The Supply Chain and Logistics Association of Australia (SCLAA) has announced the winners for the 2011 Australian Supply Chain and Logistics Awards, the longest running national awards program in the industry.
A deatiled list of winners appears below. For a full list of finalists, please follow this link to a previous LMH article (6 October).
2011 Australian Supply Chain Management Award - to encourage and acknowledge outstanding achievement in managing the integration of supply chains. First awarded in 1984, the trophy is dedicated to Doug Beattie.
Winner: Nestlé Australia Limited
Nestlé Australia Limited recently introduced a World first integrated Robotic Layer Picker with FreePick Maximiser Software into the Arndell Park Distribution Centre. The new pallet layer picking solution picks four million layer and case orders automatically; substantially reducing occupational health and safety (OH&S) risks and improving productivity in the distribution centre (DC). The system has significantly improved the safety, productivity and quality of mixed pallet assembly at the Arndell Park DC.
2011 Australian Training, Education & Development Award - presented to the company or institution that best demonstrates a significant achievement in the recruitment process, training, human resources (HR) systems, formal education and development programs. The trophy was first awarded in 2002 and is dedicated to the late Professor Peter Gilmour.
Winner: the University of Wollongong - Sydney Business School
The Masters of Science in Logistics Program addresses the changing and increasingly important role of logistics in business; logistics performance measures and benchmarking procedures; world-class processes for customer service and order processing, inventory planning and management, supply chain integration, transportation, distribution and warehousing; logistics information systems architectures and implementation strategies; and logistics organisation design alternatives. The academic program is designed to give the students the analytical skills and intellectual framework they will need to succeed in designing and implementing a global logistics strategy.
High Commendation: TDT Victoria
TDT Victoria developed a Cadetship in Logistics program that is designed to develop and train future managers for the Transport and Logistics (T&L) industry. It is a collaborative partnership between TDT Victoria as the Industry Training Advisory Board for the transport sector, Kangan Institute of TAFE, Goulburn Ovens Institute of TAFE and employers of the Cadets. It promotes a style of learning that values workplace learning and work experience as fundamentally linked to effective skill development.
Storage & Handling of Materials Award - recognises the significant achievements in the techniques and technology of materials storage and handling at any stage of the supply chain. Technology covers equipment and design techniques, including facilities design, and associated information and control systems. The trophy was first awarded in 1980 and is dedicated to Dexion’s Founder, Demetrius Comino, OBE.
Winner: Nestlé Australia Limited
Nestlé Australia Limited recently introduced a World First Integrated Robotic Layer Picking Solution with FreePick Maximiser Software to its Arndell Park Distribution Centre. The system is capable of picking the widest range of products from cartons and cases to bags, sacks, cans and bottles – around 80 per cent of Nestlé’s stock keeping units (SKUs) held at the DC.
Completed orders are conveyed through the integrated layer picking system being check-weighed, stretch-wrapped and labelled on the way, until they exit ready for collection and transport to despatch by forklift. The introduction of voice-directed computing has also significantly improved the efficiency of their remaining manual case picking operations.
2011 Australian Environmental Excellence Award - for corporate leadership towards to environmental sustainability within the industry through performance and action. First awarded in 1966, the trophy is dedicated to Ken Pike.
Winner: Waste Contractors and Recyclers Association of Queensland (WCRAQ)
The importance of WCRAQ and its united member organisations was clearly demonstrated during the 2011 natural disasters in Queensland. WCRAQ was the coordinating industry body, supported by its members, who worked with the Brisbane City Council to facilitate the safe collection, transport and disposal of more than 400,000 tonnes of flood-related wastes and also provided specialist industry advice to other affected Councils across the state. Across Brisbane, WCRAQ was responsible for all the back end clean-up and disposal operations of all the flood-related wastes including all the commercial and industrial and other wastes generated - getting Brisbane back in business.
High Commendation: Schenker Australia
Schenker Australia has implemented a strong focus towards ‘green’ logistics and recently introduced their Eco Solutions program; carbon dioxide-reduced logistics and freight services.
The Eco Solutions program includes calculation and analysis of the carbon footprint for goods in transport across all transport modes, deployment of shortest routes, minimal landing and freight turnover, newest aircrafts, modern vehicles operating on reduced speed to lower fuel consumption and green terminals.
