Supply & Demand Chain Executive Names Mark Outslay of Optilogic as Recipient of 2025 Pros to Know Leaders in Excellence Award
Outslay has played a pivotal role in advancing supply chain design technology adoption globally
ANN ARBOR, MI—March 17, 2025 — Supply & Demand Chain Executive, the only publication covering the entire global supply chain, named Mark Outslay, vice president of professional services for Optilogic, as one of the winners of this year’s Pros to Know award, which recognizes outstanding executives whose accomplishments offer a roadmap for other leaders looking to leverage supply chain for competitive advantage. Mark was recognized in the Leaders in Excellence category.
At Optilogic Mark is responsible for ensuring customers are achieving their expected outcomes; helping customers develop a supply chain design capability through training, coaching, project delivery, and technical support.
For 20 years, Mark has been a proactive advocate for supply chain design. Mark and Optilogic have worked to emphasize the importance of evaluating cost, service, risk, and sustainability trade-offs of future supply chains.
Mark has a strong record of learning and applying new skills in an evolving technology landscape. At Optilogic, Mark has been working with customers on using AI to make supply chain design faster and easier, and applying genetic algorithms to better analyze inventory and service.
Developing and scaling teams in a fast-growing organization is another skill Mark has demonstrated over his career. Optilogic’s headcount has increased tenfold in his time with the company, and further dramatic growth is planned in 2025. Mark has deep experience and understanding of the people development, leadership development, and processes necessary to grow technology organizations successfully to support customers and develop meaningful career progression for staff.
“I’m honored to be recognized for the Pros to Know Leaders in Excellence award among so many other impressive individuals,” said Mark Outslay. “I’m grateful to be part of a talented team at Optilogic with so many other people working to make continuous supply chain design achievable for any business.”
“Many of today’s supply chain pros are more than just leaders within their space; they’re true pioneers of change. This year’s list of winners really pushed the boundaries in all facets; creating, implementing, transforming, innovating, reinventing, and collaborating. They executed on all fronts, over-delivering and over-performing. They are true professionals to know in the supply chain space,” says Marina Mayer, editor-in-chief of Food Logistics and Supply & Demand Chain Executive and co-founder of the Women in Supply Chain Forum.
Go to https://sdce.me/51zgjx6o to view the full list of winners.
About Optilogic
Optilogic offers cloud-native supply chain design solutions that enable businesses to evaluate trade-offs across financial performance, service levels, and systemic risk to design resilient supply chains even in the most dynamic, challenging environments. Its Cosmic Frog supply chain design solution tackles enterprise data at scale, runs models faster than ever, automatically converts legacy models, and requires no IT footprint. Cosmic Frog is the only supply chain design platform to combine optimization, simulation, and risk engines, and includes a risk score on every scenario. Solutions include network design, intelligent greenfield analysis and site selection, M&A analysis, near-shoring/reshoring, CapEx planning, cost-to-serve, product flow, and many more. Stay in touch with Optilogic on LinkedIn, Twitter, Facebook, and YouTube and visit www.Optilogic.com.
About Supply & Demand Chain Executive
Supply & Demand Chain Executive is the only supply chain publication covering the entire global supply chain, focusing on trucking, warehousing, packaging, procurement, risk management, professional development and more. Supply & Demand Chain Executive and its sister publication, Food Logistics, also operate SCN Summit and the Women in Supply Chain Forum. Go to www.SDCExec.com to learn more.