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Chris Jones, Executive Vice President, Marketing and Services at Descartes Systems Group shares insights and advice from benchmarking studies Descartes conducted about getting the most value from transportation management systems. Podcast version (click to play):
Joely Callaway (Vice President, Product Management, Customs Content) and Brendan MacCahill (Senior Vice President, Trade Data Content) at Descartes Systems Group discuss the following questions and more in this timely and informative episode: What are some of the biggest global
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