Tazedirekt.com Selects Descartes' Home Delivery Solution for Next-Day Online Grocery Operations
March 10 2014 - 6:45AM
Descartes Systems Group (Nasdaq:DSGX) (TSX:DSG), the global leader
in uniting logistics-intensive businesses in commerce, announced
that Tazedirekt.com, an Aslanoba Gıda company and one of Turkey's
most innovative online grocery retailers, has selected Descartes'
advanced home delivery solution to manage next-day delivery
operations for fresh dairy and meat products. LA Software Group, a
Descartes United by Design partner in Turkey, will lead the
implementation process at Tazedirekt.com.
"Tazedirekt.com is a unique, vertically-integrated grocery
retailer that controls the end-to-end supply chain, from the farm
to the kitchen. By removing intermediaries, we ensure that our meat
and dairy products provide the highest quality and the best value
for our customers," said Hakan DOĞRU, COO at Aslanoba Gıda A.Ş.
"Descartes' home delivery solution helps streamline and optimize
the delivery process from appointment scheduling through to
proof-of-delivery (POD) in order to maximize customer service in a
cost-effective manner."
Developed by working with leading retailers around the world,
Descartes' home delivery solution uniquely combines three key
elements:
- advanced continuous delivery appointment and route optimization
technology;
- functional capabilities that address the entire delivery
lifecycle, from delivery appointment scheduling, delivery route
planning, execution and dispatch, GPS-enabled mobile tracking,
gathering POD and delivery status notifications; and
- an enterprise class, web-based architecture that connects and
synchronizes all of the internal and external parties involved in
the delivery process.
Descartes' solution enables retailers to profitably offer
customers significantly more delivery and value-added service
options at the point of order. It also provides greater control
over delivery execution helping to ensure an overall positive
delivery experience that serves as a foundation for higher customer
loyalty.
"We're pleased to work with our partner, LA Software Group, to
provide the technology backbone supporting home delivery operations
for Tazedirekt.com's online grocery business," said Lee Karlinsky,
VP, Alliances & Corporate Accounts at Descartes. "Our
market-leading home delivery solution helps retailers across the
globe to be more competitive, better manage their logistics costs
and provide differentiated customer service."
About Aslanoba Gıda
Hasan Aslanoba, one of the partners of the Turkish spring water
industries most admired and preferred brand, Erikli, founded
Aslanoba Gıda in 2006, in order to carry the success gained with
Erikli to the fruit juice sector. In 2009, Juss brand fruit juices
went to market simultaneously in all regions of Turkey. Since then,
the company has launched several major projects to vertically
integrate by growing the necessary fruits used for the production
of fruit juices, while expanding its portfolio with production of
Nesquik for Nestle, and offering an online shipping platform for
uniting freight suppliers and customers. The first phase of the
Tazedirekt project was started in 2012 when bovine and ovine
breeding farms were put into service. Milk production and meat
processing activities then followed in support of the launch of
Tazedirekt.com as a sales channel in 2013.
The company's mission is to provide a broad variety of the
highest quality juice and food products using innovation to delight
customers. Please see more information at
www.aslanobagida.com.tr.
About LA Software Group
LA founded in 2004 serves the industry with a strong team of
consultants with global implementation experience in Turkey. In
Turkey, LA is the leading supply chain management solution
provider.Realizing the gaps of ERP solutions in supply chain
management, LA has defined a new vision targeting supply chain
management.
LA has a wide industrial solution portfolio for Supply Chain
Management such as warehouse management, transportation management,
e-logistics management, home delivery, milkrun operation, Full
truckload and Less-than-truckload operation, international
transportation under the name of LO SCM Suite. LA has also built
international partnerships for route planning, warehouse
management, supply chain planning.
LA is now taking its knowhow and experience to global markets by
providing project management and consulting services for Eastern
European projects and leveraging its international partner channel
for business applications. Learn more at www.la.com.tr.
About Descartes
Descartes (TSX:DSG) (Nasdaq:DSGX) 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 172,000 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; file customs and
security documents for imports and exports; and complete numerous
other logistics processes by participating in the world's largest,
collaborative multi-modal 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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CONTACT: Media Contact - Descartes
Mavi Silveira
Tel: +1(800) 419-8495 ext. 202416
msilveira@descartes.com
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