The APICS Exam stands for the The Association for Operations Management exam, useful for anyone interested in getting involved in an official management position from a an international company to a local business. The APICS Exam focuses on the operations of management from dealing with company inventory to production, material management, logistics and even the purchase of new products. Because
. APICS is strictly an association to help with management positions and learning to help those who are new to managing others, it is a helpful resource for finding exam practice questions and answers to review. When someone is interested in obtaining a management position for a brand or company and is required to take the APICS exam in order to receive the permissions to do so, practicing questions for the exam is one way to get prepared for the test. Finding additional resources on the APICS exam is available for free online by using official APICS websites along with other non-profit communities and networks helping those who are looking to expand their current career options. One website for finding official APICS and "CPIM" (Certification) exam practice questions is the official APICS resource website (http://www.apics.org/Certification/CPIM/practice.htm). The APICS website includes multiple questions for taking an APICS exam within a published "mini-quiz". In addition to hosting the questions for the quiz, the site also offers an answer key for users to check their answers to help with preparing for the official APICS exam. One of the questions available in the mini-quiz from APICS is "Which of the following is most likely to be the order winner in the early stages of a product's life cycle?" Another option for finding additional information on the APICS exam is MGI's official website (The MGI Management Institute). The MGI website (http://www.mgi.org/n_apics_cert.shtml) includes downloadable brochures for understanding APICS' schedules and planning information in addition to their personal guides for managing employees and planning of resources. http://www.apics.org/Certification/CPIM/practice.htm or http://www.mgi.org/n_apics_cert.shtml
