MANASSAS, VA--(Marketwire - July 28, 2010) - INSIGHT, Inc., a top international provider of supply chain planning solutions for the world's foremost companies, announces being named once again to the prestigious list of supply chain solution providers, the Top 100 Great Supply Chain Partners fromSupplyChainBrain. INSIGHT was nominated by several clients for the substantial cost reductions and profit maximization realized from using INSIGHT's flagship supply chain network design software,SAILS.
SupplyChainBrain conducted a six-month survey which polled senior level logistics and supply chain professionals, who were asked to nominate organizations whose technology, logistics, transportation, or consulting solutions have made a significant impact on their company's efficiency, customer service, and overall supply chain performance. The resulting list, Top 100 Great Supply Chain Partners, culled down from over 2800 nominations, recognizes vendors that have so impressedSupplyChainBrain's readers that they deserve to be singled out and to be held up as examples for others in the industry.
"As the economy makes tentative steps toward recovery and growth, our Fortune 500 clients appreciate the ability to lower costs, reduce risks, and gain supply chain excellence from our extensive portfolio of supply chain solutions," said Jeff Karrenbauer, president of INSIGHT, Inc. "It is a great honor to be nominated by our clients and recognized once again by this leading industry publication. It is especially noteworthy to be highlighted among the broad range of supply chain solution and service providers who range from household names to niche players."
INSIGHT was nominated because clients reduce supply chain costs on a continual basis by optimizing production plans, supply chain networks, capacity plans, transportation policies, sourcing, international trade, and more. Powerful new features were added to SAILS this year with respect to manufacturing options, inventory positioning, vulnerability/risk assessment, and green supply chain design. Recently, INSIGHT introduced IES, a breakthrough product for corporate strategy analysis that explicitly considers both the costs and anticipated demand impact of proposed marketing campaigns.
About INSIGHT, Inc.
INSIGHT provides optimization-based supply chain design software and consulting services developed specifically to meet the dynamic business challenges of globalization, disruptions, and mergers/acquisitions prevalent in today's business environment. Founded by supply chain andlogistics experts in 1978 with the goal of using world-class technology to add intelligence to decision making, INSIGHT solves the supply chain management issues of the world's foremost companies, including Abbott Laboratories, BASF, ExxonMobil, Goodyear, GE, Kellogg, Nestle, PepsiCo, Pfizer, Procter & Gamble, Toyota, and Unilever.
SAILS, INSIGHT's award-winning flagship product, can accurately represent a company's current business practices, from raw materials sourcing to capacity planning through delivery to the end customer. The X-System®, a proprietary optimization engine, powers a family of planning and scheduling solutions, from the design of a global supply chain to crew scheduling, troop deployments, and transportation procurement. In addition, INSIGHT provides optimization components, partnering with third party software providers to deliver best-of-breed solutions. Our software and services help design optimal supply chain networks that minimize costs and free up capital, streamline operations, maximize profits, and increase customer service levels. For more information, please visit us on the Web at http://www.insightoutsmart.com.
