Miscellaneous Purchasing/Supply/Contracts Professional Associations:

• National Association of Purchasing Management - San Diego affiliate, providing education and networking opportunities for the supply chain management professional. Includes seminars, meetings, jobs, and membership.

• Council of Supply Chain Management Professionals

• American Production and Inventory Control Society
  APICS provides education for manufacturing and service industries across the entire supply chain, including purchasing, materials management, information services and quality.

• American Purchasing Society
  APS offers a certification program for buyers and purchasing managers. Find information on the purchasing job market, supply chain news, certification, member benefits and more.

• Association for Merchandise Planning & Allocation
  AMPA is a non profit professional organization established to promote interaction and communication between retail supply chain, merchandise planning and allocation practitioners.

• Canadian Institute for Supply Management
  CISM is an organization of purchasing and supply management professionals in Canada.

• Chartered Institute of Purchasing & Supply
  CIPS is the international education and qualification body representing purchasing and supply chain professionals in the UK.

• National Association of Purchasing & Payables
  NAPP is provides the purchasing industry with a forum for the exchange of ideas for improving the purchasing function.

• Purchasing Management Association of Canada
  PMAC is an excellent resource for purchasing and supply management.

• Supply Chain & Logistics Association of Canada
  SCL seeks to advance the logistics and supply chain profession in Canada through communication and networking, education and training, knowledge and leadership.

• Supply Chain Council
  Supports educational programs including conferences, retreats, benchmarking studies, and development of the Supply-Chain Operations Reference-model (SCOR).

• The Association for Operations Management

• Supply Chain & Logistics Association Canada (SCL)

• International Warehouse Logistics Association (IWLA)

• Warehousing Education and Research Council (WERC)

• International Warehouse Logistics Association (IWLA)

• Council of Supply Chain Management Professionals (CSCMP)
  This organization is based in the US and its purpose is to promote a better understanding of the supply chain function. It offers networking and educational opportunities for its members in North America, Europe and Asia. This organization is very education-focused and discourages suppliers from marketing their products during events.

• Warehousing Education and Research Council (WERC)
  WERC is primarily focused on the warehouse management function within Logistics / Supply Chain Management.

• Collaborative Planning, Forecasting and Replenishment
  Professional organization that creates collaborative relationships between buyers and sellers through co-managed processes and shared information.
  www.cpfr.org

• Council of Logistics Management (CLM)
  Not-for-profit organization of business personnel interested in improving their logistics-management skills.
  www.clm1.org

• Grainger Center for Supply Chain Management
  Provider of supply chain management education and research programs.
  wiscinfo.doit.wisc.edu

• Institute of Logistical Management (ILM)
  Comprehensive knowledge for professionals who want to compete in the complex logistics industry.
  www.logistics-edu.com

• Institute of Logistics and Transport (ILT)
  England-based association that aims to promote ideas and adopt policies in the logistics and transportation industries.
  www.iolt.org.uk

• www.iarw.org
  International Association of Refrigerated Warehouses

• International Society of Logistics (SOLE)
  Professional organization of logisticians in the St. Louis, Missouri, area.

• Procurement and Supply-chain Benchmarking Association (PASBA)
  Currently a free association of procurement and supply chain organizations within major corporations conducting benchmarking studies to identify practices that improve the overall operations of the members.
  www.pasba.com

• Stanford Global Supply Chain Management Forum
  Provider of supply chain forums for faculty and students concentrating on theoretical and model-based research, empirical research and supply chain problems.
  www.stanford.edu

• www.globalsupplychain.com

• NAEP National Association of Educational Procurement:  www.naepnet.org
  Membership is institutional and non individual. Fees are based on the number of students at an institution

• NASPO National Association of State Procurement Officials
  www.naspo.org

• NIGP National Institute of Government Purchasing Inc
  www.nigp.org

• American Bar Association Section of Public Contract Law

• Boards of Contract Appeals Bar Association (BCABA)

• California Association of Public Purchasing Officers

• CaucusNet (Technology Procurement Professionals

• Chartered Institute of Purchasing & Supply (CIPS -- U.K.)

• FAPPO - Florida Association of Public Purchasing Officers

• International Purchasing & Supply Education & Research Association (IPSERA)

• National Association of Black Procurement Professionals (NABPP)

• National Association of Educational Buyers, Inc. (NAEB)

• National Association of Purchasing Management

• National Association of State Purchasing Officials (NASPO)

• National Contract Management Association (NCMA) 

• National Defense Industrial Association (NDIA)

• National Institute of Governmental Purchasing (NIGP)

• National Purchasing Institute (NPI/ISM)

• American Society of Transportation & Logistics, Inc.
  Professional Educational Transportation Organization - The AST&L was founded in 1946 to insure a high level of professionalism and promote continuing education in the field of transportation and logistics.  www.astl.org

• Association of Professional Material Handling Consultants (APMHC)
  APMHC is a professional society composed of individual consultants in the material handling field.
  www.mhia.org/PS/PS_APMHC_WhatIsAPMHC.cfm

• International Refrigerated Transportation Association (IRTA)

• International Warehouse Logistics Association (IWLA)
  IWLA is the unified voice of the global logistics outsourcing industry, representing third party warehousing, transportation and logistics service providers.
  www.iwla.com

• Truckload Carriers Association

• Warehousing Education and Research Council (WERC)
  An international professional organization dedicated to the advancement and education of people involved in the management of warehouses and distribution facilities. www.werc.org

Material Handling Education Foundation (MHEF)
The Material Handling Education Foundation, Inc. is an independent, non-profit 501(c)(3) organization dedicated to encouraging and supporting material handling education. www.mhia.org/et/ET_MHEF_Home.cfm

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