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CLTD Exam References

Access essential educational resources to help you build your knowledge of supply chain practices and to support your certification exam preparation. Listed below is a list of recommended texts for CLTD.

We strongly recommend you begin your preparation with the APICS CLTD Exam Content Manual (ECM). It provides an overview of the CLTD exam program with test specifications, test-taking advice, key terminology, and practice questions.

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CLTD References effective for exams administered through May 31, 2025

  • APICS Dictionary, 16th ed., 2019, APICS
  • Distribution Planning and Control – Managing in the Era of Supply Chain Management, 3rd ed., 2015, Ross, David F., ISBN: 978-1489975775
  • International Logistics, 5th ed., 2018, David, Pierre, ISBN: 978-0989490641
  • Managing Supply Chains – A Logistics Approach, 9th ed., 2013, Coyle, John J., C. John Langley Jr., Robert A. Novack, and Brian J. Gibson, ISBN: 978-1111533922
  • Supply Chain Logistics Management, 5th ed., 2020, Bowersox, Donald J., David J. Closs, M. Bixby Cooper, and John C. Bowersox, ISBN: 978-1260547825
  • Transportation – A Global Supply Chain Perspective, 9th ed., 2018, Novack, Robert, A., Brian J. Gibson, Yoshinori Suzuki, and John J. Coyle, ISBN: 978-1337406642
  • Warehouse Management – A Complete Guide to Improving Efficiency and Minimizing Costs in the Modern Warehouse, 3rd ed., 2017, Richards, Gwynne, ISBN: 978-0749479770

CLTD References effective for exams administered beginning June 1, 2025

  • ASCM Supply Chain Dictionary, 18th ed., 2024, ASCM
  • International Logistics – The Management of International Trade Operations, 6th ed., 2021, David, Pierre, ISBN: 978-1736945605
  • Introduction to Materials Management, 9th ed., 2022, Chapman, Stephen N., Gatewood, Ann K., Arnold, Tony J.R., and Clive, Lloyd M., ISBN: 978-0137565504
  • Making Sustainability Work – Best Practices in Managing and Measuring Corporate Social, Environmental and Economic Impacts, 2nd ed., 2014, Epstein, Marc J., and Buhovac, Adriana Reic, ISBN: 978-1609949938
  • Supply Chain Logistics Management, 6th ed., 2023, Bowersox, Donald J., Closs, David J., Cooper, Bixby M., and Bowersox, John C., ISBN: 978-1266134951
  • Supply Chain Management – A Logistics Perspective, 11th ed., 2020, Langley, John C., Novack, Robert A., Gibson, Brian, and Coyle, John J., ISBN: 978-0357442135
  • Sustainable Logistics and Supply Chain Management – Principles and Practices for Sustainable Operations and Management, 3rd ed., 2022, Grant, David B., Trautrims, Alexander, and Wong, Chee Yew, ISBN: 978-1398604438
  • Transportation – A Global Supply Chain Perspective, 10th ed., 2023, Novack, Robert A., Gibson, Brian, and Suzuki, Yoshinori, ISBN: 978-0357908549
  • Warehouse Management – The Definitive Guide to Improving Efficiency and Minimizing Costs in the Modern Warehouse, 4th ed., 2021, Richards, Gwynne, ISBN: 978-1789668407

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