Discrete Manufacturing

Discrete manufacturers, especially automotive, parts and components suppliers and their service providers, must provide highly configurable and customized high-end products quickly and profitably. They must also meet customer demand without stocking excess parts and components. 

Descartes helps discrete manufacturers:

• Reduce order-to-cash cycles.
• Reduce transportation costs and improve service.
• Improve inventory planning and reduce buffer stock.
• Improve customer service.
• Identify supply chain issues quickly to reduce cost of delivery failures (out of stocks, plant shutdowns, service failures).
• Measure delivery performance in aggregate and by retailer.
• Support quality processes such as Six Sigma™ and Lean.

 
Discrete manufacturers will find that the Descartes Delivery Management Suite can address business challenges including Strategic Delivery Planning, Warehouse Optimization, Daily Planning (Route Planning), Reservations, Transportation Management, Supply Chain Visibility, MobileLink/Dispatch/Automated Vehicle Locator (AVL), Reporting Services, Key Performance Indicator (KPI) Metrics and Connectivity & Messaging.

The Descartes Global Logistics Network (GLN) helps connect trading partners quickly and efficiently using one of the world's largest multimodal networks of transportation and logistics services providers and their customers.

Descartes' discrete manufacturing customers include:

• PGT Industries
• Ashley Furniture  
• Canon
• Regal Beloit