Chapter Resources
A sharp supply chain management professional will have a vast array of many resources.
Internal resources are ones that you cultivate within your organization. Industry Links are external resources which have been selected as a means to understand the depth of your supply chain. It is important as a Supply Chain professional that we understand the trends, opportunities and issues facing us today.
If there is a resource you would like to see added to our toolbox, please Contact Us.
Job Postings
We are fortunate to have many colleges and universities in our area that are offering undergraduate and graduate degrees in Supply Management as well as to have area Employers contact us when they have open positions to fill.
Business Reports
Industry Links
Aluminum Association
American Chemical Society
American Iron and Steel Institute
American National Standards Institute
American Society for Quality
American Society of Transportation and Logistics
Association for Healthcare Resource Materials and Management
Benchmarking Network Association
Buyers Lab
CareerBoard
Chemical Register
Council of Smaller Enterprises (COSE)
Council of Supply Chain Management Professionals
Cuyahoga County Public Library (CCPL)
Electronic Industries Alliance
Equipment Leasing and Finance Association
Independent Office Products and Furniture Dealers Association
Industrial Supply Association
Institute of Packaging Professionals
Institute of Scrap Recycling Industries
Institute for Supply Management
International Association of Contract Managment
International Warehouse Logistics Association
National Association of State Procurement Officials
National Contract Management Association (NCMA)
National Institute of Governmental Purchasing (NIGP)
National Minority Supplier Development Council
Ohio Top Company
Outsourcing Institute
Printing Brokerage Buyers Association
Purchasing Research
The Risk Management Association
Thomas Registry
Training Registry
Semiconductor Industry Association
Telecommunications Industry Association
Education and Development
"Change Ahead" Presentation
Overview of Trucking and the Impact of Freight and the Landed Cost of the Product"
Prepared and Presented at the October 21st, 2011 Pre-Dinner Forum by Joseph Shannon from PO$E® - Profit Or Savings Enterprise
Presentation Download
"Supply Chain Management" Presentation
Presented By: Amy Gress, Sr. Commodity Manager
Presentation Download
ISM—Cleveland, Inc. Sponsored Events
We host many seminars and workshops including:
- Boot Camp for Beginning Buyers
- Materials Management Group Conference
- Advanced Purchasing War College
- Satellite and DVD ISM Seminars
For those pursuing professional certification, Certified Professional in Supply Management (CPSM), PMAC periodically offers review classes to help prepare you for success.
Area Colleges and Supply Chain Management
As the purchasing function becomes a strategic key for every business, many Northeast Ohio and surrounding area colleges and universities are offering undergraduate and graduate programs specializing in Supply Chain Management, Logistics and/or Operations Management. PMAC is a leading ISM affiliate having among its membership several academic professors from Cuyahoga Community College and John Carroll University who generously share their expertise and guidance with our membership.
Below is a partial listing of the Northern Ohio schools having a supply management or related certificate, undergraduate, or graduate program.
Click here for a detailed listing of the Ohio colleges and universities with courses of study in Supply Chain Management, Logistics and/or Operations Management. The listing includes contact information, the programs/degrees offered, as well as web links to each schools’ offerings.
- Bowling Green State University
- Case Western Reserve University
- Cleveland State University
- Cuyahoga Community College
- John Carroll University
- Kent State University
- Lorain County Community College
- University of Akron
- University of Toledo