), delivered via Pearson VUE and OnVUE
- Cost: Verify current exam and learning-system fees at ASCM.org; no eligibility prerequisite as of 2022
What’s on the CSCP cheat sheet
- Forecast & Manage Demand (10%) — forecasting methods, forecast error (MAD), S&OP, and the bullwhip effect.
- Global Network & Information (10%) — network design, the push-pull boundary, postponement, the SCOR model, and key metrics.
- Source Products & Services (17%) — make-or-buy, strategic sourcing, the Kraljic matrix, and total cost of ownership.
- Internal Operations & Inventory (19%) — MRP/DRP, lean and the theory of constraints, EOQ, reorder point, safety stock, and ABC — the heaviest domain.
- Supply Chain Logistics (9%) — transportation, warehousing, 3PLs, Incoterms 2020, and reverse logistics.
- Customer & Supplier Relationships (17%) — CRM, SRM, supplier scorecards, VMI, and CPFR.
- Risk, Sustainability & Optimization (18%) — risk identification and resilience, the triple bottom line, and supply chain technology.
How to use it in your final week
- Study by weight: Internal Operations & Inventory (19%), Source Products & Services (17%), and Customer & Supplier Relationships (17%) are 53% of the exam, so give the top block of the sheet the most passes.
- Drill the formula corner until it's automatic — EOQ, reorder point (demand over lead time plus safety stock), MAD, inventory turnover, and cash-to-cash cycle time (DIO + DSO − DPO).
- Memorize the six SCOR processes in order — Plan, Source, Make, Deliver, Return, Enable — and remember Enable is the governing process, not a physical flow.
- Read the sheet the morning of the test for a last pass, then pair each review with a short timed practice set to keep your pacing sharp across all eight domains.
The cheat sheet is your review layer — your CSCP practice test drives the exam-readiness ring at the top of this page. Download it, review, then take a full practice exam (or drill with the study guide and flashcards) to see where you stand.
CSCP cheat sheet FAQ
Yes — the CSCP cheat sheet downloads as a PDF with no sign-up and no account. It sits alongside Career Employer's free CSCP practice test, study guide, and flashcards, so your whole ASCM prep stack costs nothing.
It condenses the highest-yield facts from all eight ASCM exam domains onto a quick-reference sheet: forecasting and the bullwhip effect, network design and the SCOR model, strategic sourcing and total cost of ownership, MRP/lean/inventory formulas, logistics and Incoterms, CRM/SRM, risk, and sustainability. The domain weights are printed on it so you can prioritize.
It's built from the current APICS CSCP Exam Content Manual (v5.0) and the eight weighted domains ASCM tests today, and we review it against the ECM regularly. Always confirm exam and pricing details at ASCM.org before you register, since versions change.
No — the CSCP spans 130 scored questions across eight domains in 3.5 hours, so the sheet is a review and cram layer, not a full study plan. Use it to lock in definitions and formulas, then work the practice test to reach a passing scaled score of 300 (on the 200-350 scale).
Click the download button or the preview card at the top of this page and the PDF opens instantly. Bookmark this page so you can pull it back up in your final week before test day.
References
- 1.Association for Supply Chain Management. “APICS CSCP — Certified Supply Chain Professional.” ASCM.org, 2026. ↑
- 2.Association for Supply Chain Management. “Certification Exam Details and Process.” ASCM.org, 2026. ↑
- 3.Association for Supply Chain Management. “APICS CSCP Exam Content Manual (ECM), Version 5.0.” ASCM.org, 2026. ↑
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