The crème-de-la-crème of the corporate world descended upon Bharatiya Vidya Bhavan's S P Jain Institute of Management and Research campus in Mumbai, India on December 2, 2006 to be a part of and bear witness to the one-of-a-kind SPJIMR Supply Chain Excellence Awards 2006 showcasing the greatest of Indian success stories in supply chain management practices.

According to PagalGuy, the highly anticipated event chronicled the legends in the business of sweat and success, which have pioneered the finest practices in supply chain management. It was launched in the year 2004 and the response from industry has been overwhelming with cases from leading companies including Ashok Leyland, Asian Paints, Cummins, Gillette, Marico, M&M, Maruti, MICO, Nicholas Piramal, Ranbaxy, Shoppers Stop, Titan Industries, Tata Motors and Tata Steel.

This year the evaluation was done by the jury members comprising of a panel of supply chain management experts including Prof. G Raghuram, Professor, IIM Ahmedabad, Prof. M. Korgaonkar, Director General, NICMAR, Mr. Surku Sinnadurai, MD, I2 Solutions, Mr Gaurav Asthana, VP, Renoir Consulting, Mr Sachin Mirashi, Country Head, CSL, P&G, Mr. Sunil Gera, AGM Operations and Prof. Jamshed Modi, Professor, Manufacturing and Operations, SPJIMR. The winners were selected based on the tangible and intangible benefits and impact of the innovative supply chain management solution on the overall business and the long-term sustenance of the initiative.

The grand final in this event was the awards ceremony and after much debate and deliberation the jury presented the prestigious SSEA to TATA Motors for their very well put together and relevant 'E-sourcing innovations' paper.