Topps Tiles Transforms Fleet Supply Operations and Strategic Modelling with Descartes’ Route Optimisation Answer

LONDON and ATLANTA, Jan. 23, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Descartes Programs 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 resolution. By working with Descartes, Topps Tiles is reducing the typical kilometers pushed per supply route by two % and gaining a greater understanding of the potential impression of modifications to its supply methods.

“With over 300 shops nationwide within the U.Ok., we’re constantly evaluating easy methods to preserve a excessive diploma of customer support whereas decreasing operational prices, particularly as we speak’s excessive transportation prices,” stated Simon Macdonald, Nationwide Transport Supervisor, Topps Tiles. “Working with Descartes, we’ve changed guide, spreadsheet-based processes with automated route planning to optimise the quantity 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 choices, which might have been practically not possible with conventional resource-intensive analytical strategies.”

A part of its Routing, Cellular and Telematics suite, Descartes’ route planning and optimisation resolution helps manufacturers, retailers and logistics suppliers scale back prices with extra agile and environment friendly routing, enhance fleet useful resource administration by producing further supply capability and turn out to be extra sustainable by means of 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 software helps drivers carry out their each day routes, retains managers conscious of the progress and supplies 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 by means of real-time cell communication.

“Topps Tiles’ long-term success is predicated upon its skill to repeatedly present clients with a superior procuring expertise whereas providing price aggressive pricing,” stated Pól Sweeney, VP Fleet Gross sales in Europe at Descartes. “We’re delighted to assist Topps Tiles reduce its operational prices as we speak by means of our route planning and optimisation resolution 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, focusing on the UK home refurbishment and industrial markets and serving owners, commerce clients, architects, designers and contractors from 304 nationwide Topps Tiles shops, 4 industrial 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 alternative and offering distinctive ranges of customer support.  For additional info 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 targeted on bettering the productiveness, efficiency and safety of logistics-intensive companies. Clients use our modular, software-as-a-service options to route, schedule, monitor and measure supply sources; plan, allocate and execute shipments; price, audit and pay transportation invoices; entry world commerce information; file customs and safety paperwork for imports and exports; and full quite a few different logistics processes by taking part on the earth’s largest, collaborative multimodal logistics neighborhood. Our headquarters are in Waterloo, Ontario, Canada and we have now workplaces and companions around the globe. Study extra at www.descartes.com, and join with us on LinkedIn and Twitter.

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