On June 12, 2013 leaders and members of the Supply Chain & Logistics Association of Canada (SCL) and the Purchasing Management Association of Canada (PMAC) conducted separate votes whereby it was decided that these two organizations would merge to form the Supply Chain Management Association (SCMA).  After a year in the making, effective September 3rd, 2013, the SCMA is officially Canada’s voice and resource for networking, professional development, education and training in the Supply Chain Logistics Management arena. 

Combined both associations have over 140 years’ experience and through its 10 Provincial and Territorial institutes with approximately 8,000 private and public official members and growing,  the SCMA focuses and specializes on; contract management, logistics and transportation, Purchasing, Inventory Management, Strategic Sourcing and much more.  Members are comprised of professionals in the Manufacturing, Retail, Services, and Government and Health Care and Education Industry.  At McKenna, we have several FTE that are members and non-members and we attend as many events as possible to keep in the know about the industry buzz as it relates to Supply Chain Logistics Management. 

As the SCMA embarks on a new chapter, please come out and join us at the upcoming events and support the newly formed SCMA:
    
LQ’s Symposium – Women In Supply Chain Management Network – September 26th
Halifax Gateway: Mega Projects Briefing Session – October 3rd 2013
Canada’s North Summit 2013 – October 13th 2013
Rock Solid Procurement-CPPC Annual Forum – November 3rd 2013
Supply Chain Leadership Forum – November  18th 2013
ACTE Canada Education Conference – November 24th 2013
    International Supply Chain Management Symposium – June 10th 2014
    2014 National Conference – June 11th 2014    

For more information on the SCMA and the upcoming events listed above please visit http://scmanational.ca/  for further information and to see how SCMA can benefit you and your organization today!