Gartner Power of the Profession™ Supply Chain Awards 2024

Finalists and Winners

Winners

Executive judges have down-selected the 2024 winners.

Process or Technology Innovation of the Year

Achieving outstanding and quantifiable business performance thanks to a breakthrough supply chain innovation in process engineering or technology application.

JD.com | Powerful Planning Technology Drives an Innovative Approach to Resilient Planning

Social Impact of the Year

Achieving a positive, quantifiable impact on the community and/or environment through supply chain.

General Mills | MealConnect – Fighting Food Waste and Hunger

People Breakthrough of the Year

Fostering diversity on the supply chain team, creating value for the business through supply chain, and/or developing capabilities across the value chain. 

Dell Technologies | LISA: Virtual Assistant Enabling Autonomy and Social Inclusion Along the Supply Chain

Customer or Patient Innovation of the Year

Achieving a positive, quantifiable impact on customer or patient loyalty through supply chain. 

Danone | Track & Trace for Baby Formula

Finalists

Gartner research team has selected the finalists in the first round of judging.

Process or Technology Innovation of the Year

Achieving outstanding and quantifiable business performance thanks to a breakthrough supply chain innovation in process engineering or technology application.

  • Allina Health | Employing Role Engineering and Novel Technology to Extract Significant Value from the Intersection of Clinical Practice and Supply Chain
  • Cisco Systems | Re-Inventing Demand Forecasting Using Causal AI
  • Google | Reimagining Supply Chain Systems Powered by Intelligent Agents
  • JD.com | Powerful Planning Technology Drives an Innovative Approach to Resilient Planning
  • MTN Group | Px360 : Powering Multi-Billion Dollar Spend with Procurement Excellence Neural Engine

Social Impact of the Year

Achieving a positive, quantifiable impact on the community and/or environment through supply chain.

  • General Mills | MealConnect – Fighting Food Waste and Hunger
  • K-Electric | Meter Refurbishment Project: A Model for Sustainable Energy Management
  • Lenovo | From Trash to Treasure: Parts Reimagined
  • Microsoft | Decoding Carbon: Using data to cut supply chain logistics emissions by 28%
  • Sysco Corporation | Leading in Heavy Duty EV Transition & Creating the Future of Foodservice

People Breakthrough of the Year

Fostering diversity on the supply chain team, creating value for the business through supply chain, and/or developing capabilities across the value chain.

  • Colgate Palmolive | Transforming Supply Chain : Data and Analytics Capabilities Building in Asia-Pacific
  • Dell Technologies | LISA: Virtual Assistant Enabling Autonomy and Social Inclusion Along the Supply Chain
  • P&G | Limitless: Maximizing the Impact of People with Diverse Abilities
  • Pfizer | Refugee Leadership Initiative - Breakthroughs for All
  • Sysco Corporation | New CDL Training & Testing Program Helping to Address Driver Shortage and Improving Retention

Customer or Patient Innovation of the Year

Achieving a positive, quantifiable impact on customer or patient loyalty through supply chain.

  • AstraZeneca | Forxiga Product Capacity Expansion: Enterprise approach leveraging global network in achieving threefold increase in patient supply
  • City of Hope | Enabling Patient Care Resilience Risks through Supply Chain
  • Danone | Track & Trace for Baby Formula
  • Mayo Clinic | Supply Chain Management Expanding the Reach to the Patient Door Via a Retail Strategy
  • Unilever | Sky: Customer Connectivity