The powers that be at work decided that in order to know anything about Supply Chain, you had to be APICS certified. Not sure if it was because people didn't know the difference between a forecast or a demand or what, but basically everyone has taken the courses and exams around here. Although I had taken two of the five exams before I left for France, I had three remaining. Fortunately, they weren't too horrible, although they each took about 3 weeks of studying. If nothing else it saves time convincing people that you know anything about how a Supply Chain works - now I can just say I'm APICS certified - woo hoo.
