The Council of Supply Chain Management Professionals (CSCMP) and SupplyChainBrain welcome case studies submissions for the Annual Supply Chain Innovation Award™ competition –in 2012 the award will be in its eight year of recognizing outstanding collaborative supply chain innovations.
The team case studies deemed most outstanding by the selection committee will be:
Finalists must commit to having two (customer and provider/academic) representatives at the conference to participate in their case study presentation. The evaluation committee reserves the right to select a runner-up as well as a winner, at the evaluation committee’s discretion.
The supply chain innovation case studies serve to educate and provide valuable insights, lessons, and applicable takeaways at the annual conference and via the case studies published on the CSCMP website.
STEP 1: Intent to Submit – obtain corporate/organizational approval/commitment to participate. Submit your intent form with 1) project title and 2) 50-word abstract by Monday, January 23 2012 (or no later than Monday, March 12, 2012) to cscmpresearch@cscmp.org. A printable intent to submit form can be scanned and emailed. Participants who are selected as finalists must commit to having two project team representatives (one must be a customer or shipper to enhance session objectivity) at the conference before forwarding their intent to submit.
STEP 2: Written Case Studies – develop a 10-page and/or 4,000 word, double-spaced case study submission in MS Word to be sent electronically to cscmpresearch@cscmp.org by Monday, March 12, 2012–sorry, no time extension requests can be accommodated. Send your case study, an executive summary/title page, and 3-4 charts/graphs/tables–the summary/title page and charts/graphs/tables can be in addition to the 10-page/4,000 word limit. Please note that there is no limit to the number of figures/charts/tables which can be included as part of the ten-page maximum, but this may have an impact on the content/case study quality evaluation.
The following outline should be used as a guide for an executive summary/title page:
| Title: | |
| Organization: | |
| Author(s): | |
| Speaker(s)/Presenter(s): | |
| Summary of the initiative: | (one to two paragraphs) |
| Innovation statement: | sentence or two describing what is innovative about the initiative |
| Impact statement: | sentence or two describing the measureable results/benefits from the innovation |
| Applicability: | sentence or two describing why it will be of interest to CSCMP members |
Situations described in the case studies will have demonstrated excellence, innovation, and return on investment in addressing a significant supply chain challenge. Possible areas in which innovation excellence can be achieved include:
STEP 3: PowerPoint and Oral Presentation – This step pertains to those selected as finalists only. Finalists selected to present their case studies at the conference must provide a final draft of the slides (using the CSCMP template for the title slide [provided at a later date]) by Monday, June 25–no time extension requests accommodated. The slides will be reviewed and feedback for improvement/strengthening provided. This is not part of the tabulation process, however it is a requirement.
The oral presentation by finalist teams should be accompanied by a clear PowerPoint presentation. The presentation should articulate the case study to an audience that has not been exposed to the team’s written case study. The oral presentation is an important part of the evaluation process of selecting a winner. The panel of judges will evaluate the presentation as it is delivered to the audience.
Finalists will be provided two complimentary registrations to the conference but any additional team members, and all travel, accommodation, and related expenses are the responsibilities of the finalist teams.
DEFINITION OF INNOVATION: new processes, new technology, or new applications of old processes and technology that create quantifiable and sustainable results in terms of cost savings, revenue, customer satisfaction, etc.
Written Case Study Criteria:
Presentation Criteria:
The Evaluation Committee reserves the right to select a runner up as well as a winner, at the committee’s discretion.
All finalists will be recognized at the closing session ceremony on Wednesday morning. The winner and runner up will announced and brought up on stage to receive their awards.
If you have any questions or concerns, please contact Jessica D’Amico, CSCMP Research Project Coordinator, at +1 630.645.3460 or cscmpresearch@cscmp.org.
Summer/Autumn |
Website presence is updated with next year’s timeline |
Autumn/Winter |
Supply Chain Innovation Award™ competition launches |
January 23 |
Intent to submit sent to CSCMP |
March 12 |
Case study submissions sent to CSCMP |
March 12 to April 12 |
Evaluation process |
Mid-April |
Finalist and non-finalist teams are notified |
June 25 |
Presentation slides final draft sent to CSCMP |
October 1-2 |
Finalist presentations at conference |
October 3 |
Final winner awarded |
November/December |
SupplyChainBrain special issue on SCIA finalists and winner(s) |