When a product or service is manufactured and delivered across national borders, all of those processes are collectively referred to as a global supply chain. The supply shock that started in China and the demand shock that followed as the global economy shut down exposed vulnerabilities in the production strategies and supply chains of firms just about everywhere. Temporary trade restrictions and shortages of pharmaceuticals, critical medical supplies, and other products highlighted their weaknesses.
The BW Supply Chain Competitiveness Summit & Awards 2023 by BW Businessworld, highlighted the evolving dynamics of industry supply networks, examined India's expanding position in global supply chain ecosystems, and recognised outstanding efforts.
Finalising Winners
The esteemed jury panel included Dr. Annurag Batra, Chairman & Editor-in-Chief, BW Businessworld & Founder, Exchange4Media, Salil Kapoor, CEO, Hindware Home Innovation (Jury Chair), Alok Mishra, Senior Vice President & Group Head – Sustainability, Welspun Group, Anirban Basu, Executive Director And National Logistics Head, Dalmia Bharat Group, Anirban Ghosh, Head - Centre For Sustainability, Mahindra University, Ankur Bhagat, Vice President & Chief Supply Chain Officer, P&G India, Arnab Roy, CFO- Designate, Maruti Suzuki India Limited, Ashish Mendiratta, CEO & Director, Advanchainge, Ashish Pande, Head Of Supply Chain - South Asia Region, Nestle, Jagadeesh Kunchey, Executive Vice President-Supply Chain & Logistics (for All The FMCG Businesses), Engineering Projects And Management Committee Member, ITC, Kopal Agrawal, Chief Procurement Officer, Hindalco Industries, Nitin D Parekh, Chief Financial Officer, Zydus Lifesciences, Parul Arora, Leadership & Supply Chain Coach, Radha Ramanujan, Chief Financial Officer, Ashirvad By Aliaxis, Sneha Oberoi, CFO & EVP Administration, Suzuki Motorcycle India, Umesh Madhyan, Vice President - Logistics, Hindustan Coca-Cola Beverages, Vinay Kushwaha, Chief Technical & Strategy Officer, Britannia Industries.
The process of finalising winners took place under the supervision of the jury members. More than 100 nominations were received from across the industries. 36 Unique shortlisted nominees were present virtually in front of the jury across 102 nominations.
The jury process followed a certain set of parameters to evaluate the entries: the uniqueness of the tech service/product, current market value, the potential for growth and customer attraction till date.
Category Type | Category Name | Award | Winner |
Organisational | Operational Excellence in Logistics | Winner | Deepak Fertilisers, Head Supply Chain Excellence |
Individual | Supply Chain Visionary Leader (40 & Above) | Silver | Ashish Kumar Jha, Head of Supply Chain, Electrolux |
Individual | Supply Chain Visionary Leader (40 & Above) | Gold | Swapn Malpani, Joint President & Global Head of Supply Chain, Cipla |
Individual | Supply Chain Resilience Expert | Winner | Ashish Pathak, Global Product Director Supply Chain Business, The Boston Consulting Group (BCG) |
Individual | Supply Chain Digitalization Champion | Bronze | Jaydeep Mukherjee, VP- Supply Chain, Jk Tyres |
Individual | Supply Chain Digitalization Champion | Bronze | Hanuman Prasad Swami, Global Planning & Fulfillment Manager, ABB |
Individual | Supply Chain Digitalization Champion | Silver | Ashish Pathak, Global Product Director Supply Chain Business, The Boston Consulting Group (BCG) |
Individual | Supply Chain Digitalization Champion | Silver | Varun Kakkar, GM- Supply Chain, Grasim Industries |
Individual | Supply Chain Change Management Pioneer | Winner | Sanjeev Garg, Chief Supply Chain Officer, Altruist Technologies Pvt Ltd |
Individual | Supply Chain Diversity and Inclusion Advocate | Winner | Jaydeep Mukherjee, VP- Supply Chain, Jk Tyres |
Individual | Supply Chain Emerging Talent (Below 35) | Silver | Bhumika Patel, Senior Manager, Cipla |
Individual | Supply Chain Emerging Talent (Below 35) | Gold | Suzan Priyanka, Founder & CEO, J Cube Logistics |
Individual | Supply Chain Sustainability Leader | Winner | Suman Purohit, Sr. Manager- Supply Chain Strategy & Sustainability, Aragen Life Sciences |
Individual | Supply Chain Mentor of the Year | Silver | Rajeev Gupta, Chief Operating Officer- Freight Car Division, Texmaco Rail & Engineering Limited |
Individual | Supply Chain Mentor of the Year | Gold | Ashish Kumar, Service Delivery Manager, Tata Consultancy Services |
Individual | Entrepreneurial Supply Chain Leadership | Winner | Suzan Priyanka, Founder & CEO, J Cube Logisitcs |
Organisational | End to End Supply Chain Excellence | Bronze | Texmaco Rail & Engineering Limited, Chief Operating Officer- Freight Car Division |
Organisational | End to End Supply Chain Excellence | Silver | Atul, President- Commercial Unit |
Organisational | End to End Supply Chain Excellence | Gold | Allcargo Supply Chain |
Organisational | End to End Supply Chain Excellence | Gold | Barbeque Nation |
Organisational | Excellence in Supply Chain Innovation and Creativity | Bronze | Grasim Industries |
Organisational | Excellence in Supply Chain Innovation and Creativity | Silver | Barbeque Nation |
Organisational | Excellence in Supply Chain Innovation and Creativity | Silver | IndusInd Bank |
Organisational | Excellence in Supply Chain Innovation and Creativity | Gold | Aragen Life Sciences |
Organisational | Excellence in Supply Chain Resilience and Risk Management | Winner | Cipla |
Organisational | Outstanding Customer-Centric Supply Chain | Bronze | East West Seed |
Organisational | Outstanding Customer-Centric Supply Chain | Silver | IndusInd Bank |
Organisational | Outstanding Customer-Centric Supply Chain | Silver | Kama Ayurveda Private Limited |
Organisational | Outstanding Customer-Centric Supply Chain | Gold | Century Plyboards India Ltd |
Organisational | Supply Chain Digital Transformation | Bronze | Atul Ltd |
Organisational | Supply Chain Digital Transformation | Bronze | V-Guard Industries Ltd. |
Organisational | Supply Chain Digital Transformation | Silver | Cipla |
Organisational | Supply Chain Digital Transformation | Silver | Grasim Industries |
Organisational | Supply Chain Digital Transformation | Gold | Alkem Laboratories Limited |
Organisational | Supply Chain Education and Development Excellence | Winner | Centre of Excellence in Logistics and Supply Chain Management at NIT Calicut |
Organisational | Sustainable Supply Chain Leadership | Bronze | East West Seed |
Organisational | Sustainable Supply Chain Leadership | Silver | Kama Ayurveda Private Limited |
Organisational | Sustainable Supply Chain Leadership | Silver | SeedWorks International Private Limited |
Organisational | Sustainable Supply Chain Leadership | Gold | Aragen Life Sciences |
Organisational | Supply Chain Startup of the Year | Winner | Pidge |
Organisational | Collaborative Supplier Partnership | Winner | Texmaco Rail & Engineering Limited |
Organisational | End to End Supply Chain Excellence | Bronze | Lupin |
Individual | Supply Chain Digitalization Champion | Gold | Sandeep Shukla, Head Digital Manufacturing |