Consumer Electronics

Global sourcing is now an accepted reality for consumer electronics retailers. With an average product life cycle of 18 months and stock keeping unit (SKU) proliferation, delivering each new item to the shelf efficiently is imperative. 

Descartes helps consumer electronics retailers: 

• Improve efficiency for distribution-to-retail store delivery.
• Reduce write-offs by reducing obsolete inventory.
• Reduce transportation costs.
• Improve performance and reduce miles driven in distribution center-to-store deliveries.
• Manage dock appointments.
• Collaborate with suppliers to improve planning, responsiveness and cost effectiveness.
• Improve visibility in the supply chain by receiving detailed information about product status and make better informed decisions.
• Collect and organize delivery and compliance statistics. 

 
Consumer electronics retailers can use the Descartes Delivery Management Suite to address business challenges including Strategic Delivery Planning, Warehouse Optimization, Daily Planning (Route Planning), Reservations, Transportation Management, Supply Chain Visibility, MobileLink/Dispatch/Automated Vehicle Locator (AVL), Reporting Services and Connectivity & Messaging.

The Descartes Global Logistics Network (GLN) helps connect trading partners quickly and efficiently using one of the world's largest multimodal networks of transportation and logistics services providers and their customers.

Descartes' consumer electronics customers include:

• Samsung Electronics
• Logitech