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Chartered Institute of Purchasing & Supply (CIPS - UK & Worldwide)

Supply Management is published on behalf of the Chartered Institute of Purchasing and Supply (CIPS), which is the largest procurement and supply chain institute in the world.

CIPS exists to promote and develop high standards of professional skill, ability and integrity among all those engaged in purchasing and supply chain management. CIPS assists individuals, organisations and the profession as a whole.

Established in 1932, CIPS has grown to become the central reference for industry best practice and our code of conduct is the standard around the world. In 1992 it was awarded a Royal Charter in recognition of its status as a centre of excellence and support for the profession.

CIPS Australasia

CIPS Australia is a subsidiary and delivery arm of The Chartered Institute of Purchasing and Supply serving more than 3,000 procurement and supply chain professionals in Australia, New Zealand and the south Pacific.

CIPS Southern Africa

Following a merger between CIPS and the Institute of Purchasing and Supply South Africa, this institute serves professional buyers and supply chain professionals in Angola, Botswana, Lesotho, Mozambique, Namibia, Swaziland and South Africa.

Asociacion Argentina De Compras Administracion De Materiales Y Logistica (AACAM - Argentina)

Argentine purchasing and supply association (website in Spanish).

Association Belge des Cadres D'Achat et de Logistique (ABCAL - Belgium)

Belgian purchasing and supply association (website in French).

Associazione Italiana di Management
degli Approvvigionamenti (ADACI - Italy)


Italian purchasing and supply association (website in Italian).

Asociacion Dominico Espanola De Compras e Inventario (ADECOI - Dominican Republic)

Purchasing and supply association of the Dominican Republic (website in Spanish).

Asociacion Espanola de Profesionales de Compras, Contractcion y Aprovisionamientos (AERCE - Spain)

Spanish purchasing and supply association (website in Spanish).

Associação Portuguesa de Compras e Aprovisionamento (APCADEC - Portugal)

Portugese purchasing and supply association (website in Portugese).

Asociación de Profesionales en Compras, Abastecimiento y Logística (APROCAL - Mexico)

Mexican purchasing and supply association (website in Spanish).

Bundesverband Materialwirtschaft, Einkauf und Logistik (BMO - Austria)

Austrian purchasing and supply association (website in German).

Bundesverband Materialwirtschaft, Einkauf und Logistik (BME - Germany)

German purchasing and supply association (website in German).

Centrale Paris Achats & Supply Chain (France)

Parisian purchasing and supply chain association (website in French).

Conselho Brasileiro dos Executivos de Compras (CBEC - Brazil)

Brazilian purchasing and supply association (website in Portugese).

China Federation of Logistics and Purchasing (CFLP - China)

Chinese purchasing and logistics association.

Dansk Indkøbs- og Logistik Forum (DILF - Denmark)

Danish purchasing and logistics association (website in Danish).

Hellenic Purchasing Institute (HPI - Greece)

Greek purchasing and supply association (website in Greek).

Hrvatska Udruga Nabavne Djelatnosti (Hund - Croatia)

Croatian purchasing and supply association (website in Croatian).

Indian Institute of Materials Management (IIMM - India)

Supply chain management association of India.

Institute for Supply Management (ISM - US)

The Institute for Supply Management's mission is to lead the supply management profession through its standards of excellence, research, promotional activities, and education.

ISM's membership base includes more than 40,000 supply management professionals with a network of domestic and international affiliated associations.

ISM is a not-for-profit association that provides opportunities for the promotion of the profession and the expansion of professional skills and knowledge.

Institute of Purchasing and Supply Hong Kong (IPSHK - Hong Kong)

The Institute of Purchasing & Supply of Hong Kong was first established in 1973. The aim, objective and activities of the Institute are to promote professionalism in the purchasing and supply discipline through exchange among members and with relevant local and international organizations.

