Integrated Decision Support Corporation (IDSC), a leading provider of decision support software for the truckload carrier, welcomes C.A.T. Inc. as a new customer of the Netwise Enterprise® planning solution. The Netwise Enterprise solution is exceptional for identifying low or no-profit freight and how to fix it, identifying high-profit freight and how to get more of it, and for identifying ways to improve network balance and profits. C.A.T. Inc., a 500 power unit trucking company providing international truckload service throughout Canada, the United States and Mexico, has been an existing customer of the IDSC Expert Fuel® fuel and route optimization software solution since 2004.
"We chose IDSC's Netwise Enterprise to assist us in our goal to grow profitable business as we expand across Canada and the United States. We believe Netwise Enterprise is the ultimate tool in analyzing our current and potential lanes as well as performing shipper rank analysis to optimize our freight mix", said David Gervais, Vice-President Finance for C.A.T.
Netwise Enterprise provides the organizational infrastructure or backbone for continuous profitability improvement for the entire organization. Netwise Enterprise supplies executives with a single view of the business so they can be confident in their decision-making and the impact of decisions on long-term growth, company productivity and customer service. This product also provides a Historical Analysis Module, which keeps a scoreboard on profitability. Additional functions include yield management, shipper profit analysis, pricing analysis, and optimization of the freight mix.
"Netwise Enterprise identifies root causes of unprofitable freight and provides recommendations to make the freight more profitable by offering guidance throughout the entire organization. Whether Marketing is seeking sales planning assistance, Pricing is looking for help with shipper bid responses or daily pricing action, Operations is searching for ways to improve driver retention, or Finance is looking for a way to analyze mergers and acquisitions?Netwise Enterprise has the answers," said Dave Harris, VP of Sales at IDSC. "We are thrilled that C.A.T. now includes Netwise as a cornerstone in their technology program."
About C.A.T., Inc.
Headquartered in Coteau-du-Lac, Quebec and founded in 1978, C.A.T. Inc., operates a fleet of 500 units offering dry van, warehousing, and logistics services throughout Canada, the United States, and Mexico. C.A.T. has earned a respected reputation within the transportation & warehouse industry due to its position among the leaders in quality services and customer satisfaction. For more information, visit www.cat.ca.
About Integrated Decision Support Corporation
Integrated Decision Support Corporation (IDSC) celebrates over 28 years as a leading provider of decision support software for the truckload carrier, serving customers representing over 120,000 power units and the "Top 100" carrier market. IDSC is recognized as a pioneer in the industry and for developing innovative software technologies that include the first power-to-load match optimization introduced in 1978 and the first fuel optimization program introduced in 1994. IDSC is committed to providing customers with a strategic advantage by accelerating profitability through the use of optimization-based decision support planning and execution software. For more information, visit www.idscnet.com.
