Case Study: ForFarmers achieves dramatic reduction in empty mileage and transportation costs with Aptean Routing & Scheduling Paragon Edition

Regional Planning Reduces Empty Running at ForFarmers

ForFarmers, a leading animal feed manufacturer distributing 150,000 tons to over 7,000 destinations each month with a 100‑truck fleet, faced high empty running and complex routing constraints (product incompatibilities and limited-access sites). To improve truck utilization and reduce costs, ForFarmers deployed Aptean Routing & Scheduling Paragon Edition (using Paragon Integrated Fleets) to plan logistics at a regional level.

Aptean Routing & Scheduling Paragon Edition routes and schedules all trucks within each region as an integrated resource, enabling vehicle interchange and backhauling while respecting time windows and product/access constraints. The result at ForFarmers is dramatically reduced empty mileage, significantly lower empty running and substantial transportation cost savings for the 100‑truck operation serving 7,000 destinations.

ForFarmers

Paul Muxworthy

SAP Support Development Manager