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FMCSA ELD Mandate: Final Ruling on Electronic Logging Devices The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) recently released the final ruling on mandating electronic logbooks for commercial vehicle drivers working in the U.S. It also...
Understanding the Value of Continuous Delivery Network Re-routing In the current climate of intensifying customer expectations, and competitive pressure to differentiate service offerings, companies are faced with the challenge of executing delivery...
BFC Solutions is the U.S.'s largest self-performing, preventive maintenance service provider for commercial HVAC systems. The company has been meeting the challenges of the recent global pandemic caused by COVID-19 with Descartes Route Planner™...
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An event like COVID-19 (coronavirus) changes everything. One big change is the number of vehicles on the road. There has been a significant reduction in traffic and, as a result, actual road speeds have increased. If your company uses a route...
Selecting a route optimization solution can be daunting. Weighing customer requirements, return on investment, company standards, change management, IT resources, and planning time all play into the decision-making process. The industry experience...
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Descartes announced the launch of its sophisticated new “out-of-the-box” analytics tool designed to help customers better understand the data captured and created by their Descartes solutions. Leveraging Microsoft Power BI’s analytics and reporting...
More onerous regulations and the desire to improve safety and regulatory compliance are driving increased adoption of telemetry. Implement mobile and on-board computer systems to enable real-time data exchange with the driver.
To win market share and remain profitable in a growing competitive environment, efficiently managing driver performance and customer service demands is paramount. Here are 5 ways to help ensure you improve performance.
A list of logistics and supply chain management acronyms.
A comprehensive MRM solution meets the needs of manufacturers, retailers, distributors and their logistics services providers by managing the entire delivery process, and enabling them to optimize and gain real-time control over their logistics...
MRM plays an integral part in supporting and improving route planning, dispatching and vehicle fleet tracking functions and processes. Here are 8 key benefits to ensure a comprehensive solution.
A Quick ECS Overview & Resources For Shippers, Exporters, Freight Forwarders, Logistic Service Providers and Customs Brokers
The Descartes Delivery Management Suite integrates design, planning, execution, performance management and messaging solutions that help manufacturers, retailers, distributors, service providers and their logistics services providers to optimize...
Ken Wood is Senior Vice President, Product Strategy at Descartes Customers often begin discussions with us on mobile solutions by stating that they want to track resources and measure the productivity of mobile field and distribution workers. The...
One of the world’s leading consumer packaged goods (CPG) company came to us with the challenge of achieving top line growth in the highly mature CPG market. They recognized that one of their most important assets for revenue growth was the extensive...
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Effectively managing delivery routes involves two distinct phases. First, a plan must be built to efficiently deploy vehicles while satisfying customer demands. Then, it must be fine-tuned to reflect real-world changes. With the right tool, planning...
Traditionally, route planning and mobile resource management (MRM) were two separate technologies and markets. Neither was designed with the other in mind. This resulted in two challenges for customers. Firstly, the architecture of each of the two...
Lee Karlinsky is Vice President, Alliances & Corporate Accounts at Descartes Download a presentation from Descartes’ Global User Group Conference to hear Kraft discuss how they used advanced mobile technology to improve their sales and merchandising...
Mobile Resource Management (MRM) is the process of optimizing, dispatching and tracking the use of assets and people that are involved in the movement of goods. For organizations with delivery fleets, mobile resource management is a key process yet...
The oil market remains focused on the Middle East and North Africa as U.S. oil prices surged above $100 a barrel last week, while prices in Europe hit a high of $120 a barrel. These levels have not been seen since 2008. In addition, a new survey from...
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