PICS a non-profit organization, is a professional association for logistic services.
PICS, officially founded in 1972, is the Belgian integrated supply chain society,
and official International Associate of the American APICS association:
each PICS-member is automatically an APICS member.
The main aim is to offer the possibility to managers and executives, active in Purchase, Production,
Supply Management and Distribution, to enhance their knowledge and skills to become more
successful logistics & supply chain professionals, in order to be of great value for their companies.
PICS is the center where all knowledge of logistics and supply chain management is exchanged
between peers.
The organization of different activities is the cornerstone of the association:
- CSCM (Certified in Supply Chain Management) NL
- CSCM (Certified in Supply Chain Management) FR
- certification module Process Improvement Tools
- certification module Advanced Supply Chain & Logistics Management
- certification module Operational Excellence & Six Sigma
- certifcation module Purchasing & Sourcing
- Operational Excellence course (with Vlerick)
- APICS CSCP certifi cation preparation
- APICS CPIM Basics in Supply Chain management.
- APICS CPIM complete course
seminars, company visits, and conferences for members and non-members
Supply Chain awards for best projects and best master’s thesis networking events.
In addition PICS also distributes leading professional journals (Supply Chain Solutions, APICS Magazine) and off ers information and services via the website.
PICS offers also in-company courses. PICS collaborated to in-company off erings for Nike, De Clercq
Engineering, GSK, Accenture, Callebaut, Atlas Copco, Pfizer and others.
PICS is officially certified as Q*For – the highest quality label in education.




