Descartes Unveils Major Extensions of Logistic Flow Control Solution for Retailers

New York, NY – January 16, 2012 - National Retail Federation (NRF) 101st Annual Convention & EXPO -- Today, Descartes Systems Group (Nasdaq:DSGX) (TSX:DSG), the global leader in logistics technology, unveiled significant extensions to its Logistics Flow Control solution. The new modules provide retailers with better coordination of supplier-managed shipments and synchronize commercial and logistics documentation required for accurate import duty filings.

Part of Descartes' Logistics Technology Platform, Logistics Flow Control is the next generation retail inbound logistics management solution designed for rapid return-on-investment. It is a multi-party Microsoft-based cloud solution that breaks the paradigm of having to coordinate multiple parties with multiple systems that have historically made inbound retail supply chains inefficient and hard to manage. With Logistics Flow Control, retailers, suppliers, carriers and brokers can use the same solution to manage the “purchase order to warehouse receipt” process, helping retailers to:

• Improve control of inventory in motion;
• Reduce purchase order cycle time, transportation costs, inventory carrying costs, and custom filing fines; and
• Measure supplier and carrier performance.

“Working with leading drug store, home goods and apparel retailers, we've developed a comprehensive solution that gives retailers better end-to-end control of their inbound supply chain,” said Chris Jones, Executive Vice President Marketing & Services at Descartes. “By leveraging data across all of the parties involved in the inbound supply chain, we're helping retailers simultaneously manage their commercial, logistics and customs filing processes.”

New modules include Descartes Load Flow Control and Descartes Import Compliance.

Descartes Load Flow Control manages supplier-controlled freight, by providing the retailer, and its suppliers and carriers, with purchase order visibility and consolidation that is synchronized with the retailer‟s available dock appointment times. The traditional coordination process from supplier to carrier to retailer is streamlined, as the dock appointment is confirmed at the time of purchase order consolidation, thereby reducing total delivery time. Retailers have the ability to control what purchase orders get consolidated by the supplier and managing their movement in-transit. Changes to the schedule by any party are measured against a date validation guide, helping to ensure that deliveries comply with purchase order commitments.