Supply & Demand Chain Executive Announces Its 2004 Pros to Know

Leading Business Magazine Presents Annual Listing of
Top Supply and Demand Chain Professionals

Birmingham, AL, Phoenix, AZ, New York — February 17, 2004 — Supply & Demand Chain Executive Magazine, the go-to source for complete knowledge and information on end-to-end supply and demand chain solutions, this week announced the third-annual listing of Pros to Know in its February/March 2004 issue.

This year, Supply & Demand Chain Executive selected 30 Practitioner Pros to Know and six Analyst Pros to Know, all of whom were nominated by their peers for the honor.

Additionally, this year Supply & Demand Chain Executive has honored one practitioner, Col. Joseph Walden, director, School of Command Preparation, U.S. Army Command and General Staff College, with the "2004 Practitioner of the Year" designation for his role as a pacesetter in supply chain innovation, an RFID evangelist and a professional who has taken on the challenge of helping to reform perhaps the largest and most complex supply chain in the world.

The Supply & Demand Chain Executive Practitioner Pros to Know is a listing of supply and demand chain management professionals that have excelled in the commitment to improving the use of supply chain technology and practices within a brick-and-mortar company. These individuals have a deep breadth of knowledge about the industry and are forward thinking in their approach to the evolving supply chain network.

The Supply & Demand Chain Executive Analyst Pros to Know is a listing of supply/demand chain analysts who exhibit deep domain knowledge and offer innovative advice to companies in the industry to better enable their supply and demand chains. Through their tireless research and commitment to supply/demand chain best practices, these individuals have worked to help supply and demand chain management professionals make the best technology and strategy choices for their companies.

Supply & Demand Chain Executive also named 33 Provider Pros to Know this year. The Supply & Demand Chain Executive Provider Pros to Know is a listing of individuals from supply and demand chain software providers who exhibit deep domain knowledge and innovative thinking within the industry. Through a dedication to continued improvement in supply chain technology, these individuals have worked to help supply chain management professionals by equipping them with the proper tools.

Supply & Demand Chain Executive, which has created three separate sets of criteria for the Practitioner, Analyst and the Provider Pros to Know, issued a call for Pros to Know nominations in October of 2003. Beginning in December, the Supply & Demand Chain Executive Editorial Team and Advisory Board culled through the dozens of nominations to find the applicants that best fit the criteria, which were as follows:

Selection Criteria: Practitioner Pros

1. Have you been credited with bringing about a transformation within your organization's supply chain through today's technology? If yes, describe your pioneering role in developing and implementing a supply chain initiative and/or solution in your organization.
   
2. Briefly describe the influential role you had in pushing for technical innovation within your organization, especially as it relates to supply management functions.
   
3. Briefly describe your pioneering role and/or personal effort to teach/educate as it relates to supply chain management and B2B e-commerce.
   
4. Have you established a program for continued innovation in the supply chain enablement arena for your company? Yes______ No _______. If yes, please explain.
   
5. Explain how the current software market is impacting the e-business world, specifically as it relates to supply chain enablement.
   
6. How has your organization taken a unique and revolutionary approach to e-business?
   
7. How is your supply chain management initiative integrated into your business model?
   
8. What's your philosophy about technology enabling the supply chain?
   
9. Explain in your own words why you think companies should take their supply chains seriously.
   
10. What do you expect to be the next major trend in supply chain management?

Selection Criteria: Analyst Pros to Know

1. Are you viewed as a thought-leader in the supply chain space? If yes, please describe how you have helped advance the field of supply/demand chain management and the impact that your ideas have had on the field.
   
2. Have you been credited with assisting companies in transforming their supply/demand chain? If yes, describe your pioneering role in developing and implementing a supply/demand chain initiative and/or solution in your clients.
   
3. Briefly describe the influential role you had in pushing for technical innovation within your customer's organization, especially as it relates to supply/demand management functions.
   
