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    Descartes Global Logistics Network

    Score5 out of 10
    N/AThe Logistics Technology Platform is a supply chain management offering from Descartes Systems Group headquartered in Ontario.N/A

    Tropic

    Score9.4 out of 10
    N/ATropic is a procurement intelligence platform that automatically finds ways to reduce and control costs. By combining procurement workflows, supplier management, and benchmark pricing data together in one place, Tropic brings visibility, control, and leverage to company spend.N/A
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    Premium Consulting/Integration Services
    NoNo
    Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
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    10.0
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    User Testimonials
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    Descartes Systems Group
    Descartes Logistics Technology Platform has a control tower view which we have used a lot. It permits us to check on [the] real-time status of every truck, also has the features and option to communicate with the trucks' ELD, which gives us the most liable information about his current location and status.
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    Tropic
    Tropic is not ideal if you only have contracts below $5k. There isn't sufficient room to successfully negotiate those down. However, if you have sizable and or multi-year contracts, this is where they excel because they have a lot of real life data points to pull from. They are also tough negotiators. One of our reps owned an exhausting negotiation process with a data aggregator and saved us hundreds of thousands of dollars.
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    Pros
    Descartes Systems Group
    • An easy and free of hassle mobile application
    • Precise location of a truck in a map view
    • Identify possible delays to stops
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    Tropic
    • Contract negotiation
    • Contract visibility
    • Benchmarking
    • Current contract usage
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    Cons
    Descartes Systems Group
    • Intelligence, it gets stuck in some areas of the country
    • Integration with [other] apps, we would appreciate a collaboration with [other] tracking apps that can share the same information if they are being installed [on] the same device
    • A better and clean dashboard, its face needs a renewal, a fresh look, adapted to the current trends
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    Tropic
    • Their platform could be improved a bit to do a better job of shadow IT tracking (licenses being used or expenses).
    • Lowering prices for folks who may only want their platform without negotiation services.
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    Descartes Systems Group
    It is a powered tool that can be used by any of the current logistics (and why not?, non-logistics companies), that need a reliable, accurate, and well-based amount of information of the fleet, with ease. Using the [latest] technologies, integrating a wide view of transportation, inventory, [and] custom status on a single but not simple platform.
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    Tropic
    We reviewed other provides for automated bill entry, but not for contract negotiation.
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    Return on Investment
    Descartes Systems Group
    • Positive, we can do our things faster than ever with using the information shown in the platform, avoiding unnecessary calls and interactions
    • Increasing the liability of the gathered information about trucks' actual/real location
    • A solution to improving our overall shipment visibility
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    Tropic
    • They returned savings for us that was greater than the cost of their service.
    • The company has better hygiene in terms of being on top of our contracts - from negotiating terms that finance cares about to ensuring we don't let a contract auto-renew.
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