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.