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The importance of transportation management has been rising for a number of years. This past year highlighted how effective transportation management strategies, tactics and technologies can make a difference in turbulent times. This increasing...
Fleet Innovation Resource Center Innovation has been central to the evolution of Descartes’ routing, mobile and telematics solutions. Never before has there been a convergence of so many technological advancements available to accelerate their...
What is Strategic Route Planning and What are the Benefits? Let's Talk Learn More Definition of Strategic Route Planning Strategic route planning is a technology-enabled route planning process that determines the optimal combination and location of...
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What is the Definition of Digital Twin? A digital twin is a virtual model of a process, product or service. This pairing of the virtual and physical worlds allows analysis of data and monitoring of systems to head off problems before they even occur...
Transforming food and beverage distribution operations to meet today’s challenging demands Connect with Us Food and beverage distributors are facing unprecedented times. With the dramatic shifts in demand, rethinking strategies, tactics and...
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What is Route Optimization? Let's Talk Learn More The goal of route optimization is to take customer orders and considering the available resources, road network and operational constraints and determine the combination of routes and stops that best...
What is Delivery Appointment Scheduling? Let's Talk Learn More Delivery scheduling is the process that determines which orders get delivered on what routes and the sequence of delivery. It may or may not include optimization. For example, the...
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What is Route Planning? Let's Talk Learn More Route planning is the process that determines which orders get delivered on what routes and the sequence of delivery. It may or may not include route optimization. For example, the planning process may...
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What is Last-Mile Delivery? Let's Talk Learn More Last-mile delivery, also known as final-mile delivery, is the final movement of a customer order from a facility such as a distribution center or store to the end customer. Final mile deliveries are...
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A Fortune 500 company, Reliance Steel and Aluminum is a global leader in the steel and metal-works industry. Reliance Steel and Aluminum implemented Descartes Visual Compliance™ solutions to help speed up and streamline their export compliance...
Home Delivery Best Practices eBook Discover proven strategies to transform your delivery experience into a driver of loyalty, efficiency, and competitive advantage. Dive into your new resource Download Today Engaging the customer from purchase to...
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John Lewis & Partners Meets the Home Delivery Challenge Let's Talk Download Case Study We’ve all been there – buying furniture, home appliances, or that new flat screen TV, when the taxing moment comes to schedule the delivery appointment for our...
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Fleet Innovation: Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning Let's Talk Learn More The Labor Shortage Problem: Why It’s Bigger Than You Think and How to Address It view the video What is Artificial Intelligence? Artificial intelligence (AI) refers...
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WATERLOO, Ontario, April 28, 2020 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Descartes Systems Group (Nasdaq: DSGX) (TSX:DSG), the global leader in uniting logistics-intensive businesses in commerce, announced that White Plains, NY-based Capital Logistics, a full service...
Capital Logistics, a rapidly-growing third party logistics provider (3PL), implemented Descartes Aljex™ transportation management system (TMS), fully integrated with real-time freight visibility solution Descartes MacroPoint™, to drive its aggressive...
As the second largest supermarket chain in the U.S., Albertsons Companies operates a network of more than 2,200 stores, 18 distribution centers and 19 manufacturing plants. Real-time visibility from Descartes MacroPoint enabled the company to manage...
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Best Practices for Optimizing Last Mile Delivery Let's Talk Learn More Organizations with last mile delivery operations are faced with an increasingly competitive marketplace. They are constantly challenged by customer demands, driver shortages, and...
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Ferrellgas Selects Descartes’ Routing and Scheduling Software as it Met the Unique and Flexible Needs of the Propane Market Let's Talk Download Case Study For more than 65 years, Americans have relied on Ferrellgas for their residential, industrial/...
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The Vollrath Company is a global supplier of foodservice equipment, supplies and serving systems. With approximately 800 shipments/day (4,000/week; 206,000/year), the company implemented Descartes Transportation Manager™ (TM) to support growth and...
US LBM Boosts Productivity and Customer Experience with Innovative Descartes Last Mile Delivery Solution Let's Talk Download Case Study US LBM Holdings is a leading U.S. distributor of specialty building materials with more than 250 locations across...
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