WATERLOO, Ontario - Descartes Systems Group (Nasdaq:DSGX) (TSX:DSG), the global leader in uniting logistics-intensive businesses in commerce, announced that MedSpeed, the market leading provider of healthcare intra-company logistics in the U.S., has selected Descartes to enhance its technology platform, help manage increasingly complex needs and enhance customer service levels even more. MedSpeed’s national logistics network includes more than 100 distribution points in 29 states and more than 1,000 logistics service representatives (LSRs) delivering patient- and business-critical materials and supplies to healthcare organizations across the United States.

“MedSpeed is transforming healthcare transportation into the more strategic intra-company logistics that has greater enterprise-wide value,” said Jake Crampton, CEO of MedSpeed. “Our customers’ intra-company logistics networks need a robust technology platform to help them run efficiently and effectively and at the highest level of quality. Descartes’ leading-edge solutions for comprehensive delivery routing and dispatch will be part of our MedConnect technology platform and enhance how we service our customers. Descartes’ flexible technology platform can integrate with our platform as we scale to meet our rapidly growing business and changing healthcare environment.”

Descartes’ routing and execution solutions support the strategic, tactical and operational needs of fleet and logistics operators. The combined solution can optimally determine service areas and visit frequency, plan daily routes, and manage delivery execution with integrated real-time dispatch and tracking capabilities. Customers, like MedSpeed, are able to better utilize logistics resources, maximize customer service and manage drivers and delivery performance in real-time, all while minimizing logistics costs. The integrated planning and execution solutions also analyze planned versus actual performance and better target areas for service improvement and cost reduction.

“We’re pleased to help MedSpeed enhance the complex healthcare delivery requirements of its customers,” said Andrew Roszko, Senior Vice President of Sales at Descartes Systems Group. “As companies in many different industries recognize the strategic importance of transportation, they’re looking for advanced routing and execution solutions that drive maximum efficiency and enable superior customer service.”