Operations Management — Associations

Associations

The Operations Management Division focuses on the management of the transformation processes that create products or services.
Major topics include operations strategy, product and service development, supply chain management, project management, and quality management, as well as international, human resources, environmental, and IT issues facing operations
List of journals focused on Operations - many online at Emory

104,000-member professional association, established in 1946, with the goal of creating better workplaces and communities worldwide by advancing learning, quality improvement, and knowledge exchange to improve business results.
Free information includes articles, history of quality with timeline, glossary and standards information.

APICS is the global leader and premier provider of information and services in production and inventory management and related areas to enable members, enterprises, and individuals to add value to their business performance.
Student membership is $20 - Atlanta Professional & Student chapters
Resources for members: Best Practices, Career Center, Discussion lists, Consultants Directory, Industry links and more

A non profit organization providing expertise in benchmarking and best practices research.
Provides advistory services and free articles and white papers in the areas of Knowledge Mangement, Process Improvement and Performance Measurement

Founded in 1963, CSCMP is an association for individuals involved in logistics and supply chain management. CLM provides educational, career development, and networking opportunities to its 10,000 members.
$20 student membership; Atlanta chapter
Resources for members: Case Studies, Trend Studies, Logistics Software Directory, Career Center & Student Intern Program.

INFORMS (Institute for Operations Research and the Management Sciences)

12,000 member society representing professionals in the field of Operations Research and the Management Sciences.
Offers a Student newsletter
The Goizueta Business Library subscribes to most INFORMS journals
The Online Resources page lists extensive links to companies, journals, newsgroups, job information, computer programs & more.
Students in Operation Research is a list for sharing information important to students in the fields of Operations Research and Management Science.

The Institute is an organization for people involved in Production Management, Supply Chain Management and Operations Management in manufacturing and service industries.
Offers a free newsletter, list of related UK web sites and a limited number of free research papers in their Knowledge Bank.

Founded in 1915, ISM is the largest supply management association in the world. ISM’s mission is to lead the supply management profession through its standards of excellence, research, promotional activities, and education. ISM has 45,000 member professionals with a network of domestic and international affiliated associations.
Free membership for students; Atlanta chapter.
Issues on the first business day of each month, the ISM Manufacturing Report On Business® is considered by many economists to be the most reliable near-term economic barometer available.
Resources for members include: Career Center, CAPS research, On-line courses, Study Guides, Conferences and more.

POMS (Production and Operations Management Society)

Founded in 1989; Members: 1100
The Society's approach to Production and Operations Management is problem-centered; it does not rely on particular methodologies.
Publishes the journal Production and Operations Management

1,000 corporate members world-wide and international chapters in Europe, Japan, Australia/New Zealand, South East Asia, and Southern Africa.
Membership is primarily practitioners representing a broad section of industries, including manufacturers, services, distributors, and retailers.
Offers the Supply-Chain Operations Reference-model (SCOR), a process reference model that has been developed and endorsed by the Supply-Chain Council as the cross-industry standard diagnostic tool for supply-chain management. SCOR enables users to address, improve, and communicate supply-chain management practices within and between all interested parties.

national, not-for-profit association and training agency for procurement and supply chain professionals in Canada. The Association has more than 7,000 members working in all sectors of the Canadian economy, including retail, manufacturing and transportation, distribution, government, natural resources and service sectors.
Offers Career and Education resources
Click here for additional Canadian associations & publications

OM Center, sponsored by Irwin/McGraw-Hill, provides a focal point for finding operations management resources that are valuable for students and faculty.
Site includes lists of organizations, on-line OM publications, daily OM news and a list of articles categorized by OM topic.

Accenture is a management consulting and technology services company.
Access is free, but requires registration
Select Research & Insights - View by Subject - Supply Chain
- White papers and articles on subjects such as: SC in Asia, the Role of SC Mastery and Rethinking Warranty Management.