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Optimizing Building Material Deliveries to Sites: Why Timeliness Matters Let's Talk Learn More Key Takeaways: On-time building material delivery is crucial to help contractors maintain construction schedules and maximize crew utilization. Building...
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Delivery Management Software: Your Guide to Efficient Delivery Operations Let's Talk Learn More In today’s fast-paced world, businesses must meet increasing customer demands for faster and more reliable deliveries while minimizing expensive delivery...
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From Warehouse to Worksite: Protecting Building Materials from Theft Let's Talk Learn More Summary: Theft and fraud are significant issues in the construction materials delivery industry. Manual processes result in inefficiencies and losses. Digital...
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The 5 Best Route Planning Features for Food Service Distribution Let's Talk Learn More Key Takeaways: Challenges in Food Service Distribution : Managing last-minute orders and outdated routes strains efficiency and customer satisfaction. Benefits of...
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The Global Shipping Report U.S. container import volume in June 2024 posts further strong year-on-year gains as labor talks stall at South Atlantic and Gulf Coast ports June 2024 U.S. container import volume declined 2.1% from May but increased 10.4%...
Team Behind the Tech: Gina Fisher Let's Talk Learn More Meet the Experts Helping Customers Excel with Descartes’ Routing, Mobile & Telematics Solutions Welcome to Team Behind the Tech! Here, we share the stories of our dedicated team members who...
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Safeguarding Building Materials Distribution with Electronic Proof of Delivery Let's Talk Learn More Key Takeaways: Paper-based proof of delivery can be easily exploited because it provides little reliable proof of delivery or the condition of...
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The escalating conflict between Russia and Ukraine, marked by Russia's alleged use of chemical weapons, has led to a new wave of US sanctions aimed at undermining Russia's military-industrial capabilities. These OFAC Russia sanctions target the...
Pepin Distributing Boosts Delivery Productivity through Fleet Performance Management Let's Talk Download Case Study Numerous businesses across Tampa, FL rely on Pepin Distributing to keep their shelves and fridges stocked with leading local, national...
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The Uyghur Forced Labor Prevention Act (UFLPA) empowers the Customs and Border Protection (CBP) to scrutinize imports from the Chinese province of Xinjiang due to the potential use of forced labor. A key tool in this initiative is the UFLPA Entity...
An International private banking group has agreed to pay a civil penalty of $3.7 million to resolve OFAC sanctions violations. Initially facing a base civil penalty of $10.6 million, the reduction to $3.7 million was attributed to the company’s...
Meet the Experts Helping Customers Excel with Descartes’ Routing, Mobile & Telematics Solutions Welcome to Team Behind the Tech, where we chat with the team members who work closely with customers to help them be successful with Descartes’ routing...
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Team Behind the Tech: Ryan Callahan Let's Talk Learn More Meet the Experts Helping Customers Excel with Descartes’ Routing, Mobile & Telematics Solutions Welcome to Team Behind the Tech, where we chat with the team members who work closely with...
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FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS Import Control System 2 (ICS2) Requirements Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs) Related Resources ICS2 for Cargo ICS2 for Forwarders & NVOCCs ICS2 for Mail Learn More In this Article... toc How can I become a self-filer to...
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Air AMS Air Automated Manifest System (Air AMS) FAQs Related Resources Section 321 Type 86 Resource Center Descartes Automated Manifest System™ Advanced Security Filings In this Article... toc What is the Air Automated Manifest System? AMS is an...
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At Descartes, customer feedback drives our innovation and continuous improvement. We are deeply grateful to our customers for their valuable insights, which have consistently propelled our denied party screening software to the forefront of the...
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The Import Control System 2 (ICS2) regulation is a safety and security system that calls for greater advanced cargo information and that replaces the legacy framework. The regulation calls for added data that was previously handled by carriers at the...
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We are thrilled to announce that Descartes Denied Party Screening has been recognized as one of G2’s best software products for enterprise in 2024. With 70,000+ software companies on G2, securing a position among the Top 50 Best Software is a...
The Road to Efficiency: Manual vs. Optimized Route Planning Let's Talk Learn More Navigating the Logistics Landscape: A Tale of Two Approaches In the dynamic world of logistics, every decision matters, especially when it comes to route planning. For...
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Russia began the invasion of Ukraine on February 24, 2022, and the conflict has recently passed its two-year milestone. Additionally, anti-corruption advocate Aleksey Navalny recently died, triggering a new wave of human rights concerns. World...
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