Wolseley Expands Use of Descartes Routing Solutions to North America
WATERLOO, Ontario, Dec. 1, 2008 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Descartes Systems
Group (Nasdaq:DSGX) (TSX:DSG), a global on-demand
software-as-a-service (SaaS) logistics solutions provider, announced
that Wolseley's North America Division, a division of Wolseley plc,
has expanded its use of Descartes Routing Solutions to North America.
Wolseley's North America division is using Descartes Route Planner to
help it enhance its customer service offering and reduce fleet costs.
Wolseley's North American fleet of over 5,000 vehicles services
thousands of customers daily throughout the United States and Canada.
Wolseley needs efficient routes and visibility to its delivery
operations to ensure that customer orders are delivered on-time and
with the flexibility to accommodate last-minute customer requests,
cancellations or unpredictable delays.
"Optimal, on time delivery is the heart of customer service. As a
customer-focused and cost-conscious company, Wolseley is proactive in
implementing processes that not only streamline our operations but
also set the standard for customer service in our industry," said
Brad Marsh, Director of Transportation of Wolseley's North America
Division. "Descartes gives us the tools to improve our customer
service while at the same time reducing expenses. These factors are
critical in a market where customer demands are increasing along with
volatile fuel costs, equipment, and labor costs."
Wolseley is using Descartes Route Planner to plan and optimize
dynamic routes, provide delivery schedules and track the status of
deliveries in real-time for their store delivery operations. With
Descartes, Wolseley has a solution that enables it to efficiently
plan and implement routes, access detailed data to understand its
true costs of delivery,
maximize fleet utilization, increase resource capacity and provide
world-class customer service.
"Customers like Wolseley work with Descartes to help reduce costs and
complexity in their operations and differentiate, as well as improve,
their customer service," said Adam Moore, Senior Vice President,
Application Solutions, Sales and Strategy. "We are helping Wolseley
improve its resource utilization and make a positive impact on its
operations by reducing fuel consumption and decreasing the number of
miles driven and trucks on the road."
About Wolseley
Wolseley plc is the world's largest specialist trade distributor of
plumbing and heating products to professional contractors and a
leading supplier of building materials in North America, the UK and
Continental Europe. Group revenues for the year ended July 31, 2007
were approximately $31.6 billion. Wolseley has approximately 75,000
employees operating in 27 countries. Wolseley is listed on the London
Stock Exchange (LSE:WOS) and is in the FTSE 100 index of listed
companies. In the U.S., Wolseley trades on the over-the-counter
market (OTC) under the symbol WOSLY. For more information, visit
www.wolseley.com.
About Descartes
Descartes (Nasdaq:DSGX) (TSX:DSG), a leading provider of
software-as-a-service (SaaS) logistics solutions, is delivering
results across the globe today for organizations that operate
logistics-intensive businesses. Descartes' logistics management
solutions combine a multi-modal network, the Descartes Global
Logistics Network, with component-based 'nano' sized applications to
provide messaging services between logistics trading partners,
shipment management services to help manage third party carriers and
private fleet management services for organizations of all sizes.
These solutions and services help Descartes' customers reduce
administrative costs, billing cycles, fleet size, contract carrier
costs, and mileage driven and improve pick up and delivery
reliability. Our hosted, transactional and packaged solutions deliver
repeatable, measurable results and fast time-to-value. Descartes
customers include an estimated 1,600 ground carriers and more than 90
airlines, 30 ocean carriers, 900 freight forwarders and third-party
providers of logistics services, and hundreds of manufacturers,
retailers, distributors, private fleet owners and regulatory
agencies. The company has more than 350 employees and is based in
Waterloo, Ontario, with operations in Atlanta, Pittsburgh,
Minneapolis, Ottawa, Washington DC, Derby, London, Brussels,
Stockholm and Shanghai. For more information, visit
www.descartes.com.
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This release contains forward-looking information within the meaning
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relate to Descartes' solution offering and potential benefits derived
therefrom; the range of services that Descartes will provide to
Wolseley; and other matters. Such forward-looking statements involve
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that may cause the actual results, performance or achievements to
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CONTACT: Descartes Systems Group
Nicole German
1-416-741-2838 ext. 298
ngerman@descartes.com
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