1 • Chemical Group • Educators Forum • Electronic Supply Management Group • Federal Acquisition and Subcontract Management Group • Healthcare Group • Hospitality Supply Management Forum • Indirect/Services Group • Logistics and Transportation Group • Materials Management Group • New York/New Jersey Forum • Northeast Supply Management Group • Petroleum Forum • Pharmaceutical Forum • Southwest Forum • Steel Buyers Forum • Supplier Diversity Group • Supplier Management Group • Supply Chain Risk Management Group • Utility Purchasing Management Group Forum • Women in Leadership Group www.ism.ws August 2014 This publicaon is a report of current acvies and informaon from the ISM® Special Interest Groups and Forums, and is provided to the ISM® membership. Arcles are in alphabecal order by the Group or Forum name. Please take a look at what the Groups and Forums of interest to you are doing. Indirect/Services Group The ISM Indirect/Services Group held its bi- annual meeng and networking session at ISM2014 in Las Vegas. Aendees shared experi- ences, strategies, suggesons and ideas. This funcon was a great opportunity for networking and socializing with fellow members, and repre- sents one of the best methods to not only meet new industry contacts, but to also engage in a sure-fire way to make the Conference a success. It was announced at ISM2014 in Las Vegas that the ISM Indirect/Services Group won the 2013 ISM Groups and Forum Excellence Award. This award is presented to the Group or Forum that consistently displays a commitment to ISM and has surpassed all core competencies as iden- fied by ISM. This is the ninth straight year that the Services Group (now Indirect/Services Group) has achieved such recognion. This award was achieved due to the determined efforts of a dedi- cated leadership team and the parcipaon of the many members of the ISM Indirect/Services Group. Guidance and support from ISM is also important in the Group’s achievement of these awards and assists with maintaining consistent success. What’s Inside? Indirect/Services Group ....................... 1 Logiscs and Transportaon Group ...... 2 Materials Management Group ............. 3 New York/New Jersey Forum............... 4 Northeast Supply Management Group ................................................... 4 Pharmaceucal Forum .......................... 5 Southwest Forum ................................. 6 Steel Buyers Forum .............................. 6 Supplier Diversity Group ...................... 8 Supply Chain Risk Management Group ............................................... 8 Ulity Purchasing Management Group Forum ..................................... 9 Women in Leadership Group ............. 10 2013 Groups/Forums Excellence Award Recipients and Group/Forum of The Year .............................................. 10 ISM® Group/Forum Chairs .................. 11 Benefits of ISM® Group/Forum Membership .................................. 11 About ISM®’s Group and Forums ........ 12 ISM® Group/Forum Enrollment Form . 13 Upcoming Conferences/Events.......... 14
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• Chemical Group
• Educators Forum
• Electronic Supply Management
Group
• Federal Acquisition and
Subcontract Management Group
• Healthcare Group
• Hospitality Supply Management
Forum
• Indirect/Services Group
• Logistics and Transportation
Group
• Materials Management Group
• New York/New Jersey Forum
• Northeast Supply Management
Group
• Petroleum Forum
• Pharmaceutical Forum
• Southwest Forum
• Steel Buyers Forum
• Supplier Diversity Group
• Supplier Management Group
• Supply Chain Risk Management
Group
• Utility Purchasing Management
Group Forum
• Women in Leadership Group
www.ism.ws
August 2014
This publication is a report of current activities and information from the ISM®
Special Interest Groups and Forums, and is provided to the ISM® membership.
Articles are in alphabetical order by the Group or Forum name. Please take a
look at what the Groups and Forums of interest to you are doing.
Indirect/Services Group
The ISM Indirect/Services Group held its bi-
annual meeting and networking session at
ISM2014 in Las Vegas. Attendees shared experi-
ences, strategies, suggestions and ideas. This
function was a great opportunity for networking
and socializing with fellow members, and repre-
sents one of the best methods to not only meet
new industry contacts, but to also engage in a
sure-fire way to make the Conference a success.
It was announced at ISM2014 in Las Vegas
that the ISM Indirect/Services Group won the
2013 ISM Groups and Forum Excellence Award.
This award is presented to the Group or Forum
that consistently displays a commitment to ISM
and has surpassed all core competencies as iden-
tified by ISM. This is the ninth straight year that
the Services Group (now Indirect/Services Group)
has achieved such recognition. This award was
achieved due to the determined efforts of a dedi-
cated leadership team and the participation of
the many members of the ISM Indirect/Services
Group. Guidance and support from ISM is also
important in the Group’s achievement of these
awards and assists with maintaining consistent
success.
