Sophie D'Amours has made significant contributions to the optimization and transformation of Canada's forest products industry by introducing state-of-the-art supply chain management practices. She founded and led two major national research initiatives (FORAC Consortium and the Strategic VCO Network) which provided the body of knowledge in industrial engineering needed to raise the industry's competitiveness in a difficult business environment. Furthermore, she and her team provided the vision required to shift the industry's business model from a volume-driven to a value-oriented model based on agility and innovation, and provided the decision support tools required to implement that vision.