Solar Coca-Cola Improves Distribution Performance with Descartes' Routing Solution

SÃO PAULO and ATLANTA, Aug. 27, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Descartes Systems Group (Nasdaq:DSGX) (TSX:DSG), the global leader in uniting logistics-intensive businesses in commerce, announced that Solar Coca-Cola, the second-largest manufacturer and distributor of Coca-Cola in Brazil, is using Descartes’ route execution and fleet performance management solution to optimize the last-mile delivery performance of more than 1,400 drivers across 44 distribution centers and 13 manufacturing facilities, serving an area representing 70% of the country.

“We’ve been on a journey to improve the company’s logistics processes through automation,” said Gabriel Montefusco, Logistics Data Analyst at Solar Coca-Cola. “With Descartes’ solution, we now have a single mobile platform that drivers and their supervisors use to manage the day-to-day execution of routes. After trucks leave their routes, the solution continuously reschedules routes based on real-time traffic information, delivery windows and weather conditions, enabling drivers to perform better and supervisors to gain greater visibility into distribution operations.”

“Without the solution, this process would be manual, extremely time-consuming and not scalable,” said Luis Rafael Sousa Fernandes, Logistics Planning and Projects at Solar Coca-Cola. “Drivers can also use the same app to capture customer information at the point of delivery, and supervisors use it to easily track driver progress and status updates throughout the day. It has delivered significant value in our high-service environment.”

Descartes’ Route Execution and Fleet Performance Management solution is part of Descartes’ suite of routing, mobile and telematics solutions and helps food and beverage distribution companies, such as Solar Coca-Cola, manage route execution for optimal efficiency and minimize the impact of unforeseen events on customer service levels, mileage and costs. By continually re-optimizing route plans based on real-time traffic data and other variables, the solution improves customer service by improving on-time delivery performance, reducing mileage by routing drivers to shorter routes, and reducing overall route time and costs by helping drivers navigate heavy traffic with alternate routes and stop sequences.

“We are pleased that our solution has helped Solar improve the customer experience for its complex distribution operations,” said Douglas Alves, Sales Executive at Descartes. “We have a wide range of routing capabilities to help our customers in food and beverage distribution and other industries solve their last mile challenges. Our mobile applications are used by drivers around the world to improve productivity and help companies achieve higher delivery performance standards for their customers.”

Learn more about Descartes’ Route Execution and Fleet Performance Management solutions and Routing, Mobile and Telematics solutions.

About Solar Coca-Cola

Solar Coca-Cola is the second largest manufacturer and distributor of the Coca-Cola System in Brazil, one of the 13 largest manufacturers of the Coca-Cola System in the world, one of the twenty largest companies in Northeast Brazil and one of the largest consumer goods companies in the country. With the capacity to produce more than three billion liters of beverages/year to serve approximately 400,000 points of sale, Solar has approximately 17,000 employees distributed between our 13 factories and 44 distribution centers, in a territorial area that represents 70% of Brazil, operating throughout the regions of North, Northeast and the state of Mato Grosso and part of Goiás and Tocantins. For more information, visit https://solarcocacola.gupy.io/.

About Descartes

Descartes (Nasdaq:DSGX) (TSX:DSG) is the global leader in delivering on-demand, software-as-a-service solutions focused on improving the productivity, safety 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 supply sources; plan, allocate and execute shipments; review, audit and pay transportation invoices; access global trade data; file import and export customs and security documentation; and complete countless 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 and connect with us on LinkedIn and Twitter.

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