Date: July 1 to September 19, 2008

Location:

http://www.ism.ws/richterawards/
For the past three years, Institute for Supply Management(TM) (ISM) has recognized innovative supply organizations that through strong leadership have dramatically increased their contribution to organizational success. ISM is now accepting entries for the fourth annual ISM R. Gene Richter Awards for Leadership and Innovation in Supply Management. The award competition was created to honor the vast professional contributions of R. Gene Richter, who was a pioneer in the field of supply management.

The ISM R. Gene Richter Awards for Leadership and Innovation in Supply Management are open to supply management departments of all sizes and geographic locations, both domestic and international. ISM is accepting entries through an online submission process from July 1 to September 19, 2008. Entries should address big challenges for which new solutions have had wide organizational and/or supply chain impact. Multiple entries are welcomed in one or more of four categories: Process, People, Organization/Structure and Technology. For the 2009 awards, the project/initiative must either (1) have been completed and/or implemented or (2) have measurable outcomes within the date range of October 1, 2005 through September 30, 2008. 

Richter award recipients will be notified in January 2009 and will be honored at an awards dinner on Sunday, May 3, 2009 at the ISM Annual International Supply Management Conference and Educational Exhibit in Charlotte, North Carolina. Winning organizations agree to present a Conference session describing their project.