Readers Name INSIGHT One of ''100 Great Supply Chain Partners'' in Global Logistics & Supply Chain Strategies Magazine.Business Editors/High-Tech Writers MANASSAS, Va.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Sept. 8, 2003 Customers Nominate nom·i·nate tr.v. nom·i·nat·ed, nom·i·nat·ing, nom·i·nates 1. To propose by name as a candidate, especially for election. 2. To designate or appoint to an office, responsibility, or honor. Supply Chain Planning & Optimization Pioneer To 'Who's Who' List of Solution Providers Global Logistics & Supply Chain Strategies (GL&SCS) Magazine names INSIGHT, Inc. to its annual ranking of the industry's 100 Great Supply Chain Partners. Peter Priepke, vice president of operations strategy at Motts/Cadbury Schweppes, nominated nom·i·nate tr.v. nom·i·nat·ed, nom·i·nat·ing, nom·i·nates 1. To propose by name as a candidate, especially for election. 2. To designate or appoint to an office, responsibility, or honor. INSIGHT for the ability to create best solutions for complex supply chain management issues. The report on 100 Great Supply Chain Partners is the result of a six-month poll of readers in which GL&SCS asked logistics and supply-chain professionals to nominate the vendors and service providers that made the most significant impact on efficiency, customer service, and overall supply-chain performance. Nominee nominee n. 1) a person or entity who is requested or named to act for another, such as an agent or trustee. 2) a potential successor to another's rights under a contract. firms span technology, logistics, transportation, and consulting offerings. INSIGHT earned its spot in the winner's circle win·ner's circle n. pl. winners' circles An enclosed area at a racetrack where the winning horse and jockey are brought for awards and publicity. Noun 1. by delivering millions of dollars in annual savings to a global clientele of top companies in the consumer goods consumer goods Any tangible commodity purchased by households to satisfy their wants and needs. Consumer goods may be durable or nondurable. Durable goods (e.g., autos, furniture, and appliances) have a significant life span, often defined as three years or more, and , pharmaceutical, food & beverage, oil & gas, and electronics industries. SAILS 21(R), INSIGHT's flagship software, enjoys widespread recognition as the most robust supply chain network planning and optimization solution on the market. "We went straight to the customer -- hands-down the best measure of performance -- to create this list. Nominees who received the most nominations appear on the final list," said Brad Berger, Publisher of GL&SCS Magazine. "INSIGHT is extremely proud to know that our clients nominated us for this distinct honor," said Bob Belshaw, vice-president of INSIGHT. "INSIGHT was chosen because it is achieving success by saving clients money with proven planning and modeling techniques that improve operations, efficiencies, and bottom-line performance. This recognition demonstrates the value we provide in enabling out clients to gain the competitive edge, consistently meet demand, and create optimal plans that determine best supply chain networks." According to according to prep. 1. As stated or indicated by; on the authority of: according to historians. 2. In keeping with: according to instructions. 3. the current issue of GLSCS, "Our list is quite different. While it includes quite a few of the prominent players in global supply-chain management, it also contains many vendors that most of us never heard of. Often, these smaller vendors were nominated by large customers. Not to take anything away from the large supply-chain vendors, but clearly customers are focused on whether or not a vendor can solve a particular problem -- not on its annual revenues." The complete list of Global Logistics & Supply Chain Strategies Magazine 100 Great Supply Chain Partners appears in the August 2003 issue of the magazine. About INSIGHT, Inc. INSIGHT software and consulting provide optimization-based planning and scheduling to solve the supply chain management issues of the world's foremost companies. INSIGHT solves these latest, critical, and most complex problems for 40% of Fortune Magazine's top fifty, 70% of Business Week's most profitable corporations, and 70% of the companies judged to have the best supply chains. Clients often select INSIGHT when other solutions have failed. These clients rely on INSIGHT to gain the greatest competitive advantage from the best answer. Clients include Abbott Laboratories Abbott Laboratories (NYSE: ABT) is a diversified pharmaceuticals and health care company. It has over 65,000 employees and operates in 130 countries. The corporate headquarters are in Abbott Park, Illinois, a neighborhood of North Chicago, Illinois. , BASF BASF Bar Association of San Francisco (since 1872; San Francisco, California) BASF Badische Anilin und Soda Fabrik (German chemical products company) BASF Builders Association of South Florida , BPAmoco, Clorox, ExxonMobil, HP, Ingram Books, Johnson & Johnson, Kellogg, Levi Strauss
Levi Strauss, born Löb Strauß , Motorola, Pennzoil, PepsiCo, Perrier, Pfizer, Procter & Gamble, Toyota, and Unilever. The X-System(R), a proprietary optimization engine, powers a network of planning and scheduling solutions. Examples include crew scheduling, production planning Production planning The function of a manufacturing enterprise responsible for the efficient planning, scheduling, and coordination of all production activities. , design of global supply chains, transportation planning Transportation planning is the field involved with the siting of transportation facilities (generally streets, highways, sidewalks, bike lanes and public transport lines). , and inventory analysis within PowerChain(TM) Inventory from Optiant. Increasingly, INSIGHT provides optimization components, partnering with third party software providers to deliver best-of-breed solutions. Call INSIGHT at 703-366-3061. On the Web, visit www.INSIGHT-MSS.com. |
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