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Purpose & Policy

CSCMP Mission

To lead the evolving Supply Chain Management profession by developing, advancing, and disseminating Supply Chain knowledge and research.

CSCMP Vision

The Council of Supply Chain Management Professionals is the preeminent worldwide professional association of Supply Chain Management professionals.

CSCMP exists to:

Provide opportunities for supply chain professionals to communicate in order to develop and improve their supply chain management skills.

Identify and conduct research which adds to the knowledge base of supply chain theory and practice.

Create awareness of the significance of supply chain to business and to the economy.

CSCMP is not:

A trade association, social organization, or high-density market, so we do not condone suppliers who use the organization to promote their services.

Aligned with shippers, carriers, warehouse operators, material handling equipment manufacturers, consultants, or any other similar industrial grouping.

An organization that engages in matters where various members have contrary interests.

An organization that endorses, sanctions, or discourages supply chain-related legislation, products, or services.

Below are several CSCMP policies.

Member List Policy

The Supplier Relationship

CSCMP Annual Conference Literature Display Policy

CSCMP Annual Conference Book Display Policy

Antitrust Policy

CSCMP Annual Conference Affiliated Functions

Member List Policy

The Council of Supply Chain Management Professionals (CSCMP) will, on occasion, exchange lists with other well-established associations, organizations or corporations for promoting CSCMP membership, educational events, or other purposes. We believe that the opportunities for cost reductions resulting from list exchanges conducted within the guidelines of this policy will help us deliver more and higher quality services to our members.

In exchanging lists, the following principles will always apply:

We will not sell, rent, give or exchange lists with any organization if we believe doing so may endanger the trust between CSCMP and its members.

We will not sell, rent, give or exchange member names to, with or from any candidate for public office, committees or organizations supporting a candidate, political parties, or organizations that solicit funds for use in political campaigns for any purpose.

We will respect the privacy of all members by offering a means by which their names may be suppressed upon their request and we will honor their requests. We will provide notice of this option on our web site and in other member communications. Members are encouraged to contact CSCMP at 630-574-0985 if they wish to be removed from any list.

We will maintain complete and accurate records of all uses of membership and donor lists for at least such time as required by law.

We will comply with the laws and regulations of the Internal Revenue Service, the State of Illinois, and the United States Postal Service.

If you have questions regarding this policy, please contact CSCMP at 630-574-0985.

Revised June 20, 2003

The Supplier Relationship

Suppliers are welcome to join CSCMP and participate in its activities; however, they must recognize that there is a fine line between educating and selling, between discussing innovations and displaying their wares at Council functions. These activities are considered to be unacceptable :

promotional pieces that begin, "Dear Council of Supply Chain Management Professionals Member"

any event hosted or sponsored by a company or organization

any event for which invitations have been distributed to conference registrants

any event that requires buses or a fleet of limousines to move conference registrants to another site

formal hospitality suites and/or competing hosted events such as organized receptions, large-scale social events, golf outings, or evening events

Firms hosting an event in proximity to a CSCMP conference risk offending many of the potential customers they are trying to impress. Ignoring this advice risks creating the perception of violating the intent of CSCMP's guidelines.

CSCMP Annual Conference Literature Display Policy

Literature displayed at the conference must be primarily educational in nature. The CSCMP executive office will decide what material qualifies for the Literature Display.

Do display speech reprints, article reprints, current issues of supply chain periodicals, studies, surveys, pamphlets, and booklets.

Do not display advertising brochures, giveaways, or marketing material that extols the benefits of a given product or service, such as points