A Message
from the Chief
Operating Officer

IMPA’s portfolio of services are continually evolving as the climate for purchasing and supply management develops alongside the ever changing global demands.

The key areas in which IMPA is engaged are covered within this section of the website.

Under the Association’s vision to ‘provide real value to members’ this website offers a range of benefits and information that will help and support you in your day to day tasks. Keeping up to date with changing legislation, finding time for new ideas, keeping abreast of the latest thinking in the industry and learning about new products and services are all key to IMPA’s objective in supporting its members as well as providing networking opportunities and the chance to share knowledge & information.

We actively welcome your views as members and so please do use the forum and suggestions box. If you haven’t yet joined IMPA there really is no better time. 

Yours faithfully,

Stephen Alexander
Chief Operating Officer
IMPA

 

Representing your best interests

On behalf of members IMPA engages in a number of industry initiatives which seek to represent the best interests of the industry and those engaged within the purchasing and supply arena.

A very good example of this has been IMPA’s involvement in the e-commerce sector and IMPA was instrumental in establishing a standard for the industry. IMPA worked over a number of years with key industry members and IMPA members to establish what has now become the benchmark standard for electronic trading which is called MTML (Marine Trading Mark-up Language).

It has widespread support throughout the maritime buyer and supplier community as well as with marine supply chain software providers. IMPA helped to establish MeCA, the Maritime e-Commerce Association which exists to promote e-commerce for the benefit of all parties in the marine supply chain and particularly by developing, maintaining, harmonising and promoting common standards (including technical standards and protocols for interoperability between systems).

IMPA’s council and Secretariat Office regularly investigate initiatives based on recommendations from members and the industry and will continue to do so. Remember as an IMPA member you can suggest areas for IMPA to investigate for the benefit of the industry.

IMPA – The Association connecting all supply chain partners

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