Samsung Electronics Logitech Successfully Deploys Descartes' Routing and Scheduling Solution.WATERLOO, Ontario Coordinates: Waterloo is a city in Ontario, Canada. It is the smallest of the three cities in the Regional Municipality of Waterloo, and is adjacent to the larger city of Kitchener. -- The Descartes Systems Group Inc., (NASDAQ NASDAQ in full National Association of Securities Dealers Automated Quotations U.S. market for over-the-counter securities. Established in 1971 by the National Association of Securities Dealers (NASD), NASDAQ is an automated quotation system that reports on :DSGX DSGX Dynamic Sound Generator Xtra (Sony) DSGX Dynamic Sound Generator Extra ) (TSX TSX Toronto Stock Exchange (TSE before April, 2002) TSX Transfer from Stack Pointer to Index TSX True Space Extension :DSG DSG Direct Shift Gearbox (Audi) DSG Dosage DSG Deputy Secretary General DSG Dressing DSG Designate DSG Desmoglein DSG Duke Student Government (Duke University) ), a leading provider of on-demand technology and services that help distribution- and logistics-sensitive organizations deliver, today announced that Samsung Electronics Samsung Electronics (SEC, Hangul:삼성전자; KSE: 005930, KSE: 005935, LSE: SMSN, LSE: SMSD) is a South Korean multinational corporation and the world's largest and leading electronics and information technology company. Logitech Co., Ltd. (SELC SELC Southern Environmental Law Center (Charlottesville, VA) SELC Sydney English Language Centre (Australia) SELC SouthEastern Lacrosse Conference SELC Salesian English Language Centre ), a leading Korean hi-tech logistics service provider, has successfully deployed Descartes' Routing and Scheduling solution. SELC is using Descartes' Routing and Scheduling solution to manage its Korean home delivery operations. The Descartes solution offers Samsung's customers more choice and flexibility in choosing delivery options for products they buy. SELC, as well as its parent company Samsung Electronics, understand that a key competitive differentiator in serving Korea's commercial and home delivery market is cost-effectiveness in deliveries, flexible delivery time windows and on-time deliveries. SELC selected Descartes to help achieve these goals and kicked off its Available Time to Delivery project in 2004. With the "Reservations" module of Descartes' Routing and Scheduling solution deployed on Descartes' Logistics Network Operating System An operating system that is designed for network use. Normally, it is a complete operating system with file, task and job management; however, with some earlier products, it was a separate component that ran under the OS; for example, LAN Server required OS/2, and LANtastic required DOS. (TM) platform, SELC is able to provide customers with more delivery choices regardless of whether an order is placed in-store or online through Samsung's order system. Descartes' complete Routing and Scheduling solution assists both Samsung Electronics and SELC to manage the delivery process - from point-of-order, to delivery route planning, to dispatching of delivery vehicles, through to final delivery - by synchronizing information from customer service representatives, drivers and dispatchers for real-time customer response. "Descartes' Routing and Scheduling solution enables SELC to offer one-hour delivery time windows to our customers. The solution's flexibility and prompt response time has enabled us to better serve our customers and optimize our delivery operations," said In-Chul Lee, General Manager of Business Innovation Group at SELC. "SELC is now processing over 10,000 delivery orders a day for 900 trucks, and we look forward to the opportunity to expand the rollout in the near future." "Market leaders are always looking for Looking for In the context of general equities, this describing a buy interest in which a dealer is asked to offer stock, often involving a capital commitment. Antithesis of in touch with. ways to offer their customers more choice and flexibility in receiving delivery of goods and services In economics, economic output is divided into physical goods and intangible services. Consumption of goods and services is assumed to produce utility (unless the "good" is a "bad"). It is often used when referring to a Goods and Services Tax. ," said Arthur Mesher, CEO (1) (Chief Executive Officer) The highest individual in command of an organization. Typically the president of the company, the CEO reports to the Chairman of the Board. at Descartes. "We help hi-tech manufacturers and distributors by providing them with market-leading delivery solutions that put their customer in the driver's seat. We are extremely pleased to be working with Samsung, a global leader in the hi-tech sector, to help continuously improve their delivery operations, and as a result, their market leadership." About SELC SELC is the logistics subsidiary of Samsung Electronics, a global leader in the hi-tech industry with 2004 annual sales of US $54.8 billion. SELC's focus is to deliver the best customer service for Samsung Electronics' customers through the optimization of logistics systems and differentiation of logistics services. SELC operates more than 900 trucks to meet the delivery commitments of over 4,000 sales outlets and 20 million customers across Korea. About Descartes The Descartes Systems Group Inc. (Nasdaq:DSGX)(TSX:DSG) is a leading provider of technology solutions for distribution- and logistics-sensitive organizations. By enabling companies to efficiently and effectively manage the delivery of goods, Descartes' products and services help reduce costs, save time and enhance customer satisfaction. Descartes delivers trading partner connectivity and document exchange, route planning, wireless dispatch, inventory and asset visibility, transportation management and warehouse optimization solutions for industries such as retail, consumer goods consumer goods Any tangible commodity purchased by households to satisfy their wants and needs. Consumer goods may be durable or nondurable. Durable goods (e.g., autos, furniture, and appliances) have a significant life span, often defined as three years or more, and , manufacturing, transportation, distribution and third-party logistics. These solutions help customers optimize and gain real-time control of their inventory, logistics assets and mobile workforce. Descartes' products and services are used by more than 2,500 customers in over 60 countries. For more information, visit http://www.descartes.com. All registered and unregistered trademarks mentioned in this release are the property of their respective owners. This release contains forward-looking statements that relate to Descartes' product and service functionality and performance, potential benefits derived therefrom in general and by specific customers, Descartes' competitive position and other matters that may constitute forward-looking statements. These forward-looking statements involve known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other factors that may cause the actual results, performance or achievements of Descartes to differ materially from the anticipated results, performance or achievements implied by such forward-looking statements. Such factors include, but are not limited to, the factors discussed in the section entitled, "Risk Factors" in documents filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission, the Ontario Securities Commission The Ontario Securities Commission (OSC) is a regulatory agency which administers and enforces securities legislation in the Canadian province of Ontario. The OSC is an Ontario Crown corporation which reports to the Ontario legislature through the Minister of Finance. and other securities commissions across Canada. |
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