Supply Chain Awards

Recognizing organizations demonstrating excellence in supply chain risk management

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This category recognizes organizations that have successfully mitigated business risks to safeguard their operations and supply chain integrity. This includes minimizing potential cost or reputational harm, ensuring the availability and security of supply, and leveraging risk management strategies to gain competitive advantages.

Your submission may include:

1. Strategic Approach: Organization’s strategic approach to identifying and prioritizing risks within the supply chain, including the ability to anticipate potential threats and develop proactive mitigation strategies.
2. Implementation Effectiveness: Effectiveness of risk mitigation initiatives, including execution, resource allocation, and deployment of technologies or processes to minimize risk exposure.
3. Resilience and Adaptability: Organization’s resilience and adaptability in responding to unforeseen challenges or disruptions, and their ability to adjust strategies to maintain operational continuity.
4. Stakeholder Engagement: Organization’s engagement with internal and external stakeholders to collaboratively address and mitigate supply chain risks.
5. Demonstrated Impact: Tangible impact of risk mitigation efforts on the organization’s overall performance, including improvements in efficiency, cost reduction, revenue protection, and brand reputation enhancement.

Recognising the impact of carbon reduction projects

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This award acknowledges organizations that have demonstrated outstanding leadership in driving sustainability initiatives within their operations and inspiring positive change in the broader business community. These organizations are recognized for their instrumental contribution in advancing the sustainability agenda and pushing the boundaries of environmental and social responsibility.

Your submission may include:

1. Vision and Strategy: Organization’s ability to articulate a clear vision and develop strategic initiatives for sustainable procurement.
2. Implementation and Impact: Effectiveness of sustainable procurement practices and the measurable impact achieved, such as reduction in environmental footprint, cost savings, or supplier diversity.
3. Collaboration and Stakeholder Engagement: Organization’s collaboration with internal and external stakeholders to drive sustainable procurement initiatives.
4. Innovation and Creativity: Innovative approaches and creative solutions in integrating sustainability into procurement processes, sourcing practices, and supplier relationships.
5. Influence: Organization’s influence in promoting sustainability across its operations and within the broader supply chain community, including its ability to inspire and mobilize others towards sustainable procurement goals.

This category celebrates organizations dedicated to reducing the carbon footprint of their operations and supply chains. Judges seek ambitious yet attainable goals, along with clear evidence of measurable progress toward a net-zero future.

Recognising excellence in business transformation and change projects

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This category honors transformational or large-scale business process improvement initiatives that have significantly enhanced business outcomes or boosted competitive advantage. Projects may be led by procurement or encompass broader organizational efforts. Entries should clearly outline procurement’s contribution and impact on achieving the desired results.

Your submission may include:

1. Strategic Vision: The clarity and alignment of the procurement transformation initiative with the organization’s overall strategic goals and objectives
2. Change Management: The effectiveness of change management processes implemented to facilitate the procurement transformation, including communication, training, and stakeholder engagement
3. Process Improvement: The initiative’s impact on improving procurement processes, efficiency, and effectiveness
4. Innovation and Technology Adoption: Innovative approaches and utilization of technology to drive procurement transformation and achieve operational excellence
5. Business Impact: Tangible business outcomes and impact resulting from the procurement transformation initiative, such as cost savings, risk mitigation, supplier performance improvement, and enhanced supply chain resilience

Acknowledging impactful technology initiatives that drive substantial outcomes

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This category recognizes organizations leveraging digital technology to drive substantial business impact. Procurement or supply chain teams are invited to showcase successful technology initiatives, emphasizing measurable outcomes and scalability.

Your submission may include:

1. Innovation: Level of innovation demonstrated in the use of digital technology, including the adoption of new tools, platforms, or approaches to solve supply chain challenges
2. Impact: Impact of the digital technology initiative on key performance indicators such as efficiency, cost savings, productivity, or customer satisfaction
3. Scalability: Scalability of the digital technology solution and its potential to be applied across different segments of the supply chain or within other areas of the organization
4. Integration: Incorporation of digital technology into current systems, processes, and workflows within the supply chain ecosystem
5. Adaptability: Adaptability of the digital technology solution to changing business needs, market dynamics, and emerging trends in supply chain management

Recognising successful cross-functional teamwork projects

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Recognizing Procurement Teams for Successful Collaborative Projects, such as Sourcing Initiatives or Business Process Improvements, Achieved through Internal Collaboration

Your submission may include:

1. Project Impact: Tangible outcomes and benefits achieved through the collaborative teamwork initiative, such as cost savings, process improvements, or enhanced efficiency
2. Innovation and Creativity: Innovation and creativity demonstrated in the approach taken to address challenges and achieve project objectives collaboratively
3. Cross-functional collaboration: Effectiveness of collaboration among different teams or departments within the organization, considering communication, coordination, and alignment of efforts
4. Stakeholder Engagement: Project engagement and involvement of key stakeholders, including internal teams, external partners, and suppliers, to ensure buy-in and support for the initiative
5. Sustainability and Scalability: The possibility of sustaining the collaborative teamwork initiative over time and duplicating it across various segments of the organization, fostering long-term success and expansion.

The Excellence in Innovation Award for Startups recognizes startup organizations that have demonstrated outstanding innovation in their procurement and supply chain practices. This category celebrates startups that have implemented innovative approaches, technologies, or strategies to enhance efficiency, drive growth, and overcome challenges in their supply chain operations.
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Your submission may include:

1. Innovation and Disruption: The innovative and disruptive potential in the supply chain sector, encompassing new solutions, technologies, or business models that challenge conventional methods and provide distinct value propositions.
2. Scalability and Adaptability: Ability to expand operations, enter new markets, and pivot in response to changing industry trends and customer needs.
3. Impact and Value Proposition: Impact of the organistaion on the supply chain ecosystem and its value proposition to stakeholders, including enhanced efficiency, cost savings, improved customer experience, and sustainable practices.

The Jury Choice Award honors organizations selected by the jury for their outstanding performance and influence in the supply chain domain. This category highlights innovation, impact, and leadership as key criteria for recognition.

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Your submission may include:

1. Innovation and Creativity: Innovative approaches, creative solutions, and novel strategies in supply chain management.
2. Impact and Influence: Significant impact of the organization’s initiatives on the industry, stakeholders, and broader community.
3. Leadership and Vision: Visionary leadership, strategic direction, and the organization’s role in driving positive change and shaping the future of supply chain management.

Nominations are not open for this category

Yes, these awards are for decisions/tasks undertaken for the period for 1^st April 2023 to 31^st March 2024

INR 5,000/- per entry (Rupees Five Thousand per entry only)

Avail an early bird discount by registering your organisation before 30th April.

Yes, but please keep each entry as distinct as possible. For each entry, you are required to pay the nomination fee separately.

Yes, we are accepting entries from companies based in India only

Please visit our website to register on the platform and begin preparing your entry online using the online entry system.

Once registered, you can easily work on your entry over multiple sessions, saving your progress as needed. This allows for a more flexible and efficient entry preparation process. Please be mindful of the word limits for each segment.

The entry deadline is the 25th of May 2024

All entries will be treated with the utmost confidentiality. No information will be disclosed to anyone other than our panel of judges. Our judges are required to sign a confidentiality agreement before accessing any entries.

Enterprises based in India with well-established supply chains are eligible to participate, excluding solution providers, logistics companies, and 3PL companies.