Leen Bakker Optimizes Retail Distribution With Descartes
Descartes Systems Group
09.03.2012 18:30
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Descartes' Routing, Mobile, and Telematics Suite to Enhance End-to-End Process
From Order Picking Through to Store Delivery
AMERSFOORT, Netherlands, 2012-03-09 18:22 CET (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Descartes
Systems Group (Nasdaq:DSGX) (TSX:DSG), the global leader in uniting
logistics-intensive businesses in commerce, announced that Leen Bakker, a
leading home furnishing retailer in the Netherlands and Belgium, is
implementing WinRoute, part of Descartes' Routing, Mobile, and Telematics
suite, to optimize its retail distribution operations.
'Our business is growing. With growth in overall sales volume and the recent
addition of a fifth distribution centre, the complexity of our distribution
organization has increased enormously,' said Paul van Zwieten, Logistics
Manager at Leen Bakker. 'Implementing a route planning and execution solution
became an absolute necessity in order to support our expansion. With Descartes,
we can optimize our distribution process to improve our internal processes and
create a daily optimum balance between business requirements and service levels
across order picking, loading and delivery.'
'As part of Descartes' broad Routing, Mobile and Telematics suite, WinRoute
distinguishes itself by the extent to which the solution can be configured for
specific businesses process. This enables customers to quickly deploy a
user-friendly system that is easier to adopt and excellent for both operational
planning and tactical execution across a wide variety of distribution
environments,' said Anouk Zwiep, Vice President of Northern Europe for Routing,
Mobile and Telematics at Descartes. 'We are pleased that Descartes can support
Leen Bakker in reducing complexity and better managing both the increased sales
volume and the growth in the number of stores as their business successfully
evolves.'
'The choice for WinRoute is based largely on the organization behind it.
Together with their deep domain expertise, the Descartes team showed great
commitment in support of the success of this project early in our engagement,'
continued Mr. van Zwieten. 'We are also enthusiastic about the broad reach of
the Descartes solution portfolio. We see the potential for use of their
Telematics and customs compliance solutions within our business in the future.'
About Leen Bakker
With 170 shops in The Netherlands, Belgium and Luxembourg delivering
practically everything from stock, Leen Bakker is a unique and well known
player within the furniture industry. This combined with the latest trends in
live style ensure that Leen Bakker makes living surprisingly attractive. Learn
more at www.leenbakker.com.
About Descartes
Descartes (TSX:DSG) (Nasdaq:DSGX) is the global leader in providing on-demand,
software-as-a-service solutions focused on improving the productivity,
performance and security of logistics-intensive businesses. Descartes' B2B
network, the Global Logistics Network, integrates more than 35,000 trading
partners to our cloud-based Logistics Technology Platform to unite their
businesses in commerce. Customers use our modular, software-as-a-service
solutions to route, schedule, track and measure delivery resources; plan,
allocate and execute shipments; rate, audit and pay transportation invoices;
file customs and security documents for imports and exports; and complete
numerous other logistics processes by participating in the world's largest,
collaborative multi-modal logistics community. Our headquarters are in
Waterloo, Ontario, Canada and we have offices and partners around the world.
Learn more at www.descartes.com.
The Descartes Systems Group logo is available at
http://www.globenewswire.com/newsroom/prs/?pkgid=4065
This release contains forward-looking information within the meaning of
applicable securities laws ('forward-looking statements') that relate to
Descartes' solution offering and potential benefits derived therefrom; and
other matters. Such forward-looking statements involve known and unknown risks,
uncertainties, assumptions and other factors that may cause the actual results,
performance or achievements to differ materially from the anticipated results,
performance or achievements or developments expressed or implied by such
forward-looking statements. Such factors include, but are not limited to, the
factors and assumptions discussed in the section entitled, 'Certain Factors
That May Affect Future Results' in documents filed with the Securities and
Exchange Commission, the Ontario Securities Commission and other securities
commissions across Canada. Readers are cautioned not to place undue reliance
upon any such forward-looking statements, which speak only as of the date made.
We do not undertake or accept any obligation or undertaking to release publicly
any updates or revisions to any forward-looking statements to reflect any
change in our expectations or any change in events, conditions or circumstances
on which any such statement is based.
