Supply Chain Distinction Awards On The Way

By Qushawn Clark
Expert Author
Article Date: 2011-12-02

On Dec 6, the Supply Chain Distinction Awards will take place in Dallas, TX to celebrate "excellence across the most important disciplines in Supply Chain management."

According to the website for the event, the awards listed below are the ones to be given out at the conference. Each one has an excerpt from the site describing what qualifies one to win.

Operational Excellence Award - "Demonstrating measurable Achievements in enhancing the bottom-line, maximising customer satisfaction, reducing cost, increasing market share and gaining leadership position though strategic supply chain implementation will be key factors."
Supply Chain Pioneer Award - "This award promotes greater lateral and expansive thinking in supply chain management."
Best Value Chain Solutions Provider -"The judges will be looking for examples where solution providers have demonstrated excellence and innovation in addressing a significant supply chain challenge"
Sourcing Excellence Award - "This award recognizes sourcing and procurement as a vital strategic lever in the twenty-first century enterprise, driving business forward into the economic upturn."
Best Collaborative Practice Award - "This award recognizes a company or partnership for its achievements in driving supply chain excellence through collaborative frameworks, resulting in improved business performance."
Supply Chain Skills Award - "the judges will be looking to the business and academic worlds for success in developing the definitive skill set through inspiring leadership, innovative training, proactive recruitment techniques"
Green Supply Chain Award - "this category rewards those companies which have demonstrated unparalleled performance in environmental supply chain planning and execution"
Supply Chain Technology Award - "This award recognizes technology ideas that made substantial improvements to your supply chain."
Customer Centric Supply Chain Award - "This award recognizes companies that can prove a demonstrable a commitment to putting the customer first."
Logistics Best Practice Award - "This award recognizes companies that drive logistics excellence throughout the organization through developing efficient, sustainable and cost effective strategies."

For more details on the specific awards, and those companies that have been nominated as finalists for them, please visit the award categories page here and get acquainted. You never know, your company could be nominated and you don't even realize it.

About the Author:
Qushawn is a staff writer for the iEntry Network.