Paragon Software Systems, Inc, a niche software company focused on vehicle routing and scheduling, today announced that Pizza Wholesale of Lexington purchased its Multi Depot transportation planning software. The routing and scheduling solution is in use at the division of Hunt Brothers Pizza handling operational and strategic planning needs for more than 100 vehicles servicing 3,600 customers in 15 states.
“We began evaluating routing and scheduling software options early last year and looked at several suppliers,” said Steve Wolf, director of warehousing and logistics at Hunt Brother’s Pizza. “The Paragon Multi Depot solution was clearly the best choice in terms of functionality and the company’s proven experience in the food distribution sector. In a short period of time we have already realized a return on our investment.”
In particular Wolf cites savings from a reduction in miles driven by the effective and efficient consolidation of delivery routes, a process that now takes minutes compared to days previously. In turn, he added, that leads to administrative time and cost savings, better management of driver Hours of Service, which boosts productivity, and to significant fuel cost savings. Longer term, the reduction in mileage can also lead to longer vehicle service life, cutting capital investment costs, and lowering maintenance expenses.
Paragon’s Multi Depot transportation planning software enables Pizza Wholesale of Lexington to plan routes for all its trucks and drivers centrally. The routing and scheduling solution develops a single optimized transportation plan. The software maintains information about customer locations and delivery requirements, and details of distribution center locations, fleet characteristics and driver information. It uses advanced optimization algorithms, incorporating up-to-date digital mapping, to create truck routes and schedules automatically.
Paragon’s highly flexible and configurable software solutions provide transportation optimization capabilities across a wide range of industry sectors. The latest versions of the software, Paragon Version 5.6, incorporates more than 50 enhancements and functionality improvements to help fleets cut operating costs, improve asset utilization and enhance customer service. Included are new automatic routing capabilities, mapping enhancements to display information on a Google Map automatically, and advanced reporting capabilities.
“Paragon’s Multi Depot software is perfectly suited to meet the needs of Pizza Wholesale of Lexington,” said William Salter, Paragon’s CEO. “Our advanced vehicle routing and scheduling solution is enabling the company to cut costs, make better use of its vehicles and drivers and improve service to its customers. We are pleased that Pizza Wholesale of Lexington has chosen Paragon and look forward to serving them and a growing number of companies in this market.”
