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ifm SCM Awards
Are you a supply chain champion?
Our software solutions improve business processes and accelerate careers in more than 1000 companies worldwide. With measurable success. To celebrate this success, we have been recognising special achievements with the SCM Award since 2012.
Winners earned the award by using our software to increase profits, reduce inventory and improve delivery accuracy.
Are you a supply chain champion too? Apply now and with a little luck, you'll be on the winner's podium at our next ifm SUCCESS DAYS.
The winners in 2024
From left to right: Variosystems AG – FUCHS SE – Rotkäppchen-Mumm Sektkellereien GmbH
Variosystems AG
Toni Gantenbein, Head of Process & Tools Procurement (on the left) and André Bättig, CIO (on the right) at Variosystems, received the ifm SCM Award 2024 in the category "Best enhancement idea for the ifm solutions Supply Chain Excellence for Procurement and Supply Chain Excellence for Inventory Management".
FUCHS SE
Dr Ann-Kahtrin Müller, Head of Operations Research, Global Process Owner for Plan-to-Manufacture and Global Process Owner Inventory-to-Deliver (on the left) and Thomas Engelhardt (on the right), Head of Global ERP Logistics and Global ERP Owner Plan-to-Manufacture (r) at FUCHS, were delighted to get the ifm SCM Award 2024 in the category "Fastest and furthest introduction of the ifm solution Forecast from the GIB Suite".
Rotkäppchen-Mumm Sektkellereien GmbH
Frank Beyer (on the left), Manager Demand Planning at Rotkäppchen-Mumm, won 2024 the ifm SCM Award in the category "Best optimisation project using the ifm solutions Operations and Controlling from the GIB Suite".
The winners in 2023
From left to right: KTR Systems GmbH – Hirschmann Automation and Control GmbH & Belden Deutschland GmbH – Schülke & Mayr
KTR Systems GmbH
Björn Liekam, Team Leader Production Planning Engineered Business (l) and Nils Wehning, Team Leader Production Planning Series Production/Inventory Manager (r) from KTR Systems GmbH, received the ifm SCM Award 2023 for the best implementation project.
Hirschmann Automation and Control GmbH & Belden Deutschland GmbH
Uli Deutschmann, SCM Project Manager, Sabine Herbrich, Team Leader Materials Management and Vasco Bonte, Key User Materials Management of Hirschmann Automation and Control GmbH & Belden Deutschland GmbH, were pleased about the ifm SCM Award 2023 for the sustainable use of the ifm software. (3rd from left: Bilgin Kilic, GIB S&D)
Schülke & Mayr
Ulrike Rehders, Supply Chain Manager at Schülke & Mayr, got the ifm SCM Award 2023 for the best interaction of the ifm supply chain solutions "GIB Planning & Bulk Workbench" taking into account customer-specific requirements.
The winners in 2022
From left to right: BHS Corrugated – Aenova Group – Gigaset Communications GmbH
BHS Corrugated
Peter Gruhle, Head of SD; Data, Programs and Solution, was happy about winning the SCM Award 2022 in the Apollo Theatre.
Aenova Group
Frank Augustin, Senior Inhouse Consultant Production Planning, gladly accepted the award in 2022.
Gigaset Communications GmbH
Andreas Tourneur, Vice President Order Centre at Gigaset, was also one of the winners this year.
The winners in 2021
From left to right: EMPORIAS Management Consulting – Maschinenfabrik Bernhard Krone – Bizerba SE & Co.KG
EMPORIAS Management Consulting GmbH & Co.KG , Maschinenfabrik Bernhard Krone Holding SE & Co. KG
Great pleasure at receiving the SCM Award 2021: Dr Oliver Ohlen, EMPORIAS Management Consulting GmbH & Co.KG (top left), and Felix Paus (top right) and Lukas Zumstrull (bottom) from Maschinenfabrik Bernard Krone Holding SE & Co. KG
Bizerba SE & Co.KG
David Simeone, Bizerba SE & Co.KG, received the SCM Award 2021 in the category "Best inventory and service level optimisation".
The winners in 2019
From left to right: Max Bögl – Deutz AG – BLANCO Professional GmbH & Co. KG
Max Bögl
Stefan Beringer and Norman Seibold from Max Bögl received the SCM Award 2019 for the best GIB Suite implementation project.
Deutz AG
The SCM Award 2019 for sustainability went to Deutz AG. Rafael Obstoj, Jana Kleine-Pohlmann, Christoph Flecken and Lars Schinnerling accepted the trophy.
BLANCO Professional GmbH & Co. KG
Simone Käser, André Mahr and Rebecca Weyhersmüller (from left to right) from BLANCO Professional GmbH & Co. KG brought the SCM Award for the best optimisation of inventories and delivery readiness to Oberderdingen in 2019.
The winners in 2018
From left to right: Baier & Schneider – thyssenkrupp – Ypsomed – Karl Mayer
Baier & Schneider
The SCM Award 2018 for the best GIB Suite implementation project went to Peter Nickel and Mehmet Kozan from Baier & Schneider.
thyssenkrupp system engineering
Jürgen Reisberg and Jens Garlich from thyssenkrupp system engineering won the SCM Award 2018 for the best extension of a module.
