Introduction

The organisation has been in existence since 1963, originally as two chapters of the American Production and Inventory Control Society (APICS), and then from 1975 as an independent organisation called the British Production and Inventory Control Society (BPICS). It changed its name to the Institute of Operations Management in 1996. In 2007 the IOM joined with The Chartered Institute of Logistics and Transport in the UK (CILT) and continues to operate separately as a membership body within the CILT. In 2009 IOM became the International Associate for APICS in Great Britain.

The Institute is governed by a Council composed of members, and a number of National Committees responsible for particular areas of activity report to Council. The day to day administration of the Institute is the responsibility of the Chief Executive of CILT who has a staff of 50+ working from the Institute's headquarters located in Corby, Northamptonshire.

The Institute has in excess of 30 years experience in the provision of education and training in all its forms in the manufacturing and service industries. The Institute maintains close links with UK government through the Department of Trade and Industry and the Department for Education and Employment, which recognises the Institute's qualifications.

The Institute also has links with The British Standards Institute and has had a number of members on the BSI's Technical Committees. Links are also maintained, generally on an informal basis, with a number of other Institutes and Societies in the UK, Europe and other parts of the world.

The Institute of Operations Management, CILT(UK), Earlstrees Court, Earlstrees Road, Corby, Northants NN17 4AX.
Tel: 01536 740105. Fax: 01536 740101. Email: info@iomnet.org.uk

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