Pelwatte Dairy receives Special Commendation at National Supply Chain Excellence Awards

The Institute of Supply and Materials Management (ISMM) organised the awards, held on October 24 at Monarch Imperial. Pelwatte Dairy received its recognition in a field comprising 80 applicants.

The award recognised the company’s work to improve the processes and personnel responsible for getting its dairy products to customers. It provided external acknowledgement of PDIL’s performance in managing its supply chain.

Those operations involve coordinating staff with suppliers, distributors and transport providers to move dairy products from manufacturing facilities to customers. The company’s supply-chain team and partner network jointly support the movement of goods from production to market.

Akmal Wickramanayake, PDIL’s managing director, attributed the achievement to the work behind the company’s product deliveries. He said the supply-chain team worked daily alongside suppliers and other partners to maintain operations and ensure products reached customers consistently.

Wickramanayake described the progression from the previous year’s award as encouraging, while saying further work remained. He thanked ISMM for acknowledging the company’s progress and for offering a platform that encouraged organisations to improve. He said PDIL would continue strengthening its staff and processes to serve customers better.