Mission Statement

The Australasian Production and Inventory Control Society (APICS) exists for the purpose of promoting the development of professionalism in manufacturing, wholesaling, distribution and service industries in Australia, South East Asia and New Zealand, through the services we provide, both to our members and Australian industry in general, being:

• Formal education programs designed to provide a practical understanding of the principles of production and inventory management, and other matters relevant to the expansion of knowledge in the manufacturing, wholesaling, distribution and services industries;
   
• Encouraging and assisting education and research in the field of production, inventory and service management;
   
• Assisting colleges and universities in the development of programs in the field of production and inventory management;
   
• Holding formal and informal public meetings, lectures and discussion groups and regular publications of appropriate materials, which will enable members and the public to become aware of elements vital to business and which will enable members to increase their technical ability and thus raise the standards of Australasian manufacturing, wholesaling, distribution and service industries;
   
• Bringing together members of the manufacturing, wholesaling, distribution and service industries for the specific purpose of improving, through the development of participants' technical ability, the field of Supply Chain Management, thus creating a more qualified and efficient industry in Australasia.