Institute of Supply & Materials Management (ISMM - Sri Lanka)

Institute of Supply & Materials Management is the leading specialised institution which fosters the professional development of purchasing and supply function in Sri Lanka.

Irish Institute of Purchasing and Materials Management (IIPMM - Ireland)

The Institute of Purchasing and Materials Management was formed over thirty-five years ago to promote the purchasing profession through education and training.

The Institute is a not-for-profit, non-commercial organisation that is managed and controlled by its members.

Israeli Purchasing and Logistics Managers Association (IPLMA - Israel)

Israeli purchasing and logistics association (website in Hebrew).

Japanese Materials Management Association (JMMA - Japan)

Japanese purchasing and supply association.

Magyar Logisztikai, Beszerzési és Készletezési Társaság (MLKBT - Hungary)

Hungarian purchasing and supply association (website in Hungarian).

Malaysian Institute of Purchasing and Supply Management (MIPMM - Malaysia)

Malaysian purchasing and supply association.

National Institute of Government Purchasing (NIGP - US)

US association for public sector purchasing and supply chain management professionals.

NIMA (Norway)

Norwegian purchasing and supply association.

NEVI (The Netherlands)

Purchasing and supply association of the Netherlands (website in Dutch).

NORPO (Russia)

Russian purchasing and supply association (website in Russian).

Österreichisches Produktivitäts- und Wirtschaftlichkeits-Zentrum (ÖPWZ - Austria)

Austrian purchasing and supply association (website in German).

Philippines Institute of Supply Management (PISM - Philippines)

Purchasing and supply association of the Philippines.

Polskie Stowarzyszenie Menagerow Logistyki (PSML - Poland)

Polish purchasing and logistics association (website in Polish).

Procurement and Sourcing Institute of Asia (PASIA - Philippines)

The Procurement and Sourcing Institute of Asia is a regional procurement and sourcing association that networks senior level executives in charge of managing spend in the company through procurement and sourcing strategies that impacts their corporate bottomline.

PASIA provides the venue for the best and the next practices in supply management within the Asian context. It is a unique network that leverages across countries in the Asian region and tackles strategic procurement and supply management issues.

PROLOG (Estonia)

Estonian purchasing and supply association.

Purchasing and Supply Chain Management Association of Thailand (PSCMT - Thailand)

Thai purchasing and supply chain association (website in Thai).

Purchasing Management Association of Canada (PMAC - Canada)

With more than 40,000 members and program participants working in all sectors of the Canadian economy, including retail, manufacturing, transportation, distribution, government, natural resources and service sectors, PMAC is the principal source of training, education and professional development for supply chain management professionals in Canada.

Education and member development programs are delivered through the Provincial and Territorial Institutes, supported by the PMAC National office.

Schweizerischer Verband für Materialwirtschaft und Einkauf (SVME - Switzerland)

Swiss purchasing and supply association (website in German).

Singapore Institute of Materials Management (SIMM - Singapore)

Singapore purchasing and materials association.

Singapore Institute of Purchasing and Materials Management (SIPMM - Singapore)

SIPMM is a not-for-profit, independent professional organisation founded in 1972 with the aim to enhance managerial and organisational effectiveness in purchasing, logistics, materials and supply management.

The mission of SIPMM is to lead professional purchasing, logistics, materials and supply management in Singapore and the region.

Suomen Osto- ja Logistiikkayhdistys (LOGY - Finland)

Finnish purchasing and supply association (website in Finnish).

Sveriges Inköps och logistikförbund (SILF - Sweden)

Swedish purchasing and logistics association (website in Swedish).

Vereniging voor Inkoop en Bedrijfslogistiek (VIB - Belgium)

Alternate Belgian purchasing and logistics association (website in Flemish).

Vietnam Supply Chain Community
Not for profit community of supply chain professionals in Vietnam with around 17,000 members.

Zdruzenje nabavnikov Slovenije (ZNS - Slovenia)

Purchasing managers association of Slovenia (website in Slovenian).

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