(1) Innovation in Technology -- granted to the enterprise that has
maximized leveraged technology solutions to solve pressing business
issues to positively impact company performance. 2008 Nominees: JC
Penney, Hospira Healthcare Corp, and The Ohio State University
Medical Center
(2) Executive Stewardship -- granted to the enterprise that has overcome
tremendous obstacles and achieved new performance heights as a
result of direct involvement and leadership from exceptional
executive management. 2008 Nominees: Raytheon Missile Systems Co and
Con-Way
(3) Process Excellence -- granted to the enterprise that has
demonstrated process ingenuity, agility, flexibility and scalability
to address evolving business requirements.
2008 Nominees: Verizon Service Organization and Becton Dickinson
(4) Business Evolution -- granted to the enterprise that has
demonstrated the ability to manage the flow of information across
internal and external functional practices to achieve demonstrable
business growth. 2008 Nominees: Air Transat and Wolverine Worldwide
(5) Performance Excellence -- granted to the enterprise that has
harnessed the performance impacts of value chain activities and
mastered methodologies for financial, operational, and
customer-centric performance excellence. 2008 Nominees: Panasonic
Avionics Corp, Burnham Institute for Medical Research, and Cisco
Previous winners in these categories have been organizations such as USPS,
MetLife, Northrop Grumman, Goss International, Agilent Technologies, GE
Healthcare, ExxonMobile, Boeing, BMW, P&G, BAE Systems, Hewlett-Packard,
Fairchild Semiconductor and many others.
"We distinguish top performers in all Aberdeen research efforts as
'Best-in-Class' enterprises; from this group, our research team has
identified a smaller list of procurement leaders and organizations who are
notable for their transformative strategies and results," states Andrew
Bartolini, Vice President of Global Supply Management research at Aberdeen.
"The CPO Summit is, in some respect, a celebration of the accomplishments
of procurement as a function, so we think it is the perfect venue to
recognize top enterprises for their excellence in Supply Management."
Several of last year's achievement award winners had this to say about
their recognition: "Thank you for the Performance Excellence Award. We are
very excited to be recognized by such a highly regarded research firm as
the Aberdeen Group and our peers." ~ Ralph Maier, CPO, University of
Pennsylvania.
"We are extremely honored to be recognized by the Aberdeen Group for our
use of optimization technology." ~ Robert Oates, Sr. Manager SCM Solutions,
USPS.
This year's award recipients promise to reset the bar for excellence in
global supply management. Participants at the CPO Summit in November will
have the opportunity to hear from and network with the award winners in
this two-day forum designed to foster learning and networking in an
executive atmosphere framed in research. Thought provoking presenters will
share their stories of how they turned supply management into a competitive
weapon. Speakers include:
-- Kathy Disimino, SVP Procurement & Administration, The Hertz Corp
-- Peter Connelly, CPO, Leggett & Platt
-- Greg Tennyson, CPO, Salesforce.com
-- Ken Syme, CPO, Xerox
-- Jim Polak, CPO, PPG Industries
-- Kirk Eberhart, Director of Purchasing, TMK-IPSCO
-- Farley Blackman, VP Sustainable Cost Management, BP plc
-- Scott Singer, CPO, Rio Tinto
-- Jacques Beaussart, CPO, National City
-- Russell Toney, GM Sourcing, GE Energy
-- Olivier Dumas, SVP & CPO, EADS Defense and Security
-- Bruce Kilkowski, VP Procurement, J.C. Penney Company, Inc.
-- Mitch Platt, CPO, Con-way
-- General William "Gus" Pagonis, Retired US Army General, Business
Leadership Author, and World Renowned Supply Chain Expert
For registration or additional CPO Summit info, visit:
http://www.aberdeen.com/events/live/CPO08
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