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Descartes webDocs™ is on online form system for air cargo document management
Descartes Ocean Automated Manifest System™ (Descartes Ocean AMS™) for Mexico is a web-based service for entry of ocean manifest information of shipments imported to and exported from Mexico. The Descartes Ocean AMS for Mexico is a solution that helps...
he team at Descartes is excited to announce the launch of our redesigned website! The redesign is meant to provide an enhanced user experience for our visitors and customers. It is built upon a completely new navigation structure developed to reduce...
Descartes Automated Vehicle Locator™ On-demand (Descartes AVL™ On-demand) provides an easy and affordable way to track and monitor delivery fleets in real-time. This software-as-a-service (SaaS) solution for logistics combines sophisticated tracking...
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Descartes Area Planner™ is a Routing, Mobile & Telematics solution that has been specifically designed for small package, LTL carriers and couriers to help them improve pick-up and delivery productivity and dramatically lower their costs, without...
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 Route Planner™ software incrementally builds shipment schedules and vehicle routing plans. As each new order is received, the routing schedule is regenerated in real time to reallocate resources to optimize operating efficiencies, deliver...
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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Jeff Schram, General Manager at UBCR - providing an industry solution to picking up empty beverage containers, explains his relationship with Descartes and describes his success using Descartes’ route planning, fleet management and mobile solutions.
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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 Route Planner™ On-demand provides an easy and affordable way to plan, optimize, dispatch routes, track and monitor delivery fleets in real time. It optimizes both static routes and dynamic routes to maximize efficiency by taking into...
The Descartes Order Express™ shipping software is an easy-to-use and intuitive multi-carrier shipping system that is designed to automate the transportation and fulfillment process. It provides a rich user experience with a clean and highly-scalable...
The Descartes Advanced Pick, Pack and Ship™ multi-carrier shipping solution automates and optimizes the rating, routing, consolidation, manifesting, tracking and post shipment analysis for all your carriers.
As many of you know, we hold a User Group conference each year to showcase our latest technology as well as provide an opportunity for customers and partners to network. Over the last several years, we have given out our Excellence and Innovation...
What retailers want from their inbound supply chain is simple. They want the greatest product availability with the lowest inventory. Or put another way, they want the right goods at the right and shortest time possible with the correct labeling and...
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Descartes Viatrade™ for Brokers streamlines business processes and interaction between carriers, customs brokers and government agencies. This collaborative solution automates customs security filings for U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) and...
Descartes ForwarderLogic™ is the a comprehensive, modular, on-demand freight operations platform for managing the planning and execution of import and export shipments for all modes of domestic and international transportation. With Descartes...
Descartes Editrade™ Customs Link is a hosted, on-demand solution that enables brokers and importers to easily and transparently collect and prepare data for Customs Automated Brokerage Interface (ABI) entries, as well as post-entry compliance. Using...
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