With a new software cooperation agreement, Descartes Systems Group and SAP will connect Descartes’ cloud-based Global Logistics Network (GLN) with the SAP Transportation Management (TM) application.
The result of the logistics message exchange will be an end-to-end business-content network for logistics collaboration and connectivity, providing full visibility of shipments and ensuring supporting customs security and fiscal filings are properly executed.
Descartes’ GLN currently connects more than 220,000 parties in more than 160 countries. It is designed specifically to cater to the unique requirements of different transportation modes and regional messaging standards relating to shipment tracking and control, inventory, assets and people in motion.
Under the agreement, Descartes will provide GLN-based messaging and filing services for cross-border security filings such as ICS and ACE and transit, export and import declarations for forwarders and brokers. These services will leverage the transportation information created by SAP TM and feed back filing status updates into SAP TM to improve shipment visibility.
“We are pleased to be working with SAP to help customers gain better control of their logistics operations on a global and local basis,” said Edward J. Ryan, CEO, Descartes.
“We have enjoyed our successful collaboration providing SAP customers with global trade data. This new relationship and our recent acquisition of denied party screening solutions provider, MK Data Services, offer us the opportunity to work together even more closely and in a more comprehensive way for customers’ betterment.”
