The CHaINA Awards are presented by the Global Supply Chain Council, Asia's largest supply chain organization. The Council, which was founded in 2002, is today the professional organization of choice for providing leadership opportunities, professional and personal growth in supply chain management in Asia.

Each year, the awards recognize the importance of supply chain, procurement and logistics excellence, by identifying and rewarding outstanding performance among leading manufacturers, retailers, service providers and key individuals working in Asia.

While other organizations tend to give away awards to vendors based on their 'level of sponsorship', the CHaINA Awards aim to recognize and applaud the end-users and practitioners working in the supply chain profession and the selection process is done in a totally sponsorship-free environment.

In order to determine who are the 22 nominees and ultimately the 7 winners in the various categories, the Council uses a two part process, nomination and application review. Each application is rigorously evaluated by an independent panel of judges comprising of some of China's leading supply chain practitioners. Criteria for selecting winners are the magnitude, importance and clarity of the benefit to their Asia operations arising from the project or inititiative submitted.

"The jury had a difficult task selecting from numerous submissions of great merit. We thank all the participants. Our warmest congratulations go to all nominees. We look forward to this great dinner on November 5" say Max Henry, Founder of the Global Supply Chain Council.

For more information about the jury, click on http://www.supplychains.com/advisors

The awards are part of CHaINA '09 Live, Asia's largest supply chain event, taking place on Nov. 4-5 in Shanghai, offering two days of educational and networking opportunities for all professionals involved in supply chain management, procurement and logistics. Over 300 participants are expected at this year event.

The awards show will be broadcast live on LiveStream and Twitter and syndicated via recorded segment on YouTube, Tudou and various podcasts services.

The names of the winners will be proclaimed on November 5 at the closing event of CHaINA '09 Live taking place at the Renaissance Zhongshan Park Hotel in Shanghai, China.

The 2009 CHaNA Awards nominees, by category, are as follows:

TOP AWARD - Supply Chain Operational Excellence:
- Bosch for their Regional Purchasing Program in China
- ABB for their Indirect Spend Management Project in China
- Lishen Battery for their Cost Management Program in China

Best 3PL Supply Chain Provider in Asia:
- DCH Logistics for Lee Kum Kee
- APL Logistics for Liz Claiborne
- Linkstar for Momentive Performance Materials

Best IT Supply Chain Solution in Asia:
- Seeburger for the B2B gateway platform at Digital China
- Infor for the WMS implementation at Feili International Transport
- Manhattan for the WMS roll out at Ting Tong Logistics
- Tradecard for the global trade platform at Brooks Brothers

Best Supply Chain Consulting Partner in Asia:
- BBK Consulting for Oshkosh Corp.
- Kong and Allan for Fotile Kitchenware
- CHEP for Ford Mazda Automobile
- AMB for YCH Logistics

The Green Supply Chain Award in Asia:
- SCIP Swire SITA Waste Services for their computerized maintance system with Siveco
- Coca Cola for their Green Factory concept in China
- Esquel for their Green Initiatives in China

Training Education & Development Award in Asia:
- Bosch for their Supplier Development Program in Asia Pacific
- IKEA for their Supply Chain Training Program in China
- Cisco for their Supply Chain Leadership Institute in China

For more information about the awards, visit http://www.supplychains.com/en/cev/459 or email awards@supplychain.cn

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