Canon Captures Clear Picture of Logistics

Canon Europe NV, based in The Netherlands, completes its pilot and signs a longer-term subscription to deploy Descartes Systems Group Inc.'s Visibility & Event Management solution for its Europe, Middle East and Africa (EMEA) operations. The on-demand, web-based solution works across enterprises, geographies and transportation modes and lets Canon Europe monitor, measure, query and report on order and delivery information at the line-item level. The solution leverages the Descartes Global Logistics Network, a multimodal network of transportation and logistics services providers and their customers. "We are excited that our visibility solution can address an important delivery management requirement for Canon Europe," says Arthur Mesher, CEO of Descartes. "This is a great example of how Descartes' services-based business model allows companies such as Canon Europe to pilot and see the business value of our solutions before having to make significant financial commitments to use our technology."