Institute for Supply Management

Founded in 1915, the Institute for Supply Management® (ISM®) is the first supply management association in the world as well as one of the most respected. ISM's mission is to enhance the value and performance of procurement and supply chain management practitioners and their organizations worldwide. By executing and extending its mission through education, research, standards of excellence and inf

ormation dissemination — including the renowned monthly ISM Report On Business® — ISM maintains a strong global influence among individuals and organizations. ISM’s membership base includes more than 40,000 supply management professionals with a network of domestic and international affiliated associations. ISM is a not-for-profit association that provides opportunities for the promotion of the profession and the expansion of professional skills and knowledge. In 1966, the Gulf Coast Purchasing Management Association was fully chartered and thus became an autonomous affiliate with the National Association of Purchasing Agents. In 1980, the Association adopted its own Articles of Incorporation which qualified it to become a corporation under the Texas Non-Profit Corporation Act. The State of Texas approved the Association’s Articles in Incorporation on May 20, 1980 and assigned Charter No. 0052009501 to the Gulf Coast Purchasing Management Association, Inc. Thus, affiliation with N.A.P.M provided our Association with the opportunity and availability of materials and literature that would be utilized to foster and promote the education and development of our local purchasing professionals. In January 1992 the Gulf Coast Purchasing Management Association changed its name to the National Association of Purchasing Managers-Corpus Christi, Inc. On August 16, 1999, it registered its name with the Secretary of State. On September 27, 1999, it changed its name for the third time with the Secretary of State to the National Association of Purchasing Management-Corpus Christi, Inc.