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Adrian Gonzalez with Talking Logistics speaks to Descartes’ Chris Jones, EVP Industry & Services, for insights into labor shortages in the U.S. and globally, what this means in the short- and long-term for shippers, logistics service providers and...
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Driver Shortage? Use Route Optimization to Get the Most from Your Existing Drivers The driver shortage is not new news, it is big news and a global problem. Macroeconomic factors such as the accelerated growth of ecommerce and increased consumer...
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The Damage Delivery Failures Can Cause and Getting Them Back on Track Between the pandemic and rampant driver shortage, the quality of delivery service has significantly degraded over the last 18 months. While most retailers are challenged...
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AI-based Configuration: The Future of Optimized Last Mile Delivery There’s always been tension surrounding the optimization technologies used for planning last mile delivery routes. The solutions that solve the toughest and most unique problems and...
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Robotic Process Automation Improves Last Mile Delivery Performance Most logistics organizations still see a wide discrepancy in the results produced by their planners for their last mile delivery operations despite advances in route planning...
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6 Ways Machine Learning Can Improve Fleet Performance Connect with Us Machine learning (ML) has become a pervasive topic in supply chain technology circles. Machine learning can help fleet operators maximize the fleet performance improving the...
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The 5 Key Components of a Digital Twin for Fleet Operations What is a Digital Twin? The digital twin is a powerful approach to better understand how operations work today or could work in the future. Through the creation of a virtual, but dynamic...
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How Understanding Delivery Personas Will Change Your Home Delivery Top- and Bottom-Line Performance In home delivery there is an “arms race” when it comes to delivery speed. One company, however, is incentivizing customers to slow down their delivery...
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Whether your operations require first, middle or last mile delivery there are key capabilities that can make a difference to performance and impact to the business. The technology now available is helping companies implement strategies that improve...
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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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Descartes Route Planner™ software was designed to address the most complex route planning problems and provide fleet operators with capabilities that transform their performance. The solution combines a number of innovations to model and dynamically...
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Elevate Fleet Performance with Descartes Route Planner Descartes Route Planner™ software was designed to address the most complex route planning problems and provide fleet operators with capabilities that transform their performance. The solution...
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Descartes Route Planner™ On-demand provides an easy and affordable way to optimize delivery performance. Plan, dispatch routes and track progress in real time and capture critical proof-of-delivery (POD) information. This cloud-based fleet management...
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In the current climate of intensifying customer expectations, and competitive pressure to differentiate service offerings, companies are faced with the challenge of executing delivery at an unprecedented level of efficiency and services. While the...
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What is Cloud Elasticity? In cloud computing, elasticity is defined as "the degree to which a system is able to adapt to workload changes by provisioning and de-provisioning resources in an autonomic manner, such that at each point in time the...
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Definition of Same-Day Optimization Same-day optimization is the dynamic delivery appointment booking and execution of intra-day ad-hoc orders through intelligent automated selection of the most cost-effective resource while using time-definite...
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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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What is the definition of Robotic Process Automation (RPA)? Robotic Process Automation (RPA) is an application of technology, governed by business logic and structured inputs, aimed at automating business processes. Using RPA tools, a company can...
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Transforming food and beverage distribution operations to meet today’s challenging demands Connect with Us Food and beverage distributors are facing unprecedented times. With the dramatic shifts in demand, rethinking strategies, tactics and...
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