International Container Terminal Services, Inc. recently won the 2016 Gawad Sinop Corporate Award for Excellence in Supply Management Practices by the Philippine Institute for Supply Management and the Foundation of the Society of Fellows in Supply Management.  The award is conferred to corporations that exhibit leadership in promoting supply management as a strategic contributor, leading to the enhancement of the supply management profession in an organization.  In this year's edition, only ICTSI made it to the final screening.

ICTSI’s entry, “Supply Management Excellence in ICTSI,” highlighted some of the company’s key innovations in the areas of warehousing, logistics, purchasing and sourcing, customer service, and corporate social responsibility. 
The Terminal Appointment Booking System, a global best practice in online container booking, was a highlight of the entry.  TABS is designed to help decongest road traffic in Metro Manila by optimizing the flow of trucks in and out of the Manila International Container Terminal.  

ICTSI joins other Sinop corporate awardees, including Avon, Nestle and Kraft, who made significant contributions to the supply chain and logistics industry in the country.  ICTSI received the award during the 24th Supply Link International Supply Management Conference and Exhibit last 16 June at the Marriott Grand Ballroom in Newport City, Pasay City.  
Receiving the award were Antonio Coronel, ICTSI Asia Pacific Business Services, Inc. general manager; Filipina Laurena, ICTSI Foundation deputy executive director; Reynaldo Mark Cruz Jr., MICT information technology systems and services director; and Mariel Zamora, MICT procurement director.

The Gawad Sinop Awards is an annual, nationwide search for outstanding achievers in supply management.  It was first conferred in 1994 by SOFSM and PISM as a means to recognize supply management professionals who have made commendable contributions to the practice of the profession. 

Founded originally as Purchasing Association of the Philippines in November 1968, PISM provides a forum where purchasing executives can discuss, find and share business solutions to common operational challenges and strategic issues that confront their respective businesses and/or those of the national economy. 
 
A non-profit organization founded in 2006, SOFSM serves as the advocacy arm of the PISM. It is composed of supply management executives driven by volunteerism and common desire to help elevate the expertise and status of Filipino business and industry in the field of Supply Management.