Supply Chain Management and Procurement Management

In 1991 airport operators around the world created Airports Council International – the first worldwide association to represent their common interests and foster cooperation with partners throughout the air transport industry. Through ACI, the airport community now speaks with a single voice on key issues and concerns and, despite regional diversity, can move forward as a united industry.

"AAEI is the premier trade organization representing U.S. companies engaged in global trade...AAEI advocates on behalf of U.S. companies on trade policy issues before the U.S. Congress, trade compliance practices and operations before Executive Agencies, and multi-lateral organizations including the World Trade Organization and the World Customs Organization."

"The Association for Supply Chain Management (ASCM) is the global leader in supply chain organizational transformation, innovation and leadership. As the largest non-profit association for supply chain, ASCM is an unbiased partner, connecting companies around the world to the newest thought leadership on all aspects of supply chain."

CSCMP exists to:
- Connect supply chain professionals in order to collaborate, improve their supply chain leadership skills, and support life cycle career development.
- Validate professional competency through levels of certification and professional development.
- Identify and conduct research that adds to the knowledge base of supply chain theory and practice.
- Create awareness of the significance of global supply chains to business and the economy.

"The Georgia Tech Supply Chain and Logistics Institute (SCL), an Interdisciplinary Research Center, provides global leadership for research and education in the application of scientific principles to optimize the design and integration of supply chain strategy, infrastructure, processes, and technology. SCL’s primary activities involve the development of new concepts and strategies for the practice of supply chain engineering and new tools for analysis, design, and management of logistics processes."

"The Institute for Supply Management® (ISM®) is the first and largest not-for-profit professional supply management organization worldwide. Founded in 1915, ISM has over 50,000 members across 100 countries."

"The International Trade Compliance Institute (ITCI) was established in 2008 by the El Camino College Center for International Trade Development (CITD) in Torrance, California, with start-up grant funding from the U.S. Department of Education. The extensive ITCI website has four major components:
(1) Regulatory Database includes hundreds of compliance-related Terms/Acronyms; Laws/Acts/Regulations; Treaties/Agreements/Conventions; Documents; and Organizations/Agencies. (2) Regulatory FAQ Database includes thousands of authoritative FAQs covering all aspects of U.S. export and import controls, foreign import controls, and international/multilateral trade controls under various treaties and conventions. (3) Trade Information Database (TID) – an extensive one-stop source of trade information drawn from many different U.S. Government, international, and non-governmental Websites. (4) Export Start-up Kit includes links to free resources and tools."

MHI is the nation's largest material handling, logistics and supply chain association,

"For more than four decades, the MIT Center for Transportation & Logistics (MIT CTL) has been a world leader in supply chain management education and research. MIT CTL has made significant contributions to supply chain and logistics and has helped numerous companies gain competitive advantage from its cutting-edge research."

"NATA is the national association of aviation business service providers. Our mission is empowering our members to be safe and successful aviation businesses. NATA is the leading national trade association representing the business interests of general aviation service companies on legislative and regulatory matters at the federal level, while also providing education, services, and benefits to our members to help ensure their long-term economic success."

"An organization of the top executives of the North American transportation industry...There are over 400 industrial and transportation company members (60% industrial users, 40% transportation providers)."

WERC is the only professional organization focused on logistics management and its role in the supply chain.