What’s Inside?
Indirect/Services Group ....................... 1
Logistics and Transportation Group ...... 2
Materials Management Group ............. 3
New York/New Jersey Forum ............... 4
Northeast Supply Management Group ................................................... 4
Pharmaceutical Forum .......................... 5
Southwest Forum ................................. 6
Steel Buyers Forum .............................. 6
Supplier Diversity Group ...................... 8
Supply Chain Risk Management Group ............................................... 8
Utility Purchasing Management Group Forum ..................................... 9
Women in Leadership Group ............. 10
2013 Groups/Forums Excellence Award Recipients and Group/Forum of The Year .............................................. 10
Groups Chemical Group Paul E. Kane, C.P.M., CPIM Eli Lilly & Company [email protected] www.ism.ws/sites/ Chemicalgroup Electronic Supply Management Group Vacant Federal Acquisition and Subcontract Management Group Lorena Mague, CPSM, C.P.M. Meggitt Defense Systems [email protected] www.fasmg.org Healthcare Group Stephen F. Tambolas, CPSM, C.P.M. [email protected] www.ism.ws/sites/ Medicalindustry Indirect/Services Group Fred Ledbetter, C.P.M. Norfolk Public Schools [email protected] www.ismservicesgroup.com
Logistics and Transportation Group Thomas L. Tanel, C.P.M., CCA [email protected] www.mypurchasingcenter.com/purchasing/profiles/ism-logistics-transportation/about-us Materials Management Group Terry R. Volpel, CPSM, C.P.M. [email protected] www.ismmmg.org Northeast Supply Management Group Bernard J. Hennessy, C.P.M. [email protected] www.nsmg.info Supplier Diversity Group Joan Kerr Pacific Gas & Electric Company [email protected] www.ismsupplierdiversity.com Supplier Management Group Kevin Giblin McGraw-Hill Companies [email protected] www.ism.ws/sites/ Suppliermanagement
Supply Chain Risk Management Group Cathy S. Herr, CPSM Eli Lilly & Company [email protected] www.ismriskgroup. org Women in Leadership Group Sheila Wolney DSSI/Relativity Services [email protected] www.ism.ws/sites/wlg
Forums Hospitality Supply Management Forum Vacant New York/New Jersey Forum David Duprey [email protected] www.ismnynj.org Petroleum Forum Vacant Pharmaceutical Forum Kent Morsch, C.P.M. Bristol Myers Squibb [email protected] www.ism.ws/sites/PharmForum
Southwest Forum Mary Walker, CPSM, CPSD, C.P.M., A.P.P. [email protected] www.ismswscf.org Steel Buyers Forum Anita Hain, C.P.M., A.P.P. SAF-HOLLAND USA, Inc. [email protected] www.ism.ws/sites/steel/Officers.htm Utility Purchasing Management Group Forum Marlon Merritt Duke Energy [email protected] www.upmg.com
To access the list of officers for a
specific Group or Forum:
1. Go to www.ism.ws
2. Click on the Contact tab.
3. Scroll down and click on ISM Officers’
Directory.
4. Select a specific Group or Forum.
To access an ISM® Group or Forum
Website:
1. Go to www.ism.ws
2. Click on the Contact tab.
3. Scroll down and click on Group & Forum
Websites.
4. Select the Group or Forum of your choice.
Benefits of ISM® Group/Forum Membership
Conferences, workshops and seminars Sharing of best practices Sponsored workshops at the ISM® Annual International
Supply Management Conference Access to Group/Forum Websites and LinkedIn sites Web seminars and more!
Join an ISM® Group/Forum Now!
Complete the enrollment form on page 13 and return it to ISM®, or:
1. Go to www.ism.ws
2. Click on the Membership tab.
3. Click on Member Benefits.
4. Scroll down and click on Professional Groups and Forums.
5. Scroll down and click on To Group/Forum Enrollment Form.
6. Once you have completed the form, click on Send Form.
You will be added to the membership roster of the Group or
Chemical Group Supply management professionals from chemical, drug, pharmaceutical and allied product companies.
