DDS Logistics & Sourcing Software, the developer of transport and international trade software, is already present in Shanghai and Hong Kong and has taken a new step towards extending its marketing targets in China by forming a partnership with the Chinese computer solutions developer and distributor, Joyplus.

DDS Logistics & Sourcing Software, the French leader in Transport Management Systems (TMS), signed a partnership agreement with the Chinese publisher Joyplus on 12 November.

The French company believes that cooperation with the Chinese logistics software editor and distributor will allow it to raise its profile and develop sales of its specialist applications in the world’s largest emerging market. Joyplus will market DDS Logistics & Sourcing Software in China, develop specific interfaces as necessary to ensure communication between DDS Logistics & Sourcing Software applications and customers’ systems, and will also set up a local helpdesk.

“We met Joyplus at the Transport Logistichina trade fair last June,” explains Fabrice Lebret, China Office Representative responsible for DDS Logistics & Sourcing Software development in Asia. “We very soon saw the advantages of close cooperation. This will be a ‘win-win’ situation. DDS Logistics & Sourcing Software has an excellent reputation among western companies, with customers such as Gefco, CMA CGM Logistics, Carrefour and Conforama. Joyplus is well positioned in the field and distributes freight management systems recognised for their reliability in China by such players as the shipping group, COSCO.”

DDS Logistics & Sourcing Software has had a subsidiary in Hong Kong and an office in Shanghai since 2007, and intends first to develop sales with Joyplus among forwarding agents and logistics specialists (3PL, 4PL etc.). DDS Logistics & Sourcing Software will then concentrate on the markets of local companies, as manufacturers, FMCG retailing, trading companies etc.

DDS Logistics & Sourcing Software
DDS Logistics & Sourcing Software is a publisher of professional applications for transport and international trade. It is the leading French TMS provider, with two software suites: DDS Shipper and DDS Freight. DDS Shipper meets shippers’ needs for supply and transportation, providing management of all the steps of international trade and multi-modal transportation (from referencing through to final delivery) by optimising and tracing flows, offering a global vision of the supply chain, monitoring the financial flows related to these operations and calculating the total cost of goods. DDS Freight is a software package for forwarding agents and 3PLs covering the entire management process of air, sea and road operations, organising international logistics and integrating all the players concerned. It covers both transportation aspects (flow tracking, transport document management, etc.) and customs issues as well as all import and export buying and selling operations.
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