Version 1: Three-hour, 100-item examination, covering an evolving set of concepts encompassing people, involvement, total quality, and improvement of the manufacturing process. Major content areas and related topics covered include: General Concepts -objectives, benefits, scope and organization, management considerations; Techniques -people-oriented, process-oriented, total quality control, scheduling/control; Integration and Application -internal to the operating unit, external to the operating unit; Implementation -project management, education, transition, sequence of events. Version 2: Three-hour, 100-item examination, covering an evolving set of concepts encompassing people, involvement, total quality, and improvement of the manufacturing process. Major content areas and related topics covered include: Concepts -objectives, principles, and scope; Human Resource Development and Involvement -flexibility, compensation, changing responsibilities/ organization, relationships, motivation, and education; Total Quality Control -basic concepts, problem selection, determining root cause, and eliminating root cause; Techniques -pull signals, production considerations, material logistics, planning and scheduling, and paperwork/transaction reduction; Integration and Application -finance, engineering, customer relationships, and supplier relationships; Implementation Considerations Unique to JIT -justification and commitment, determining what to do, managing change, performance indicators, and implementation phases. Version 3: Three-hour, 100-item examination, covering an evolving set of concepts encompassing people, involvement, total quality, and improvement of the manufacturing process. Major content areas and related topics covered include: Concepts -objectives, principles, and scope; Human Resource Development and Involvement -involvement and empowerment, job design, organization design, education and training, compensation, and motivation; Total Quality Management -quality imperative, customer-driven quality standards, quality at the source, continuous improvement, and statistical concepts; Techniques -pull signals, production considerations, material logistics, planning and scheduling, and paperwork/transaction reduction; Integration and Application -finance, engineering, supply chain management; Implementation Considerations -managerial considerations, and measuring and rewarding performance.