The Purchasing Manager's Guide To The C.P.M. Exam
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Real World Scenarios for Practical Insights into the Field of Purchasing and Supply Management
Whether you're a purchasing or supply management professional seeking to validate the skills and knowledge acquired through years of practical experience, or a relative newcomer to the field looking to strengthen your resume, the C.P.M. certification from the Institute for Supply Management (ISM) provides you with the means to do so. The Purchasing and Supply Manager's Guide to the C.P.M. Exam was developed to help you prepare for the four modules that comprise the C.P.M. exam, and includes additional study tools designed to reinforce understanding of crucial subject areas. KEY TOPICS INCLUDE:
This Study Guide is not sponsored by, endorsed by, or affiliated in any way with the Institute for Supply Management (ISM). ISM and C.P.M. are trademarks or registered marks of the Institute for Supply Management. This publication may be used in assisting students to prepare for the C.P.M. exam, but neither Harbor Light Press nor ISM warrants that use of this publication will ensure passing of the exam. Note: CD-ROM/DVD and other supplementary materials are not included as part of eBook file. |
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| 08-11-08 | 2 | (NA) |
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I purchased this book hoping to cover several aspects of the CPM exam. I read the first 10 chapters then ordered CPM's 2 exam test books. I could hardly get 56 out of 75 (CPM's passing score), while solving the questions of the book chapters I could get 8-9/10. The reasons is the questions asked in the exam test has no ground of explanation in the book. Reading this book to pass the exam is almost impossible, at least for me. The book gives good general overview about purchasing but it will not help you to pass the exam.
I do have several years of purchasing experience, but in many situations the correct answer has nothing to do with logic or what you usually do in your daily purchasing process and the book fails to explain or provide information about ISM-CPM's way of explaning things. (Review Data Last Updated: 2008-09-05 06:03:19 EST)
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| 04-11-08 | 4 | 1\1 |
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Great book for summary of the CPM module knowledge base but there are flatly exam topics the book does not cover. I passed the 4 CPM Modules on the first try using this reference and the 2 available practice exams, Diagnostic Kits as they are called, from ISM (they are relatively affordable). The latter was exceptionally valuable in giving me a taste of the exam questions and the answers detail in the kits helped fill in several loose and missed topics in the The Purchasing and Supply Manager's Guide To The C.P.M. Exam. Good Luck.
(Review Data Last Updated: 2008-08-12 06:05:41 EST)
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| 12-12-07 | 4 | 2\2 |
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I think it is an excellent book for the CPM exam but shouldn't be the only source to study. It definately gives idea about the exam and covers some topics to be prepeared but if you need more in debt information, have time and funds, it is better to get ISM Workbooks also.
I have both ISM Workbook modules and this book. I studied from both. ISM Workbooks covers more topics. I personally like to study in Starbucks, and on trips. If you had seen ISM Workbooks, they are not really much mobile. You can just throw this book in your laptop bag and go over some topics on your coffee break. Shortly, I think it is a good purchase for CPM Exam, but "may" not be enough if you really need to fill some technical gaps in CPM exam materials. (Review Data Last Updated: 2008-04-12 13:52:09 EST)
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| 05-09-06 | 4 | 6\9 |
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I bought this as an economical study reference. It is a great overview for key concepts but find additional sources to study by.
It took me failing the first test (after studing only from this book) to realize that the CPM exam answers are fomulated in a subjective manner. Many questions and answers are vauge and situational oriented. Questions are often worded as: choose the "most likely" or "least likely" answer, leaving 2 valid answers, the correct of which may depend on an organization's preference or even a buyer's experience! The test seems to raise the difficulty by way intrepertation in an effort to ligitimize the CPM certification. The test is worded with such verbeage that I believe that it must have been written by a tenured government employee or mid level manager with a thesaurus. As a purchasing professional with many years of experience, I found that most real world application and testing for certification in theory are quite different with occasional convergence. The certification process will weed out the weak and I do take full responsibility for my first failure. Now that I know the rules of engagement, the battle is mine to be won. Hats off to the authors for effectively simplifying a "complexable" (yes, I made that up!) subject. It is a great reference and I will likely use it to train the buyers in our organization. (Review Data Last Updated: 2007-09-07 22:07:29 EST)
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| 05-09-06 | 4 | 6\9 |
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I bought this as an economical study reference. It is a great overview for key concepts but find additional sources to study by.
