CBM Exam Part 1 - The Core Exam
 

CBM Exam Part 1, the Core Exam, consists of the following five Learning Modules with the percentage weights indicated for each module:

 

Module 100 General Management and Organization (25%)
  101 Corporate Strategies

  105 Management and Organization
  110 Planning and Organizing
  120 Directing and Leading
  130 Controlling and Measuring
  140 Motivating and Communication
  150 Problem Solving and Decision Making
  160 Business Policy and Ethics
  165 Business and Government
  169 Business Law and Management

  170 Economics and Management
  175 Organizational Behavior and Culture
  180 Organizational Structure and Change Management
  190 Project Management
  195 Quantitative Techniques and Management
  199 International Issues

 

Module 200 Operations Management (25%)
  201 Operations Strategies
  205 Quality and Operations
  210 Decision Making and Operations
  215 Just-in-Time Operations
  220 Product Demand Management and Forecasting
  225 Product, Service, and Process Design
  230 Physical Supply Chain Management
  235 Manufacturing Planning and Scheduling
  240 Manufacturing Capacity Management
  245 Inventory Management
  250 Materials Management
  255 Purchasing Management
  258 Electronic Procurement
  260 Logistical Management
  265 Service Strategy
  270 Service Capacity Management
  275 Waiting Time Management in Services

  278 Managing Service Experiences
  280 Engineering and Operations
  285 Economics and Operations

  286 Law and Purchasing
  290 Quantitative Techniques and Operations
  295 Ethics and Purchasing
  299 International Issues

 

Module 300 Marketing Management (25%)
  301 Marketing Strategies
  305 Quality, Sales, and Marketing
  310 New Product Development
  315 Product Management
  320 Advertising and Promotion
  330 Pricing Strategies
  340 Consumer Behavior
  350 Marketing Research
  355 Marketing Channels and Distribution
  360 Electronic Commerce and Marketing
  365 Ethics and Marketing
  370 Economics and Marketing
  375 Law and Marketing
  380 Market Segmentation and Target Markets
  385 Services Marketing
  390 Sales Administration and Management

  394 Quantitative Techniques and Marketing
  395 Ethics and Sales
  399 International Issues

 

Module 400 Quality and Process Management (15%)
  401 Quality Strategies
  410 Quality Principles and Practices

  415 Quality Tools and Techniques
  420 Quality, Costs, and Profits
  430 Quality and Environmental Standards
  440 Statistics and Quality Control
  450 Process Management Practices

  455 Service Quality
  460 Best Practices and Benchmarking
  470 Business Process Re-engineering
  480 Business Process Improvement
  490 Business Process Redesign

  492 Business Process Change Management

  494 The Quality Organization
  495 Ethics and Quality

  498 Law and Quality
  499 International Issues

 

Module 500 Human Resources Management (10%)
  501 Human Resources Strategies
  510 Employee Performance and Retention Management
  530 Staffing, Development, and Employment Practices
  540 Workforce Diversity Management
  570 Employee Benefits and Compensation
  580 Employee Health, Safety, and Security
  590 Law and Human Resources

  595 Ethics and Human Resources
  599 International Issues