The call for nominations is now open for the VICS 2010 Collaborative Commerce Achievement Awards. Companies can nominate a team, a department, or a trading partner for their efforts in bringing excellence and innovation to supply chain collaboration in the following categories.

Retail Excellence

Presented to a retail company that has developed or adopted internal systems and practices that have resulted in enhanced supply chain efficiency, improvements in customer service, reduced costs, or increased speed to market by working collaboratively with trading partners to create true end-to-end supply chain integration.

Supply Side Excellence

Presented to a consumer goods manufacturer or wholesale distributor that has developed or adopted internal systems and practices that have resulted in enhanced supply chain efficiency, improvements in customer service, reduced costs, or increased speed to market by working collaboratively with trading partners to create true end-to-end supply chain integration.

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®.

VICS Empty Miles Top Contributor Award

Presented to the company that helps drive adoption through referring new subscribers and posts the greatest savings resulting from the use of the VICS Empty Miles Program.

Sustainability Excellence

Presented to the company that develops, executes and maintains the most innovative environmentally sustainable supply chain.

Best Third-Party Provider

Presented to a third-party services or systems provider that has developed and/or implemented systems and practices proven to be cost-effective and resulted in supply chain improvements.

The VICS Board of Directors is also accepting nominations for the 2010 Roger Milliken Career Achievement Award, which is presented to an individual who has demonstrated leadership through selfless support and utilization of VICS and GS1 standards, as well as standards committee participation. Tom Cole, Vice Chairman of Macy’s, received the award in 2009.

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.

Achievement Awards Ceremony

The 2010 awards ceremony will be held on June 8th at the U Connect 2010 conference in San Antonio, TX.

Timing

Nominations are open to retailers, manufacturers, suppliers and technology providers. All nominations must include a business challenge, business answer, technological innovation, measurable percentage-based ROI, time frame, level of difficulty and benefits. Awards finalists for each category will be notified prior to the VICS 2010 Conference and will be invited to the Awards Ceremony and Board Dinner.

Nomination Forms:

Click here (Nomination Form)

Click here (Third-Party Authorization Nomination Form)

The deadline for submitting nominations is March 26, 2010. Entries must include ALL information requested.

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