IES, Ltd. was a
supply chain management software Supply-chain-management software (SCMS) is the software tools or modules used in executing supply chain transactions, managing supplier relationships and controlling associated business processes. Supply chain management maximizes the efficiency of ...
company that developed
software
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At the lowest programming level, executable code consists ...
for
freight forwarder
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customs broker Custom brokers or Customs House Brokerages are working positions that may be employed by or affiliated with freight forwarders, independent businesses, or shipping lines, importers, exporters, trade authorities, and customs brokerage firms.
North ...
s, 3PLs, importers, exporters, NVOCCs and other intermediaries to submit entries to the
U.S. Customs and Border Protection
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,
Canada Border Services Agency
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and other agencies.
Customers included
Kühne + Nagel,
Crowley Maritime
Crowley, legally Crowley Maritime Corporation, is based in Jacksonville, Florida. Founded in 1892, Crowley is primarily a family- and employee-owned vessel management, owner, and supply chain logistics services company, providing services globall ...
,
FedEx
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.
IES was acquired by
The Descartes Systems Group Inc. on June 15, 2012.
Descartes Joins Forces with IES , Descartes
/ref> Descartes is a publicly traded company, ticker symbol TSX: DSG, NASDAQ: DSGX.
Prior to the acquisition by Descartes Systems Group, the software
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At the lowest programming level, executable code consists ...
company was originally established in October 1989 and was headquartered in Midland Park, New Jersey
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, with offices and locations in Hong Kong
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, Boston
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and Atlanta
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.
IES was featured in numerous industry publications such as The Washington Post
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, The Journal of Commerce
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, American Shipper, Inbound Logistics, DC Velocity and more.
See also
* Demand chain
The term demand chain has been used in a business and management context as contrasting terminology alongside, or in place of, " supply chain". Madhani suggests that the demand chain "comprises all the demand processes necessary to understand, crea ...
* Demand chain management
Demand-chain management (DCM) is the management of relationships between supply chain, suppliers and customers to deliver the best value to the customer at the least cost to the demand chain as a whole. Demand-chain management is similar to suppl ...
* Demand optimization
* Distribution Distribution may refer to:
Mathematics
*Distribution (mathematics), generalized functions used to formulate solutions of partial differential equations
* Probability distribution, the probability of a particular value or value range of a vari ...
* Distribution resource planning
{{Business logistics
Distribution resource planning (DRP) is a method used in business administration for planning orders within a supply chain. DRP enables the user to set certain inventory control parameters (like a safety stock) and calculate ...
* Inventory control
Inventory control or stock control can be broadly defined as "the activity of checking a shop's stock". It is the process of ensuring that the right amount of supply is available within a business. However, a more focused definition takes into acco ...
* Liquid logistics
* Logistics
Logistics is generally the detailed organization and implementation of a complex operation. In a general business sense, logistics manages the flow of goods between the point of origin and the point of consumption to meet the requirements of ...
* RedPrairie
* Reverse logistics
Reverse logistics encompasses all operations related to the upstream movement of products and materials. It is "the process of moving goods from their typical final destination for the purpose of capturing value, or proper disposal. Remanufacturin ...
* Supply network
A supply network is a pattern of temporal and spatial processes carried out at facility nodes and over distribution links, which adds value for customers through the manufacturing and delivery of products. It comprises the general state of busine ...
* Supply chain management
In commerce, supply chain management (SCM) is the management of the flow of goods and services including all processes that transform raw materials into final products between businesses and locations. This can include the movement and stor ...
* Supply chain network
A supply-chain network (SCN) is an evolution of the basic supply chain. Due to rapid technological advancement, organizations with a basic supply chain can develop this chain into a more complex structure involving a higher level of interdependence ...
* Supply chain optimization
Supply-chain optimization (SCO) aims to ensure the optimal operation of a manufacturing and distribution of supply chain. This includes the optimal placement of inventory within the supply chain, minimizing operating costs including manufacturin ...
* Supply Chain Risk Management
Supply chain risk management (SCRM) is "the implementation of strategies to manage both everyday and exceptional risks along the supply chain based on continuous risk assessment with the objective of reducing vulnerability and ensuring continuity" ...
* Supply chain security
* Value chain
A value chain is a progression of activities that a firm operating in a specific industry performs in order to deliver a valuable product (i.e., good and/or service) to the end customer. The concept comes through business management and was firs ...
* Value network
A value network is a graphical illustration of social and technical resources within/between organizations and how they are utilized. The nodes in a value network represent people or, more abstractly, roles. The nodes are connected by interactions ...
* Vertical integration
In microeconomics, management and international political economy, vertical integration is a term that describes the arrangement in which the supply chain of a company is integrated and owned by that company. Usually each member of the suppl ...
* Warehouse management system
References
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1989 establishments in Ontario
Companies based in Ontario
Supply chain software companies
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