Awards 2008

Awards 2008

Supply Chain Asia Logistics Awards 2008

The 2008 Supply Chain Asia Logistics Awards will take place at the JW Marriott Hotel in Shanghai’s People’s Square on 20th November 2008. Balloting for the Awards is now open. You can nominate your companies through our online ballot form by clicking here. Nomination will close on 31 July 2008 and regular updates on the progress of the event will be published in issues of Supply Chain Asia Magazine.

Awards 2008 - Categories

The list of categories in the 2008 Supply Chain Asia Logistics Awards is as follows:

Supply Chain Visionary of the Year
Supply Chain Manager of the Year (Operations)
Supply Chain Manager of the Year (IT)
Supply Chain Manager of the Year (Procurement)
The Green Supply Chain Award
The Supply Chain Security Award
Global 3PL of Year
Asian 3PL of the Year
Air Cargo Terminal of the Year
Container Terminal of the Year
Shipping Line of the Year
Air Cargo Carrier of the Year
The Supply Chain Software Award
The Supply Chain Innovation Award
Supply Chain Integrator of the Year
The Education and Training Award
Airfreight Forwarder of the Year
Seafreight Forwarder of the Year

Selection Process

Finalists in each category are chosen by an audited ballot of the 8,700 readership of Supply Chain Asia Magazine and via the Supply Chain Asia web portal. The ballot form is published in the May/June and July/August issues of Supply Chain Asia Magazine and at www.supplychainasia.com/awards

Finalists in each category will be contacted by our staff and asked to supply a 200-word statement on why they feel they should win the Award for which they have been nominated. These statements are then passed to our panel of 14 independent judges. The list of judges will be published in the September/October edition of Supply Chain Asia Magazine.

Finalists for the Supply Chain Innovation Award will be asked to submit a white paper detailing how a partnership with a supplier led to a significant innovation in supply chain operations. These papers will also be passed to our panel of independent judges who will select the winning partnership.

Winners of the individual Awards Supply Chain Visionary of the Year, Supply Chain Manager of the Year (for Operations, IT and Procurement) are chosen by the Awards Committee.

New Awards for 2008

The Supply Chain Innovation Award

This new Award for 2008 is intended to recognise innovation in supply chain operations that has resulted from a deep collaboration and partnering effort between a shipper and service vendor such as a component supplier(s), consultant, technology company or logistics service provider All parties involved in the innovation should be listed on the ballot form. The Award is intended to be presented jointly to two parties but additional parties to the innovation can also be considered.

The four sets of nominated parties that receive the most votes through the balloting process will be contacted and requested to provide a white paper outlining details of the partnership and supply chain innovation achieved. These white papers will be passed to the panel of Awards judges who will choose the outright winners in the category. The white papers will also be published in editions of Supply Chain Asia Magazine.

Criteria for voting are as follows:

Nominees should include at least one service buyer or shipper and one or more service vendor
The nominees should have collaborated together and completed a project with clearly defined objectives and timescale within the past two years
The results of the project should be quantifiable and should be reasonably believed to represent innovation in the practice of supply chain management
The project should have been characterised by a deep collaboration and partnering effort between the parties involved

The Education & Training Award

In an effort to further bridge the gap between business and education, and as a natural follow on to the focus within Supply Chain Asia on education, training and human resource issues over the past year, we have introduced The Education & Training Award to the 2008 Supply Chain Asia Logistics Awards. The Award will recognise an institution or organisation that has proven itself a leader in the field of Education & Training in the Supply Chain arena in Asia. As well as a recognition of general ability in the area of supply chain and logistics education and training, it can also be presented to an organisation or institution for a strong and innovative piece of research for the industry. Criteria for the Education & Training Award are as follows:

Nominated bodies can be from the public or private sector
Nominated bodies can be generally classed as educational institutions, training bodies, industry associations or private supply chain service companies with a top rate education and training programmes for staff
The nominated bodies should be headquartered in Asia or should have a strong pedigree in education and training in supply chain and logistics in Asia
The nominated bodies should have demonstrated innovation and creativity in the development of solutions to meet the regional supply chain and logistics human resource challenge
The nominated bodies should have a strong pedigree in the production of innovative and groundbreaking research for the regional supply chain and logistics industry

Supply Chain Integrator of the Year

The Supply Chain Integrator of the Year Award is intended to recognise those companies providing the highest quality integrated supply chain service offerings and consistently making strides in further integrating infrastructure, operations and services. The following criteria should be considered when making your selection for the Award:

Network coverage & expansion initiatives
Cost & reliability of services
Level of customer service
Range of integrated products on offer
Demonstration of recent and significant innovation in development of integrated products
Integrated service offerings should be a key marketing focus for nominated companies

Other Awards - Selection Criteria

Asian 3PL of the Year

Nominated companies should have their global headquarters located in Asia
Ability to understand clients needs (partnering)
Range of specialized services on offer
Size of transport and warehouse network
IT capability
Level of local knowledge of developing Asian markets
Cost of services

The Green Supply Chain Award

Nominated companies should be recognized as leaders in the field of building environmental sustainability into industry and should have a track record of excellence in environmental standards in creation and deliverance of products and services
Companies should be proven to regularly take measures to improve their environmental performance, such as through application of environmental criteria to assess and choose suppliers, and study and action to control emissions from transportation requirements
Companies should adhere to and/or outperform all official national, regional and global environmental guidelines set for their industry
Companies should be profitable in the past year and show a strong recent track record of profitability

The Supply Chain Security Award

Nominated companies should have implemented a customised security policy relevant to the organisation.
Evidence that the policy is fully supported by top management, and includes regular security education and training initiatives for staff
Evidence that the policy is uniformly applied across the organisation, covering people, property and information
Participation in and adherence to a best practice security management system, such as C-TPAT, ISO28000, WCO Authorised Economic Operator
Proof or regular audits and review of security policy and implementation, and evidence of regular adjustments and improvements

Global 3PL of the Year

Ability to understand client’s business
Size of warehouse and transport network
IT know-how and systems
Level of product visibility offered
Level of customer service
Range of value added services
Launch/upgrade of new products/services in the past 12 months

Shipping Line of the Year

Schedule reliability
Rates/value for money
Service speed
Size of network
Level of customer service
Quality and range of logistics services
Launch/upgrade of new products/services in the past 12 months

Seafreight Forwarder of the Year

Standard of customer service
Relationship with shipping lines
Flexibility of service
Cost/value for money
Range of value added services
Launch/upgrade of new products/services in the past 12 months

Container Terminal of the Year

Cost of services
Level of customer service
Standard of facilities
Overall supply chain integration
Application of IT systems
Frequency of liner calls
Level of communication with lines and other customers
Distribution facilities

Air Cargo Carrier of the Year

Range of products available
Reliability of guaranteed services
Size of network
Understanding of customer needs
Efficiency in processing documentation
Partnering initiatives
Launch/upgrade of new products/services in the past 12 months

Airfreight Forwarder of the Year

Standard of customer service
Flexibility of service
Cost/value for money
Size of network
Range of value added services on offer
Launch/upgrade of new products/services in the past 12 months

Air Cargo Terminal of the Year

Handling charges
Level of customer services
Sophistication of facilities
Overall efficiency
Incidents of mishandling
Airline network coverage
Use of IT
Launch/upgrade of new products/services in the past 12 months

The Supply Chain Software Award

Range and flexibility of solutions on offer
Level of customer service
Standard of consulting/training services
Speed and efficiency of implementation of solutions
Launch/upgrade of new products/services in the past 12 months

*nominees can be state, semi-state or private companies but must have an Asian presence

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