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The Top 5 Challenges in Foodservice Distribution Smarter Fleet Operations for Foodservice Distributors Discover the top five challenges facing private fleet foodservice distributors and learn how modern routing, mobile, and telematics solutions can...
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IFDA 2025 Foodservice Distribution Delivery Trends Let's Talk Learn More This month, the International Foodservice Distributors Association (IFDA) hosted the annual IFDA Solutions Conference in Columbus, Ohio. In a workshop hosted by Descartes, “...
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Integrate Route Planning and Execution for Profitable Food and Beverage Delivery Let's Talk Learn More The route looked perfect on paper. Yet the driver missed the customer’s time window by 22 minutes because an earlier stop took 25 minutes longer...
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Researching TMS suppliers? Learn more about Descartes being named the top provider of cloud-based TMS solutions and top fleet management provider in ARC Advisory Group’s 2025 Transportation Management Systems Global Report
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Considering an ORTEC Alternative? Why Companies Choose Descartes Let's Talk Learn More Key Takeaways Evaluating an ORTEC alternative? Choose an innovative, scalable delivery management platform complete with: Modern mapping technology Real-time...
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B2B Distributors Improve Delivery Service with Customer Engagement Let's Talk Learn More Today’s customers expect convenience, transparency, and speed. Distributors are turning to digital customer engagement strategies to bridge the gap between...
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Automate OS&D Management to Protect Profits & Customer Relationships Let's Talk Learn More Key Takeaways: Automating Overages, Shortages and Damages (OS&D) management reduces costly errors and manual effort by enabling real-time reporting, barcode...
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Beverage Distribution: How Much is AM/PM Gap Time Costing Your Business? Let's Talk Learn More Gap time (also called dwell time) is the period drivers spend at the depot before and after their route. During these windows, drivers are on duty but not...
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How to Overcome Disruption in Your Foodservice Distribution Operations Let's Talk Listen to the Podcast The foodservice distribution industry is facing a perfect storm of operational pressure, rising costs, and changing customer expectations. As...
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How U.S. Foods Transformed Fleet Visibility Let's Talk Watch Video Discover How U.S. Foods Transformed Routing to Improve Efficiency and Service at 70+ Locations Like many foodservice distributors, U.S. Foods was facing rising operational costs...
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Modernize Foodservice Delivery with Descartes Routing & Customer Engagement Let's Talk Transform delivery operations and exceed customer expectations—without increasing your cost to serve. Today’s grocery and foodservice distributors are expected to...
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AI Route Optimization: Enhancing Delivery Efficiency in 2025 Let's Talk Learn More The logistics industry is undergoing significant transformation in 2025, largely driven by AI route optimization. This technology leverages advanced algorithms to...
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Video: Fortune Fish & Gourmet Improves ETAs with Route Execution Solutions Let's Talk Learn More Chicago-based Fortune Fish & Gourmet serves customers ranging from mom-and-pop shops to Michelin-star restaurants. After a series of acquisitions, the...
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Evaluating a Roadnet Software Alternative? Let's Talk Learn More If you're evaluating Roadnet alternatives, you may be feeling uncertain about the future. Maybe support has become harder to reach. Maybe the experts who truly understood your setup are...
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Synergizing Telematics Systems and Routing to Maximize Fleet Performance Let's Talk Learn More Key Takeaways: Integrated routing and telematics optimizes fleet efficiency and reduces costs. Real-time tracking enhances safety, compliance, and driver...
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WISMO Calls: How to Reduce Them and Boost Last-Mile Efficiency Let's Talk Learn More One of the most frequent and costly customer service challenges in last-mile logistics is the “Where Is My Order?” (WISMO). When customers don’t know where their...
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Transforming Fleet Logistics with Artificial Intelligence Let's Talk Learn More Sometimes, managing a fleet feels like juggling bowling pins with your eyes closed. You’ve got routes, drivers, time windows, and traffic all swirling around at once...
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Fleet Fuel Savings & Carbon Emissions ROI Calculator Let's Talk Learn More Are You Experiencing These Fleet Challenges? As a fleet operator, you’re facing many challenges that are impacting your profitability and making it harder to stay competitive...
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Driving Last-Mile Gourmet Food Distribution Efficiency with Descartes Let's Talk Learn More Explore how Doug Epperly, Supply Chain Consultant, guided a gourmet food distributor to utilize Descartes’ route planning (Descartes Route Planner™ On-demand)...
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Video: Dairy Farmers of America Enhances Driver Performance with Route Planning and Execution Let's Talk Learn More Dairy Farmers of America (DFA) is a farmer-owned cooperative managing a vast distribution network for daily dairy deliveries across...
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