Sonepar Enhances Fleet Operations with Descartes' Route Planning and Mobile Solution
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AMERSFOORT, The Netherlands, Nov. 07, 2016 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Descartes Systems
Group (Nasdaq:DSGX) (TSX:DSG), the global leader in uniting logistics-intensive
businesses in commerce, announced that Technische Unie, a Dutch subsidiary of
Sonepar, a world-wide leading distributor of electrical products and related
services, is using Descartes Route Planner(TM) and Descartes Mobile(TM) to
optimize, monitor and improve delivery operations.
"One of our key objectives is to provide excellent service to our customers by
delivering accurate orders on time," said Henk Tol, Manager Distribution at
Technische Unie/Sonepar Netherlands. "Descartes' integrated routing and mobile
solution is helping us meet our customer service commitments while making our
fleet, drivers, and dispatchers more productive."
The integrated Descartes Route Planner and Descartes Mobile solution supports
the full, closed-loop logistics management process of route planning, route
execution, and performance tracking. It enables customers, like Sonepar, to
improve fleet utilization while meeting customer service objectives. Using the
solution, companies can continuously improve the responsiveness and productivity
of distribution operations by creating optimal delivery routes, monitoring
planned versus actual delivery performance and better managing delivery
exceptions. In addition, Descartes Mobile allows distributors to collect proof-
of-delivery information electronically, improving the quality and timeliness of
logistics and commercial data capture.
"We're excited to help Sonepar deliver on its promise of excellent service to
customers in the Netherlands, and at the same time, achieve significant
operational productivity improvements," said Paul Simon Thomas, Senior Vice
President of Sales for Europe the Middle East and Africa at Descartes. "We're
pleased that our innovative, market-leading routing planning and mobile
solutions continue to make our customers' fleets and mobile field workers more
efficient."
About Sonepar
Sonepar is an independent French family-owned company with global market
leadership in business-to-business distribution of electrical products and
related services. Founded in 1969, Sonepar has a workforce of 40,000 in 41
countries through 2,600 branches. Learn more at www.sonepar.com.
About Descartes
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, cloud-based 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.
Cautionary Statement Regarding Forward-Looking Statements
This release contains forward-looking information within the meaning of
applicable securities laws ("forward-looking statements") that relate to
Descartes' solution offering and potential benefits derived therefrom; and other
matters. Such forward-looking statements involve known and unknown risks,
uncertainties, assumptions and other factors that may cause the actual results,
performance or achievements to differ materially from the anticipated results,
performance or achievements or developments expressed or implied by such
forward-looking statements. Such factors include, but are not limited to, the
factors and assumptions discussed in the section entitled, "Certain Factors That
May Affect Future Results" in documents filed with the Securities and Exchange
Commission, the Ontario Securities Commission and other securities commissions
across Canada including Descartes most recently filed management's discussion
and analysis. If any such risks actually occur, they could materially adversely
affect our business, financial condition or results of operations. In that case,
the trading price of our common shares could decline, perhaps materially.
Readers are cautioned not to place undue reliance upon any such forward-looking
statements, which speak only as of the date made. Forward-looking statements are
provided for the purpose of providing information about management's current
expectations and plans relating to the future. Readers are cautioned that such
information may not be appropriate for other purposes. We do not undertake or
accept any obligation or undertaking to release publicly any updates or
revisions to any forward-looking statements to reflect any change in our
expectations or any change in events, conditions or circumstances on which any
such statement is based, except as required by law.
Global Media Contact
Mavi Silveira
Tel: +1(800) 419-8495 ext. 202416
msilveira(at)descartes.com
Media contact EMEA
Renate Kok
Tel: +31 33 4606200 ext. 640073
rkok(at)descartes.com
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Source: Descartes Systems Group via GlobeNewswire
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