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CSCMP to honor Dr. John Gattorna with group’s
2018 Distinguished Service Award
Dr. John Gattorna, who has been instrumental in changing
the perception of logistics and supply chain management
from that of a tactically driven cost center to a strategic
differentiator, will receive the Council of Supply Chain
Management Professionals’ (CSCMP) 2018 Distinguished
Service Award on Oct. 1 at CSCMP’s annual Edge conference in Nashville, Tenn., the group said.
The award, one of the supply chain management industry’s highest honors, is given to an individual for significant
achievements in the profession. Presented annually, the
award was instituted in 1965 as a tribute to logistics pioneer
John Drury Sheahan.
In a statement, Annette K. Clayton, CEO and president
of Schneider Electric North America and the company’s
chief supply chain officer, said Gattorna has been “a pio-
neer in how to take supply chain from a cost function to
a business imperative. His body of work takes the supply
chain profession from the factory and distribution cen-
ter floors to the boardrooms as a strategic advantage for
companies.” Gattorna has “taught our companies how to
move from a ‘one-size-fits-
all’ supply chain to a tailored
and segmented approach
that is rooted in science and
the voice of the customer,”
Clayton said.
Gattorna is an author,
academic, and principal
of Gattorna Alignment, a
Sydney, Australia-based
advisory firm. Along with
researching, consulting, and
teaching, Gattorna travels
extensively to share his thinking with peers and business
associates.
Gattorna’s contributions also extend to a lifelong support of diabetes charities. In recent years, he has served as a
business and supply chain adviser to the “Life for a Child”
charity, which supplies medication to children with Type 1
diabetes in developing countries.
A. Duie Pyle, a provider of asset- and nonasset-based trans-
portation and supply chain solutions in the Northeast,
has been named 2017 Regional LTL Carrier of the Year
by Echo Global Logistics, a transportation management
services provider. … Chosen from a group of glob-
al manufacturing leaders, The Raymond
Corp. was named a 2018 Frost & Sullivan
Manufacturing Leadership Award winner
in the operational excellence leadership
award category. … Supply chain solutions
developer HighJump announced the
winners of its new Customer Innovation
awards at its Elevate user conference. The winners, which
were chosen for their creative use of HighJump’s solu-
tions, were Convoy of Hope, Mr. Price Group, Parts Town,
and Angie’s Transportation. The company also recognized
five women with its first-annual Top Women Leaders in
Supply Chain awards at the conference. The honorees,
who were selected for their exemplary work within their
own companies while driving innovation forward for the
industry overall, included Marilize Redelinghuys, IT execu-
tive, Mr. Price Group; Angelina Twardawa, owner, found-
er, and manager, Angie’s Transportation; Lynn Dermott,
partner/senior vice president, products, DMLogic; Victoria
Brown, research manager, supply chain strategy and exe-
cution, IDC; and Joanne Gulnac, general manager trans-
port and profit systems, HighJump. … DHL Supply Chain,
a contract logistics specialist and unit of the Deutsche
Post DHL Group, honored seven carriers for superior per-
formance at the company’s annual Carrier Summit. The
winners of DHL Supply Chain’s 2018 Carrier Performance
awards are Arka Express Inc., Kriska Holdings Ltd., Old
Dominion Freight Line Inc., Pitt Ohio Express LLC, Radiant
Clipper, Jet Delivery, and Thuman Trucking. … Wow
Logistics has accepted the Supplier of the Year award and
won an award for quality and service from the interna-
tional dairy cooperative Agropur. … Material handling
equipment maker Crown Equipment Corp. has recognized
its 2017 best-performing company-owned branches and
independent dealers in its North American sales and ser-
vice network. Lift Inc. of Lancaster, Pa., and Crown Lift
Trucks of Columbus, Ohio, both earned the James F. Dicke
Pioneer award as the company’s top-performing dealer
and branch, respectively. … The Chicago Athenaeum has
recognized the Yale MR14-25 moving mast reach truck
with a Good Design award in the industrial category.
accolades
RAYMOND
