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? Vodafone with E2open winner


shortlisted


? Sony DADC UK with The Logistics Business


? Tesco Connect ? Vaillant Group ? Virgin Atlantic Airways ? Vodafone with E2open


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he Supply ChainOperations category is aimed at finding excellencewithin the core processes within the supply chain, so the relatively high


scores exhibited by themajority of the shortlisted companieswerenot entirely unexpected.However, twowereneck andneck, which gave the judges a tough time determining thewinner. The entry fromTesco centred on an initiative for


reducing food waste, a key corporate strategy. Indeed, aworthy objective given that around one thirdoftheworld’sfood is nevereaten–itisthrown away or left to rot. The retailer has focused on creating amulti-faceted programmearound smarter “reduced to clear” pricing, improved sales forecasts, a new fresh food orderingmodel and streamlined promotions planning and forecasting. In 2012 alone the programmehas reduced food


Picture: From left:HughWilliams, managing director of Hughenden Consulting;EnricoVendruscolo, principalmanager of business improvement terminals operations and logistics at Vodafone;David Maund vice president of professional services at E2open;Jana Bodenstedt, principal business process manager atVodafone; Santiago Ramos, head of SCM information services, local operations, SCM operations and enablement at Vodafone;and Rob Beckett.


waste by over 2,800 tonnes, or 550 truckloads. In particular, the judgeswere impressed byTesco Connect, an online platformto share order forecasts with suppliers in real-time. The judges say: “The implementation of Connect is a ground breaking change in the traditional retailer-suppliermodel that can only help improve customer service.” With operating companies in 30 countries across


five continents, aswell as 40 partner networks and 449million customers,Vodafone wanted away to leverage economies of scale and scope across multiple operating units by obtaining visibility and control across its distributed trading network.The company has worked closelywith E2open to design


and build a strategic solution for seamless information sharing, process management, and exception handling. Central to the solution is E2open’s cloud-based platformwhich provides a consolidated, shared view of demand and inventory information acrossVodafone’s disparate operating companies and trading partners. The judges say: “Thiswas a very impressive submission and presentation, in every way – the scope of what was involved, the scale of what was being delivered and the success of the programme. In particular, getting hundreds of suppliers to work in a collaborative manner is highly commendable and represents a real achievement.” The decision was clear,Vodafonewith E2open


deserved to take home the trophy for Supply Chain Operations.


Environmental Improvement


? Diageo winner


? IBM ISC highly commended


shortlisted


? AB Lindex with DHL International Supply Chain


? Diageo ? IBM ISC ? Jaguar Land Rover


nrecent years the Environmental Improvement category has become a particularly sought after Award. This year therewere three very close contenders for the trophywith just a point or two between them – Jaguar LandRover, IBMISC and Diageo. Jaguar Land Rover has been involved in a five year


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programmeto significantly reduce CO2 through a process of continuous improvement across the whole of its logistics operations, both inbound and outbound. IBM’s Integrated Supply Chain organisation takes


Picture: From left:Rob Beckett; Clare Strawson, corporate relationsmanager,Diageo; Michael Alexander, Diageo’s global head of environment;and Brodie McMillan, logistics director ofWhitbread.


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in manufacturing, logistics, engineering, hardware operations, sales transaction support, systems and services globally, aswell as procurement.The company view themselves as class leaders in environmental leadership and in linewith this corporate goal, they have set up a packaging engineering centre of competence,which aims to optimise packaging for all hardware products – saving cost andmaterials. Between 2011 – 2012 some 2,200 tonnes of packaging material have been saved. The judgeswere impressed with theway innovations have been developed and shared with suppliers. For these reasons, the judges highly commend IBMISC. It was a close call, but the final decision wasmade.


Diageo has set ambitious environmental targets to meet by 2015 for carbon, water and waste. The company’s goal on carbon is to reduce emissions fromglobal production sites by 50 per cent. The


focus has been on four key areas – improving energy usage in operations, generating renewable energy at sites, sourcing renewable or low-carbon electricity and collaborating on reducing carbon in the distribution network. The judgeswere particularly impressed by the


recent completion of a £6 million bio-energy plant at the company’sGlenlossie distillery, which burns spent grain to power the distilling process – saving 6,000 tonnes of CO2 per year. The judges say: “Diageo has demonstrated true


innovation within its industry with large scale environmental improvement projects, andwhile they are still in the early stages of deployment, they are showing good returns on investment.” Such innovation deserved the trophy.


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