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Descartes Shipper TMS Overview

What is Descartes Shipper TMS?

Descartes Shipper TMS is a comprehensive transportation management system designed to synchronize transportation processes and optimize the flow of goods. It offers a robust suite of solutions that cover multimodal transportation management, real-time visibility into shipping operations, dock scheduling, and yard management. With its modular architecture, Descartes Shipper TMS ensures efficient and streamlined logistics, enabling businesses to effectively manage and enhance their unique transportation networks.

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Synchronize transportation processes and optimize the flow of goods with multimodal transportation management, real-time visibility, dock scheduling, and yard management solutions.

How do you position yourself against your competitors?

Descartes Shipper TMS sets itself apart from competitors by offering an innovative, end-to-end modular transportation management solution that simply works. Built on over 30 years of experience working with global and domestic shippers of all sizes, our flexible design makes Descartes Shipper TMS a tailored solution that provides rapid ROI and the ability to adapt and grow along with your business.

Descartes Shipper TMS is also naturally connected to the leading real-time visibility platform, Descartes MacroPoint, and is part of the Descartes Global Logistics Network with hundreds of thousands of companies sharing logistics information. This means that our Descartes Shipper TMS customers find that most of their logistics partners are already using Descartes, so no onboarding is usually required.


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Year Founded
1981
HQ Location
Waterloo, Ontario
Twitter
@descartessg
3,195 Twitter followers
LinkedIn® Page
www.linkedin.com
1,575 employees on LinkedIn®
Ownership
NASDAQ:DSGX
Total Revenue (USD mm)
$486,000,000
Description

Descartes (Nasdaq:DSGX) (TSX:DSG) is the global leader in providing on-demand, software-as-a-service solutions focused on improving the productivity, security and sustainability of logistics-intensive businesses. Customers use our modular, software-as-a-service solutions to route, track and help improve the safety, performance and compliance of 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.


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John P.Enterprise (> 1000 emp.)
4.5 out of 5
"Tendering TMS"
The ease of use of the platform for both shippers and carriers
CS
Coretta S.Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.)
5.0 out of 5
"Easy to use"
Easy to add shipments, rates and tender to carriers. I used very frequently to do weekly and monthly shipping schedules for over 4 years its been g...
Abigail S.
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Abigail S.Enterprise (> 1000 emp.)
5.0 out of 5
"Happy 10+ year customer of Descartes"
There are so many features and functionalities within the system, you can incorporate much of your business. This proved to be quite the time and b...
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BH
Mid-Market(51-1000 emp.)
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What do you like best about Descartes Shipper TMS?

The most helpful thing about the TMS is that everything is in one place. I can quote and tender LTL shipments out to carriers in the same place I can spot quote full truckload shipments. It also handles the freight payment side. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Descartes Shipper TMS?

I would like it if the Best TMS woudl allow carriers to see who dispatches freight to the truckload carriers. If the system allowed this then carriers could contact the appropriate person/plant to help with their issues. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What problems is Descartes Shipper TMS solving and how is that benefiting you?

The Descartes Shipper TMS helps us ensure we're getting the best rates possible for all our shipments. It also streamlines the carrier selection and scheduling process. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

KC
Mid-Market(51-1000 emp.)
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What do you like best about Descartes Shipper TMS?

Easy to use, very clean process. Communication from support team - IT is very responsive and helpful. Best has a lot of features that allow their website to adapt to your business. Freight payments are made simple through best. Exporting information to excel is very useful. Report builder is awesome. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Descartes Shipper TMS?

i dont have any dislikes currently. I enjoy using Descartes. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What problems is Descartes Shipper TMS solving and how is that benefiting you?

Through Descartes we are able to manage our freight costs much closer and strategize better. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

JL
Mid-Market(51-1000 emp.)
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What do you like best about Descartes Shipper TMS?

We utilize this system from creation through invoicing process. The reporting also creates our production scheduling based on the appointments set. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Descartes Shipper TMS?

