2010 Australian Supply Chain & Logistics Awards

Submissions are due on 3 September for the Australian Supply Chain & Logistics Awards.

Supply Chain & Logistics Association of Australia (SCLAA) is hosting the awards, with a gala dinner on 28 October at Luna Park, Crystal Palace, Sydney.

The categories include:

2010 ASCL T&L Future Leaders Award: The purpose of this award is to provide incentive and recognition to young professionals who are both currently working in and wish to continue their career path within the transport, supply chain and logistics industry. Finalists will be interviewed by a panel of judges the week leading up to the awards.

2010 ASCL Storage & Handling of Materials Award: This award recognises the achievements in the techniques and technology of materials storage and handling at any stage of the supply chain. Technology covers equipment and design techniques, including facilities design, and associated information and control systems.

2010 ASCL Training, Education & Development Award: To be presented to the company or institution that best demonstrates an achievement in aspects such as recruitment process, training, HR Systems, formal education and development programs which are both relevant to and promote the supply chain and logistics industry.

2010 ASCL Information Management Award: This award will go to the business that can best demonstrate it has made an achievement in the application of information technology within its supply chain.

2010 ASCL Manufacturing Logistics Award: This award recognises achievement within the manufacturing sector with regard to the integration of manufacturing and the supply chain from raw material procurement through to customer delivery. This may include re-thought, re-engineered supply chain, integration of the supply chain and manufacturing, improved operations and execution.

2010 ASCL Environmental Excellence Award: This award recognises corporate leadership contributing to the solution of environmental sustainability within the industry through performance and action.

2010 ASCL T&L Industry Excellence Award: This award recognises and acknowledges the achievements and contributions by an individual currently working within the transport, supply chain and logistics industry. The judges will be looking for individuals who have demonstrated vision and leadership, show innovation and are not afraid to take risks.

2010 ASCL Supply Chain Management Award: The aim of this award is to encourage and acknowledge the achievement of an organisation in managing the integration of supply chains. This could be functional integration within an organisational supply chain or more widely across supply chains involving several organisations that have formed trading partnerships or alliances. Collaboration and added value across the supply chain, achievements gained through outsourcing and the development of new business models could also be demonstrated.

The closing date for submissions is 3 September. Nomination forms are available from Gary Pearson on email ascla@sclaa.com.au, phone 0433 732 296 or by logging on to www.sclaa.com.au.

The 2010 Australian Supply Chain and Logistics Awards are proudly supported by Australia’s Best, SupplyChain Review, Strategix Training Group, Dematic, Loscam, VersaCold, Victoria University, Bluestone Recruitment, CH2, NSW Transport and Logistics Industry Working Group (TLWAG) and SSI Schaefer.