According to a press release from Newsblaze, Chainalytics LLC, a supply chain consulting firm focused on enabling fact-based supply chain decisions, announced that the Metro Atlanta Chamber has awarded them the Supply Chain Company of the Year for 2009. The award was announced during a luncheon at the 2009 Supply Chain Forum on November 17.

Metro Atlanta has the fifth-largest concentration of supply chain companies and employment in the country, with more than 139,000 jobs. More than 90 percent of the top 25 service providers have operations in Atlanta.

"The supply chain industry drives metro Atlanta's economy," said Hans Gant, senior vice president of economic development for the Metro Atlanta Chamber. "We are home to some of the world's best supply chain talent and fastest-growing companies, and our finalists and winners are a testament to our supply chain strengths."

Metro Atlanta continues to be a source for supply chain talent and innovation that helps attract and grow companies. This is the third year for the awards, which were created to recognize outstanding individuals and companies in metro Atlanta whose actions have advanced the state of the supply chain industry and promoted its continued growth. This year's theme was "Demand Driven Supply Chains and What it Takes to be the Best."