ITM 100 Chapter Notes - Chapter 3: Warehouse Management System, E-Commerce, Liquor Control Board Of Ontario

• School: Ryerson University
• Department: Information Technology Management
• Course: ITM 100
• Professor: Claude Sam- Foh

Document Summary

Grocery gateway would like to optimize and maximize efficiency its selection of delivery routes. The founders (group of entrepreneurs) turned to the descartes systems group for help. Grocery gateway has successfully secured the business of over 100,000 registered customers throughout the gta although the company was founded in 1996 by a group of classmates in a basement of a house. They realize the critical role that information systems play in the health and viability of their electronic business and the running of their business processes. Imagine the difficulties of planning each delivery of grocery, with over 100,000 customers; these delivery trucks would have to make approximately 500 stops per day. Descartes"s on-demand fleet management solution software ensures that these orders are delivered within the 90-minute window. Grocery gateway is canada"s leader in the online retailing of home and office delivered groceries through a web site, founded in 1996 by a group of entrepreneurs.