Case Study: AKI Group achieves $1M annual transport savings and 164% more deliveries per vehicle with Aptean Routing & Scheduling Paragon Edition

Aptean Routing & Scheduling Helps AKI Group Improve Productivity and Reduce Costs

AKI Group, a $1.6 billion UAE conglomerate operating an in-house distribution service to up to 5,500 sites across the seven emirates, was manually planning roughly 25,000 orders a month (about 12,500 deliveries) and struggling with inefficiencies, peak-volume surges and regulatory vehicle restrictions. To transform its transport operation it selected Aptean Routing & Scheduling Paragon Edition (Paragon) for routing and scheduling, including Route Execution, Street Level Mapping and Average Road Speed Data.

Aptean Routing & Scheduling Paragon Edition automated route planning, enforced vehicle restrictions and added real-time visibility, allowing AKI Group to consolidate planners and optimise performance. The solution delivered more than $1 million in annual transport savings, reduced fleet size from 84 to 52 vehicles (−38%), increased average deliveries per vehicle from 4.7 to 12.4 (a 164% rise), and cut average cost per delivery by 65%, while improving handling of month-end peaks.

AKI Group

Gary Grindlay

Group Head of Logistics