Chicago, IL, October 8, 2009 - Simon Baxter "SCORES" Instructor certification

Simon Baxter, Associate Consultant to eKNOWtion, became a Certified SCOR® Instructor in Zurich, Switzerland on Sept 22/23, 2009.  Mr. Baxter was already a Certified SCOR® Professional, but now can add "Instructor" to his credentials after successfully teaching a Supply Chain Council SCOR® Framework course.

eKNOWtion President Douglas Kent commented "We are very pleased that Simon Baxter has been Certified as a SCOR® Instructor. In addition to Simon's Lean Blackbelt status and having already become the UK's first Certified SCOR® Professional, Simon continues to demonstrate his abilities to drive step-change improvements in supply chain performance based on the SCOR® model. eKNOWtion now becomes the only Supply Chain professional services firm in Europe, perhaps even globally with two certified SCOR® instructors on its team!".

Simon has worked previously at Solectron Scotland Ltd, most recently as Lean Materials Leader and part of Solectron’s Six Sigma Lean transformation team. Prior to this, he led the Supplier Quality Engineering team at Solectron Scotland, with technical and quality responsibilities for supplier selection/approval and ongoing management. Mr. Baxter is also a certified Lean Black Belt and holds qualifications in Quality Management, Quality Systems assessment and is a member of the Chartered Quality Institute.

About Supply Chain Council:  The Supply Chain Council (SCC) is a global non-profit association whose methodology, diagnostic and benchmarking tools help nearly a thousand organizations make dramatic and rapid improvements in supply chain processes. SCC has established the supply chain world’s most widely accepted framework for evaluating and comparing supply chain activities and their performance. The framework - the SCOR® process reference model - lets companies quickly determine and compare the performance of supply chain and related operations within their company or against other companies.

Chicago, IL, October 7, 2009 -  Douglas Kent wins "Best Speaker at the Conference" award at 31^st SAPICS conference

Douglas Kent won the Terry Smee Award for Best Speaker at the 2009 annual SAPICS conference in Sun City, having been selected from amongst 30 presentations. Mr. Kent’s winning presentation is entitled Supply Chain Management - It’s a Risky Business. With near record attendance and outstanding exhibitions, the conference attracted 930 delegates and hosted numerous interactive workshops and idea-exchange sessions.

In addition to his role as Chairman of the European Supply Chain Council's leadership team, Mr. Kent serves as the President of eKNOWtion, a global supply chain consultancy, and Chief Strategist and Director of InForum for the Electronic Industry's Quarterly Forum.

The 2010 SAPICS Conference will take place in Sun City, 24-28 July 2010.

Chicago, IL, USA & London, UK September 1, 2009

eKNOWtion announces their new eLuminate™ Supply Chain Sustainability offering. eLuminate™ was developed to provide key insights allowing companies to take the reigns of responsibility and deliver a Supply Chain that actively mitigates risk, delivers a cost-effective trade-off of economic advantage and environmental & social responsibilities, and creates the Supply Chain that positions for revenue growth while reducing the cost-to-serve.

eKNOWtion President, Douglas Kent was quoted saying: “Our mission is to provide value to our clients by offering them our eLuminate™ Supply Chain Sustainability methodology. The six-phased approach provides companies a structured methodology to building a roadmap that will transport their supply chain from its current-state to a future-state where innovation is respected and rewarded only when it strikes the crucial balance of economic viability, ecological respect, and delivers service without risk.”

For more information contact our Press Representative Julie Alexander at press@eKNOWtion.com