Remote Dynamics Announces Strategic Alliance with Descartes to Offer REDIview with Descartes Routing and Scheduling
RICHARDSON, Texas--Nov. 1, 20050, 2005--Combined Solution Provides End-to-End Integrated Logistics Processes Enabled by Real-Time Automated Vehicle Location Information |
Remote Dynamics, Inc. , a leading provider of mobile resource management solutions for commercial fleets, today announced a strategic alliance with The Descartes Systems Group Inc. (TSX:DSG). Descartes is a leading provider of on-demand delivery management solutions and services for transportation, logistics, manufacturing, retail and distribution enterprises. As a member of Remote Dynamics' REDIpartner program, the Descartes Routing and Scheduling(TM) solution will be a complementary solution to REDIview(TM).
The combination of Remote Dynamics and Descartes will help customers compare planned versus actual routing information and make improvements to increase operational efficiency and customer satisfaction. The combined solutions will be scalable to enable large organizations to manage fleet activity either centrally or in a traditional distributed manner.
Remote Dynamics' REDIview solution offers real-time vehicle information such as miles per gallon, vehicle speed, idle time, ignition on/off, along with actual vehicle location and historical route playback. Descartes Routing and Scheduling, part of the Descartes Delivery Management(TM) suite, is designed to optimize constantly changing routes. It enables personnel at companies with pick-up and delivery operations to enter orders throughout the day and then dynamically optimizes routes and schedules for optimum delivery performance. The joint offering also includes a mobile resource tracking and performance tool that integrates route-planning systems and wireless data devices to provide real-time visibility into planned versus actual delivery performance.
"The functionality in REDIview is a natural complement to Descartes Routing & Scheduling," says Scott Broudy, vice president of channels and partners at Remote Dynamics. "Together, we extend the integrated logistics process by providing clear vision into the planned versus executed vehicle route behavior. With this insight, businesses can better understand the utilization of their fleet and the impact on the overall effectiveness of their supply chain."
"Descartes believes that getting the right route plan in place is the first step in maximizing fleet performance," said Adam Moore, vice president of corporate development at Descartes. "However, monitoring the actual plan execution provides critical information to revise routes to ensure successful delivery and continuously reduce costs related to mileage, fuel, delivery hours and human resources."
For pricing or additional information, please contact Remote Dynamics at 888-288-6060 or Descartes at 519-746-6114 x2240.
Remote Dynamics' REDIpartner(TM) program is designed to align the REDIview solution with resellers, system integrators and complementary solution providers to bring industry-leading solutions and services to market. Through these strategic relationships, Remote Dynamics and its partners can offer workflow integration, automation and optimization to large business enterprises by leveraging state-of-the-art technologies that integrate in-field workforces with back-end office and management operations.
About Descartes
The Descartes Systems Group Inc. is a leading provider of on-demand delivery management solutions for transportation, logistics, manufacturing, retail and distribution enterprises. Descartes delivers trading partner connectivity and document exchange, route planning, wireless dispatch, rate management, inventory and asset visibility, transportation management and warehouse optimization solutions for industries such as retail, consumer goods, manufacturing, transportation, distribution and third-party logistics. Descartes offers solutions that can be deployed as traditional applications or as a service to help customers optimize and gain real-time control of their inventory, logistics assets and mobile workforce. Descartes solutions are used by more than 2,500 customers in over 60 countries. For more information, visit www.descartes.com.
About REDIview
Implementing today's leading wireless and network technologies, REDIview is a unique, easy-to-use, telematics system that enables any business fleet with mobile resource management capabilities, anytime and anywhere. The Remote Dynamics' mobile data logging unit, the REDI2000, transmits minute-by-minute vehicle information via GPRS networks to the company's network services center, where the information is managed, stored and accessed securely through any Internet browser, using an intuitive Web interface. Combined with GPS tracking, REDIview gives fleet operators real-time tracking of mobile assets with graphical mapping or route data and position, along with exception-based reporting that identifies areas of cost and service performance improvement. Customer data is protected in Remote Dynamics' highly secure ISO 9001:2000 certified data facility. The REDIview solution delivers an immediate return on investment through increased revenues and reduced operating costs for customers with fleets of any size.
About Remote Dynamics
Remote Dynamics, Inc. provides patented state-of-the-art mobile resource management solutions that contribute to higher customer revenues, enhanced operator efficiency and improved cost control. Combining GPS and wireless telematics with supply chain management, the company's solutions improve mobile worker productivity through real-time position and route reporting, as well as exception-based reporting that analyzes mobile workforce inefficiencies for operational optimization. More information about Remote Dynamics is available online at http://www.remotedynamics.com.
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