Winners announced for 2011 ASCL Awards

by Press Release on 2011-11-15

The Supply Chain and Logistics Association of Australia (SCLAA) announced the winners for the 2011 Australian Supply Chain and Logistics Awards; which is the longest running national awards program in the industry.

Having served the industry for over fifty years, the ASCL Awards are the most recognised and esteemed awards for an individual, or company to be awarded. With record submissions this year the quality of the finalists is outstanding.

2011 Australian Supply Chain Management Award
The aim of the Australian Supply Chain Management Award is to encourage and acknowledge the outstanding achievement of an organisation that has demonstrated significant achievement in managing the integration of supply chains. The trophy was first awarded in 1984 and is dedicated to Doug Beattie.

Finalists are Bestrane Group & Westfield Sydney, Bing Lee and Paperless Warehousing in Partnership with InterDev and Gamma Solutions, Nestle Australia Limited, Salad Fresh, Santos Ltd and TOLL Energy, Schenker Australia, Super Retail Group, Waste Contractors & Recyclers Association of Queensland (WCRAQ) and Woodside Energy Limited.

A High Commendation was awarded to Woodside Energy Limited.
The RMM, or Reliable Materials Management, project set out to improve the entire Woodside materials supply chain, from demand through to disposal. Involving 47 interdependent projects and more than 250 discrete activities, the overall objective was to provide standardisation, simplification and stability. The project was deployed under four activity categories; supply chain strategy, warehousing and distribution, inventory management and demand management.

The winner of the 2011 Australian Supply Chain Management Award is 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 4 million layer and case orders automatically; substantially reducing OH&S risks and improving productivity in the DC. The system has significantly improved the safety, productivity and quality of mixed pallet assembly at the Arndell Park DC and is a safer and smarter solution.

2011 Australian Training, Education & Development Award
The Australian Training, Education & Development award will be presented to the company or institution that best demonstrates a significant achievement in aspects such as recruitment process, training, HR Systems, formal education and development programs which is both relevant to and promotes the supply chain and logistics Industry. The trophy was first awarded in 2002 and is dedicated to the late Professor Peter Gilmour.

Finalists are Mt Gravatt Coach & Travel, Press Logistics Group, TDT Victoria, the Department of Transport Western Australia, University of Wollongong - Sydney Business School and Women Take the Wheel – Department of Transport and Main Roads Queensland Alliance.

A High Commendation is awarded to 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.

The winner of the 2011 Australian Training, Education and Development Award is 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.

Storage & Handling of Materials Award
The Australian 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.

Finalists are: COVS Parts and Nestle Australia Limited.

The winner of the 2011 Australian Storage & Handling of Materials Award is Nestlé Australia Limited.
Nestlé Australia Limited recently introduced a World First Integrated Robotic Layer Picking Solution with FreePick Maximiser Software to their 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% of Nestlé’s SKUs held at the DC. Completed orders are conveyed through the integrated layer picking system being checkweighed, stretchwrapped 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
The Australian Environmental Excellence Award recognises corporate leadership contributing to the solution of environmental sustainability within our industry through performance and action. The trophy was first awarded in 1966 and is dedicated to Ken Pike.

Finalists are: AWH Logistics, Central Queensland Intermodal Logistics Hub Lobby Group, Oxford Cold Storage, Schenker Australia, Strategix Training Group – Eco Drive, and Waste Contractors & Recyclers Association of Queensland (WCRAQ).

A High Commendation is awarded to Schenker Australia.
Schenker Australia has implemented a strong focus towards ‘green’ logistics’ and recently introduced their ‘Eco Solutions’ program; CO2 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.

The winner of the 2011 Australian Environmental Excellence Awards is the 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.

Information Management Award
The Australian Information Management award is designed to recognise the business that can best demonstrate it has made a 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.

Finalists are: Fremantle Ports, Grays Online and The Just Group.

A High Commendation has been awarded to Fremantle Ports.
Many of the sites within the Fremantle Port precinct currently do not have an acceptable level of on-site queuing. The risk of incident occurring increases significantly in congestion situations, where vehicles queue beyond the foreseen areas. Fremantle Ports established a Variable Messaging Signs (VMS) within the port precinct to inform drivers of congestion and at the TMS to call up drivers as required. To allow the registrations of vehicles a Licence Plate Recognition (LPR) camera combined with a Driver Entry Screen interactive console has also been installed.

The winner of the 2011 Australian Information Management Award is 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
The 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.

The winner of the 2011 Australian Manufacturing Logistics Award is 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.

Finalists are: Jason Barclay, Manager Supply Chain and Logistics Development, Bluescope Steel, Ian Cocup, Senior Inventory and Procurement Supervisor, Stanwell Corporation, Allan Jones, Member of Consulting Staff, Jacobs Australia, Ian Lovell, State President, Refrigerated Warehouse & Transport Association, Tony Nichols, Distribution Centre Manager, Toll in2store, David Pierce, Director of Materiel Logistics (Helicopters), Helicopter Systems Division, Defence Material Organisation and Rick Ralph, Executive Director, Waste Contractors & Recyclers Association of Queensland.

A High Commendation has been awarded to Allan Jones.
Allan 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, Allan 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.

The winner of the 2011 Australian Industry Excellence Award is Rick Ralph. 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.

2011 Australian Future Leaders Award
The Australian Future Leaders award is 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.

Finalists are: Daniel Bull, Regional Manager Southwest, Toll Mining Services, Matthew Cameron-Gardner, Partner at the Fresh Connection,  Innovation Interactive Asia Pacific, Ryan Falconer, Senior Transport Planner, ARUP, Nikki Hasicevic, Procurement Coordinator, Snap Fresh, Megan Kelly, Business Engagement Coordinator – iMX Project, Woodside Energy, Tristan Marshall,  Sales & Logistics Adviser, Network Express, James Nash, Business Development Manager, TOLL Group, Karan Sikand, Supply Chain Planning Coordinator, Schweppes Australia and Amy Vassallo, Regional Town Bus Services Manager, Public Transport Authority of Western Australia.

A High Commendation has been awarded to Karan Sikand.
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.

The winner of the 2011 Future Leaders Award is Amy Vassallo. 
Amy was given the opportunity to coordinate service planning for Regional Town Bus Service through WA, managing a hug portfolio of 20 service contracts to an annual contract value of tens of millions of dollars. 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.