Supply and Demand Chain Executive covers Descartes’ acquisition of OCR, adding controlled exports data to Descartes’ extensive global trade content library for customers and partners.
American Journal of Transportation covers Bahr Transportation’s use of Descartes Aljex combined with Descartes MacroPoint to streamline transportation workflows, cover more loads of temperature-sensitive, perishable goods for customers and reduce the time spent manually tracking loads by 30+%.
Descartes’ CEO Ed Ryan joins BNN Bloomberg to discuss the company's latest earnings results and the state of global supply chains.
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.
Descartes’ CEO Ed Ryan joins Schwab Network host Oliver Renick to discuss the state of the global supply chain as well as Descartes most recent earnings report.
Home Textiles Today shares highlights from Descartes’ latest global shipping report; notably, January 2024 imports rose at the fastest pace in seven years despite issues and delays in both the Suez and Panama Canals, while transit delays increased at most ports.
Container News shares details from Descartes’ latest global shipping report. Of note, January’s U.S. container import volume surged 7.9% from December 2023, fueled by surprisingly strong imports from China, while the combined effect of the Panama drought and the conflict in the Middle East is beginning to impact transit times.
Inside Shipping examines the impact of the Red Sea crisis on U.S. container imports, sharing findings from Descartes’ February global shipping report that shows, while there have been port transit time delays, containerized U.S. imports rose 7.9% in January versus December.
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.