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The winners of the Supply Chain Awards 2025 have been announced

This year's Supply Chain Management Award went to Audi and the Smart Solution Award to IFCO.

On November 11, 2025, the final day with the live pitches of the finalists for the Supply Chain Awards 2025 took place at Tower 185 in Frankfurt am Main. On the same day, the winners were selected by a high-caliber jury and honored at the awards ceremony. Members of the audience also had the opportunity to vote for their favorites.

This year's event was held under the motto “Empowering Tomorrow: AI-Driven Supply Chains for a Smarter, Faster, and More Resilient Future”. Inspiring keynotes, working sessions, and many other exciting program items were on the agenda.

A special highlight was the anniversary celebration“20 Years of Supply Chain Awards”, which took place in the evening on the 48th floor of Tower 185 following the day's program.

 

Supply Chain Management Award
Smart Solution Award
What is the Smart Solution Award?


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 .

Winners 2025
Audi wins the Supply Chain Management Award 2025 (Foto: Mario Andreya)
Audi AG

Audi is the winner of the Supply Chain Management Award 2025. At the heart of Audi’s submission is “Act4Impact“, a program that embeds sustainability systematically into procurement and the global supplier network. The aim is to operationalize environmental, social, and…

IFCO wins the Smart Solution Award 2025 (Photo: Mario Andreya)
IFCO Management GmbH

IFCO is a provider of reusable packaging solutions for fresh produce. The company operates an extensive pool of over 400 million reusable packaging containers (RPCs) in more than 50 countries. Through its SmartCycle pooling model, IFCO ensures that RPCs are collected,…

Finalists 2025

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.

Supply Chain Management Award
Smart Solution Award
Award Brochure
Brochure EN

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.

Jury

The expert jury is made up of 14 top-class representatives from industry, science, consulting and trade media.

Michael Kadow
Michael Kadow
Managing Director
House of Logistics & Mobility (HOLM) GmbH
Victoria Oppenheim
Victoria Oppenheim
Commercial Director
TMA Logistics
Prof. Dr. Michael Henke
Prof. Dr. Dr. h. c. Michael Henke
Institute Director
Fraunhofer Institute for Material Flow and Logistics