Optilogic and Sumitomo Corporation of Americas to Present on Supply Chain Design at Gartner Supply Chain Symposium/Xpo™ 2024

ANN ARBOR, MI (April 22, 2024) – The leading supply chain design software innovator Optilogic today announced its Vice President of Professional Services Mark Outslay and Deputy Head of Corporate Logistics Department for Sumitomo Corporation of Americas Evrim Ertugrul will present on supply chain design at the Gartner Supply Chain Symposium/Xpo™.  

“How Sumitomo Corporation of Americas Turns Inventory into “Ready Money” takes place on Monday, May 6 at 5:40 p.m. in the Supply Chain Xpo on Stage 2. 

Inventory has been given a bad name. But inventory isn’t the problem—it’s the old inventory optimization approaches that result in overstocks and service failures. Attendees will learn:

• The secret to experimenting in a risk-free environment to pinpoint inventory targets with the right balance of trade-offs between costs and service to hit the “bullseye” 
• Tips for aligning supply chain design and planning processes 
• How the Sumitomo Corp of Americas’ supply chain design team supports an array of other supply chain what-if questions across the company 

Mark Outslay has over 20 years of experience in supply chain technology and consulting and has a passion for applying advanced analytics and design principles to help customers achieve success. Previous to Optilogic, Mark worked at LLamasoft, where he led the professional services team in North America. 

Evrim Ertugrul’s career leading supply chain organizations spans 20 years and includes overseeing network design and transportation management, distribution management, sales and operations, and engineering. Previously, she managed logistics teams for OEM and OES engineering and production planning for auto-glass manufacturing companies for JIT delivery to Ford, BMW, Fiat, and Volkswagen. 

Visit with the Optilogic team at booth 525 or schedule an onsite meeting to see a demo of the 100% SaaS-based Cosmic Frog supply chain design solution.  

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 the Gartner Supply Chain Symposium/Xpo 

CSCOs and supply chain leaders are continuously confronted with increasingly complex challenges and are expected to outperform and overdeliver. Top supply chain organizations navigate through the turbulence by solving present-day issues and positioning themselves for long-term success. The Gartner Supply Chain Symposium/Xpo™ 2024 conference offers pragmatic advice and future-focused insight for supply chains to deliver now and in the future. Network with 3,000+ peers and vet new technologies at our Exhibit Showcase.