American Lamprecht Enhances Visibility for Air and Ocean Shipments Using Descartes Solution
Descartes Systems Group (Nasdaq:DSGX) announced that Illinois-based freight forwarder American Lamprecht is implementing Descartes' shipment tracking capabilities for enhanced visibility of air and ocean shipments. The solution is integrated with Descartes' cloud-based forwarder enterprise billing and accounting system.
The implementation allows American Lamprecht to provide customers with real-time shipment status tracking and location information, reducing manual tracking efforts while improving service standards. The system operates through the Descartes Global Logistics Network, connecting to various carriers and populating data into Descartes OneView Forwarder Enterprise, a multimodal back-office solution used by thousands of forwarders and customs brokers.
The combined solution offers real-time visibility, predictive ETAs, intelligent alerts, and consolidated data from a single source, enabling better decision-making and risk management for logistics service providers.
Descartes Systems Group (Nasdaq:DSGX) ha annunciato che il spedizioniere con sede in Illinois American Lamprecht sta implementando le capacità di tracciamento delle spedizioni di Descartes per migliorare la visibilità delle spedizioni aeree e marittime. La soluzione è integrata con il sistema di fatturazione e contabilità per spedizionieri basato sul cloud di Descartes.
L'implementazione consente ad American Lamprecht di fornire ai clienti il tracciamento in tempo reale dello stato delle spedizioni e delle informazioni sulla posizione, riducendo gli sforzi di tracciamento manuale e migliorando gli standard di servizio. Il sistema opera attraverso il Descartes Global Logistics Network, collegandosi a vari vettori e popolando i dati nel Descartes OneView Forwarder Enterprise, una soluzione multimodale di back-office utilizzata da migliaia di spedizionieri e agenti doganali.
La soluzione combinata offre visibilità in tempo reale, tempi di arrivo stimati predittivi, avvisi intelligenti e dati consolidati da un'unica fonte, consentendo una migliore presa di decisioni e gestione dei rischi per i fornitori di servizi logistici.
Descartes Systems Group (Nasdaq:DSGX) anunció que el transitario con sede en Illinois American Lamprecht está implementando las capacidades de seguimiento de envíos de Descartes para una mayor visibilidad de los envíos aéreos y marítimos. La solución está integrada con el sistema de facturación y contabilidad para transitarios basado en la nube de Descartes.
La implementación permite a American Lamprecht proporcionar a los clientes el seguimiento del estado de los envíos y la información de ubicación en tiempo real, reduciendo los esfuerzos de seguimiento manual y mejorando los estándares de servicio. El sistema opera a través de la Descartes Global Logistics Network, conectándose a varios transportistas y poblándose de datos en Descartes OneView Forwarder Enterprise, una solución multimodal de back-office utilizada por miles de transitarios y agentes de aduanas.
La solución combinada ofrece visibilidad en tiempo real, ETAs predictivos, alertas inteligentes y datos consolidados de una única fuente, lo que permite una mejor toma de decisiones y gestión de riesgos para los proveedores de servicios logísticos.
Descartes Systems Group (Nasdaq:DSGX)는 일리노이주에 본사를 둔 화물 운송업체 American Lamprecht가 항공 및 해상 화물의 가시성을 높이기 위해 Descartes의 배송 추적 기능을 구현하고 있다고 발표했습니다. 이 솔루션은 Descartes의 클라우드 기반 운송업체 기업 청구 및 회계 시스템과 통합되어 있습니다.
이 구현을 통해 American Lamprecht는 고객에게 실시간 배송 상태 추적 및 위치 정보를 제공하여 수동 추적 노력을 줄이고 서비스 기준을 개선할 수 있습니다. 이 시스템은 Descartes Global Logistics Network를 통해 운영되며, 다양한 운송업체와 연결되어 Descartes OneView Forwarder Enterprise라는 수천 개의 운송업체 및 세관 중개인이 사용하는 다중 모드 백오피스 솔루션에 데이터를 입력합니다.
결합된 솔루션은 실시간 가시성, 예측 ETAs, 지능형 알림 및 단일 소스에서 통합된 데이터를 제공하여 물류 서비스 제공업체의 더 나은 의사 결정 및 위험 관리를 가능하게 합니다.
Descartes Systems Group (Nasdaq:DSGX) a annoncé que le transitaire basé dans l'Illinois American Lamprecht met en œuvre les capacités de suivi des expéditions de Descartes pour améliorer la visibilité des expéditions aériennes et maritimes. La solution est intégrée au système de facturation et de comptabilité basé sur le cloud de Descartes pour les transitaires.
Cette mise en œuvre permet à American Lamprecht de fournir à ses clients un suivi en temps réel de l'état des expéditions et des informations sur leur localisation, réduisant ainsi les efforts de suivi manuel tout en améliorant les normes de service. Le système fonctionne via le Descartes Global Logistics Network, se connectant à divers transporteurs et alimentant les données dans Descartes OneView Forwarder Enterprise, une solution de back-office multimodale utilisée par des milliers de transitaires et de courtiers en douane.
La solution combinée offre une visibilité en temps réel, des ETA prédictifs, des alertes intelligentes et des données consolidées provenant d'une seule source, permettant une meilleure prise de décision et une gestion des risques pour les prestataires de services logistiques.
