Descartes brings practical AI and automation to logistics leaders at Manifest 2026
Descartes Systems Group (Nasdaq: DSGX) (TSX: DSG) is presenting new AI and automation capabilities in Las Vegas, Feb. 9-11, built on the company's Global Logistics Network (GLN). The focus: help operations run smarter, safer, and faster across complex supply chains where execution, compliance, and risk control drive results.
The message to management is clear: clean, real-time, inter-enterprise data is now a prerequisite for reliable performance. Descartes' trade intelligence, forwarder/broker, transportation management, and fleet/last mile solutions use that shared network data to improve decision quality and speed without adding headcount.
What's new-and why it matters
AI-driven Global Trade Intelligence
- Denied party screening that cuts false positives down to fractions of a percent, freeing teams to focus on true risks. For context on screening lists, see the U.S. Consolidated Screening List from the Department of Commerce and partners: trade.gov/consolidated-screening-list.
- AI-enabled classification to speed product lookups and improve the accuracy and consistency of import/export decisions. Reference: the Harmonized Tariff Schedule maintained by the USITC: hts.usitc.gov.
- Agentic AI that surfaces trade patterns, trends, and anomalies via natural-language queries so analysts and managers can move faster with confidence.
Forwarder/Broker enterprise enhancements
- Automation that converts structured and unstructured trade documents into accurate, digitized customs and security filings-reducing manual effort and rework while improving data quality.
- Expanded compliance capabilities to support security filings and customs requirements, helping mitigate regulatory risk without slowing the operation.
- Advanced tracking and broader ecosystem integrations to tighten shipment visibility, streamline workflows, and scale service levels without losing control.
Transportation Management and real-time visibility
- Agentic AI to automate driver engagement, maintain tracking continuity, confirm arrivals/departures, and collect PODs-so dispatch and customer service can focus on high-value exceptions.
- Exception-based automated outreach and recovery to meet customer-mandated visibility KPIs, with confirmation and documentation captured as proof of performance.
Fleet and last mile execution
- AI-enabled safety monitoring that flags risky driving behavior and prompts proactive coaching.
- Continuously refined service time predictions that account for traffic, weather, and delivery constraints to improve ETA accuracy and on-time performance.
- AI-driven analytics that catch emerging delivery risks early, helping large networks maintain reliability at scale.
What this means for operators and P&L owners
- Fewer false positives and less manual keying lowers cost per shipment and speeds compliance clearance.
- Better visibility and automated confirmations reduce customer escalations and chargebacks.
- More accurate ETAs and safer fleets protect service levels and brand while containing cost-to-serve.
- Natural-language access to network data helps leaders get answers without waiting on ad-hoc reports.
Questions to bring to your next ops review
- Where do we still rely on manual checks or rekeying that AI-driven document conversion could remove?
- What's our current false-positive rate in denied party screening, and what's the cost of that noise?
- Which visibility KPIs are we missing, and can exception-based automation close the gap?
- How accurate are our service time predictions by lane and stop type, and what's the impact on on-time performance?
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See it in action
Meet Descartes at Manifest 2026, Booth #1039, to walk through the latest capabilities and how they apply to your network and KPIs.
About Descartes
Descartes powers responsive, efficient, secure, and sustainable supply chains by uniting logistics-intensive businesses on its Global Logistics Network (GLN). Shippers, carriers, and logistics service providers connect and collaborate on the GLN using technology, data, and AI to manage last mile deliveries, domestic and international shipments, transportation rating and payment, global trade research, customs compliance, and other regulatory processes.
Learn more at www.descartes.com and connect on LinkedIn and X.
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