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IPDC and BSCMS to organize ‘Bangladesh Supply Chain Excellence Awards 2019’
IPDC Finance Limited, the first private financial institution of Bangladesh established in 1981, today has arranged a press conference announcing the start of Bangladesh Supply Chain Excellence Award (BSCEA) 2019 in association with Bangladesh Supply Chain Management Society (BSCMS), following its massive success in 2018. The main objective of this press conference was to share more insights about the award ceremony.
Bangladesh Supply Chain Excellence Awards (BSCEA) recognizes outstanding individual and organizational contributions in advancement of Supply chain knowledge and practices across the industries in Bangladesh. ISCEA (International Supply Chain Education Alliance), Bangladesh will be the knowledge partner for the event. Awardees, just like the previous year will be recognized on the basis of their high impact contribution during 2018 in various areas of Supply Chain Management in Manufacturing and Service Organizations. Supply Chain Professionals, Young Professionals and Business organizations will be invited to participate in this prestigious recognition program by submitting their achievement cases that ran during the year 2018.
BSCEA (Bangladesh Supply Chain Excellence Award) 2019 will be given in 11 different categories. The categories are; Supply Chain Collaboration and Partnering; Supply Chain Talent Development; Manufacturing Excellence; Supply Chain Finance Management; Logistics & Transportation Management; Customer Service, Warehousing & Distribution; Supply Chain Planning Process; Technology as Supply Chain Enabler; Supply Chain Sustainability; Young Supply Chain Talent of the Year; and Supply Chain Professional of the year. Esteemed Jury Panel will select 25 Best Cases (7 Individuals, 9 Local & 9 MNC Organization) as winners of Supply Chain Excellence Award 2019. Awardees will receive Crest and Certificates as recognition. Young awardees, along with Crest and Certificates, will also receive ISCEA Certification (about 5 of them). Deadline of submitting the nomination along with the cases is 24 October 2019. BSCEA 2019 ceremony will be held in Dhaka at International Convention City Bashundhara - ICCB on 28 November 2019 at 6PM.
Mr. Mominul Islam, Managing Director and CEO of IPDC Finance Limited; Rizwan Dawood Shams, Deputy Managing Director, IPDC Finance Limited with other high officials; Mr. Naquib Khan, Director of Corporate affairs of Nestle Bangladesh Limited and President of Bangladesh Supply Chain Management Society; and Ejazur Rahman, CEO-Asia, International Supply Chain Education Alliance (ISCEA) and along with other high officials were present at the press conference.
Mr. Mominul Islam, Managing Director and CEO, IPDC Finance Limited said, “Following its massive success last year, we are glad to bring you the Bangladesh Supply Chain Awards 2019.We have always believed in mutually beneficial partnerships to leverage activity, experience and resource and to propagate and accredit the best practices in Supply Chain Management across industries that promote collaboration, we have taken the initiative, as of yet again”
Mr. Naquib Khan, Corporate Affairs Director and President of Bangladesh Supply Chain Management Society (BSCMS) said,
“The success of any business, amid fierce competition and global challenges, is inextricably linked to the performance of its supply chain. The Bangladesh Supply Chain Excellence Award 2019 is certainly a big recognition of the works in advancing Supply Chain Knowledge and Practices across the industries that operate in Bangladesh. This will positively contribute to ‘Developing responsiveness’ towards achieving our vision of Middle Income Country by 2021 and Developed Country by 2041”
Ejazur Rahman, CEO-Asia, International Supply Chain Education Alliance (ISCEA) said, “SCM is important because it increases competitiveness and customer satisfaction. In this day and age, SCM plays an integral part of a firm's success. Efficiently running supply chains allow firms to quickly deliver products to the end-user for a low cost. This kind of initiatives will help boost the importance of such business aspects within industries and organizations. I am glad to be a part of it.”