WATERLOO, Ontario, Jan. 15, 2019 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Descartes Systems Group (Nasdaq:DSGX) (TSX:DSG), the global
leader in uniting logistics-intensive businesses in commerce, announced that Steelcase Inc., an industry-leading supplier of
architecture, furniture and technology products and services, has deployed Descartes MacroPoint™ to enhance real-time shipment
visibility across its U.S. distribution network.
“Delivering a superior customer experience is what sets us apart in our industry. Extending real-time shipment visibility across
the organization from our manufacturing facilities and distribution centers to our dedicated fleet and carrier partners is key to
our exemplary service performance,” said Joe Verbraska, Director, N.A. Transportation at Steelcase. “With Descartes MacroPoint,
we’ve been able to reduce load tracking time by 50 percent, provide faster response times to any shipment issues that may arise,
and optimize our labor and capacity planning.”
The cloud-based Descartes MacroPoint freight tracking solution gives carriers, brokers, logistics service providers and
shippers, such as Steelcase, real-time visibility into load status. Steelcase is using the Descartes solution integrated with SAPÒ
Transportation Management to mitigate delivery disruptions by increasing the efficiency, speed and ease of communications between
the multiple participants in its logistics network. Using this robust, automated solution, companies of all sizes can eliminate the
need for time-consuming and ineffective check calls with drivers to ascertain load location details, streamline transportation
operations, and improve communication about in-transit freight.
“It is fantastic to see Steelcase achieve significant operational performance improvements while, in parallel, better serving
customers using Descartes MacroPoint,” said Dan Cicerchi, Vice-President Descartes MacroPoint Solutions at Descartes. “Real-time
visibility across transportation operations has become a must-have capability for shippers that want to profitably meet and exceed
service expectations.”
Steelcase will share insights and best practices for freight visibility and carrier enablement during its case study
presentation at the Descartes Evolution 2019 global user conference, which takes place March 26 – 28, 2019 in Naples, Florida.
Conference information is available at www.descartes.com/usergroup.
About Descartes Systems Group
Descartes (Nasdaq:DSGX) (TSX:DSG) is the global leader in providing on-demand, software-as-a-service solutions focused on improving
the productivity, performance and security of logistics-intensive businesses. Customers use our modular, software-as-a-service
solutions to route, schedule, track and measure delivery resources; plan, allocate and execute shipments; rate, audit and pay
transportation invoices; access global trade data; file customs and security documents for imports and exports; and complete
numerous other logistics processes by participating in the world's largest, collaborative multimodal logistics community. Our
headquarters are in Waterloo, Ontario, Canada and we have offices and partners around the world. Learn more at www.descartes.com, and connect with us on LinkedIn and Twitter.
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