December 12, 2011 | Categories: About Paragon, Technology
Paragon Software Systems is providing transport operators with software functionality to manage vehicle movements along traffic-disrupted routes during the London Olympic and Paralympic games. Paragon software users can now model how road closures, congestion and the increased demand for consumables will affect operations as well as consider how to handle changes to delivery times, unloading times and alterations in delivery frequency. A recent poll of Paragon customers indicated that around 72 per cent of companies have already begun planning for the games.
With the start of the 2012 Olympics and Paralympics only eight months away Paragon Software Systems is keen to help its clients minimise likely disruption to any London logistics operations. Using data recently supplied by Transport for London Paragon has developed functionality and prepared data files that can be used in a Paragon system. As a result users can tackle issues such as identifying delivery points that may be affected and understand where the likely areas of congestion will be. For example, users can easily identify which of their customers are likely to be affected by a specific event such as the cycle road race. It is also possible to identify and exclude those sections of the Olympic Route Network likely to affect their delivery operations so that delivery vehicles avoid them on the day.
Paragon will soon also include congestion data around the event start and finish times for each venue so users can automatically create delivery schedules taking account of the anticipated hold-ups.
“Paragon customers servicing the areas affected by the Olympics and Paralympics will be able to use their existing systems to plan their deliveries simply by using the additional data files we can provide for both games. We are making these facilities available free of charge to all our existing users. Using the added functionality Paragon users will minimise disruption to their services, helping them keep their own customers happy during a very exciting but challenging time,” said Phil Ingham, Paragon Support Director.
Notes to Editors:
Paragon Software Systems is a market leader in transport optimisation with over 1,500 routing and scheduling systems installed in more than 33 countries. Paragon helps companies reduce transport costs by up to 20 per cent through more efficient deployment of vehicles and drivers. Headquartered in Dorking, UK and with US offices in Dallas, Paragon is a respected pioneer in routing and scheduling with over 30 years of know-how.
Paragon is employed by transport operations ranging from just 10 vehicles at a single site to hundreds of vehicles operating from several sites. The system is used for routing and scheduling optimisation; managing transport resources; strategic planning; scheduling home deliveries continuously as orders are being confirmed; and managing the execution of the transport plan in real time using vehicle tracking technology.
Paragon assists many leading companies with their logistics including ASDA, Royal Mail Group, Harrods, Sainsbury's, AB Agri, CEVA Logistics, Wincanton, DHL Exel, Norbert Dentressangle, Linde, Fuller's, John Lewis, Tesco, Keystone Distribution, Raleigh and many others.
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