Judging process

How will the selection take place?

Projects can be submitted until the 20th of July 2010. Two seperate jury's are installed to evaluate projects from either SMEs or from Larger Companies. Both jury's follow an identical selection procedure:

• The jury's will make a first selection based on the evaluation of the project files, in September.

• The finalists will receive a written confirmation of their selection. 

• Then jury members will evaluate per two the finalists’ projects during an in company audit visit, where also other stakeholders will be interviewed. 

• Finally the finalists will have to present their project to their respective jury and receive feedback, at the end of October. 

• Based on the evaluation of the project file, the audit visit and the preview presentation, the winners of both Awards will be selected. There is no possibility to contact members of the jury's concerning their decision either in writing or by telephone.

Which criteria will be used to assess the projects?

Both types of projects will be assessed on their

• contribution to the total supply chain process,
• degree of innovation (related to the average degree of innovation in the sector)
• added value related to the company’s turnover (results are judged in relation to the other company data).
• degree in which the supply chain can react in a flexible way to changes and demands from the market
• change management
• measurability and evaluation of the results.