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Move from AI headlines to real application. You’ll build a clear understanding of how AI fits into your work, identify high-impact use cases and use practical tools to improve decision-making, efficiency and performance.

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Practical AI for Real Supply Chain Results.

Go beyond theory and focus on what works. You’ll evaluate opportunities, prioritize use cases and apply AI across procurement, planning, logistics and operations with greater clarity and confidence.

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Supply Management News & Reports

Supply Chain Cybersecurity Defenders

July 08, 2026
Articles

How digital breach mitigation is becoming a procurement discipline that keeps operations moving when threats strike.

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ISM Annual Membership Vote

Cast your ballot for the next members of the ISM Board of Directors. Click below for voter information.

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Notice of ISM Annual Membership Meeting

Notice is given that the Institute for Supply Management, Inc. (ISM) Annual Membership Meeting will be held on August 27, 2026, at 2:00 p.m. PDT at 350 W Washington St, Suite 301; Tempe, AZ 85288. At any meeting of the members, every eligible member may vote either in person or by proxy. Each such proxy should be files electronically with the Secretary before or at the time of the meeting.

 

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Upcoming Education

Jul-Aug

13-14

2026

GUIDED LEARNING

Supply Management Core 3rd Ed.

Get prepared for the Supply Management Core exam with ISM’s Guided Learning course. Designed with today’s busy professional in mind, this comprehensive, self-paced course will provide a deep understanding of core supply management competencies and set you up for success on the exam.

 This course utilizes the 3rd edition certifications materials. The 3rd edition Supply Management Core Exam must be purchased by September 28, 2026 and exam must be taken by March 19, 2027.

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Kelly M Green, CPSM, CPSD

Jul-Aug

16-17

2026

GUIDED LEARNING

Supplier Relationship Management

Your suppliers are your organization's lifeblood, and to be successful, you need them to be on the same page as you to accomplish common goals and objectives. This Guided Learning course will introduce you to the discipline of supplier relationship management (SRM). Designed with today's busy professional in mind, this course will help you to plan and manage your supplier interactions effectively for better outcomes. You will have 60 days access after the last day of the course.

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Joseph P. Gallagher, CPSM, C.P.M., A.P.P.

July

22-23

2026

VIRTUAL CLASS

Category Management: Analyze the Data, Strategize your Plan, Deliver Big Results

Category managers assess demand for a product or service across the organization. The goal of category management is to find innovative ways to reduce cost and increase the competitiveness of the enterprise, not always an easy task. This supply management course will put you on the fast-track to using spend analysis and proven category management techniques to their full advantage. Leave equipped with new skills to excel in your role. During the two days, there will be ample time to participate in practical exercises utilizing new tools and methods to put to immediate use in your job.

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Justin Hyrb, CPSM, CPSD

Being certified by ISM, whether it's a CPSM®, CPSD® or APSM®, is one of the most important decisions you will make.

Those four letters after your name carry a lot of weight in the global supply management field because ISM certification has been respected as the foundational benchmark by the profession for over 50 years.

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Increase the agility and broaden access to education, tools, research and more for your supply chain team. ISM offers programs for organizations to help provide a framework for continuous learning and access to valuable membership resources and products 24/7/365

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Joining the ISM community gets you access to education, tools, research, events as well as a network of peers who face and solve for some of the same challenges you encounter. Invest in your own professional agility.

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