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APICS The Association for Operations Management

APICS was founded in 1957 as the American Production and Inventory Control Society, Inc. In the early 1990s, it adopted the name APICS: The Educational Society for Resource Management to acknowledge its growing international presence and expanded scope.

Today, APICS represents a diverse community of professionals from virtually every manufacturing and service industry. The APICS body of knowledge spans all aspects of operations management, which includes production, inventory, supply chain, materials purchasing, and logistics. By changing its name, APICS The Association for Operations Management clearly defines its body of knowledge in terms that are universally understood. The new name asserts the association’s leadership position of delivering superior training, internationally recognized certifications, and comprehensive resources, while representing a worldwide network of accomplished industry professionals.