Descartes Unveils Descartes for High Tech Enterprise Suite to Asia's High Technology Business Leaders in Japan.

Business Editors/High-Tech Writers

TOKYO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--April 7, 2004

More than 200 attendees hear how solution addresses the logistics

and supply chain challenges of the high technology industry

Today in Tokyo at the Performance Driven Enterprises in High Tech seminar, The Descartes Systems Group Inc., (Nasdaq:DSGX)(TSX:DSG), a trusted provider of supply chain solutions, unveiled the Descartes for High Tech(TM) enterprise suite to Asia's high technology business leaders in Japan. With more than 200 attendees registered for the seminar, Descartes demonstrated the capabilities of its industry-focused solution in helping high technology manufacturers gain competitive advantage through the end-to-end management of inbound and outbound logistics processes.

Addressing the crowd, Descartes' chief executive officer and president, Manuel Pietra, noted, "Performance driven enterprises in high technology are looking for ways to reduce lead times and increase outbound product velocity and visibility, because agility is key. We designed the Descartes for High Tech enterprise suite to specifically meet the challenges of the high technology industry."

Pietra explained how high technology manufacturers are gaining competitive advantage and driving performance within their business operations through supply chain excellence.

This was supported by several of Asia's industry leaders including Mr. Mizutani of ABeam Consulting, Mr. Tsuji of Mitsubishi Corporation  and Mr. Fujimaki of The Japan Institute of Logistics Systems who spoke to how increased competition, short product life cycles and resulting pressure on product margins, require high technology companies to continually innovate their technologies and products, as well as business processes.

Tackling these issues, the Descartes for High Tech enterprise suite features:

- Global inventory visibility to help improve inventory planning and reduce obsolescence-related write-offs;

- Real-time coordination and collaboration helping to coordinate supply chain logistics activities with suppliers and partners for improved supply chain velocity across trading lanes and geographies; and

- Performance monitoring and measurement enabling high technology companies to evaluate and more efficiently manage the performance of suppliers and carriers across the supply chain using sophisticated analytics and key performance indicators.

Some of the benefits of a synchronized supply chain include reduced inventory obsolescence, lower cost of goods sold and improved customer service:

- Control over operational costs by decreasing working capital tied up in buffer stock and in-transit inventory, and reducing the need to expedite late or failed shipments with early detection of logistics problems.

- Improved customer service by quickly responding to customers' needs and improving the accuracy of delivery with panoramic visibility into the supply chain and ability to predict order failures before they happen and take corrective action to ensure shipments arrive on time.

- Minimize inventory obsolescence by speeding up the flow of inventory through improved supply chain processes that connect suppliers and trading partners throughout the manufacturing and distribution cycle.

A part of the Descartes for Manufacturing(TM) industry solution set, Descartes for High Tech enables the synchronization of supply chain logistics with suppliers, logistics partners and customers across geographies.

About Descartes

The Descartes Systems Group Inc. (Nasdaq:DSGX) (TSX:DSG) is a trusted provider of supply chain solutions. Helping companies reduce costs, save time, and enhance customer satisfaction, Descartes' integrated suite of services provides connectivity and document exchange, route planning and wireless dispatch, inventory and asset visibility, transportation management, and warehouse optimization. Enabling distribution-sensitive companies in industries such as retail, consumer packaged goods, manufacturing, transportation, third-party logistics, and distribution to optimize and gain real-time control of their inventory and assets; Descartes services are used by more than 2,500 customers in over 60 countries. For more information, visit www.descartes.com.

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