About the VICS Collaborative Commerce Achievement Awards
The VICS Collaborative Commerce Achievement Awards rank among the most prestigious in retailing, consumer goods, and related industries. We invite your nominations for each of six awards. The competition is open to all companies — including VICS members and those that should be — across retail, consumer goods, and related third-party providers such as logistics and technology companies. The Awards were designed to identify and reward excellence in supply chain collaboration. Winners of the VICS Achievement Awards are decided by votes of the VICS Board of Directors.
Achievement Awards Ceremony
The Awards reward leaders who demonstrate leadership and who rise above their peers in pursuit of productivity. The 2008 ceremony was held in conjunction with the U Connect conference in Dallas, Texas on June 11, 2008. The winners are:
- Retail Excellence - Dillard's Store Services, Inc.
- Supply Side Excellence (Tie) - Cadbury Adams, Procter & Gamble
- VICS CPFR® Implementation Excellence - Best Buy Company, Inc.
- Supply Chain Excellence - GS1 Canada (RX2)
- Best Third Party Service Provider - AfterBOT, Inc.
- Best Third Party Technology Provider - RSA: The Security Division of EMC
- Roger Milliken Career Achievement Award - Jim McLaughlin, Former Vice President, Process and Services Management, The Gillette Company
Award Criteria
The VICS Collaborative Commerce Achievement Awards honor outstanding companies for their strategic thinking and leadership and for their implementation of VICS and GS1 Standards that have resulted in more effective supply chain initiatives. The Awards recognize the positive results of company-wide dedication to customer satisfaction that have made continuous improvements to the supply chain.
Award Categories
Nominations honor examples of supply chain management implementations and/or improvements in:
Retail Excellence - presented to a retail company that has developed, implemented and/or improved internal systems and practices proven to improve supply chain efficiency.
Supply Side Excellence - presented to a consumer goods manufacturer or wholesale distributor that has developed, implemented and/or improved systems and practices proven to improve supply chain efficiency.
VICS CPFR® Implementation Excellence - presented to two companies, a retailer and supplier, which have worked collaboratively to create true end-to-end supply chain integration and cooperation utilizing VICS CPFR®. Please note that two companies, a retailer and a supplier, must be nominated together.
Supply Chain Excellence - presented to a company that has achieved excellence integrating supply chain practices (Planning, Forecasting, Order Management, Transportation, Inventory Control, Distribution, Stocking, etc.) resulting in improved customer services, reduced cost and speed to market.
Best Third-Party Technology Provider - presented to a systems provider that has developed and/or implemented systems and practices proven to be cost-effective and resulted in supply chain improvements.
Best Third-Party Service Provider - presented to a transportation, warehousing or distribution operations provider that has developed and/or implemented systems and practices proven to be cost-effective and resulted in supply chain improvements.
Roger Milliken Career Achievement Award - presented to an individual nominated by the VICS Executive Committee for demonstrated leadership, selfless support and utilization of GS1 and VICS standards and standards committee participation.
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