Professional Organizations and Informational Resources available on the World Wide Web for supply chain management.
1. The International Institute of Forecasters (IIF) is a non-profit organization founded in 1981 to promote the professional development of analysts, managers, and policy makers with responsibilities for making and using forecasts in business and government. The IIF publishes Foresight: The International Journal of Applied Forecasting.
2. GS1-GS1 is dedicated to the design and implementation of global standards and solutions to improve the efficiency & visibility of the supply and demand chains globally and across sectors.
3. IBF – The Institute of Business Forecasting is conference organization engaged in organizing conferences in sales forecasting and supply chain Forecasting. They also publish the Journal of Business Forecasting.
4. Six Sigma – A very informative site on the popular Six Sigma concept and a variety of Manufacturing and Quality Control Issues. There is a very active Discussion forum on a broad range of topics in Manufacturing, Forecasting and inventory Management
5. APICS – The Educational Society for Resource Management.
8. Forecasting Principles – A Resource for forecasting concepts and other reference materials.