ADACI, established in 1968, is one of the founding associations of the IFPSM and represents the national reference point in the field of procurement and supply management. Its mission is to support the professional development of its members through conferences, workshops, roundtables, networking activities, studies and research, publications and training and education courses. This mix of initiatives aims to foster the professional growth and qualification of its members and to promote the appropriate positioning of procurement in the Italian business landscape.

ADACI Formanagement is a company controlled by the Association, dealing with training and consultancy in procurement, supply management and logistics.

The IFPSM, founded in London in 1974, includes 40 national associations and over 250,000 procurement operators who globally manage order books of $ 3.4 trillion. The IFPSM promotes the global development and harmonisation of effective, efficient, innovative and sustainable procurement and supply management processes, as well as international standards for competency certification. It is an exclusive international network that analyses and debates strategic procurement and supply chain management issues. It also provides opportunities for the promotion of the profession and for the competence qualification of procurement operators.