Ivalua Recipient of 2010 Pros to Know Award

Ivalua, a leading provider of smart procurement solutions, today announced that Supply & Demand Chain Executive Magazine, the executive's user manual for successful supply and demand chain transformation, has named Ivalua CEO Philippe Levy to the tenth annual listing of Provider Pros to Know in the Supply Chain Industry.

Supply & Demand Chain Executive has released its list of 2010 Provider Pros to Know. The Provider Pros to Know is a listing of individuals from a software firm or service provider, consultancy, or analyst or research firm who have personally helped clients address the challenges of the recession and prepare for the recovery ahead. This year's list included more than 130 Provider Pros to Know.

“This year's Provider Pros to Know have shown themselves to be thought-leaders in the Supply Chain industry," said Andrew K. Reese, editor of Supply & Demand Chain Executive. "Highlighting the learnings that the Provider Pros to Know have taken out of the Great Recession provides our readers with a wealth of best practices that they can apply in their own supply chains, as well as insights into how leading organizations are positioning themselves for competitive advantage in the Great Recovery ahead.”

“It’s an incredible honor to be recognized by Supply & Demand Chain Executive Magazine as one of the publication’s elite group of 2010 Pros To Know,” said Levy. “Ivalua congratulates the other executives being honored as we continue to provide the industry leading service and solution our clients have come to expect and enjoy.”

This year Supply & Demand Chain Executive is also recognizing 25 individual Practitioner Pros to Know. The Practitioner Pros to Know is a listing of exceptional corporate executives at manufacturing and non-manufacturing enterprises who are demonstrating leadership during the current economic downturn by managing risk in the supply chain, providing competitive advantage and/or delivering value to the bottom line.

“Our goal with the annual Practitioner Pros to Know listing is not only to highlight outstanding Supply Chain executives and their accomplishments but also to turn a spotlight onto the initiatives that leading organizations are undertaking to give their companies a competitive advantage as the economy emerges from the Great Recession," said Andrew K. Reese. "Mr. Levy serves as a role model for other Supply Chain practitioners looking to bring their own organizations through these turbulent times.”

Supply & Demand Chain Executive, which has created three separate sets of criteria for the Practitioner, Practitioner Team and the Provider Pros to Know, issued a call for Pros to Know nominations in November 2009. Beginning in January, the magazine's editorial selection committee culled through more than 400 submissions to find the applicants that best fit the criteria. Submission information requested included:

Selection Criteria: Practitioner Pros to Know:

• What was the nominee's philosophy or strategy for managing the supply chain during the recession?
• What programs or initiatives did the nominee undertake in the supply chain during the recession, and what were the benefits to the company?
• What does the nominee believe to be the key challenges facing his/her company and its supply chain in the year ahead, and how is the nominee positioning the company and its supply chain to meet those challenges?
• What key lessons did the nominee learn from the recession, and how will the supply chain that he/she manages be better prepared for the next economic downturn?

• What makes the nominee a "Provider Pro to Know"?
• What programs or initiatives did the nominee work on with his/her customers/clients over the past year to help them address the challenges of the recession, and what were the benefits of those projects/initiatives? AND/OR How did the projects/initiatives that the nominee worked on with his/her customers/clients in the past help prepare them to better weather the effects of the recession?
• What does the nominee believe to be the key challenges facing his/her customers/clients and their supply chains in the year ahead, and how is the nominee working with them to meet those challenges?
• What key lessons did the nominee learn from the recession?

The full listing of the 2010 Pros to Know will be available in the February/March 2010 issue of Supply & Demand Chain Executive magazine and e-book beginning in the third week of March and on the Supply & Demand Chain Executive Web site at SDCExec.com/2010Prostoknow.