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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...
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...
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...
Rotech Healthcare, a leading U.S. provider of home medical equipment, as well as respiratory and sleep apnea treatment, is automating the planning, dispatch and data collection processes for its nationwide delivery fleet using Descartes' cloud-based...
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Iceland Post, the national postal service for Iceland, has deployed the Descartes route planning solution to help it successfully transition to a parcel delivery company in response to the country’s ecommerce growth. With Descartes’ strategic route...
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Telesuper, a leading and fast growing ecommerce grocery retailer in the Netherlands that delivers primarily fresh products, is using Descartes Route Planner™ On-demand to automate and optimize its vehicle routing process. The cloud-based solution...
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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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Because of the severity of the pandemic and the regulations being put in place by governments, many companies are discovering a need to pivot their businesses in short order. Some existing technologies may have the capability to be optimized, getting...
As business continues to stabilize in the new normal, distribution-oriented companies find themselves in one of the following situations: volumes are up but costs have risen faster - or, volumes are down considerably, and they don’t appear to be...
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WAXIE differentiates itself from competitors by having orders delivered on time, at the right price, with exceptional customer service. By replacing manual processes, Descartes’ cloud-based dynamic route planning and mobile solution enabled WAXIE to...
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WAXIE differentiates itself from competitors by having orders delivered on time, at the right price, with exceptional customer service. By replacing manual processes, Descartes’ cloud-based dynamic route planning and mobile solution enabled WAXIE to...
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Boosting Distribution Efficiency with Descartes’ Dynamic Routing Software As a leading supplier of roofing and building supplies to residential and commercial customers in Michigan and Northern Ohio, family owned Wimsatt Building Materials required a...
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Steering Nationwide Delivery Toward Greater Efficiencies Based in Melbourne, Australia, ACM Parts was established in 2013 to provide new and innovative solutions to address inefficiencies in Australia’s automotive parts supply chain. With rapidly...
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Delivery strategies, tactics and technologies have evolved rapidly for B2C and B2B companies. Industry leaders have proven that they can compete on the strength of their delivery capabilities. The myth that higher service levels result in increased...
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ROUTING, MOBILE & TELEMATICS FAQs What is Proof of Delivery (POD)? Proof of delivery (POD) is the process that creates the documentation validating the receipt of goods by customers. Traditionally POD has been accomplished through customer signature...
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Simplifying Electronic Logging Device (ELD) Compliance with Descartes Telematics As Canada’s largest courier and freight network, Purolator is leading the way in electronic logging device (ELD) best practices, implementing the Descartes Telematics...
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Descartes’ Route Planning Solution Helps Postal Service Company Planning Bike Routes
New Zealand’s leading supplier of building materials and hardware, PlaceMakers differentiated its customer delivery experience by centralizing the distribution function for 63 stores nationwide using dynamic route planning. By optimizing same- and...
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