Information Management Award – to recognise the business that has made the most significant achievement in the application of information technology within its Supply Chain. The trophy was first awarded in 1994 and is dedicated to the late Len Smith, FAIMM.
Winner: The Just Group
With around a thousand stores in Australia and New Zealand, The Just Group’s twice-yearly stocktake has traditionally been a labour-intensive and costly operation, with stores remaining closed on the day of stocktaking until the process is completed. They wanted to simplify, speed and reduce the cost and impact of the stocktake process on sales. The Just Group developed and implemented a world-first Bluetooth-enabled stocktaking solution for retail stores; RapidStocktake. The solution is now being rolled out across 500 stores in NSW, Victoria and Tasmania, with the remainder of their stores to be rolled out later in the year in time for the next stocktake period.
2011 Australian Manufacturing Logistics Award - recognises significant achievement within the manufacturing sector with regard to the integration of manufacturing and the Supply Chain from raw material procurement through to customer delivery.
This may include re-thought, reengineered Supply Chain, integration of the Supply Chain and manufacturing, improved operations and execution. The trophy was first awarded in 1963 and is dedicated to the late Mr. W. (Bill) Cribben.
Winner: Nestle Australia Limited
Nestlé Australia Limited recently introduced a World first integrated Robotic Layer Picker with FreePick Maximiser Software into the Arndell Park Distribution Centre. Arndell Park is a high volume national DC storing and distributing several hundred SKUs from Nestlé’s consumer food and beverage, food service and pet food businesses. Nestlé evaluated a range of technology and software options to eliminate the OH&S risks associated with manually building layers, and also increase the efficiency of single case pick operations. Productivity and system efficiency are optimised by FreePick Maximiser software.
2011 Australian Industry Excellence Award - The prestigious national Industry Excellence Award recognises and acknowledges the outstanding achievements and contribution by an individual currently working within the Transport, Supply Chain and Logistics Industry. This trophy was first awarded in 1987 and is dedicated to Mr Mike Munns, FAIMM.
Winner: Rick Ralph
The judges said: “Nothing demonstrated the united force and pivotal importance of WCRAQ more than its operations during the cleanup of the 2011 Queensland floods. Rick acted as a liaison to facilitate the safe collection, transport and disposal operations of more than 750 separate requests of removing and disposing of hazardous and regulated wastes, the safe disposal of 25,000 dead chickens, and of moving more than 8,000 tonnes of market waste in just 48 hours to get the markets reopened. The generosity of Rick’s time and specialist advice was instrumental to helping Brisbane get back to business after the 2011 Floods.”
High Commendation: Allan Jones
According to AIP, Jones plays an active role in the organisations logistics domain by providing assistance and mentoring to other logisticians on education and career paths. Outside of Jacobs, Jones is a part-time lecturer with the University of Wollongong’s-Sydney Business School for subjects associated with the Master of Science in Logistics, and where he also acts as a mentor to current and former students on issues such as continuing education, career progression and other areas of professionalisation within the industry. He has also taken an active role in launching the Master of Science in Logistics program to the ACT, with a view to start in early 2012.
2011 Australian Future Leaders Award - designed to provide incentive and recognition to young professionals who are both currently working in and wish to continue their career path within the Transport, Supply Chain and Logistics Industry.
Winner: Amy Vassallo
Vassallo was given the opportunity to coordinate service planning for Regional Town Bus Service through Western Australia, managing a sizeable portfolio of 20 service contracts to an annual contract value of tens of millions of dollars. According to the judges, “Amy took to the task with gusto, keen to take a lead in new projects. A champion for regional public transport in a metro-centric state, Amy is constantly searching for ways to innovate and improve. As a public transport enthusiast, Amy is respected by the regional operators she manages as a fair, objective and conscientious officer.”
High Commendation: Karan Sikand
The judges said: “Karan’s biggest success story within the Schweppes Supply Chain was his development and roll out of an execution planning model and the transformation of the supply chain to accommodate greater responsiveness and agility. He developed a mathematically derived safety stock/re-order point model based upon the standard deviation of lead time and demand. Today the model is being implemented on a national basis and has been a key driver in the increase in customer service, while driving down days of cover. He is also actively involved in promoting the development of the industry and its talented future leaders, acting as a committee member of the Future Leaders Group in Victoria.”
Image: top - the 2011 winners of the Australian Supply Chain and Logistics Awards; attached - Amy Vassallo, winner of the 2011 Future Leaders Award