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Logistics Achiever Awards 2016

Logistics Achiever Awards
goes from strength to strength

This year’s Logistics Achiever Awards (LAAs) marks the 28th year of recognising and
rewarding logistics and supply chain excellence in Southern Africa. Each year the industry
produces entries of such world-class standards that we can truthfully say not only that the
Awards go from strength to strength, but that they are a litmus test of strategic, tactical and
operational quality in the Southern African industry.

THE PRESTIGIOUS LAA event, attended efficiencies, marks the industry out as central
as usual this year by around 500 industry to SAs chances of economic recovery and
professionals, is acknowledged as the blue remaining globally competitive. Central to
ribbon, must-attend event of the year in their efforts is the rapidly changing and
the logistics and supply chain industry expanding role of technology in the supply
calendar. chain, as it matures and becomes less costly
to implement. Many of our case studies
The Awards are guided each year by the same this year demonstrate such technological
innovation.
professional objectives. These are:
• to recognise professionalism and excellence Achievement is never realised in a vacuum,
and another perennial theme in many
in the effective application of strategic, entries this year is that of collaboration. Any
tactical and operational logistics and supply supply chain worth its salt has collaborative
chain management principles, concepts and mechanisms and principles at its heart – by
practices definition. And this is amply demonstrated in
• to encourage all companies and our LAAs again this year.
organisations to review, evaluate and
upgrade their current logistics and supply The long and illustrious history of the
chain management practices competition is not only about best-practice
• to create a greater awareness and in individual projects, but is also about
understanding of the value of effective continuous professional development.
logistics and supply chain management. It is important to realise and recognise
professional development over time and we
South Africa in 2016 undoubtedly faces celebrate these achievements.
major economic challenges. Central to
these challenges is that of cost-effective Logistics News extends heartfelt thanks
and efficient delivery – which makes the to this year’s sponsors – CHEP, SASCO,
innovation, design and execution of our Ctrack and the Improvon Group for their
supply chains of paramount importance. The generous and continued support. Logistics
fact that the LAAs, in each year of the 28 News also thanks the supporting bodies and
it has been in existence, has shown South their representative panel of judges for their
Africa’s supply chain people to be working invaluable input, and for volunteering their
at the top of their game to realise these personal time to the project. •

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