Routing, Mobile & Telematics

Chain Store Age spotlights a new study from Descartes showing that more than half of supply chain leaders are moving towards automation to combat continued workforce challenges, and that most have made changes to operational, technology, recruitment and retention strategies to help combat the issue.

DC Velocity shares how supply chain and logistics leaders are automating non-value-added and repetitive tasks to improve worker productivity in the face of persistent labor shortages, according to a new study from Descartes. The top tech choices to support laborers were identified as delivery route optimization (54%) and driver mobile productivity (45%) solutions.

Supply Chain Brain shares insights from Descartes’ Chris Jones on 5 key trends will shape the logistics and supply chain landscape in 2024, including tackling the labor shortage.

SAP Insider features key findings from Descartes’ recent study on the state of workforce shortages in supply chain and logistics, including that 76% of leaders surveyed reported experiencing notable workforce shortages in their operations.

American Journal of Transportation on how Wren Kitchens is using Descartes’ dynamic appointment scheduling and route optimization solution to help surveyors complete 56% more visits to customers and save the company £2 million annually.

Global Trade Magazine shares how Wren Kitchens implemented Descartes’ dynamic appointment scheduling and route optimization tool to efficiently manage appointment booking for surveyor visits to customers, saving the company £2 million annually.

Retail Wit features how Wren Kitchens is using Descartes’ dynamic appointment scheduling, route planning and optimization solution to improve surveyor productivity, completing 56% more customer appointments and reducing its overall ‘cost per appointment’, saving the kitchen retailer £2 million annually.

ATLANTA, Georgia and LONDON, U.K., April 15, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Descartes Systems Group (Nasdaq:DSGX) (TSX:DSG), the global leader in uniting logistics-intensive businesses in commerce, released findings from its study What Are Companies Doing to Survive the Supply Chain and Logistics Workforce Challenge? The study shows that 54% of the supply chain and logistics leaders surveyed are focused on automating non-value-added and repetitive tasks with technology to improve worker productivity in the face of notable workforce shortages, which underscores the many functions in supply chain and logistics that are routine and non-integrated, requiring manual intervention. To help drive productivity gains for labor workers, the top technology choices in the study were delivery route optimization (54%) and driver mobile productivity (45%) solutions. For knowledge workers, the top technology choice in the study was real-time shipment tracking (53%).