Corporate Awards

Best Sustainable Logistics Enterprise

Olam International

This award is for an end user (shipper) company that is incorporating the ethos of sustainability to realise significant improvements across environmental indicators including carbon emissions, waste disposal, and energy management. Nominees can also demonstrate  activities and initiatives aimed at evangelising sustainability in the organisation and to the wider community.

Best Supply Chain Software Company

Blue Yonder

Nominees for this award shall be involved in offering software solutions that facilitate logistics and supply chain processes. In assessing the submissions, the judges will look for nominee solutions that exhibit deep functionality, high performance, ease-of-use, integrability, and that have delivered proven benefits to clients. In addition, nominees can highlight new market initiatives and technology innovations.

Best Third-Party Logistics (3PL) Company

Ninja Van

Nominees for this award shall be involved in offering contract logistics services to clients (shippers). In assessing the submissions, the judges will look for those logistics service providers that have achieved success in increasing service levels, reducing costs and improving supply chain visibility for customers. Nominees should highlight the extent of logistics services to customers, industry sector(s) expertise, thought leadership in spearheading innovations, and contributions to raising the overall standard of third-party logistics.

Best Logistics Solution

SmartCAE

This award is for a company that is making astute use of technologies to develop an innovative solution that help solve real-world logistics challenges and enable significant improvements in performance. In assessing the submissions, the judges will assess the level of innovation versus existing solutions and the commercial viability for large-scale adoption.

Best Warehouse Automation Company

Mobile Industrial Robots (MiR)

Nominees for this award shall be involved in offering automated material handling/storage equipment for use in warehouses, distribution centers or factory-floor environments. In assessing the submissions, the judges will look for nominee solutions across one or more material handling/storage sub-sectors, e.g., AS/RS, conveyor systems, lift trucks, AGVs, mobile autonomous robots, and which have delivered proven productivity and efficiency benefits. In addition, nominees can  highlight new market initiatives and technology innovations plus attention to safety and ergonomics

Individual Awards

Promising Start-Up Champion

Erwan Bodescot

CEO and Co-Founder, Augmeented

Nominees for this award shall be responsible for the development of a new enterprise in the logistics & supply chain industry. They should provide evidence of superior entrepreneurship skills such as recognising a market need/gap, developing a competitive advantage and value proposition, financing the initiative, adequately and appropriately resourcing the organisation, and targeting and acquiring customers. Nominees can also provide indication of early success and new venture progress.

Supply Chain Management Champion

Sanjay Desai

Regional Talent Director, Humana International

Nominees for this award shall have a track record of success in improving or transforming the supply chain performance of a company or companies.  As well as a solid understanding of the art and science of supply chain management, nominees can demonstrate how superior leadership skills, cultural awareness and tenacity in the face of challenging circumstances have contributed towards their achievements.

Thought Leadership Champion

Paul Stringleman

Senior Consultant, Swisslog Australia

Nominees for this award shall have an acknowledged track record and reputation for developing new ideas and concepts that further the development and sophistication of the logistics & supply chain industry. They should demonstrate how such ideas and concepts fill a gap in existing knowledge and practices and indicate the extent to which these have been accepted as new ways of thinking and working. Nominees can also provide indication of the dissemination of formulated ideas and concepts via, for example, conferences, books, journal articles, and media appearances. 

Special Award

LogiSYM Excellence Award

Indranil Sen

This special award is for exceptional service to the logistics & supply chain sector by an individual recognised by the judges for his/her multiple and high achievements during a stellar career dedicated to serving this industry. The winner is identified and selected by the Logistics & Supply Chain Management Society (LSCMS) Committee.

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