4. Briefly describe your pioneering role and/or personal effort to educate/evangelize as it relates to supply/demand chain management and B2B e-commerce.
   
5. Explain how the current software market is having an impact on the e-business world, specifically as it relates to supply/demand chain enablement.
   
6. Describe your current areas of specialization and the current focus of your research efforts.
   
7. What's your philosophy about technology enabling the supply/demand chain?
   
8. Explain in your own words why you think companies should take their supply/demand chains seriously.
   
9. What do you expect to be the next major trend in supply/demand chain management?

Selection Criteria: Provider Pros to Know

1. Have you been credited with bringing about a transformation within your customer's supply chain through your company's enabling software? (Customer testimonials, positive analyst reviews, writeups in more than one magazine) If yes, describe your pioneering role in developing and implementing a supply chain initiative and/or solution in your organization.
   
2. Briefly describe the influential role you had in pushing for technical innovation within your customer's organization, especially as it relates to supply management functions.
   
3. Briefly describe your pioneering role and/or personal effort to teach/educate as it relates to supply chain management and B2B e-commerce.
   
4. Have you established a program for continued innovation in the supply chain enablement arena for your customer's company? Yes______ No _______. If yes, please explain.
   
5. Tell us how you've attempted to provide clear ROI for your customers.
   
6. Explain how the current software market is impacting the e-business world, specifically as it relates to supply chain enablement.
   
7. How has your organization taken a unique and revolutionary approach to e-business?
   
8. How does the technology you offer your customers reflect your company's business model?
   
9. What's your philosophy about technology enabling the supply chain?
   
10. Explain in your own words why you think companies should take their supply chains seriously.
    
11. What do you expect to be the next major trend in supply chain management?

The following are the Practitioner and Provider Pros to Know that were finally selected because of their outstanding abilities and leadership in their industries.

Practitioner Pros to Know:

Practitioner of the Year: Col. Joseph Walden
Director, School of Command Preparation
U.S. Army Command and General Staff College

Tim Beauchamp, Senior Vice President, Distribution Operations, Corporate Express

William C. Boni, Vice President and Chief Information Security Officer, Motorola Information Protection Services

Tammy Craddock, Founder, Jubilations

Stephen David, Chief Information Officer and Business-to-business Officer, Procter & Gamble Co.

Dr. Lisa M. Ellram, Bebbling Professor of Business, W.P. Carey School of Business, Arizona State University

Dr. Marshall Fisher, UPS Professor of Operations and Information Management, The Wharton School, University of Pennsylvania

Walter George, Executive Vice President of Operation and Supply Chain, American-Italian Pasta Co.

Ray Hill, Chief Procurement Officer, Pitney Bowes

George Jackman, Director of Customer Marketing, Welch's

Mike Katzorke, Senior Vice President, Supply Chain Management, Cessna Aircraft Co.

Peter Kelly, Executive Vice President, Global Operations Group, Agere Systems

John Leonti, Worldwide Collateral Operations Manager, Global Brand & Communications Company, Hewlett-Packard Company

Thomas Linton, Chief Procurement Officer, Agere Systems

Frederic Marie, e-Business Director, Electrolux Home Products Europe

Donna Massari, Vice President, Supply Chain, Reichhold

Russell A. Miles, Sourcing Strategy and Systems Manager, Thomson Inc.

Gustavo Minacci, Director, Strategy Deployment & Innovation, Whirlpool Europe

Robert W. Moffat, Jr., Senior Vice President, Integrated Supply Chain, IBM

James L. Polak, Director, General Purchasing, PPG Industries

Helmut F. Porkert, Chief Procurement Officer, ChevronTexaco Corp.

