Case Study: AKI Group achieves $1M annual transportation 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-based distribution and services company, struggled with manual planning for its in-house transportation operation covering the UAE’s seven emirates—processing about 25,000 orders (≈12,500 deliveries) per month to some 5,500 sites and needing to meet regulatory and multi-temperature vehicle constraints. To modernize planning and improve compliance, AKI Group selected Aptean Routing & Scheduling Paragon Edition, including Street Level Mapping, Average Road Speed Data and Aptean Route Execution.

Using Aptean Routing & Scheduling Paragon Edition, Aptean automated routing, centralized planning and provided real-time visibility, enabling AKI Group to cut its fleet from 84 to 52 vehicles (‑38%), increase average deliveries per vehicle by 164% (4.7 → 12.4), save over $1 million annually, and reduce average cost per delivery by 65% while better managing month-end volume peaks.

AKI Group

Gary Grindlay

Group Head of Logistics