CONTACT: Media Contact
Mavi Silveira
+1(800) 419-8495 ext. 2416
msilveira@descartes.com
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Descartes Systems Group
09.03.2012 18:30
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Descartes' Routing, Mobile, and Telematics Suite to Enhance End-to-End Process
From Order Picking Through to Store Delivery
AMERSFOORT, Netherlands, 2012-03-09 18:22 CET (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Descartes
Systems Group (Nasdaq:DSGX) (TSX:DSG), the global leader in uniting
logistics-intensive businesses in commerce, announced that Leen Bakker, a
leading home furnishing retailer in the Netherlands and Belgium, is
implementing WinRoute, part of Descartes' Routing, Mobile, and Telematics
suite, to optimize its retail distribution operations.
'Our business is growing. With growth in overall sales volume and the recent
addition of a fifth distribution centre, the complexity of our distribution
organization has increased enormously,' said Paul van Zwieten, Logistics
Manager at Leen Bakker. 'Implementing a route planning and execution solution
became an absolute necessity in order to support our expansion. With Descartes,
we can optimize our distribution process to improve our internal processes and
create a daily optimum balance between business requirements and service levels
across order picking, loading and delivery.'
'As part of Descartes' broad Routing, Mobile and Telematics suite, WinRoute
distinguishes itself by the extent to which the solution can be configured for
specific businesses process. This enables customers to quickly deploy a
user-friendly system that is easier to adopt and excellent for both operational
planning and tactical execution across a wide variety of distribution
environments,' said Anouk Zwiep, Vice President of Northern Europe for Routing,
Mobile and Telematics at Descartes. 'We are pleased that Descartes can support
Leen Bakker in reducing complexity and better managing both the increased sales
volume and the growth in the number of stores as their business successfully
evolves.'
'The choice for WinRoute is based largely on the organization behind it.
Together with their deep domain expertise, the Descartes team showed great
commitment in support of the success of this project early in our engagement,'
continued Mr. van Zwieten. 'We are also enthusiastic about the broad reach of
the Descartes solution portfolio. We see the potential for use of their
Telematics and customs compliance solutions within our business in the future.'
About Leen Bakker
With 170 shops in The Netherlands, Belgium and Luxembourg delivering
practically everything from stock, Leen Bakker is a unique and well known
player within the furniture industry. This combined with the latest trends in
live style ensure that Leen Bakker makes living surprisingly attractive. Learn
more at www.leenbakker.com.
About Descartes
Descartes (TSX:DSG) (Nasdaq:DSGX) is the global leader in providing on-demand,
software-as-a-service solutions focused on improving the productivity,
performance and security of logistics-intensive businesses. Descartes' B2B
network, the Global Logistics Network, integrates more than 35,000 trading
partners to our cloud-based Logistics Technology Platform to unite their
businesses in commerce. Customers use our modular, software-as-a-service
solutions to route, schedule, track and measure delivery resources; plan,
allocate and execute shipments; rate, audit and pay transportation invoices;
file customs and security documents for imports and exports; and complete
numerous other logistics processes by participating in the world's largest,
collaborative multi-modal logistics community. Our headquarters are in
Waterloo, Ontario, Canada and we have offices and partners around the world.
Learn more at www.descartes.com.
The Descartes Systems Group logo is available at
http://www.globenewswire.com/newsroom/prs/?pkgid=4065
This release contains forward-looking information within the meaning of
applicable securities laws ('forward-looking statements') that relate to
Descartes' solution offering and potential benefits derived therefrom; and
other matters. Such forward-looking statements involve known and unknown risks,
uncertainties, assumptions and other factors that may cause the actual results,
performance or achievements to differ materially from the anticipated results,
performance or achievements or developments expressed or implied by such
forward-looking statements. Such factors include, but are not limited to, the
factors and assumptions discussed in the section entitled, 'Certain Factors
That May Affect Future Results' in documents filed with the Securities and
Exchange Commission, the Ontario Securities Commission and other securities
commissions across Canada. Readers are cautioned not to place undue reliance
upon any such forward-looking statements, which speak only as of the date made.
We do not undertake or accept any obligation or undertaking to release publicly
any updates or revisions to any forward-looking statements to reflect any
change in our expectations or any change in events, conditions or circumstances
on which any such statement is based.
CONTACT: Media Contact
Mavi Silveira
+1(800) 419-8495 ext. 2416
msilveira@descartes.com
News Source: NASDAQ OMX
09.03.2012 Dissemination of a Corporate News, transmitted by DGAP -
a company of EquityStory AG.
The issuer is solely responsible for the content of this announcement.
DGAP's Distribution Services include Regulatory Announcements,
Financial/Corporate News and Press Releases.
Media archive at www.dgap-medientreff.de and www.dgap.de
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Language: English
Company: Descartes Systems Group
Canada
Phone:
Fax:
E-mail:
Internet:
ISIN: CA2499061083
WKN:
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