Most successful businesses are now involved in partnering and efficient supply chain management. This award recognises the pioneers in the field.
Winner

British Transport Police

The London Underground (LU) Division of the British Transport Police has regularly suffered the ill-effects of car crime in its 57 designated car parks dotted throughout the Capital. With overall responsibility for car park operation falling to LU's Marketing and Planning Department, a series of meetings were held with a view to combating the problem. A full proposal was then submitted to the Home Office CCTV Fund managers outlining a CCTV scheme for each car park to be monitored from three control rooms, with manned guarding to back up the electronic security installations. To date, over 550 cameras have been installed in conjunction with Tyco and British Telecom as part of 'Operation Hawkeye'. Crime reductions of over 55% are projected by 2003.

Runners-Up

id technology group

The id technology group has forged a strategic partnership with Video Controls (VCL) to benefit Blue Chip end users. The VCL catalogue now features id's EAS products as part of an holistic security package, while VCL is developing products with id's clients in mind. Thus id can now be thought of as a 'solutions provider' instead of solely being viewed as an installer. The partnership allows the immediate replacement of all components from stock, VCL maintaining a 'buffer stock' of all components that may be used. This helps in eliminating costly and labour-intensive invoicing chains, while promoting the concept of zero failure rates for any given installation.

The breadth and scope of ‘Operation Hawkeye’ is very impressive, pulling in a disparate range of concerns including Tyco and British Telecom under one banner to improve security in LU’s car parks

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