Products

Bestrane Gateway™ Bestrane Gateway™ integrates carriers existing GPS provider information to the Descartes wGLN, and makes this vehicle location available to Descartes On Demand Route Planner and Dispatch service. Not only does this provide visibility of where the vehicles are, but when combined with On Demand Route Planner, carriers are able to create optimised delivery plans, and generate "arrive" and "depart" messages giving Plan vs. Actual capabilities... simply through use of existing GPS information. T...

Bestrane MobileDOCK™ Bestrane MobileDock™ is used in conjunction with Descartes’ Dock Appointment Scheduler web service. Where Dock Appointment Scheduler provides streamlined appointment booking MobileDock gives the ability to streamline and structure the appointment execution process directly from mobile devices throughout a facility. Dock Appointment Scheduler provides the ability for facility owners to take control of the inbound and outbound vehicle movements to/from individual docks at each facility. Using...

Bestrane Truck Tracker™ Truck Tracker™ for iPhone. Truck Tracker™ allows carriers to GPS track vehicles simply with the use of a drivers iPhone device. GPS data gathered from the iPhone is communicated over the phones data connection to the Descartes wGLN, and made available to Descartes On Demand Route Planner and Dispatch service.   Subscribers to On Demand services through Bestrane will be able to download Truck Tracker™ and immediately begin tracking their vehicles. Not only will this provide visibility...

Descartes Dock Appointment Scheduling™ Descartes Dock Appointment Scheduling™ is a collaborative solution that enables shippers, suppliers, carriers and consignees to schedule dock door appointments. It streamlines the dock appointment process by distributing the responsibility for scheduling from the warehouse, distribution centre or facility to carriers and suppliers. By ensuring all supply chain partners are involved in the process and have visibility into requested, scheduled and rescheduled dock appointments, this solution opt...

Descartes MobileLINK™ Descartes MobileLINK™ provides integrated two-way wireless communication and passive monitoring capabilities for enhanced logistics  execution. It extends traditional route planning by incorporating a free flow of information between dispatch and the field. Mobile devices feed data in via a wireless server. Descartes’ network gateway provides a single point of access to work across multiple networks. A wide range of solutions is available to match the needs, budgets, and technology strateg...

Descartes On-Demand Route Planner™ Part of the Descartes Delivery Management™ Suite, Descartes Route Planner On-demand is based on an affordable subscription  model and is available on a pay-as-you-go basis to reduce upfront costs and help meet your organization’s need for logistics functionality. Benefits Reduction in driver hours by comparing actual performance against engineered plan Accountability for a.m. and p.m., break and service times Increased stops per paid hour Reduced fuel consumption, kilometres driven ...

Descartes Reservations™ Descartes Reservations™ facilitates online scheduling of pick-ups and deliveries– either self-service or as a decision support tool for  customer service agents. It helps companies effectively tailor service to the demands of key customers while achieving internal profitability goals. An effective capable-to-promise engine, it also confirms that requests can be met and locks the appointment. BENEFITS: Descartes Reservations helps: Increase the number of stops per driver. Reduce total ...

Descartes Route Planner RS™ (Roadshow RS) Descartes Route Planner RS™ builds optimal plans based on available routes, fleet resources, and field personnel including large and small sales and merchandising business As part of the Descartes Delivery Management™ Suite, it is an easy-to-use, easy-to-deploy application with a proven track record of delivering results. It integrates with the strategic planning and dispatching functionality of the other Descartes routing applications. Benefits Descartes Route Planner RS helps reduce ope...

Descartes Route Planner™ Descartes Route Planner is a true enterprise-wide route planning solution. Descartes Route Planner is part of the Descartes Delivery Management™ Suite and incrementally builds shipment schedules and route plans. As each new order is received, the schedule is regenerated in real time to reallocate resources to optimize operating efficiencies, deliver priority service to the most profitable accounts and routes, and maintain overall customer service objectives. Descartes Route Planner can satisfy...

Descartes Sales and Territory Planner™ Descartes Sales and Merchandiser Management solution (alternative name Sales and Territory Planner) is a key product in the Descartes Management Suite™ Top line growth is the number one objective for consumer oriented manufacturers and distributors. Being able to manage the sales representative and merchandiser activity end-to end is one of the keys to driving top line growth. It starts with planning that maximises the amount of time that these critical resources have in their customer’s s...

Descartes Transportation Manager™ Descartes Transportation Manager™ Descartes Transportation Manager™ lets logistics managers, shippers and third parties simultaneously evaluate shipment alternatives to find the most efficient shipping method and select it. It optimises transportation purchases for both operational effectiveness and cost efficiency. Benefits Descartes Transportation Manager helps: Alleviate headaches associated with managing trading partner data quality and inconsistency. Curtail “hidden and costly"...

RouteSmart for ArcGIS Private and municipal organizations around the globe are faced with complex vehicle and personnel routing problems. These routing and scheduling problems are further accentuated given today’s demands to reduce costs and improve service. RouteSmart Technologies’ expertise and passion is centered in residential and commercial service routing solutions for clients in the newspaper, postal, public works, and utility industries. We offer a range of route optimization solutions including on-pre...