THIS IS WHERE YOUR JOURNEY BEGINS

Welcome to CAPS

Use this page as your CAPS membership treasure map. We'll guide you through what you and your colleagues can do right now to reap your membership benefits and advance your practice. First things first:

A MEMBERSHIP EXPERIENCE UNLIKE ANY OTHER

Why is CAPS unique?

CAPS membership is designed to help you advance your practice through strategic supply management inspiration and connection. Your membership is an opportunity to connect with senior supply management leaders around the world, empower your team with tools, and advance your practice.

3+

Decades of supply management thought leadership

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World-class partner organizations:
Arizona State University and ISM

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Former CPO directing practitioner-focused metrics and strategies

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Hidden agendas:
No sales
No consultants
No bias

1,000+

Reports in the CAPS library that members can login and access, whenever, wherever

3 MINUTE VIDEO TUTORIALS

Explore CAPS membership benefits

CAPS is transforming organizations, helping you reach new heights and meet the future of the profession. Watch these videos to see how can become your best partner.

Go from inspiration to advancement. Surpass your own benchmarks and meet the future of the profession. Learn more about the benefits you get from CAPS.

Advance your supply management organization with strategies, data, models, and playbooks from CAPS.

Get inspired with research, benchmarking, models, tools, and templates designed to elevate your organization.

Join a network of global supply management leaders and leverage decades of collective experience, insights, and best practices.

EXPLORE INNOVATIVE & UNBIASED SUPPLY MANAGEMENT KNOWLEDGE

Your all-access CAPS Library pass

Leading-edge strategies and best practices, KPIs, and insights categorized and tagged, right at your fingertips.

Register with your business email to take advantage of all the benefits available to you, like member-only access to past events, customizable search results, and more.

Are you looking for something specific or do you just want to browse? Use our search tips page for best practices, tips, and tricks on navigating the CAPS Library.

Screenshot of CAPS Research Library Search Topics

 

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KEY METRICS WHEN & HOW YOU NEED THEM

On-demand performance metrics

Take your supply management group from tactical to strategic and use our unbiased data to see how you stack up in your industry.

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The CAPS Metrics Dashboard includes 103 metrics and over 6 years of data from more than 100 companies. Find metrics by doing keyword searches, select breakouts by sector and industry. If you participated in the Metrics of Supply Management Survey, you can find your personalized results here.

Screenshot of CAPS Metrics Dashboard

The CAPS Supply Management Maturity Model was developed using our research and CPO input. This five-level maturity model provides a framework to access your groups effectiveness and identify opportunities to improve performance and value contribution. Use this to take your practice to the next level.

CAPS Supply Management Maturity Model

Our Metrics Index was developed to show value to stakeholders and measure various areas of supply management. These metrics come from our Metrics of Supply Management Survey and our research. Explore definitions and their calculations to help you better measure, understand, and communicate.

Screenshot of CAPS Metrics Index

DIVE DEEP INTO YOUR CAPS MEMBERSHIP

The next best steps in your journey

Take advantage of the ongoing opportunities available to you with your CAPS membership. Here are some steps to get your started:

  1. Create a library account and start browsing reports.
  2. Incorporate our research into your strategy and lead the profession.
  3. Have a question? Get in touch with CAPS team. We’re here to help.
  4. Not finding what you need? Request benchmarking surveys.
  5. Want to build your network? Keep an eye out for invites to our interactive events.
  6. Ready to get engaged? Participate in small, peer-to-peer strategy exchanges. Contact benchmarking to learn more.
  7. Give data and get data. Opt in for benchmarking surveys.

SAFE-LIST & CONTACT US

See you in your inbox!

Please whitelist the capsresearch.org domain in your personal inbox. Or if there are persistent deliverability issues, we’d be happy to work with IT department on an organizational level. For more information on how to make sure CAPS reaches your inbox, read our page on safe-listing.

And remember, your CAPS membership is valid for your whole organization, so get your entire team involved!

Want to chat? Get in touch with us to co-host meetings, request data, suggest research topics, or walk through your member benefits.

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