IDS Reduces Costs and Elevates Customer Experience with Descartes’ Transportation Management Solution
Descartes Systems Group announced that IDS, a European transport management specialist and 4PL provider, is implementing Descartes' cloud-based transportation management system (TMS) to enhance customer experience and optimize operations. The solution helps IDS reduce costs across all transport modes through automated carrier evaluation and shipment consolidation.
The system generates consolidated pre-bills for shipments according to contractual tariffs and validates carrier invoices for various shipment types including FTL, LTL, groupage, palletized and dangerous goods. The TMS also supports EU emissions compliance by analyzing transportation data to estimate carbon emissions.
Descartes Systems Group ha annunciato che IDS, uno specialista europeo nella gestione dei trasporti e fornitore di 4PL, sta implementando il sistema di gestione dei trasporti (TMS) basato su cloud di Descartes per migliorare l'esperienza del cliente e ottimizzare le operazioni. La soluzione aiuta IDS a ridurre i costi in tutti i modi di trasporto attraverso la valutazione automatizzata dei vettori e la consolidazione delle spedizioni.
Il sistema genera pre-fatture consolidate per le spedizioni in base alle tariffe contrattuali e valida le fatture dei vettori per vari tipi di spedizione, inclusi FTL, LTL, groupage, palletizzati e merci pericolose. Il TMS supporta anche la conformità alle normative europee sulle emissioni analizzando i dati di trasporto per stimare le emissioni di carbonio.
Descartes Systems Group anunció que IDS, un especialista europeo en gestión de transporte y proveedor de 4PL, está implementando el sistema de gestión de transporte (TMS) basado en la nube de Descartes para mejorar la experiencia del cliente y optimizar las operaciones. La solución ayuda a IDS a reducir costos en todos los modos de transporte a través de la evaluación automatizada de transportistas y la consolidación de envíos.
El sistema genera pre-facturas consolidadas para los envíos de acuerdo con las tarifas contractuales y valida las facturas de los transportistas para varios tipos de envíos, incluyendo FTL, LTL, grupaje, palletizados y mercancías peligrosas. El TMS también apoya el cumplimiento de las regulaciones de emisiones de la UE analizando los datos de transporte para estimar las emisiones de carbono.
Descartes Systems Group는 유럽의 운송 관리 전문업체이자 4PL 제공업체인 IDS가 고객 경험을 개선하고 운영을 최적화하기 위해 Descartes의 클라우드 기반 운송 관리 시스템(TMS)을 구현하고 있다고 발표했습니다. 이 솔루션은 IDS가 운송 모드 전반에 걸쳐 자동화된 운송업체 평가 및 화물 통합을 통해 비용을 절감할 수 있도록 도와줍니다.
시스템은 계약 요금에 따라 화물에 대한 통합 선청구서를 생성하고, FTL, LTL, 집합, 팔레트화 및 위험물 포함 다양한 화물 유형에 대한 운송업체 청구서를 검증합니다. TMS는 또한 운송 데이터를 분석하여 탄소 배출량을 추정함으로써 EU 배출 규정 준수를 지원합니다.
Descartes Systems Group a annoncé qu'IDS, un spécialiste européen de la gestion des transports et fournisseur 4PL, met en œuvre le système de gestion des transports (TMS) basé sur le cloud de Descartes pour améliorer l'expérience client et optimiser les opérations. La solution aide IDS à réduire les coûts dans tous les modes de transport grâce à l'évaluation automatisée des transporteurs et à la consolidation des envois.
Le système génère des pré-factures consolidées pour les envois selon les tarifs contractuels et valide les factures des transporteurs pour différents types d'envois, y compris FTL, LTL, groupage, palettisés et marchandises dangereuses. Le TMS soutient également la conformité aux réglementations européennes sur les émissions en analysant les données de transport pour estimer les émissions de carbone.
Descartes Systems Group gab bekannt, dass IDS, ein europäischer Spezialist für Transportmanagement und 4PL-Anbieter, das cloudbasierte Transportmanagementsystem (TMS) von Descartes implementiert, um die Kundenerfahrung zu verbessern und die Abläufe zu optimieren. Die Lösung hilft IDS, Kosten in allen Transportmodi durch automatisierte Anbieterbewertung und Sendungskonsolidierung zu senken.
