WATERLOO, Ontario, Oct. 1, 2015 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Descartes Systems Group (Nasdaq:DSGX) (TSX:DSG), the global leader in uniting logistics-intensive businesses in commerce, announced that Lift Off Distribution, the third largest Red Bull Energy Drink distributor in the U.S., is using the Descartes Route Planner™ RS solution to enhance its private fleet operations. Lift Off Distribution is attaining better levels of customer service and greater operational efficiencies by optimizing distribution territories, route plans and delivery frequency across a variety of customers and 7-Eleven stores throughout the Mid-Atlantic region.
"Lift Off Distribution is privileged to represent a world-class brand, and we work daily to ensure that we're executing the highest level of service that is deserving of Red Bull," said Bryan Glover, General Manager, Lift Off Distribution. "By automating route planning, we're no longer reliant on manual processes and physical maps. Our delivery days are much more tightly managed, and our drivers are servicing smaller territories, yet making more deliveries. Our customers appreciate the increase in our delivery efficiency, particularly 7-Eleven, as the Descartes solution has allowed us to develop dedicated routes for the chain's Red Bull deliveries."
Descartes Route Planner™ RS helps evaluate geographic distribution and sales potential for each customer to build optimal territories and delivery plans based on available fleet resources, field personnel and delivery requirements. It enhances the performance by optimizing delivery frequency while minimizing route distance and time, and maximizing vehicle utilization and driver productivity. Descartes Route Planner™ RS supports a wide range of business environments and fully integrates with Descartes' dispatch and mobile solutions.
"We're pleased that our technology supports Lift Off Distribution's objective to provide best-in-class delivery performance for Red Bull," said Andrew Roszko, Senior Vice President of Sales at Descartes. "Determining how to efficiently deliver orders while maximizing customer service can be challenging, and Descartes' route planning solutions can help distribution intensive companies, like Lift Off Distribution, better balance service levels, delivery costs and asset utilization."
About Lift Off Distribution
Lift Off Distribution LLC, as the exclusive off-premise distributor of Red Bull Energy Drink for Maryland, Virginia and Washington, DC, works daily to ensure that we are executing the highest level of service that is deserving of the brand. Red Bull is a world-class brand, available in 162 countries, and we know that we are privileged to represent it.
About Descartes
Descartes (Nasdaq:DSGX) (TSX:DSG) 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 has over 220,000 connected parties using its cloud-based services. 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; access global trade data; file customs and security documents for imports and exports; and complete numerous other logistics processes by participating in the world's largest, collaborative multimodal logistics community. Our headquarters are in Waterloo, Ontario, Canada and we have offices and partners around the world. Learn more at www.descartes.com.
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