67 Aptean Routing & Scheduling Paragon Edition Testimonials

“Paragon has revolutionised our routing and scheduling operation and we couldn’t envisage working without it. In particular, making changes to the transport plan is now so much easier. No longer does one person have to remember all the road restrictions and shop opening times – the system takes these constraints into account and automatically updates the whole schedule.”

“Our commitment to producing and delivering quality stone within the timescales demanded by national housebuilders and major construction companies is a critical part of what differentiates the business. We wanted to reduce delivery paperwork and the amount of time it takes to obtain signatures when delivering goods, so selected fleXipod as a user-friendly and cost-effective way of achieving these objectives. Our transport department is already finding the ability to view live data relating to what has happened in the field very useful and our customers value the immediate receipt of the digital proof of delivery document. The fleXipod system is helping reduce paperwork, save time and give us greater real-time visibility of our delivery information.”

“Having decided to replace our previous routing and scheduling system, Paragon was the obvious choice. We chose Paragon software over other systems because it offered us the scalability, flexibility, routing reliability and range of software options required to meet the demands of our growing distribution operation. Interfacing seamlessly with the other IT packages used throughout our operation – such as our customer service and finance systems – it provides us with a complete routing solution that we can rely on every day.”

"The Paragon team not only helped us configure the software for our business, but it also made some general adjustments to the standard system which has significantly improved the quality of the results it produces in our particular type of operation."

"Using Paragon routing and scheduling software with resource management functionality for dynamic planning gives our depot planners a great tool to produce efficient, compliant, delivery schedules that help us provide a better service for our stores. The pilot at our West Thurrock distribution centre resulted in a 5 per cent mileage saving. We expect to save 5,000 tonnes of CO2 per year along with significant cost savings when we roll out dynamic planning across the network."

"Improving driver productivity by 20% has enabled us to reduce both the number of drivers and the number of vehicles we need to use to achieve the same, if not higher, levels of service. Our work with Paragon really has delivered in a big way and everyone involved is very happy with the results."

"We offer customers the ability to book a delivery up to 90 days in advance if they require it; typically most choose between 10 and 15 days after making a purchase. We also have much more flexibility to move deliveries around if we need to and we can close off routes earlier. In fact, with the latest version of the software we can also shut off a depot early and we can pause specific routes, if necessary to maximise efficiency. When a Dreams customer buys a bed our Microsoft Dynamics NAV system will calculate the earliest availability for the product. This information feeds through to Paragon HDX, which then works out the available delivery dates to offer the customer. The information is presented graphically to our sales staff in red, amber and green, with green being the most efficient delivery."

"Our shops now know what they are getting when and that goods will arrive when they’re told they will. Significantly for the company, our implementation of Paragon has also meant that at a time when business has grown by 3% not only have we not required extra vehicles, we’ve actually cut total loads by 5% – an overall efficiency gain of 8%."

"It’s really important that we make the best use of our vehicle fleet and that loads are maximized and routes optimized. Paragon gives us the power to do that and, when used in conjunction with our SAP business software, has resulted in efficiency gains across our dairy product delivery operation which spans the entire Republic of Ireland."

"Paragon is the routing software of choice for Linde’s cylinder business globally. It is integral to the efficiency of our gas cylinder business and we have proven that the software is the best choice for producing optimised delivery routes and schedules. With this new licence, we now have the opportunity to roll out the software to all our sites worldwide from centrally hosted servers within our IS network and accessed through a Citrix link. Paragon has proven to be a reliable supplier and has been supportive to our goal of continually improving our gas delivery operations."

"Uncertainties are a fact of life for any transportation operation so we build contingencies into our schedules, but they add costs. The more uncertainty that can be eliminated, the greater the control over costs."

"We are confident that our customers are getting the deliveries they request at the time that we promise them. This is a key customer service benefit that, combined with the cost and efficiency savings we are seeing, makes Paragon software an invaluable daily planning tool for our operation."

"Paragon has enabled us to effectively re-evaluate our transportation operation with minimum fuss. We are already seeing huge cost savings which will only continue to increase as we roll out Paragon-calculated routes at additional sites. In addition, the accuracy of the Paragon routes has resulted in significant improvements in customer service – we are now able to guarantee customer delivery times to the nearest 15 minutes. Overall, Paragon has succeeded in making the rationalization of our longstanding fixed route network a straightforward and highly effective process."

"We wanted a systematic freight control system that would interface easily with our SAP system. We now use Paragon several times a day to schedule and route our outbound deliveries to customers. We rely on its optimization engine to determine the best route for our forklifts. We have been using Paragon exclusively for 15 months, and it is relatively easy to use and easy to update. We would recommend the product to others."

"Paragon’s willingness and determination to work closely with our team has had a major impact on the success of the project. We are already achieving the outstanding results anticipated at the outset and now have an excellent planning tool that enables us to produce more efficient plans much more quickly."