The ability to efficiently get products into the hands of customers after they click "Buy Now" has become a real competitive advantage, and the value of order fulfillment has become one of the secret ingredients to success.
By handling complex laws and other requirements, today’s global trade management solutions are helping shippers navigate the increasingly complicated global business environment.
Americold acquires PortFresh to boost trade at the Port of Savannah, one of the fastest-growing ports in the country according to the U.S. Ports Report from Descartes Datamyne.
Highly-fluid sanctions landscape, tightening restrictions on trade partners, and the frequency of denied party screening updates have left many in need of new strategies, technologies, and processes to mitigate business risk.
FORWARDER comments on the need for companies to consider the trends influencing the ecommerce industry and the technologies that will help address them.
By handling complex laws and other requirements, today’s global trade management solutions are helping shippers navigate the increasingly complicated global business environment.
Global Trade Magazine profiles Descartes customer, Nolan Transportation Group (NTG), an Atlanta-based multimodal freight brokerage firm. Falling somewhere between the established players and freight-forwarding disruptors, NTG is successfully leveraging Descartes MacroPoint to turn industry heads.
There are significant risks to the traditional ways of sharing data. New developments, such as OneRecord and iSHARE, offer data owners greater security when sharing their information with other parties. Jos Nuijten, VP of Network Integration Strategy at Descartes, examines the options. **See page 35**
In its review of big deals in the supply chain sector, Inside Logistics reports on Air New Zealand's adoption of the Descartes Core Unit Load Device (ULD) Tracking solution to automatically monitor the real-time location of international mail, parcel, and cargo shipments while they are in the air and on the ground.
UPS is bringing dynamic routing to its on-road integrated optimization and navigation (ORION) platform, as the package delivery giant looks to reduce the number of miles traveled, fuel consumed, and CO2 emitted.
In 24/7 Customs Broker News, Descartes' Chris Jones compares decentralized vs. centralized transportation management operations and explains how one approach produces better operating results today and in the future.
Today's consumers expect fast, accurate, and hassle-free service from the moment they press 'Buy Now.' Total Retail explores five ecommerce trends that retailers should consider to help leverage fulfillment as a competitive weapon.
While Direct-to-Consumer (D2C) fulfillment eliminates the need for external selling parties, retailers face significant logistical hurdles to deliver items quickly, conveniently, and effectively. Johannes Panzer, Head of Industry Solutions for Ecommerce at Descartes, outlines three things companies often get wrong in D2C fulfillment.
As ecommerce evolves, customer expectations to get what they want — when, where, and how they want it — will continue to intensify and further challenge organizations in 2020. Johannes Panzer, head of Industry Solutions, Ecommerce at Descartes outlines the top five trends that retailers should keep front of mind to remain competitive.
Containerized exports to the U.S. from 10 major countries and regions in Asia plunged 16.3% from a year earlier to a total of 1,302,275 TEUs in December 2019, according to statistics unveiled by U.S. research company Descartes Datamyne. In the full calendar year, they diminished 2.6% to 16,416,921 TEUs.
With a tumultuous global economy and trade uncertainties, the most important consideration is value. Can they provide global visibility to your supply chain? Can they help you effectively navigate the ever-changing regulatory landscape?
Descartes Systems Group, the global leader in uniting logistics-intensive businesses in commerce, announced that Automated Logistics Systems (ALS), a full-service freight brokerage and 3PL/managed transportation provider, is improving real-time shipment visibility and operating efficiency through the Descartes MacroPoint™ solution.
Welcome to 2020! Another new year is upon us and with it is a new list of forthcoming supply chain and logistics trade shows and events. I find that each conference has its own strengths. I’m sure you do as well. Some of the large trade shows or exhibitions are great to see the major suppliers’ offerings – to compare and contrast multiple offerings at one time, in one location. At the same time, some of the smaller events can be more personal and allow attendees to spend quality time on chosen topics and meetings.
Technology will keep on molding the logistics scene in 2020, as organizations experience more noteworthy network, better access to information, and progressively across the board utilization of analytics and artificial knowledge, as indicated by Brian Hodgson, senior VP of industry procedure for logistics technology supplier Descartes. Hodgson as of late talked with Supply Chain Quarterly about the proceeded with change of the supply chain, which is being driven in huge part by the present “client experience economy.”
2019 was the year of shifting consumer expectations—and 2020 will likely be no different. The modern consumer is increasingly driven by choice—from how, when and where they shop to how long they’re willing to wait to receive their purchases. In order to meet consumer demands, organizations need to take a hard look at their ecommerce strategies to ensure they are set up for success.
Descartes Systems Group, the global leader in uniting logistics-intensive businesses in commerce, announced that Jackson, MI-based Automated Logistics Systems (ALS), a full-service freight brokerage and 3PL/managed transportation provider, is improving real-time shipment visibility and operating efficiency through the Descartes MacroPoint™ solution.
