MEMBERSHIP BENEFITS:
N.A.P.M.-Missouri Ozarks:
The local affiliate can be very valuable for those who work in the purchasing field.
The
greatest value is the chance to network with other Purchasing Agents,
Managers, Professors, and likewise in the Ozark area.
Quarterly
meetings are planned to introduce members to various topics, both
closely related to purchasing and supply management and others more
general to business, career, and the Ozarks area.
Other
membership benefits are an extensive purchasing library available to
members, a member website, and education seminars and classes.
Also,
those members who become board directors can benefit from the prestige
from the directorship, along with gaining new leadership skills.
Institute for Supply Management:
The National Organization adds value to members in many ways:
Inside Supply Management - monthly magazine
ISM Report on Business
Members only ISM Web Site
Online Career Center
ISM InfoCenter
Purchasing Advocate
C.P.M. and A.P.P. programs for certification
Administered by ISM
Members receive discounts on exams and study materials
Committees and Special Interest Groups and Forums
Center for Advanced Purchasing Studies (CAPS)
Over 90 National Seminars, Members receive discounts
Professional Development Resources
ISM InfoEdge - job related tools for purchasing and supply managers
Annual International Purchasing Conference
Discounts for The Journal of Supply Chain Management
Reconition and Awards
Subscription to Inside Supply Management, published exclusively for members.
Access
to the Center for Advanced Purchasing Studies (CAPS), the first and
only research center in the nation dedicated to purchasing.
Discounts on ISM educational resources, ISM seminars, and discounts off of the A.P.P. and C.P.M. certification.
TYPES OF MEMBERS:
REGULAR
MEMBER - As a full member of NAPM-Missouri, Ozarks you will receive
Inside Supply Management at no charge, personalized link to the
national ISM web site which provides valuable research information, and
you will receive discounts on ISM study guides and seminars. You will
be eligible to volunteer for chair positions or serve on the board of
directors. Please contact any board member for more information. Fees
are $140 annually, with a one time enrollment fee of $20. ($160 will be
invoiced to potential members upon acceptance of the membership
application)
EDUCATION MEMBER - These members are persons
that are either full-time undergraduate and graduate students or a
person with a full-time appointment as a teacher, research specialist,
department head, director or dean of a college, university, or other
academic institution whose academic responsibility includes purchasing
management or materials management or other related fields or subjects.
These persons may qualify for dues free status.
ASSOCIATE
MEMBER - To become an associate member there must be regular members
within the same company. The associate member is not eligible to serve
in any chair positions, nor do they receive complimentary copies of
Inside
Supply Management. Fees are $35 annually ,with an additional one time
$20 enrollment fee. ($55 will be invoiced to the potential member upon
acceptance of the membership application)
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