Routing and scheduling solution honored for helping clients meet green efficiencies
Paragon announces winning a Green Supply Chain Award from Supply & Demand Chain Executive magazine. The company was chosen because fleet operators can typically reduce the size of their truck fleet by up to 20% with Paragon’s solutions, which lower fuel usage and mileage, benefiting individual organizations and the environment as a whole.
Paragon Software Systems comprehensive range of fleet management and route optimization software solutions can help cut transportation costs and reduce carbon footprints – by creating more efficient routes and schedules that reduce total mileage, fuel usage and carbon emissions,” said William Salter, CEO, Paragon Software Systems. “We are pleased to once again be honored with this award for ensuring clients maintain efficiency while meeting green business targets.”
Paragon’s comprehensive range of fleet management and route optimization software solutions can help customers reduce their carbon footprint by enabling them to:
- Create more efficient routes and schedules that reduce total mileage
- Compare optimized routes with real-time truck activity to highlight areas for improvement
- Generate carbon-friendly schedules based on road speed and load weight
Eco-fleet achievements by Paragon’s customers include:
- AF Blakemore – 1 million km distance reduction
- Glanbia – CO2 emissions cut by over 100 tons per year
- Hagopian – road miles cut by 10% per year
- George’s Inc. – $31,000 a year saving on on fuel costs from 5% cut in road miles
- Tesco – 150,000 miles cut each week
- Sainsbury’s – saving of 142,245 gallons of fuel across four sites & 3.1 million lb. CO2 emissions
The 2015 Green Supply Chain Awards recognize companies making green or sustainability a core part of their supply chain strategy, and are working to achieve measurable sustainability goals within their own operations and/or supply chains, in the areas of Sourcing/Procurement, Fulfillment/Logistics, Operations, Product Lifecycle Management, and other areas of the supply chain. The awards also recognize providers of supply chain solutions and services assisting their customers in achieving measurable sustainability goals. Submissions were judged based on the clarity and content of the goals and strategy (30%), the extent of the steps being taken (30%), the impact of the results to date and projected results (30%), and the form and presentation of the information submitted (10%). The winners will appear in the December 2015 issue of Supply & Demand Chain Executive magazine.
