APICS is the global leader and premier source of the body of knowledge in operations management, including production, inventory, supply chain, materials management, purchasing, and logistics.

ISA is a leading, global, nonprofit organization that is setting the standard for automation by helping over 30,000 worldwide members and other automation professionals solve difficult technical problems.

ISPE is the world's largest not-for-profit association dedicated to educating and advancing pharmaceutical manufacturing professionals and their industry.

MESA International is a not-for-profit organization of manufacturers and information system providers focused on leveraging technology in order to achieve business goals. The organization is a community of manufacturing end-users, system integrators, hardware and software suppliers and consultants, all focused on improving the health and agility of the manufacturing production system.

PDA is a non-profit international association of more than 10,500 scientists involved in the development, manufacture, quality control and regulation of pharmaceuticals/biopharmaceuticals and related products.

PIMA is the premier association for management professionals in the Paper and Pulp industry. Their purpose is to contribute to the strength of the international Pulp and Paper community by providing the means for members to address relevant industry issues and to develop their management and leadership skills.

The Supply-Chain Council consists primarily of practitioners representing a broad cross section of industries, including manufacturers, services, distributors, and retailers. Browse the public information section of their web site, which includes the Supply-Chain Operations Reference-model (SCOR) Overview materials, IT vendors, consultants, and researchers that support SCOR, calendar of upcoming events, links to other related organizations, and general information on the association.

The World Batch Forum facilitates the efficient interchange of ideas and information; know-how that can be applied directly to make batch processing operations more profitable and more reliable. Keep the company up to date on evolving industry standards, regulations, products, services and technologies.