Logistics and Supply Chain Management: Professional development

BIFA represents over 1500 UK companies in the logistics and supply chain management sector. Members of BIFA are organisations engaged in the movement of freight to/from the UK by all modes of transport: air, road, sea and rail. Some members are also involved in providing customs clearance and other cross border controls.

A federation of 30 national organisations, the ELA invites doctorate students from all over Europe to join an annual ELA Doctorate Workshop in order to explore papers on a range of logistics and supply chain topics.

Formed at the Fritz Institute Humanitarian Logistics Conference in 2005, HLA is a UK-based NGO working to increase understanding and forge alliances between aid organisations, the private, public and academic sectors to help make a difference to the effectiveness and efficiency of its members by setting standards, facilitating training and encouraging collaboration for humanitarian logisticians.

The Institute of Supply Chain Management (IoSCM) was the first international institute representing the interests of the supply chain industry across the world. It provides training courses and a range of membership options for businesses

The world leader in supply chain education, certification and recognition programmes, ISCEA was founded in 2003 and now has over 100,000 members.

The only organisation in the UK that represents all of logistics, with members from the road, rail, sea and air industries, as well as the buyers of freight services such as retailers and manufacturers whose businesses depend on the efficient movement of goods. Its members include hauliers, suppliers, retailers, local authorities, freight forwarders, freight handlers and vehicle manufacturers.

Britain’s leading trade organisation for the logistics sector, with over 700+ members representing warehousing and logistics providers as well as manufacturers, retailers and wholesalers.