Das System generiert konsolidierte Vorabrechnungen für Sendungen gemäß den vertraglichen Tarifen und validiert die Rechnungen der Anbieter für verschiedene Sendungsarten, einschließlich FTL, LTL, Sammelladungen, palettierten Sendungen und Gefahrgütern. Das TMS unterstützt auch die Einhaltung der EU-Emissionsvorschriften, indem es Transportdaten analysiert, um den Kohlenstoffausstoß zu schätzen.
- Automated carrier evaluation and shipment consolidation reducing operational costs
- Streamlined billing process with automated pre-bill generation and invoice validation
- Enhanced compliance capabilities with EU emissions regulations through data analysis
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Insights
The deployment of Descartes' cloud-based TMS represents a significant technological advancement in IDS's operations. The system's ability to automate carrier evaluation, shipment consolidation and cost calculation demonstrates sophisticated optimization capabilities that directly impact operational efficiency. The pre-billing and invoice validation features are particularly noteworthy, as they streamline financial workflows and reduce manual processing errors.
The solution's carbon emissions tracking functionality is strategically important, addressing the growing regulatory requirements in the EU transport sector. By automatically collecting and analyzing transportation data for emissions calculations, the system provides a competitive advantage in an increasingly environmentally conscious market. The cloud-based architecture ensures scalability and accessibility, while the integration capabilities across multiple transportation modes suggest robust enterprise-level functionality.
This implementation showcases Descartes' strong market position in the logistics software sector. The long-term 20+ year relationship with IDS validates the company's ability to retain and grow key customer relationships through continuous innovation. With a market cap of
The solution's focus on cost reduction and efficiency optimization directly addresses current market demands, particularly as logistics companies face pressure to improve margins. The inclusion of environmental compliance features positions Descartes favorably in the European market, where regulatory requirements are becoming increasingly stringent. This comprehensive offering strengthens Descartes' competitive position in the growing 4PL market segment.
AMERSFOORT, Netherlands and ATLANTA, Dec. 10, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Descartes Systems Group (Nasdaq:DSGX) (TSX:DSG), the global leader in uniting logistics-intensive businesses in commerce, announced that IDS, a leading European non-asset transport management specialist and fourth-party logistics provider (4PL), is using Descartes’ cloud-based transportation management system (TMS) to enhance the customer experience for shippers and carriers by organizing and optimizing transportation, resulting in efficiencies and cost savings through end-to-end supply chain management.
“Our mission is to simplify the organization and optimization of transport across Europe for our customers and to provide them with the freight management insights they need to improve operational and financial performance,” said Leon de Koning, Managing Director at IDS. “The Descartes solution helps us reduce costs across all modes by automatically evaluating carriers, consolidating shipments and easily calculating the cost and time savings we can offer a customer.”
IDS also uses the Descartes solution to generate consolidated pre-bills for shipments. Prepared in accordance with contractual tariffs and agreed-upon surcharges, pre-bills serve as the foundational document for carriers to issue invoices. For all shipments—full truckload (FTL), less-than-truckload (LTL), groupage, palletized and dangerous goods—carrier invoices are compared to the corresponding pre-bill or validated against the corresponding freight data invoice record to ensure accuracy, consistency and streamlined workflows for all stakeholders.
Descartes’ cloud-based TMS helps companies of all sizes automate and synchronize transportation processes and reduce transportation-related costs. By eliminating manual steps to communicate with multiple systems and transportation partners, logistics service providers, like IDS, and shippers and reduce the risk of inaccurate data, increase productivity and accelerate the movement of goods. To help businesses comply with European Union (EU) emissions regulations for road transport, the Descartes TMS collects and analyzes data—mode of transportation, load weight, distance traveled, fuel consumption—to provide an accurate estimate of an organization’s carbon emissions from transportation activities.
“With a dynamic relationship spanning 20+ years, we’re pleased that the ongoing innovation and collaboration with IDS continues to help them optimize the movement of goods while adapting to meet the evolving needs of their customers,” said Elmer Spruijt, VP, Global Sales at Descartes. “Descartes’ global transportation technologies help logistics-focused businesses around the world boost service level performance, unlock productivity gains, meet compliance demands, and drive bottom-line efficiency.”
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About IDS
Leveraging 33 years of experience, Netherlands-based IDS provides smart 4PL logistics control tower solutions and freight forwarding services that can handle any complexity in any country in, from, and to Europe. IDS offers transport management services, consulting services, and supply chain collaboration for shippers, operating as the connecting link between shippers and their partners in the supply chain. For more information, visit www.idsnl.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, 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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