Descartes Systems Group (Nasdaq:DSGX) gab bekannt, dass der in Illinois ansässige Spediteur American Lamprecht die Sendungsverfolgungsfunktionen von Descartes implementiert, um die Sichtbarkeit von Luft- und Seefracht zu verbessern. Die Lösung ist in das cloudbasierte Abrechnungs- und Buchhaltungssystem für Spediteure von Descartes integriert.
Die Implementierung ermöglicht es American Lamprecht, den Kunden die Verfolgung des Sendungsstatus und Standortinformationen in Echtzeit zur Verfügung zu stellen, wodurch manuelle Nachverfolgungsbemühungen reduziert und die Servicestandards verbessert werden. Das System funktioniert über das Descartes Global Logistics Network, das sich mit verschiedenen Frachtführern verbindet und Daten in Descartes OneView Forwarder Enterprise, einer multimodalen Back-Office-Lösung, die von Tausenden von Spediteuren und Zollmaklern genutzt wird, einspeist.
Die kombinierte Lösung bietet Echtzeit-Sichtbarkeit, vorausschauende ETAs, intelligente Warnmeldungen und konsolidierte Daten aus einer einzigen Quelle, was eine bessere Entscheidungsfindung und Risikomanagement für Logistikdienstleister ermöglicht.
- Integration enables real-time shipment tracking capabilities for customers
- Reduces manual tracking time and operational costs
- Enhances customer service standards through automated visibility
- Expands service offering through Descartes Global Logistics Network
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Insights
This implementation showcases Descartes' successful strategy of expanding its service offerings within its existing customer base, particularly significant given the $9.97B market cap company's position in the logistics software market. The integration of real-time tracking capabilities with their OneView Forwarder Enterprise platform creates a compelling value proposition that addresses two critical market demands:
1. Enhanced operational efficiency through automation of manual tracking processes, directly impacting profit margins for freight forwarders
2. Improved customer service capabilities through real-time visibility, which has become a important differentiator in the competitive logistics sector
The implementation's strategic importance extends beyond the immediate technical benefits. By integrating tracking capabilities with back-office systems, Descartes is creating stronger platform lock-in effects, potentially leading to:
- Higher customer retention rates due to increased switching costs
- Expanded recurring revenue streams through value-added services
- Strengthened competitive positioning against point solution providers
The solution's integration with the Descartes Global Logistics Network (GLN) is particularly noteworthy, as it leverages one of the industry's most extensive logistics networks. This network effect creates a sustainable competitive advantage, making it increasingly difficult for competitors to replicate the breadth and depth of Descartes' integrated offerings.
While this single implementation may not materially impact near-term financials, it represents a broader trend of successful platform expansion and validates Descartes' strategy of building a comprehensive, integrated logistics software ecosystem. This approach positions the company well for sustained growth in the rapidly evolving digital logistics landscape.
ATLANTA, Georgia and AMERSFOORT, The Netherlands, Feb. 18, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Descartes Systems Group (Nasdaq:DSGX) (TSX:DSG), the global leader in uniting logistics-intensive businesses in commerce, announced that Illinois-based freight forwarder American Lamprecht is providing its customers with real-time visibility into the location and status of their air and ocean shipments using Descartes’ shipment tracking capabilities, which are integrated with Descartes’ cloud-based forwarder enterprise billing and accounting solution.
“Today’s customers expect to view the status of their shipments on-demand across all modes of transport,” said Patrick Imhof, CEO at American Lamprecht. “With Descartes’ advanced tracking, we can provide shippers with anytime, anywhere insights into shipment location and status at every stage of the air or ocean journey. This not only enhances customer service standards, but also allows us to reduce the time spent tracking shipments manually. Combined with the efficiency gains from the integration with our Descartes forwarder system, we’re better positioned to drive up overall service levels with more effective operations and higher-value productive time with customers.”
As part of the Descartes Global Logistics Network™ (Descartes GLN™), one of the world’s most extensive logistics networks, Descartes’ advanced shipment tracking capabilities connect to a wide range of air and ocean carriers to populate Descartes OneView™ Forwarder Enterprise. An on-demand, multimodal forwarder back-office solution, Descartes OneView Forwarder Enterprise is used by thousands of forwarders and customs brokers as the foundation of their accounting, financial reporting and billing operations. Using the combined solution, logistics service providers, such as American Lamprecht, can automate ocean and air freight tracking with real-time visibility, predictive ETAs, intelligent alerts, and consolidated data from a single reliable source, enabling better decision-making and risk management.
“We’re pleased to help American Lamprecht provide customers with easy access to real-time status information on air and ocean shipments by leveraging additional value offered by the Descartes OneView platform,” said Scott Sangster, General Manager, Logistics Services Providers at Descartes. “Whether for imports or exports, the combined solution helps logistics service providers drive much more efficient digital shipment workflows to better coordinate the movement of freight and boost customer service levels without adding labor.”
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, security and sustainability of logistics-intensive businesses. Customers use our modular, software-as-a-service solutions to route, track and help improve the safety, performance and compliance of 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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