Descartes in the News

Consolidation, competition and the cloud are fueling hot growth in the supply chain software market. In Gartner’s 2017 report, Descartes ranks 7th by total supply chain management (SCM) software revenue, and 4th by total supply chain execution (SCE) software revenue, as featured in Logistics Management: 

ZSupplyChain cites the valuable market intelligence for supply chain managers in Descartes Datamyne Ports Report. Developed with Port Technology International (PTI), the 2016 report analyzes the top 20 U.S. ocean ports ranked by import TEUs. 

While small, lightweight shipments dominated the early days of ecommerce, DC Velocity examines the proliferation of last-mile services designed to deliver goods of all shapes, weights, and sizes to consumers and businesses. Descartes’ Paul Johnson offers insights into the impact of growing last-mile services on the transportation and logistics industry.

Logistics Management examines 2016 import volumes at top 20 U.S. ports as revealed in recently released Descartes Datamyne report. Keeping a pulse on port volume trends is critical for business to gauge changing demand for commodities and to evaluate where goods should cross borders.

Forbes contributor Jon Markman emphasizes the importance of logistics software to any modern mobility business and notes Descartes’ prominence and track record of success in the industry.

Louisiana’s largest daily newspaper The Advocate charts the course of container cargo imports at the Port of New Orleans using the recently released Descartes Datamyne™ Annual U.S. Port Report. The 2016 report, developed with Port Technology International (PTI), analyzes the top 20 U.S. ocean ports ranked by import TEUs.

In a SupplyChainDive feature article titled What Retailers can do to Make the Last Mile More Efficient, Barry Hochfelder examines why last mile delivery can be complicated and expensive and looks at what retailers and logistics providers are doing to perfect the process.

In Descartes' and AfA's 2017 Forwarder & Broker Benchmark Survey, the gap between the top-performing airfreight forwarders and those at the bottom, in terms of profit margins, appears to be growing wider and the major differentiator is technology. Read more on SupplyChainBrain.

For retailers, e-commerce—and its impact on supply chain management—is no longer a roll of the dice; it's a sure thing. Inbound Logistics magazine examines how successful retailers, like Lionel Racing, use technology to digitize their supply chains.

Glenn Palanacki's article, published earlier this month in Parcel Magazine, discusses the mandatory requirements of eManifest for freight forwarders, including key dates regarding penalties for non-compliance.