Start of the application phase for the Supply Chain Awards 2026
On November 10, 2026, the Supply Chain Awards finals will take place at Tower 185 in Frankfurt am Main, featuring exciting live pitches by the finalists. This year’s event program will be held under the topic “Navigating Next: Smart Supply Chains in an Era of Constant Change”.
On the same day, the finalists will be evaluated by a high-caliber jury, and the winners will be honored at the awards ceremony that evening. But you can only win if you apply. The application deadline for the Supply Chain Awards 2026 is July 10.
Important information about the application process was announced on Tuesday, February 24, in the online seminar “Supply Chain Awards 2026: Application Phase Kick-off.” The recording is available here.
Since 2006, the Supply Chain Management Award has honored outstanding solutions of industrial value chains and thus companies that optimize their supply chain in a consistent or unusual way. Convincing end-to-end supply chain solutions are eligible for the award, as are outstanding implementations in sub-areas of the value chain.
The Smart Solution Award, first presented in 2018, honors supply chain solutions that are still in an early stage of implementation. Therefore, the Smart Solution Award is awarded for particularly innovative concepts. With this prize, solutions are honored that have the potential to fundamentally change traditional value chains in the future .
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Our award brochure provides a comprehensive overview of the special features of the Supply Chain Awards, the application process, the concrete benefits of an application for your company and the supporting programme of the finalist pitches and the Award Night in Frankfurt am Main.
The finalists for this year's Supply Chain Management Award featured Audi, Dr. Oetker, Rutronik, and the Vehicle Lifetime Solutions (VLS) division of the Schaeffler Group.
CeiliX, IFCO, Merck, and paretos competed in the final round of the Smart Solution Award.
The expert jury is made up of 14 top-class representatives from industry, science, consulting and trade media.
