INSIGHT's 'Logistics Planning Tools Turn a Supply Chain into a Value Chain' Presentation Targeted for Companies Undergoing Mergers and Acquisitions
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Senior Level Supply Chain Executives At SCOPE Seek Solutions That Optimize Operations
MANASSAS, Va., Sept. 17 / -- INSIGHT, Inc., a top international provider of supply chain planning solutions for the world's foremost companies, announces that Anthony (Tony) H. Mirra, VP Customer Relationships, spoke recently at SCOPE, a highly targeted event for senior level executives involved in supply chain management, logistics and materials handling. Tony's presentation, "Logistics Planning Tools Turn a Supply Chain Into a Value Chain," was well received among the 200+ attendees from companies like PetSmart, Energizer, Solo Cups, Hitachi Data Systems, Chevron, Hot Topic, Shamrock Foods, AutoZone, Yakima and Ikon Systems. Many of these companies are grappling with mergers, acquisitions, divestitures, and global sourcing issues - the types of challenges that must be addressed with sophisticated supply chain planning solutions.
Globalization is one of the most important factors behind the emergence of supply chain strategy as a critical corporate competency. For most companies, there is a tremendous pressure to deliver top and bottom line results in this global economy. There is a clear economic link between supply chain performance and shareholder value. In the educational track presented by INSIGHT, "Logistics Planning Tools Turn a Supply Chain into a Value Chain," attendees learned that logistics planning tools create robust, efficient, and optimal supply chain operations and help businesses stay competitive in this global environment.
"The challenge for logistics planners is to find the optimal balance between costs and services that delivers the highest ROI while creating actionable deliverables," said Tony Mirra, VP Customer Relations, INSIGHT, Inc. "Complementary tools and processes exist, like INSIGHT's SAILS, that provide impartial evaluation of alternatives and the opportunity to knock down silos to drive collaboration and bottom line results."
Other speakers at SCOPE came from AMR, Mohawk Paper, Six Apart, E2OPEN customer, GE, and INSIGHT partner, ToolsGroup. The event was held in Las Vegas on August 29 and 30, 2007.
About INSIGHT, Inc.
INSIGHT provides optimization-based supply chain planning and network 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 and logistics 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, Clorox, 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 chains to crew scheduling, troop deployments, inventory optimization, 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.insight-mss.com/.
For more information, please contact:
Becky Boyd
MediaFirst PR - Atlanta
becky@mediafirst.net
(770) 642-2080
Source: INSIGHT, Inc.
Web site: http://www.insight-mss.com/
