Severn Trent has carried off the Overall Winner trophy at the Supply Chain Excellence Awards 2017 – fighting off stiff competition from McVities Carlisle, Turkcell, Elval, Euro Car Parts and Lesara. The Awards were presented on 14th November at a glittering gala dinner at the Park Lane Hilton in London.
The Overall Award is chosen from the winners of the Industry Sector Awards. The judges said of Severn Trent: “This was a project that inspires – they have transformed a fragmented supply chain and have created a structure that delivers competitive advantage through enhanced visibility, transparency, and performance. This is supply chain excellence in abundance.”
THE AWARD WINNERS
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OVERALL WINNER
Severn Trent plc
INDUSTRY SECTOR AWARDS
AUTOMOTIVE
Winner: Euro Car Parts
CONSUMER PRODUCTS
Winner: McVities Carlisle, Pladis UK
THE FLEX AWARD FOR HI-TECH, COMMUNICATIONS AND ELECTRONICS
Winner: Turkcell İletişim Hizmetleri
Highly Commended: Vodafone Procurement Company
MANUFACTURING
Winner: Elval SA
RETAIL & E-TAIL
Winner: Lesara
Highly Commended: Ted Baker with XPO
PUBLIC AND THIRD SECTORS
Winner: Severn Trent Plc
SPECIAL CATEGORY AWARDS:
CUSTOMER SERVICE AND SUPPORT
Winner: Sainsbury’s Argos with DHL
Highly Commended: Gant with MIQ Logistics
DEMAND FORECASTING AND PLANNING
Winner: Warburtons with FuturMaster
ENVIRONMENTAL IMPROVEMENT
Winner: Gatwick Airport with DHL Supply Chain
Highly Commended: Southampton Council with the Solent Alliance
REVERSE LOGISTICS
Winner: ASOS with Clipper Logistics
LOGISTICS AND DISTRIBUTION
Winner: Pladis
SOURCING AND PROCUREMENT
Winner: Lancashire Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust with Ingenica Solutions
Highly Commended: Vodafone Procurement Company
THE CLIPPER LOGISTICS AWARD FOR SUPPLY CHAIN OPERATIONS
Winner: Innocent Drinks
Highly Commended: Global Brands Group with Ligentia
SUPPLY CHAIN STRATEGY AND DESIGN
Winner: London Ambulance Service NHS Trust
THE FUTURMASTER AWARD FOR SUPPLY CHAIN VISIBILITY
Winner: Wed2b
Highly commended: Belron International
TECHNOLOGY
Winner: Palmer and Harvey with TranSend Solutions
3PL OF THE YEAR
Winner: XPO Logistics
TRAINING AND SAFETY
Winner: British Gypsum with CEVA Logistics
Highly commended: New Look with Clipper
WAREHOUSE INITIATIVE
Winner: FatFace
TEAM OF THE YEAR
Winner: YPO with Hatmill
INNOVATION AWARD
Winner: Centrica with Unipart Logistics
RISING STAR
Winner: Tom Healey, Euro Car Parts
AWARDS SPONSORS
Clipper Logistics
Founded in 1992, Clipper Logistics plc has been a leader in retail logistics for more than two decades, operating in over 44 sites within the UK and Europe. Clipper is known for its consultative approach, constantly responding to rapid change through innovation, and for working alongside some of the biggest names in retail including John Lewis, ASOS, and Superdry. Clipper has won numerous awards for a range of multichannel solutions, including the bespoke returns service Boomerang™. In 2016, the business launched Click link™, which was developed in collaboration with the John Lewis Partnership, and has transformed the Click & Collect process to meet evolving consumer demands and the fast-paced retail sector.
www.clippergroup.co.uk
flex
In the categories of design, manufacturing, distribution, and aftermarket services, Flex has established itself as a global leader without equal. With over 100 sites in 30 countries, and 200,000 highly skilled innovators at the ready, we’re helping customers big and small solve the challenges of the connected age. In today’s marketplace, demand for smarter, more advanced solutions is growing exponentially. To meet the complex technological and logistical challenges of this new age requires the right partner at every step. With extensive experience across virtually all industries, Flex has the unique vision and capabilities to improve speed, efficiency, and cost effectiveness throughout the entire life cycle of a product. With access to a vast global footprint, Flex brings our customers closer to the markets they serve, creating a supply advantage almost anywhere. Add in its Sketch to Scale platform and market-leading, SaaS-based global supply chain, and the merits of Flex become undeniable.
www.flextronics.com
FuturMaster
Founded in 1994, FuturMaster is a software company specialising in Supply Chain Management. Its solutions accompany and support organisations in the performance and optimisation of their global supply chain network. FuturMaster’s consultants are industry experts specialising in sales forecasting, demand planning, distribution, production, procurement and scheduling, as well as global supply chain optimisation. Publisher, distributor and integrator, FuturMaster’s know-how and expertise extends worldwide with the solution already implemented in over 65 countries. FuturMaster’s offices are based in France, the United Kingdom, China, Singapore and Brazil.
www.futurmaster.com
