ASCI News

Fri, Feb 10 2012

ASCI incorporates as not-for-profit enterprise

New Chair outlins Vision!

Approximately 12 months after the launch of the Alliance for Supply Chain Innovation (ASCI), ASCI has been formally been incorporated as a not-for-profit business enterprise. This arrangement enables ASCI to operate as a standalone, independent business enterprise delivering user driven research in supply chain innovation. A Board has been appointed with board members representing a mix of industry, defence, and academic experience.

The ASCI constitution was developed through industry/researcher collaboration and provides clear mechanisms for participation both by industry and by research institutions.

• Industry participation is through affiliation. ASCI Affiliates have the opportunity to influence ASCI’s strategy and projects via participation in the ASCI Industry Advisory Board
• Participating Research Institutions may influence ASCI research agenda and propose projects via the ASCI Research Steering Committee

All Affiliates and Participating Research Institutions have the opportunity to become Foundation Members. Foundation Members are the effective “shareholders” of the company and may have a representative appointed to the ASCI Board.

Dr Ron Beckett, Chair of the ASCI Board, said: “Over the last year, ASCI has grown into a fully operational collaborative research entity with some project activity which indeed proves the ASCI model works. The incorporation of ASCI now defines a new phase in the development of this initiative.”

“Whereas the initial focus was on developing the underlying model for ASCI's future and a wide range of research participation, the time has come to focus on value-adding collaborative projects.”

The way forward is to develop ASCI into a fully industry-driven entity, thereby providing its participating research institutions with opportunities of practical significance whilst providing industry access to the top researchers in the supply chain domain in Australia.

Dr Beckett further said: “The immediate operational focus is on the formulation of industry-driven projects that will enhance ASCI Affiliate and Foundation Members operations.”