Descartes Logistics Technology Platform vs. Oracle Transportation Management Cloud

Overview
ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price
Descartes Logistics Technology Platform
Score 5.0 out of 10
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The Logistics Technology Platform is a supply chain management offering from Descartes Systems Group headquartered in Ontario.N/A
Oracle Transportation Management Cloud
Score 9.0 out of 10
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Part of the Oracle SCM Cloud, Oracle Transportation Management Cloud spans all modes and geographies to provide robust capabilities for transportation planning and execution. Designed to support both shippers and logistics service providers, Oracle Transportation Management Cloud Service can help manage, track, and streamline transportation activity across fastmoving, global supply chains.N/A
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User Testimonials
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Likelihood to Recommend
Descartes Logistics Technology Platform has a control tower view which we have used a lot. It permits us to check on [the] real-time status of every truck, also has the features and option to communicate with the trucks' ELD, which gives us the most liable information about his current location and status.
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Does a good job for automatization, bulk planning. This offers better chances for cost improvement and costs reduction or savings. Also the ability to have multiple service providers participating in a spot bid offers better chances to get an offer and a better cost. In addition, Parcel is not [Oracle Transportation Management Cloud]'s strongest point.
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Pros
  • An easy and free of hassle mobile application
  • Precise location of a truck in a map view
  • Identify possible delays to stops
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  • Planning
  • Routing
  • Settlements
  • Tendering
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Cons
  • Intelligence, it gets stuck in some areas of the country
  • Integration with [other] apps, we would appreciate a collaboration with [other] tracking apps that can share the same information if they are being installed [on] the same device
  • A better and clean dashboard, its face needs a renewal, a fresh look, adapted to the current trends
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  • Commitment allocation parameters need to be improved. Quantity-based commitments should be able to work as it is not available in the current application
  • Spot bidding award approval workflows need to be established to give users more flexibility
  • Reverse logistics area should be more improved in terms of automatic generation of alerts and the possibility of reverse load
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Alternatives Considered
It is a powered tool that can be used by any of the current logistics (and why not?, non-logistics companies), that need a reliable, accurate, and well-based amount of information of the fleet, with ease. Using the [latest] technologies, integrating a wide view of transportation, inventory, [and] custom status on a single but not simple platform.
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Oracle Transportation Management is a web based application that provides you with several options for your logistics ordering management, with ease on its use and practical options, being able to handle orders, invoices, preload shipments, spots markets, shipment events, also able to connect through your favourite CRM application, using the most stable EDI system.
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Return on Investment
  • Positive, we can do our things faster than ever with using the information shown in the platform, avoiding unnecessary calls and interactions
  • Increasing the liability of the gathered information about trucks' actual/real location
  • A solution to improving our overall shipment visibility
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  • Brought transparency in company's freight charges that didn't exist before
  • Better planning of freight costs helped reduce last-minute surge pricing and reduce cost overall contributing to a positive ROI.
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