Descartes’ Route Planning and Optimization Answer Cuts Topps Tiles’ Supply Distance by 2%

LONDON, UK and ATLANTA, GEORGIA, January 23, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Descartes Methods Group (Nasdaq: DSGX) (TSX:DSG), the worldwide chief in uniting logistics-intensive companies in commerce, introduced that Topps Tiles, the main U.Ok. tile retailer, is optimising its fleet supply capabilities with Descartes’ cloud-based route planning and optimisation answer. By working with Descartes, Topps Tiles is lowering the typical kilometers pushed per supply route by two % and gaining a greater understanding of the potential influence of adjustments to its supply methods.

“With over 300 shops nationwide within the U.Ok., we’re repeatedly evaluating the right way to preserve a excessive diploma of customer support whereas lowering operational prices, particularly at present’s excessive transportation prices,” stated Simon Macdonald, Nationwide Transport Supervisor, Topps Tiles. “Working with Descartes, we’ve changed handbook, spreadsheet-based processes with automated route planning to optimise the amount of tiles being delivered at any given time, in addition to the routes our autos are travelling. Descartes’ strategic route modelling capabilities are additionally enabling us to mannequin supply eventualities and make extra knowledgeable strategic selections, which might have been almost not possible with conventional resource-intensive analytical strategies.”

A part of its Routing, Cellular and Telematics suite, Descartes’ route planning and optimisation answer helps manufacturers, retailers and logistics suppliers cut back prices with extra agile and environment friendly routing, enhance fleet useful resource administration by producing extra supply capability and change into extra sustainable via the discount of their CO2 footprint and their use of paper throughout the route community. The strategic route modelling capabilities enable firms to know and optimize their supply and customer support methods earlier than having to execute them. Descartes’ cell utility helps drivers carry out their each day routes, retains managers conscious of the progress and offers an correct estimated-time-of-arrival (ETA) to inform clients of their deliveries. Proof of supply (POD) capabilities help customer support excellence and order accuracy via real-time cell communication.

“Topps Tiles’ long-term success is predicated upon its means to repeatedly present clients with a superior buying expertise whereas providing price aggressive pricing,” stated Pól Sweeney, VP Fleet Gross sales in Europe at Descartes. “We’re delighted to assist Topps Tiles decrease its operational prices at present via our route planning and optimisation answer and sooner or later with our strategic route modelling capabilities.”

About Topps Tiles Plc

Topps Tiles Plc is the UK’s largest specialist provider of tiles and related merchandise, concentrating on the UK home refurbishment and business markets and serving owners, commerce clients, architects, designers and contractors from 304 nationwide Topps Tiles shops, 4 business showrooms and 6 web sites: www.toppstiles.co.uk, www.parkside.co.uk, www.protilertools.co.uk, www.northantstools.co.uk, www.premiumtiletrim.co.uk and www.tilewarehouse.co.uk. Since opening its first retailer in 1963, Topps has maintained a easy working philosophy ‐ inspiring clients with unrivalled product selection and offering distinctive ranges of customer support. For additional data on the Group, please go to http://www.toppstilesplc.com/.

About Descartes

Descartes (Nasdaq:DSGX) (TSX:DSG) is the worldwide chief in offering on-demand, software-as-a-service options centered on enhancing the productiveness, efficiency and safety of logistics-intensive companies. Prospects use our modular, software-as-a-service options to route, schedule, observe and measure supply assets; plan, allocate and execute shipments; price, audit and pay transportation invoices; entry international commerce knowledge; file customs and safety paperwork for imports and exports; and full quite a few different logistics processes by taking part on this planet’s largest, collaborative multimodal logistics group. Our headquarters are in Waterloo, Ontario, Canada and we’ve got workplaces and companions around the globe. Study extra at www.descartes.com, and join with us on LinkedIn and Twitter.

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