Electronic Supply Management Group Composed of members who have an inter-est in all types of supply management opportunities on the Internet.
Federal Acquisition and Subcontract Management Group Network on governmental control of the procurement and subcontract management process and members’ influence on its dominance.
Healthcare Group Purchasing and supply management for hospitals and other healthcare institutions; supply management professionals for man-ufacturers and distributors of healthcare products and services.
Indirect/Services Group Supply management professionals involved in the procurement of services and indirect materials. Promotes a focus on providing best practices information to its members.
Logistics and Transportation Group Composed of members who have transpor-tation or logistics services responsibilities.
Materials Management Group Promotes the proper use of the manage-ment of materials and services in the corpo-rate structure through training, education and professional promotion.
Northeast Supply Management Group Composed of members who have an inter-est in the interchange of ideas and knowledge that are specific to industries and commodities in the northeastern Unit-ed States.
About ISM®’s Groups and Forums
Supplier Diversity Group To educate and offer guidance regarding development and/or implementation of meaningful minority supply management programs providing business opportunities for minority- and women-owned firms.
Supplier Management Group Provides an educational network for com-munication among members who have formed or are forming supplier manage-ment organizations and gives them the opportunity to understand the strategies behind the formation of supplier manage-ment organizations and the direct compari-son of quantitative and qualitative data.
Supply Chain Risk Management Group Promotes increased understanding of the importance of risk management in supply chain management and provides infor-mation on approaches and techniques to help supply chain professionals improve their ability to manage risk.
Women in Leadership Group Provides an opportunity to educate mem-bers and companies on how to better de-velop and advance women within the sup-ply management profession.
Educators Forum Provides communication and networking opportunities among professors and instructors of supply chain management and related disciplines.
Hospitality Supply Management Forum Supply management professionals, includ-ing foodservice purchasing managers, in the hospitality sector.
New York/New Jersey Forum Represents members of ISM who are mem-bers of affiliates in New York and New Jersey.
Petroleum Forum Supply management professionals who work for refining companies and petroleum product producers.
Pharmaceutical Forum Composed of members having supply man-agement responsibility within the research-based pharmaceutical and biotech industry.
Southwest Forum Represents those members of ISM in the area encompassing Arizona, California, Colorado, Kansas, Louisiana, Nevada, New Mexico, Oklahoma, Texas and Utah, and is committed to providing the highest level of educational development opportunities to every purchasing and supply management professional within this geographic area.
Steel Buyers Forum Supply management professionals who work with the steel industry, steel buyers and local steel buyers’ groups to promote a better understanding of the steel buying function.
Utility Purchasing Management Group Forum Officers, managers and employees of gas and electric utilities who are directly involved in the supply chain.
GROUPS ISM® Groups are composed of members with common interests in education and networking. Group membership is open to all ISM regular and direct members.
FORUMS ISM® Forums are composed of members who are employed in a specific sector and come together for the sole purpose of exchanging information and ideas about supply management in that sector. Forum membership is limited. If you are interested
Groups and Forums offer their members the opportunity to promote the interchange of ideas and discussion of mutual problems in their special area of interest. To become a member of a special-interest Group or Forum, mark an “X” by the category that best represents your industry.
ISM® Groups are composed of members with common interests in education and networking. Group membership is open to all ISM® Regular and Direct members.
ISM® Forums are composed of members who are employed in a specific sector and come together for the sole purpose of exchanging infor-mation and ideas about supply management in that specific sector. Forum membership is limited.
After submitting this form, your name will be added to the appropriate Group/Forum membership roster:
ISM® Member Number: ___________________________________
Mr. ____ Mrs. ____ Ms. ____ Dr. ____
First Name: _____________________________ M.I.: _____ Last Name: ______________________________________________
CPSM CPSD C.P.M. A.P.P.
Organization Name: __________________________________________ Business Title: __________________________________
Online — Go to the ISM® website (www.ism.ws) and select Membership — Member Benefits — Professional Groups and Forums — Group/ Forum Enrollment Form. Choose the Group or Forum you want to join, enter your ISM® ID Number and contact information, and then click on the Send Form button.
Complete this form — Mail: ISM® Membership Dept., 2055 East Centennial Circle, Tempe, AZ 85284 or Fax: +1 480/752-7890