Ann Drake Named 2013 “Provider Pro to Know”

CHICAGO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Ann Drake, CEO of DSC Logistics, a leading supply chain management company, has been named a “2013 Provider Pro to Know” for the fourth year in a row by Supply & Demand Chain Executive (SDCE). In addition, Drake is featured as one of the “Top Female Leaders of the Supply Chain” by the magazine, an international business publication addressing the issues and challenges of the supply chain.

“Top Female Leaders of the Supply Chain”

“I am pleased to receive this recognition,” said DSC’s Drake. “At DSC, we believe that one of our key roles as a supply chain partner is to collaborate with our customers up and down the supply chain – sharing information, ideas, best practices and strategies, and finding solutions together.

“I’m also proud to be among women selected as ‘Top Female Leaders.’ Our profession is beginning to realize benefits from the strengths women bring to leadership, and I find throughout the industry an eagerness to step up the slow progress in that direction,” she continued. “That’s why I’m working with other top supply chain leaders on an initiative we’ve named “AWESOME” – Advancing Women’s Excellence in Supply Chain Operations, Management and Education.”

With the “Provider Pro to Know” designation, SCDE honors supply chain professionals who help their supply chain clients or community prepare to meet industry challenges. The “Top Female Leaders of the Supply Chain” feature showcases the women who are driving strong initiatives within their business to generate growth in the supply chain.

Drake also received the 2012 Distinguished Service Award from the Council of Supply Chain Management Professionals (CSCMP). She is the first woman in the award’s 47-year history to receive this highest honor.

About DSC Logistics

DSC Logistics, a leading supply chain management company, focuses on designing, integrating, managing, and adapting supply chain solutions. DSC capabilities as a Lead Logistics Partner (LLP) and third-party logistics provider (3PL) include supply chain analysis and design, network optimization and management, Logistics Center management, transportation management and consolidation, business process integration, supply chain visibility, and value-added services. In today’s environment, filled with rapid and unpredictable change, DSC helps customers achieve their goals by being ready for anything!

About Supply & Demand Chain Executive

Supply & Demand Chain Executive is the executive's user manual for successful supply and demand chain transformation, utilizing hard-hitting analysis, viewpoints and unbiased case studies to steer executives and supply management professionals through the complicated, yet critical, world of supply and demand chain enablement to gain competitive advantage. Supply & Demand Chain Executive is a publication of Cygnus Business Media. On the Web at www.SDCExec.com.