Bundesverband Materialwirtschaft, Einkauf und Logistik e.V. (BME)
Association Materials Management, Purchasing and Logistics (AMMPL)
2012 Innovation Award
Call for entries
Excellence in purchasing and logistics solutions
Purchasing and logistics management both play a decisive role in optimising value chains. The trend towards lean production processes also means that companies are procuring more and more feedstock and services from external sources. Internal purchasing and logistics functions are consequently assuming growing strategic importance as the interface between internal consumers and external suppliers or service companies. Expert solutions secure global competitiveness and play a vital role in successful company performance. The BME has presented prizes for successful purchasing and logistics management since 1986. Awards are made for innovative performance and concepts which bring about sustained improvements in the efficiency of purchasing and logistics to generate significantly better business results.
Judging process
An independent jury will assess the entries and short list the best concepts. The companies with the most innovative solutions will be invited to make a presentation in Frankfurt. The jury will select the winner from among the group of short-listed companies. The chosen companies will present their concepts in Frankfurt. Concept presentation: September 2012, Frankfurt/Germany The official prize ceremony for the 2012 innovation award will take place during the "47th BME Symposium" in Berlin (November 7-9, 2012) as part of the plenary session event.
Competition rules
The "BME Innovation Award" is open to companies operating in the industrial, distributive trade and service sectors. The concept submitted must have been implemented in practice and have made a permanent contribution to the company's success.
Entries may be made in German or English and must not be longer than 20 pages. The submitted manuscript must be unpublished. Competitors submitting work to the call for entries consent to their manuscript being printed or otherwise used after consultation with the organizers. All award decisions are final. Legal action is excluded.
The deadline for receipt of entries is June 29th, 2012
10 copies of your entry, each of which details the company, the responsible author and full address, must be submitted to:
Bundesverband Materialwirtschaft, Einkauf und Logistik e.V. – BME
Sabine Ursel
Bolongarostraße 82, D-65929 Frankfurt/M.
Further information:
Sabine Ursel
Tel.: + 49 (0) 69 / 3 08 38-113, E-Mail sabine.ursel@bme.de
Jury
Chairman
Dr. Jürgen Marquard
Chairman of BME e.V.
Robert Bosch GmbH
Head of Supply Chain Academy
Members
Dr. Silvius Grobosch
BME Board Member
ThyssenKrupp AG
Director of Central Materials Management
Dr. Holger Hildebrandt
BME e.V.
CEO
Thorsten Meincke
M&M Militzer & Muench Holding AG
Member of the Management Board
Josip T. Tomasevic
BME Board Member
AGCO Corp.
Prof. Dr.-Ing. Andreas R. Voegele
BME Board Member
CON MOTO Consulting Group GmbH
Managing Partner
Previous award winners:
Awards for excellence / Previous award winners:
- 2011 MGL METRO GROUP Logistics GmbH
- 2011 ZF Friedrichshafen AG
- 2010 Schott AG
- 2009 Rothe Erde GmbH
- 2008 Landesbank Baden-Württemberg (LBBW)
- 2007 Claas KGaA
- 2006 Rehau Polymer Solutions
- 2005 DaimlerChrysler AG
- 2004 Gildemeister AG
- 2003 Siemens AG (Siemens ICN)
- 2002 Bayer AG (Bayer Business Services)
- 2001 Miele & Cie. GmbH & Co.
- 2000 Veba Oel Verarbeitungs GmbH
- 1999 BMW Rolls Royce
- 1998 Flughafen Frankfurt/Main AG
- 1998 Mannesmann Sachs AG
- 1997 Preussag AG
- 1997 Siemens AG (ASI)
- 1996 T-Mobil (Deutsche Telekom Mobil-Net GmbH)
- 1994 Deutsche Bank AG / Roland Berger & Partner GmbH
- 1990 Pfanni-Werke / Otto Eckart GmbH
- 1988 BK Ladenburg Benckiser-Knapsack GmbH
- 1986 Osram GmbH