Ypsomed
Andre Maron from Ypsomed received the SCM Award 2018 in the category "Best optimisation of inventories and delivery readiness".
Karl Mayer GmbH & Co. KG.
The SCM award 2018 in the category "Sustainability" went to Christian Daum and Florian Schneider, Karl Mayer GmbH & Co. KG.
The winners in 2017
From left to right: Knorr-Bremse – Multivac – LTN Servotechnik – Baier & Schneider – Osborn International
Knorr-Bremse AG
Steffi Hoppenheit from Knorr-Bremse AG received the SCM Award 2017 for the best module extension idea.
Multivac
Andreas Gaupp from Multivac happily accepted the SCM Award 2017 in the category "Sustainability".
LTN Servotechnik GmbH
The SCM Award 2017 for the best GIB Suite implementation project went to Hendrik Oldenburg and Michael Wiesner from LTN Servotechnik GmbH.
Baier & Schneider
Peter Nickel and Mehmet Kozan from Baier & Schneider received the price for the best optimisation of inventories and delivery readiness in 2017.
Osborn International GmbH
Karl-Heinz Koedding from Osborn International GmbH received the SCM Award 2017 for the best optimisation of inventories and delivery readiness.
The winners in 2016
From left to right: Mahle – Migros – Rupp + Hubrach Optik
MAHLE
Udo Hägele from MAHLE received the SCM Award 2016 in the category "Sustainability".
Migros
Urs Schwarzenbach and Wieland Caviezel from Migros received the award for the best extension of a module in 2016.
Rupp + Hubrac
Harald Götz from Rupp + Hubrach accepted the SCM Award 2016 for the best implementation project.
The winners in 2015
From left to right: E.G.O. Logistik GmbH – ABB Schweiz AG – Kambly – apetito AG
E.G.O. Logistik GmbH
Martina Scheunert and Markus Weigele from E.G.O. Logistik GmbH were delighted to receive the SCM Award 2015 in the category "Sustainability".
ABB Schweiz AG
David Andreatta from ABB Schweiz AG received the award for the best optimisation of inventories and delivery readiness in 2015.
Kambly SA
Hugo Hürlimann from Kambly SA brought the SCM Award 2015 for the best module expansion idea to his companys headquarters in Switzerland.
apetito AG
The award "Best GIB Suite implementation project" went 2015 to Klaus Albers and Stefan Kusche from apetito AG.
The winners in 2014
From left to right: Krone – Chemetall – Berliner Glas – Krombacher – Schaffner
Krone
The agricultural machinery manufacturer Krone has been successfully using the GIB Suite since 2009. Michael Sommerer accepted the SCM Award 2014 in the category "Sustainability".
Chemetall
Markus Wittig and Nicholas Cush from Chemetall accepted the SCM Award 2014 for the best optimisation of inventories and delivery readiness.
Berliner Glas
Marcel Merten & Christoph Schelzke, Berliner Glas, received an award for the best optimisation of inventories and delivery readiness in 2014.
Krombacher
Jan Beerwerth accepted 2014 an award for Krombacher Brauerei in the category "Best idea for expanding an existing module".
Schaffner
The SCM Award 2014 for the best GIB Suite implementation project went to Manuela Flury and Stefan Schneider from Schaffner.
The winners in 2013
From left to right: Claas SE GmbH – J. Wagner GmbH – Monier Roofing Components – Weidmüller Interface GmbH & Co. KG – Agilent Technologies
Claas SE GmbH
Ludger Grothusheidkamp, in the category "sustainability".
J. Wagner GmbH
Markus Maier accepted the SCM Award 2013 on behalf of J. Wagner GmbH in the category "Best optimisation of inventories and delivery readiness within the last 12 months".
Monier Roofing Components
Marijana Duvnjak from Monier Roofing Components received the SCM Award 2013 in the category "Best GIB Suite implementation project".
Weidmüller Interface GmbH & Co. KG
Weidmüller Interface GmbH & Co. KG, Dirk Herrmann in the category "Best idea for extending an existing module".
J. Wagner GmbH / Agilent Technologies
J. Wagner GmbH, Markus Maier and Agilent Technologies, Sascha Hagmaier in the category "Best optimisation of inventories and delivery readiness within the last 12 months".
ifm SCM Awards – apply now!
Think about what information you can describe and how detailed it should be. Remember : The more specific your information, the better your chances of being on the winners podium. Successes measured in percentages, items, euros, minutes and litres etc. are particularly welcome.
The questionnaire includes a checklist to help you complete it. You can supplement your data with charts (at most 10 slides including your company presentation). Your data and slides will then be published. If you do not want your data to be published, simply let us know.
What you need to submit
- The completed questionnaire
- Company presentation (at most 2 slides)
- PowerPoint slides with detailed information (at most 8 slides)