A jury of twelve experts from industry, academia, specialist magazines, and business consultants honored Henkel's Laundry & Home Care business sector on April 3 in Germany with the "Supply Chain Management Award 2009" for the successful global reorganization of its supply chain. The award is presented annually to the manufacturer with the best supply chain, according to a press release.

The "Supply Chain Management Award" is a competition open to manufacturing companies from all sectors. It recognizes innovative solutions in supply chain management that make a significant contribution to improving competitiveness. This year's "Supply Chain Management Award" goes to the Laundry & Home Care business of Henkel for the successful global reorganization of its supply chain. Henkel has succeeded in establishing an integrated approach encompassing strategy, organization and processes throughout the supply chain. This has enabled it to effectively reorganize its supply chain on a global scale.

The award was presented to Henkel on the occasion of the "ebs Supply Chain Conference" at the European Business School in Oestrich-Winkel, Germany, during a ceremony attended by more than 300 people. The award is conferred by PRTM Management Consultants in cooperation with the LOGISTIK HEUTE magazine and the Supply Chain Management Institute (SMI) of the European Business School. "Henkel has shown real excellence in rigorously aligning its supply chain to the company's business strategy. Even more, the supply chain has become a decisive factor in implementing Henkel's corporate strategy," said jury member Harald Geimer, director of PRTM Management Consultants, praising the inspiring nature of the award-winning solution.