Supply Chain Alliance Scores Hat-trick by Being Ranked Among Canada’s Fastest Growing Companies for Third Consecutive Year.

UNIONVILLE, Ontario (June 6, 2005)

Supply Chain Alliance Scores Hat-trick by Being Ranked Among Canada’s Fastest Growing Companies for Third Consecutive Year.

Supply Chain Alliance (SCA) has moved into exclusive company by being ranked among Canada’s fastest growing companies for three consecutive years.

“We’re happy to welcome Supply Chain Alliance and the other 2005 PROFIT 100 winners to the most prestigious group of entrepreneurial businesses in Canada,” says Ian Portsmouth, editor. “Canada’s fastest-growing companies are succeeding by knowing what customers really want and delivering it.”

The company finished 107 in the just released 17th annual PROFIT 100 ranking of Canada’s 200 fastest growing companies, published by PROFIT: Your Guide to Business Success. It was ranked 91 in the 2003 PROFIT 100 and jumped to number 50 in 2004.

Supply Chain Alliance, based in Markham, Ontario, is a management consulting firm providing professional services exclusively in supply chain management. SCA provides both strategic and operational leadership, change management and solution implementation support for retail, manufacturing, distribution and energy industries throughout North America.

Mike Croza, President and founder of the company, said it is very gratifying to be ranked in the PROFIT 100 for three consecutive years because the rankings, based on five-year revenue growth, become increasingly difficult to meet. “It’s tough to win two years in a row,” notes Mr. Croza. “To be honored for three consecutive years is a tremendous achievement.”

Mr. Croza said the company continues to enjoy healthy growth because it delivers client-focused, best practices solutions that produce measurable results, usually in the first year, and lasting benefits that support long-term profitability. “Effective supply chain management can have a profound impact on a company’s bottom line, future growth and customer satisfaction,” says Mr. Croza. “But the solutions need to be delivered by talented and experienced supply chain professionals who are passionate about their work, and that is exactly what we offer.”