ClearOrbit Awarded Technology Supply Chain Management Excellence Award by the Supply-Chain Council.Company Receives High Honors for Leadership and Innovation in Supply Chain Collaboration AUSTIN, Texas -- ClearOrbit (www.clearorbit.com), the leading provider of real-time supply chain execution and reverse logistics This article or section needs sources or references that appear in reliable, third-party publications. Alone, primary sources and sources affiliated with the subject of this article are not sufficient for an accurate encyclopedia article. solutions, today announced that the company has earned the Supply-Chain Council's (SCC SCC - strongly connected component ) prestigious Technology Supply Chain Management Excellence Award for demonstrated leadership and innovation in supply chain execution and collaboration. SCC's Technology Supply Chain Management Excellence Award is based on the organization's SCOR SCOR Scientific Committee on Oceanic Research SCOR Supply Chain Operations Reference model SCOR Small Corporate Offering Registration SCOR Specialized Center of Research (White Plains, NY) SCOR Second Cousin Once Removed [R] Model metrics, a diagnostic tool that enables users to address, improve, and communicate supply chain management practices within and between interested parties from the customer's customer to the supplier's supplier, with the goal of improving overall supply chain efficiencies. Selection criteria for this prestigious honor were based on ClearOrbit's successful venture with World Wide Technology, Inc. (www.wwt.com), a leading systems integrator and supply chain solutions/logistics provider, in automating vendor relationships by connecting more than 1,200 suppliers for automated materials replenishment for a major automotive original equipment manufacturer. Performance metrics Performance metrics are measures of an organizations activities and performance. Performance metrics should support a range of stakeholder needs from customers, shareholders to employees [1]. included supplier adoption of the system and increased efficiencies in the order fulfillment/replenishment processes. A recently released report by the Stanford University Stanford University, at Stanford, Calif.; coeducational; chartered 1885, opened 1891 as Leland Stanford Junior Univ. (still the legal name). The original campus was designed by Frederick Law Olmsted. David Starr Jordan was its first president. Graduate School of Business details the collaboration case study; a summary version is available for download at www.clearorbit.com/whitepapers. According to according to prep. 1. As stated or indicated by; on the authority of: according to historians. 2. In keeping with: according to instructions. 3. Dan Swartwood, chairman, Technical Development Steering Committee steer·ing committee n. A committee that sets agendas and schedules of business, as for a legislative body or other assemblage. steering committee Noun of the Supply-Chain Council Supply-Chain Council (SCC) is an independent non-profit organization, as the cross-industry standard for supply chain management. SCC has developed and endorsed the Supply-Chain Operations Reference (SCOR)-model, a process reference model for supply chain management. , "With this project, ClearOrbit succeeded in significantly strengthening the boundary between supply chain Customers and Suppliers. The company applied numerous Best Practices that significantly reduced non-value-added activities, and achieved measurable improvements in efficiency and quality. Their project is an outstanding example of supply chain thinking." "We're honored to receive the Supply-Chain Council's Excellence Award," said John Reece, ClearOrbit CEO (1) (Chief Executive Officer) The highest individual in command of an organization. Typically the president of the company, the CEO reports to the Chairman of the Board. and president. "This recognition illustrates ClearOrbit's proven industry leadership and commitment to technology innovation in the form of real-time supply chain execution and reverse logistics solutions that improve the speed, visibility, and control of extended manufacturing and distribution supply chains." The complete list of this year's Supply-Chain Council Excellence Award winners can be viewed at www.supply-chain.org. About the Supply-Chain Council The Supply-Chain Council (SCC) was incorporated in 1997 as a global, not-for-profit trade association with membership open to all companies interested in improving supply chain efficiencies through the use of SCOR[R], the supply chain diagnostic tool that enables users to address, improve, and communicate supply chain management practices within and between interested parties from the customer's customer to the supplier's supplier. SCC's members include Fortune 500 companies from industries worldwide, consulting firms, computer systems and solutions providers, and educational and nonprofit institutions. There are currently more than 800 corporate members. For more information, please visit www.supply-chain.org. About ClearOrbit ClearOrbit's real-time supply chain execution and reverse logistics solutions improve the speed, visibility, and control of extended manufacturing and distribution supply chains. Since 1994, Austin, TX-based ClearOrbit has assisted more than 275 clients in automating and controlling process execution within their extended supply networks. ClearOrbit delivers on the promise of Enterprise Resource Planning See ERP. (application, business) Enterprise Resource Planning - (ERP) Any software system designed to support and automate the business processes of medium and large businesses. (ERP (Enterprise Resource Planning) An integrated information system that serves all departments within an enterprise. Evolving out of the manufacturing industry, ERP implies the use of packaged software rather than proprietary software written by or for one customer. ) systems such as Oracle and SAP with fully integrated supply chain execution, collaboration and reverse logistics solutions that address "last mile functionality" issues while complementing the existing infrastructure. ClearOrbit customers include market leaders such as Alcoa, Canon, Cisco, GE and Motorola. 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