This document provides an overview of a project to improve innovation within a supply chain organization. It introduces the project team members and divides them into three subgroups to research different aspects of innovation benchmarking. One subgroup will examine the current state of innovation within the supply chain department. Another will conduct external case studies of highly innovative companies. The third subgroup will identify innovative departments internally at Nike to benchmark practices against. The goal is to develop a new framework to make the supply chain organization more proactive in adopting innovative best practices and trends within their field.