Industry:
Agriculture / Animal Feed
Categories:
Operational routing and scheduling , Benefits reported , Large operation
Planning with Paragon has helped leading animal feed manufacturer BOCM PAULS establish improved levels of vehicle utilization. Using Paragon’s Integrated Fleets software to plan its logistics operations at regional level has dramatically cut empty mileage - and transportation costs.
By routing and scheduling all the vehicles within each region as an integrated resource, Paragon’s plans enable vehicles to interchange between feed mills, collecting and distributing loads in the most efficient way possible. This focus on maximizing efficiency means that, at BOCM PAULS, backhauling is second nature and empty running is significantly reduced. For a 100-vehicle operation distributing 150,000 tons of feed to over 7,000 destinations every month, the savings that result are substantial.
Saving money is just one way Paragon has made its presence felt at BOCM PAULS. Automatically coping with complex constraints around product incompatibility and vehicle access - without impacting on promised time windows - is another. The software won’t, for example, route conflicting feeds on the same vehicle at the same time. Similarly, it pre-empts problems by never sending unsuitable vehicles to delivery locations with limited access.
According to Paul Muxworthy of BOCM PAULS, Paragon has made its mark throughout its distribution operation, with the end user, the customer, getting the best deal. "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."
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