WASHINGTON DC, USA (5 April 2005)- The Supply-Chain Council's (SCC) 2005 Global Awards for Excellence in Supply Chain Operations and Management were announced on 5 April during the Supply-Chain World-North America Conference & Exposition in Anaheim, California USA. This year's ceremony far exceeded everyone's expectations as the five different awards for practitioners, technology companies, consultants, system integrators and academics were announced. Global Award for Supply-Chain Excellence This "grand prize" is presented to the organization that has made the greatest contribution to demonstrating or advancing the supply-chain management body of knowledge within the last year. This award is presented to one of the four "finalists" who have won one of the four major awards. The winner is selected from the four winners of the other Supply-Chain Excellence Awards, which includes the U.S. Department of Defense category of the Supply Chain Operational Excellence Award, the industry category for the Supply Chain Operational Excellence Award, the Supply Chain Management Technology Excellence Award, and the Supply Chain Academic Excellence Award. This year's Global Award went to the Pakistan Tobacco Company. 2005 Global Award for Supply-Chain Excellence Pakistan Tobacco Company supported by I-Cognitive Company - Singapore (John PAUL Director, Professor Affiliate in Supply Chain Management Bordeaux Business School) Pakistan Tobacco Company was incorporated in 1947 immediately after partition, when it took over the business of the imperial Tobacco Company of India operational in the subcontinent since 1926. The company is part of the worldwide British American Tobacco (BAT) Group, which employees over 85,000 people with operations in around 180 countries. It is a market leader in more than 50 countries selling over 300 brands. In 2004 the group sold and produced over 15% share of the world market of cigarettes. Today, Pakistan Tobacco Company is the largest revenue generator (outside the oil sector) in the country, paying more taxes than the entire textile sector, which is the largest industrial sector in the country. The project is following the recommended SCOR Road Map for implementation.