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ATLANTA, Georgia and LONDON, United Kingdom, March 8, 2023 -- Descartes Systems Group, the global leader in uniting logistics-intensive businesses in commerce, announced the top carriers worldwide using its Descartes MacroPoint™ real-time freight...
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When you are looking for a TMS, the main and obvious question will rise: ‘What does a TMS cost?’. A difficult question to answer, simply because one easily gets lost comparing prices of different providers. But why not turn the table and focus on the...
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The logistic environment is demanding and new challenges keep on rising to the surface. Therefore, many businesses are looking for a stable and intuitive transportation management system (TMS) that optimizes the logistic process and supports in...
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Real-time visibility of freight is every companies’ dream. Imagine never having to wonder where your cargo is. Or immediately knowing whether your container is on a ship just ahead, or right behind the blockage in the Suez Canal. Companies having...
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Given the long tail of truckload carriers, factoring in a mobile app for drivers is a must to ensure visibility across your carrier network. Drivers, however, are bombarded with app requests, and also leverage a multitude of applications for their...
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Working with leading retailers around the globe, Descartes has developed real-time integrated route planning and mobility solutions to enable retailers to grow revenue, increase margins and provide differentiated customer service. These home delivery...
The Challenge: Processing and Accounting for Large Volumes of Complex Orders In 2008, Game Room Guys began its first ecommerce sales efforts. This catalyzed a new level of growth both for the company’s brick and mortar business and via eBay and...
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One of the biggest opportunities to dramatically improve supply chain performance occurs when traditional supply chain functions are decomposed and reinvented as integrated business processes. Few supply chain practitioners would dispute that notion...
Wizard Distribution is a product manufacturing and distribution company that serves various niche markets providing products to consumers and retailers in the U.S., Canada, Australia and more. Wizard Distribution is operated by Wizard Industries, Inc...
Caleres, Inc., a global footwear company, required an efficient and cost-effective transportation solution to service its growing business of more than 1,200 retail stores in North America. For more parcel-like control of freight shipped in LTL...
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As a full-service merchandising agency, SwervePoint manages more than 50 business-to-business (B2B) ecommerce fulfillment programs for its Fortune 500 customers. After outgrowing its legacy system, the company implemented an eCommerce integration...
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Increases Order Fulfillment with Expandable ERP Functionality Descartes OzLink has been a true partner. They were the best team to work with, and we could not have been successful without them.-Paige Horn, Chief Operating Officer, Dixie Paper...
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With a large selection of lacrosse equipment, SportStop.com is one of the premiere online lacrosse retailers in the U.S. and continues to expand its product line and service offerings. In order to support its accelerating growth rate, SportStop.com...
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HealthGenesis.com distributes nutritional products with a focus on supplying qualified brands with the highest level of customer service. The company’s extensive product line, coupled with its focus on quality, complementary turnkey private label...
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Slingshot Sports is a growing leader in outdoor products including wake boards, stand-up paddle boards, kite boarding gear and more. The company focuses on the innovation of its products, and this need was mirrored in the requirement for more robust...
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Author: Chris Jones - Article for DC Velocity BlogThis past week, I was talking to my friend, Jan-Terje, about one of his customers and the value they were getting through using their TMS for freight auditing. I will get to his story shortly, but let...
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Provide a Differentiated Customer Experience While Reducing Costs and Growing Revenue Automotive parts and service success starts during the buying process and ends after the goods are delivered. Descartes’ solution covers the end-to-end buyer...
The strategies, tactics and technology of home delivery are evolving quickly and constantly. It’s tough to keep up with the innovation that is happening in home delivery and also sort out the reality from the hype in the press.
The race is on to crack the code on home delivery and leverage it as a competitive differentiator.
Recently, we announced the successful completion of an integrated fleet and small package transportation management project for Canadian Blood Services. From our experience at Canadian Blood Services and with other customers, we see that many...
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