Routing, Mobile & Telematics

With 76% of supply chain and logistics operations experiencing notable workforce shortages according to Descartes’ recent study, especially in transportation, Commercial Carrier Journal highlights the importance of retaining existing drivers and outlines why a driver advisory board is an effective way to gain valuable insight into the workforce to improve driver retention.

Industry analyst and Talking Logistics host Adrian Gonzalez speaks to Descartes’ Chris Jones on the state of workforce shortages in supply chain and logistics today and how the issue is affected by factors such as a company’s financial performance, growth, employee turnover and view of the importance of supply chain operations to the business.

MHI Solutions shares insights from Descartes’ Chris Jones on how machine learning and artificial intelligence in route planning systems can help companies take last mile delivery to the next level by crunching massive amounts of data from their operations each day to improve route efficiency and optimize routes to meet business objectives.

IT Supply Chain shares insights from Descartes’ Chris Jones on how technology-driven route planning can help many distributors improve fleet productivity by 2%–5% annually, with 50% fewer planners being able to plan routes for 70-100 vehicles each.

LONDON, U.K. and ATLANTA, Georgia, March 19, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Descartes Systems Group (Nasdaq:DSGX) (TSX:DSG), the global leader in uniting logistics-intensive businesses in commerce, announced that the U.K.’s leading kitchen retailer, Wren Kitchens, is using Descartes’ dynamic appointment scheduling, route planning and optimisation solution to improve surveyor productivity allowing them to complete 56% more customer appointments and significantly reduce its overall ‘cost per appointment’, which has saved the company £2million annually. The solution has dramatically improved the productivity of Wren’s surveyors, who typically visit a customer’s home to provide estimates for kitchen or bedroom renovation projects.

SUPPLY CHAIN XCHANGE covers Descartes’ recent study that reveals 76% of supply chain and logistics operations are experiencing notable workforce shortages, with transportation and warehouse operations the most challenged by resource shortages.

The Financial Post shares how Descartes’s strategic route planning solution helped premium ice manufacturer, Arctic Glacier, optimize its distribution network and fleet performance across 100 facilities, 1,000 vehicles, and 75,000 customer locations in the U.S. and Canada.

Inside Logistics reveals how packaged ice manufacturer, Arctic Glacier, is using Descartes’ strategic route planning solution to optimize ice distribution from over 100 facilities and 1,000 vehicles to 75,000 customer locations across the U.S. and Canada.

INTELLIGENT TECH CHANNELS discusses the U.S. labor shortage. Post-pandemic, supply chain and logistics organizations continue to struggle securing the labor, knowledge workers and leaders they need to thrive, with 76% experiencing notable labor shortages, according to new Descartes study.