Diageo Supply And Procurement Recognised For Supply Chain Excellence In Asia Pacific

Diageo was crowned the winner of the Asia Pacific Supply Chain Excellence Award at the 8th Annual SCM Logistics Excellence Awards held at Marina Bay Sands, Singapore. In atough competition against a great number of supply chain peers, Diageo won over the judges with its entry that focused on the role and importance of its Singapore Supply Finishing Centre and Super Deluxe Centre as well as its agility and flexibility to meet the growth in demand for premium, customised products around the region. Diageo won the award following its short listing with three other global companies.

Paul Gallagher, Supply Chain Director, Diageo Asia Pacific commented: "It is with great pride that we were announced the winner of the Asia Pacific Supply Chain Excellence Award.  This is the first year that Diageo Asia Pacific Supply and Procurement has submitted an entry for this prestigious award and it goes to show that our effort to deliver a differentiated supply chain is being recognised by all audiences.  It is thanks to the great efforts of our team that our progress has been recognised in this way by our industry. We are extremely proud of this achievement and look forward to celebrating more successes in the future."

“We would like to congratulate Diageo on winning the Asia Pacific Supply Chain Excellence Award. The robustness of Diageo's Singapore Supply Finishing Centre is testament to how the team innovated and engineered their supply chain strategy with ingenuity and customer-centricity, and we look forward to even more successes and best practices pioneered by the Diageo supply chain team,” added Richard Ireland, Chief Executive Officer, Asia Terrapin.

The Asia Pacific Supply Chain Excellence Award recognises the excellence in organisation and management of a complete supply chain and acknowledges the outstanding achievements of companies who have demonstrated innovation, strength and resilience in solving supply chain challenges and optimising supply chain efficiency.  

About Diageo
Diageo is the world's leading premium drinks business with an outstanding collection of beverage alcohol brands including Bundaberg rum (Australia), Smirnoff vodka, Johnnie Walker Scotch whisky, Baileys Irish cream liqueur and Guinness beer.

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