Insight's Jeff Karrenbauer Named Provider Pro to Know 2010

MANASSAS, Va., Feb. 24 /PRNewswire/ -- INSIGHT, Inc., a top international provider of supply chain planning solutions for the world's foremost companies, announces that co-founder and president, Jeff Karrenbauer, has been named a 2010 Provider Pro to Know by Supply & Demand Chain Executive (S&DCE) magazine.  Jeff was selected because of his thought leadership on Green Supply Chains, which lead to enhanced profitability and optimal asset utilization, along with intangible benefits such as enhanced reputation, better relationships with customers and partners, and improved sustainability practices.  This is Jeff's 3rd appearance as a Provider Pro to Know.

"Everywhere you look, companies are taking on 'green' initiatives to try to improve their sustainability, environmental performance, and financial gains," said Jeff Karrenbauer, president and co-founder of INSIGHT. "Re-evaluating and optimizing a company's supply chain -- including purchasing, manufacturing and finished goods distribution -- with an emphasis on environmental performance often leads to net savings, not cost increases.  I am pleased that recent announcements by INSIGHT of adding green supply chain design capabilities led to my nomination for this prestigious award. We will shortly announce even more powerful tools for dealing with these very complex issues."

"This year's Provider Pros to Know have shown themselves to be thought leaders in the Supply Chain industry," said Andrew K. Reese, editor of Supply & Demand Chain Executive. "Highlighting the learnings that the Provider Pros to Know have taken out of the Great Recession provides our readers with a wealth of best practices that they can apply in their own supply chains, as well as insights into how leading organizations are positioning themselves for competitive advantage in the Great Recovery ahead."

The Provider Pros to Know is a listing of individuals from a software firm or service provider, consultancy, or analyst or research firm who have personally helped clients address the challenges of the recession and prepare for the recovery ahead.  The full listing of the 2010 Pros to Know will be available in the February/March 2010 issue of Supply & Demand Chain Executive magazine and e-book beginning in the third week of March and on the Supply & Demand Chain Executive Web site at SDCExec.com/2010Prostoknow.

About Supply & Demand Chain Executive

Supply & Demand Chain Executive is the executive's user manual for successful supply and demand chain transformation, utilizing hard-hitting analysis, viewpoints and unbiased case studies to steer executives and supply management professionals through the complicated, yet critical, world of supply and demand chain enablement to gain competitive advantage. On the Web at www.SDCExec.com.

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 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, 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.

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