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How Bots Transform Route Planning and Delivery Scheduling
Advanced RPA-based route planning and scheduling technology enables building suppliers to optimize delivery performance. With the required materials delivered quickly and consistently, contractors can manage schedules more effectively, control costs and boost jobsite productivity.
By Chris Jones
February 22, 2021
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by Chris Jones
As Executive Vice President, Marketing and Services, Chris is primarily responsible for Descartes’ marketing and professional services organizations. With over 30 years of experience in the supply chain market, Chris has held a variety of senior management positions including Senior Vice President at The Aberdeen Group’s Value Chain Research practice, Executive Vice President of Marketing and Corporate Development for SynQuest, Vice President and Research Director for Enterprise Resource Planning Solutions at The Gartner Group, and Associate Director Operations & Technology at Kraft General Foods.
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