Mobile versatility for when we are on the go it can be managed from a phone or tablet. We ship 24/7 and I am not able to always be in front of a computer to post, award or research shipments. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What problems is Descartes Shipper TMS solving and how is that benefiting you?

Providing reporting that allows our production to produce based on scheduled appts. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

PV
Enterprise(> 1000 emp.)
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What do you like best about Descartes Shipper TMS?

All the details of a shipment can be shown on 1 page, including track & trace and documentation uploads. It is also easy to make downloads of all the shipments Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Descartes Shipper TMS?

Entering of tickets in case of support needed. It is difficult to raise a clear question via a ticket system. I rather speak to Descates consultants in person. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What problems is Descartes Shipper TMS solving and how is that benefiting you?

Whenever we implement something new, Descartes helps developing the new functionality. We are in close contact with the Descartes consultants to describe the problem and to come to the best result. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

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UR
Enterprise(> 1000 emp.)
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What do you like best about Descartes Shipper TMS?

We have managed to integrate in multiple countries/markets/3PL's and create a global Control Tower with realtime tracking, analytics, cost and invoice matching that is solid and reliable. The support team are very receptive and helpful Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Descartes Shipper TMS?

I think you need to improve the design and display. It can look a bit antiquated.

Also the leadtime and costs for development are too high Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What problems is Descartes Shipper TMS solving and how is that benefiting you?

Understanding exactly where our product is currently located and allow us time to analyze and optimize our transport flows and spend. We have integrated fully with our ERP and our suppliers and this tool allows us to do this quite easily. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

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AM
Mid-Market(51-1000 emp.)
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What do you like best about Descartes Shipper TMS?

Ease of implementation. It was very straightforward to implement at all locations. Ease of use, it is very simple and straightforward to use. Able to get data easily, and set up many different automatic reports.

Responsiveness is also very good. They are quick to respond, and quick to get an answer/result. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Descartes Shipper TMS?

Lack of a mobile platform. Having a interface specifically designed for mobile devices would be very helpful Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What problems is Descartes Shipper TMS solving and how is that benefiting you?

Consolidating all our carriers into one system. The abliity to quickly and efficiently get our freight out to carrriers, get it covered, and get it scheduled. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

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EM
Enterprise(> 1000 emp.)
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What do you like best about Descartes Shipper TMS?

Flexibility to set up a multiple sites timely Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Descartes Shipper TMS?

I am not an active user so I don't have any dislikes Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What problems is Descartes Shipper TMS solving and how is that benefiting you?

Identifying the best rate per lane Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

TG
Mid-Market(51-1000 emp.)
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What do you like best about Descartes Shipper TMS?

Ease of use and implemntation, customer support. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Descartes Shipper TMS?

Need additonal features in order to add notes when updating cost. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What problems is Descartes Shipper TMS solving and how is that benefiting you?

Load are tendered through TMS, keeps track of all tenders to years Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

CM
Enterprise(> 1000 emp.)
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What do you like best about Descartes Shipper TMS?

Ease of use, simple and to the point. Assistance when needed with quick resolution. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Descartes Shipper TMS?

Maybe after entering a shipment, no option to save as template. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What problems is Descartes Shipper TMS solving and how is that benefiting you?

No issues at the moment. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

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Enterprise(> 1000 emp.)
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What do you like best about Descartes Shipper TMS?

The Flexibility of the tool allows for tailoring the software to the users needs. It creates various options to model our different businesses, compared to previous systems. Messaging hub behind it is adequate. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Descartes Shipper TMS?

because of its flexibility the system sometimes becomes unstable. This Comes back in missing shipment data, inability to book shipments or failing to connect to other carriers. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What problems is Descartes Shipper TMS solving and how is that benefiting you?

Allowing for shipments to be registered, combined (consolidated), planned, allocated to carriers based on various business requirements, communicated to carriers, and valued as part of our freight settlement process. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.