It took me failing the first test (after studing only from this book) to realize that the CPM exam answers are fomulated in a subjective manner. Many questions and answers are vauge and situational oriented. Questions are often worded as: choose the "most likely" or "least likely" answer, leaving 2 valid answers, the correct of which may depend on an organization's preference or even a buyer's experience! The test seems to raise the difficulty by way intrepertation in an effort to ligitimize the CPM certification. The test is worded with such verbeage that I believe that it must have been written by a tenured government employee or mid level manager with a thesaurus. As a purchasing professional with many years of experience, I found that most real world application and testing for certification in theory are quite different with occasional convergence. The certification process will weed out the weak and I do take full responsibility for my first failure. Now that I know the rules of engagement, the battle is mine to be won. Hats off to the authors for effectively simplifying a "complexable" (yes, I made that up!) subject. It is a great reference and I will likely use it to train the buyers in our organization. (Review Data Last Updated: 2008-01-21 16:09:47 EST)
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| 05-08-06 | 4 | 4\5 |
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I bought this as an economical study reference. It is a great overview for key concepts but find additional sources to study by.
It took me failing the first test (after studing only from this book) to realize that the CPM exam answers are fomulated in a subjective manner. Many questions and answers are vauge and situational oriented. Questions are often worded as: choose the "most likely" or "least likely" answer, leaving 2 valid answers, the correct of which may depend on an organization's preference or even a buyer's experience! The test seems to raise the difficulty by way intrepertation in an effort to ligitimize the CPM certification. The test is worded with such verbeage that I believe that it must have been written by a tenured government employee or mid level manager with a thesaurus. As a purchasing professional with many years of experience, I found that most real world application and testing for certification in theory are quite different with occasional convergence. The certification process will weed out the weak and I do take full responsibility for my first failure. Now that I know the rules of engagement, the battle is mine to be won. Hats off to the authors for effectively simplifying a "complexable" (yes, I made that up!) subject. It is a great reference and I will likely use it to train the buyers in our organization. (Review Data Last Updated: 2007-04-11 10:57:56 EST)
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| 04-24-06 | 5 | (NA) |
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Wow- I love the book but especially the CD. I bought the book, took a couple days to cram, practiced on the test samples, took the actual exams over three days, and passed all.
Nothing can take the place of subject matter expertise, which is tough to get from one book, but this sure helped. There is NO WAY I would have passed without this as study aid. (Review Data Last Updated: 2006-07-07 11:39:08 EST)
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| 10-23-05 | 4 | 2\2 |
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This book provides a great study guide for the CPM exam. The book is divided into the 4 sections of the exam which allows you to focus on the necessary material. It also includes a CD with lots of sample exam questions you can use to practice.
(Review Data Last Updated: 2006-07-07 11:39:08 EST)
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| 08-04-05 | 4 | 3\3 |
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This book helped me pass the C.P.M. exam. I was looking for a comprehensive reference, and I game across this title at amazon.com. It was not available at the time I started reviewing, March 2005. I got the book by the first week of May 2005. I took the exams in the 3rd and 4th week of June.
The book is both comprehensive and concise. I suggest you use this together (...) Although the test questions are not constructed like the ones found in C.P.M. exam, the book and the test engine helped me get the purchasing terms and definitions out of the way. I found the glossary and test engine very useful. (Review Data Last Updated: 2006-07-07 11:39:08 EST)
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