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Optimize Distribution and Inbound Logistics Performance and Productivity Whether improving delivery or inbound logistics operations, Descartes offers the most comprehensive and purchased transportation management solution. Our solutions can create a...
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While pursuit of the “perfect order” will always be a daily challenge, today’s global marketplace means that companies are under increasing pressure to quickly fulfill product orders across complex networks – and do so holding as little inventory as...
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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.
WATERLOO, Ontario, March 14, 2016 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Descartes Systems Group (Nasdaq:DSGX) (TSX:DSG), the global leader in uniting logistics-intensive businesses in commerce, announced that air carrier Silk Way West Airlines, part of the Azerbaijan-based aviation organization Silk Way Group, is using Descartes' cloud-based Global Air Messaging Gateway. The solution helps Silk Way West Airlines achieve higher standards of service and minimize costs by expanding and automating air cargo communication processes such as the electronic airway bill (eAWB).
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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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It’s amazing how many companies are turning to their supply chain for competitive differentiation. You know that this is true when you start seeing commercials and sales pitches promoting supply chain capabilities. However, the difference we’re now...
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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...
This past week, I had a chance to spend a few hours with the folks at a large global food manufacturer discussing the evolution of their mobile strategy. The company has been using GPS-enabled mobile technology with its thousands of sales and...
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This past week, I had a chance to spend a few hours with the folks at a large global food manufacturer discussing the evolution of their mobile strategy. The company has been using GPS-enabled mobile technology with its thousands of sales and...
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)...
What if you could give your customers the ideal Home Delivery experience and make more money doing it?
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The details of how to plan and execute across private fleet and for-hire operations is complex and requires the combined capabilities of a fully-featured route planning and dispatch solution and a transportation management system.
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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...
A list of logistics and supply chain management acronyms.
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To win market share and remain profitable in a growing competitive environment, efficiently managing driver performance and customer service demands is paramount. Here are 5 ways to help ensure you improve performance.
What if you could give your customers the ideal home delivery experience and do so without increasing your costs? Break through the noise about same-day, next-day, time windows, value-added services at the point of sale, and more. Download this web...
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