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Not all fleet planning problems are the same and to get the best results different planning solutions are required. Whether it's strategizing for future growth or managing day-to-day operations, the right planning approach can make all the difference...
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Low-cost operations and high services levels are the goals of good route planning. Whether you're delivering goods or providing services, optimizing routes can make or break your bottom line. But what's the best approach? Let's examine batch...
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Arctic Glacier, North America’s leading manufacturer and distributor of packaged ice, implemented Descartes’ strategic route planning solution to achieve more agile and efficient routing, improve fleet performance, and enhance the customer experience...
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Running an efficient, profitable distribution operation is no small feat. In recent years, it’s become even more difficult thanks to rising fuel costs, increased customer demands, and a changing order mix. Traditional strategic route planning can’t...
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Descartes WinRoute™ uses advanced planning and optimization technologies to provide strategic route plans such as master routes and daily dynamic planning to help distribution and services businesses maximize the productivity of their fleets and...
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Definition of Strategic Route Planning Strategic route planning is a technology-enabled route planning process that determines the optimal combination and location of resources (e.g. distribution centers, fleet size and drivers) to meet customer...
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ROUTING, MOBILE & TELEMATICS FAQs What is Route Optimization? Connect with Us The goal of route optimization is to take customer orders and considering the available resources, road network and operational constraints and determine the combination of...
ROUTING, MOBILE & TELEMATICS FAQs Why should I schedule deliveries? Connect with Us Delivery scheduling is the process that determines which orders get delivered on what routes and the sequence of delivery. Delivery scheduling may or may not include...
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ROUTING, MOBILE & TELEMATICS FAQs What is Route Planning? Connect with Us Route planning is the process that determines which orders get delivered on what routes and the sequence of delivery. Route Planning may or may not include route optimization...
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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...
Provide a Differentiated Customer Experience While Reducing Costs and Growing Revenue Home delivery success starts during the buying process and ends after the goods are delivered. Descartes’ solution covers the end-to-end buyer journey. It enables...
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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.
U.S. distributor of food service equipment, Edward Don & Company, streamlines their delivery operations with Descartes’ cloud-based route planning and execution solutions, enhancing customer service and realizing substantial bottom line benefits.
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Most companies leave lots of money on the table when they deploy them. Getting the most from them requires that companies spend time thinking about how they are going to be applied, how they will measure the results and the definition of success. The...
Mike Lombardi, Lean Operations Manager with US LBM, discusses US LBM's quest to find an automated routing and scheduling solution that is able to accommodate a highly variable environment and that required great operational discipline and...
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The race is on to crack the code on home delivery and leverage it as a competitive differentiator.
Fleet operations are increasingly playing a pivotal role in supporting growth, enhancing profitability and managing perceptions about value / brand image. Though traditionally disparate, the enabling fleet technology silos of i) planning, ii)...
Retailers have spent decades learning how to optimize the in-store experience. Now they will have to optimize the at-home experience. Home delivery services and same-day are driving retailers to rethink their processes.But are they looking at the...
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This research unveils the secrets of retailers who run profitable home delivery services Retailers have spent decades learning how to optimize the in-store experience. With the increase of consumers making purchasing decisions based on more than just...
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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...
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