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Descartes recently sponsored a Web Seminar, hosted by American Shipper, titled "3PL Evolution - Purchase Order Management Tools Reshape the Intermediary's Role." As international trade and transportation has become more complex, traditional...
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Descartes has been busy working with the Nippon Automated Cargo and Port Consolidation System (NACCS) to prepare ocean carriers and forwarders for the upcoming Japan Advance Filing Requirement (AFR) by hosting a number of educational sessions around...
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Broadcasted live on Wednesday, October 17, 2012 Click here to download or stream this web seminar as a MP4 file.
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Descartes has been testing with the Canadian Border Services Agency (CBSA) since Sept 2010 in preparation for the enforcement of the Canadian Highway eManifest program, the third phase of the Advance Commercial Information (ACI) initiative. As per...
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Phase three of the CBSA’s Advance Commercial Information (ACI) program, called eManifest, becomes mandatory on November 1, 2012. As a resource to help importers meet the new requirements of ACI eManifest, Descartes has put together an ACI eManifest...
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How Trade Integration Can Help Turn the 80/20 Rule Upside Down Across Your Trading Partner Community
Businesses are rushing to comply with one of the more substantial changes to Anti-Money Laundering (AML) regulations in recent history. Companies must identify and closely monitor Politically Exposed Persons (PEPs) within financial transactions...
Recently, we announced the successful completion of an integrated fleet and small package transportation management project for Canadian Blood Services. From our experience at Canadian Blood Services and with other customers, we see that many...
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Descartes’ extensive customs and logistics domain expertise is embodied in a comprehensive technology platform designed to help brokers and forwarders more efficiently run complex international operations. On-demand solutions enable large and small...
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Descartes’ Customs & Regulatory Compliance solutions keep goods moving across borders, whether by air, land or sea. It helps to bridge the information gap between trading partners and regulatory authorities to enable efficient cargo security...
Descartes Local Haulage™ helps third-party logistics providers (3PLs), freight forwarders, ocean carriers and intermodal marketing corporations (IMCs) manage their dray haulers and cartage agents more efficiently. It provides companies with a supply...
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Descartes Electronic In-Bond™ helps transmit the necessary advance electronic cargo information to the U.S. CBP regarding inbound shipments prior to their arrival in the United States. Using CBP-approved electronic data interchange protocols for the...
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Stephenson’s delivery vehicles are dispatched from one of five central hubs in the Greater Toronto Area (GTA). Stephenson’s delivery planning process started with an Excel spreadsheet and evolved over time to a homegrown, manually administered...
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Encore Forwarding, Inc. (EFI) is an international and domestic freight forwarder and U.S. customs broker. The company, which was founded in 1985 and is wholly female owned, specializes in organizing the safe and efficient movement of goods for more...
Founded in 1996 in Yardley, Pennsylvania, Cargo Express, LLC is a transportation logistics solutions provider that specializes in ocean import/export. As part of its day-to-day operations, Cargo Express coordinates intermodal and domestic...
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Routing and Scheduling Software (Formerly Roadshow Routing Software) that Optimizes Fleet Utilization while Reducing Costs And Fuel Consumption Descartes Route Planner™ RS helps improve operational efficiency through better route planning. Leveraging...
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Descartes Order Notification™ service enhances call center effectiveness while improving customer service. Your customers can automatically be notified of scheduled or adjusted delivery times via e-mail, phone call, or voice message. This direct...
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Chris Jones, Executive Vice President, Marketing and Services with Descartes, describes the three core components of the Descartes business model, placing Customer Success at the forefront, and explains the technology behind the Logistics Technology...
Descartes Transportation Manager™ makes sure the planning and execution of freight with contract carriers is done correctly. Descartes helps logistics professionals quickly evaluate money-saving transportation options, and then execute those...
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Descartes Reporting Services™ is a standard reporting tool that works with any Descartes solution as well as any non-Descartes solution that is an open database-compliant (OBDC) system. Descartes Reporting Services helps companies to rapidly build...
Descartes FMC DocCenter™ is a centralized online document center to manage Federal Maritime Commission (FMC) recordkeeping requirments.
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