Ferrellgas Expands Descartes Routing Solution to Blue Rhino Division for Enhanced Customer Service
September 12 2017 - 6:45AM
Descartes Systems Group (Nasdaq:DSGX) (TSX:DSG), the global leader
in uniting logistics-intensive businesses in commerce, announced
that Ferrellgas Partners, L.P. (NYSE:FGP), a premier provider of
propane throughout the U.S., is expanding the Descartes Route
Planner™ solution to its Blue Rhino division to fuel enhanced
levels of customer service across its nationwide network for
propane tank exchange. Ferrellgas has used the Descartes solution
since 2001 to centralize routing for the delivery of propane to
residential, agricultural, industrial, and
commercial customers nationwide.
“Better distribution performance can pay significant customer
service dividends,” said Josh Powell, Director, IT Applications at
Ferrellgas. “The intuitive Descartes user-interface makes it easy
to train employees. It also allows us to centralize distribution on
a single, proven technology platform.”
Using the web-based Descartes Route Planner solution, Ferrellgas
generates optimized vehicle routing plans tailored to its delivery
network and business requirements. As new orders are received and
real-time route updates are presented, dispatchers can adjust
routes manually, ask the system for suggestions, or let the system
optimize changes to meet confirmed time windows, maintain overall
customer service objectives, and optimize distribution
efficiencies. More effective route scheduling also helps companies
reduce operating costs by increasing route density, lowering total
route distances, and decreasing the average miles between
stops.
“We’re pleased that the scalability and advanced capabilities of
our routing solution are helping Ferrellgas to meet its objectives
for reliable nationwide propane delivery, refill and tank
exchange,” said Andrew Roszko, Senior Vice President of Sales at
Descartes Systems Group. “Using technology to centralize route
planning and to standardize delivery can help remove roadblocks to
greater distribution efficiency and quality customer service,
especially for companies with multiple locations.”
About Ferrellgas Ferrellgas Partners, L.P.,
through its operating partnership, Ferrellgas, L.P., and
subsidiaries, serves propane customers in all 50 states,
the District of Columbia, and Puerto Rico, and provides
midstream services to major energy companies in the United
States. Ferrellgas employees indirectly own 22.8 million
common units of the partnership, through an employee stock
ownership plan. Ferrellgas Partners, L.P. filed a Form
10-K with the Securities and Exchange
Commission on September 28, 2016. Investors can request a
hard copy of this filing free of charge and obtain more information
about the partnership online at www.ferrellgas.com.
About Descartes Systems
Group
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. 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.
Global Media Contact Mavi
Silveira
Tel: +1(800) 419-8495 ext.
202416
msilveira@descartes.com
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