Technology,Test | 120 days ago |

 On January 16, 2012, Descartes Systems Group, the global leader in logistics technology, unveiled significant extensions to its Logistics Flow Control solution at the National Retail Federation (NRF) 101st Annual Convention and EXPO. The new modules provide retailers with better coordination of supplier-managed shipments and synchronize commercial and logistics documentation required for accurate import duty filings.

Part of Descartes’ Logistics Technology Platform, Logistics Flow Control is the next generation retail inbound logistics management solution designed for rapid return-on-investment. It is a multi-party Microsoft-based cloud solution that breaks the paradigm of having to coordinate multiple parties with multiple systems that have historically made inbound retail supply chains inefficient and hard to manage. With Logistics Flow Control, retailers, suppliers, carriers and brokers can use the same solution to manage the “purchase order to warehouse receipt” process, helping retailers to:

  • Improve control of inventory in motion;
  • Reduce purchase order cycle time, transportation costs, inventory carrying costs, and custom filing fines; and
  • Measure supplier and carrier performance.

“Working with leading drug store, home goods and apparel retailers, we’ve developed a comprehensive solution that gives retailers better end-to-end control of their inbound supply chain,” said Chris Jones, Executive Vice President Marketing & Services at Descartes. “By leveraging data across all of the parties involved in the inbound supply chain, we’re helping retailers simultaneously manage their commercial, logistics and customs filing processes.”

 

Source: Descartes