Steve Rogers, Director, Worldwide Purchases Mastery, Procter & Gamble

Robert A. Rudzki, Senior Vice President, Materials Management and Chief Procurement Officer, NAFTA Region, Bayer Corporate and Business Services

Mark Russell, Director of Transportation, The Dial Corporation

Michael Steinborn, Corporate Head of CRM and e-Commerce, BSH Bosch and Siemens Hausgerate GmbH

Greg Tennyson, Vice President, Corporate Procurement & Travel, Oracle Corp.

Karel van der Horst, CRM & e-Business Director, Philips Consumer Electronics

Mauro Viacava, Chief Information Officer, Merloni Elettrodomestici

Supply Chain Up-and-comers:
• Romain Coirault, U.S. Supply Chain Analyst, Great Brands of Europe
• Alexander Trifunac, Supply Chain Analyst, Great Brands of Europe

Analyst Pros to Know:

Steve Banker, Supply Chain Practice Service Director, ARC Advisory Group

Adam J. Fein, Ph.D., President, Pembroke Consulting

Adrian Gonzalez, Director of the Logistics Executive Council, ARC Advisory Group

Bill Michels, CEO, ADR International

Navi Radjou, Principal Analyst, Forrester Research

Craig Schiff, CEO and President, BPM Partners

Provider Pros to Know:

Jay Baitler, Senior Vice President, Staples Contract Division, Staples Inc.

Bob Belshaw, Vice President, INSIGHT Inc.

Jim Booth, Chief Technology Officer and Senior Vice President, Fogbreak Software

Dennis P. Buckley, Vice President of Operations, DSSI LLC

Charles W. Chase Jr., Global Strategist for Analytics, SAS

Greg Cronin, President and CEO, TrenStar Inc.

Jamie Duke, Chief Operating Officer, SciQuest

Carrie Ericson, Vice President, A.T. Kearney Procurement Solutions

Craig Federighi, Chief Technology Officer, Ariba Inc.

Tom Glassanos, President/CEO, Xign Corp.

Brent Habig, Executive Vice President of Sales and Consulting, Verticalnet

Larry W. Hall, President and CEO, FacilityPro

Keith Hausmann, Vice President of Sourcing and Category Management, ICG Commerce

David James Horne, CEO, XPORTA

L. George Klaus, CEO, Epicor Software Corp.

Jim Lawton, Vice President of Marketing, Optiant

Pam Lopker, President and Chairman, QAD, Inc.

Jack Mason, Ph.D., President, Co-founder, EnergyWindow Inc.

John Pulling, Vice President and Chief Operating Officer, Provia Software

Jay Reddy, Founder and President, MindFlow Technologies

Jim Rogers, Vice President of B2B Integration Services, Global eXchange Services

Alexander Saldanha, Chief Technology Officer and Co-founder, Softface

Tuomas Sandholm, Founder, Chairman, Chief Technology Officer, CombineNet

Steve Savignano, CEO, Ketera Technologies

Mac Schuessler, Vice President Global Corporate Purchasing Solutions, American Express

Bob Shecterle, Vice President of Enterprise Supplier Relationship Management Strategy, PeopleSoft Inc.

Jai Shekhawat, CEO and Co-founder, Fieldglass Inc.

Sanjiv Sidhu, Founder, Chairman of the Board and CEO, i2 Technologies

Tracy Stephens, President and CEO, Resources Connection - Supply Chain Management Practice

Rajiv Uppal, President, CEO and Founder, NextLinx Corp.

Charlie Villasenor, President and CEO, TransProcure Corp.

Paul Vragel, President, 4aBetterBusiness Inc.

Jeffrey Wincel, Principal, LSC Consulting Group

About Supply & Demand Chain Executive
Supply & Demand Chain Executive is a bi-monthly business magazine aimed at uniting the intelligence, news and tools necessary to steer the supply and demand chain management professional and business executive through the complicated, yet critical, world of supply and demand chain management. With hard-hitting analysis, viewpoints and unbiased case studies, Supply & Demand Chain Executive will uncover each aspect of the new supply and demand chain to keep readers on the leading edge, the frontline and the profit zone.