Case Study: Spirit Delivery & Distribution Services achieves 75% reduction in planning resources and streamlined nationwide home delivery with Aptean Routing & Scheduling Paragon Edition

Spirit Implements Paragon Routing and Scheduling Software for Home Delivery

Spirit Delivery & Distribution Services, which runs home deliveries for GE and over one million shipments a year from 24 warehousing and distribution centers, faced a time-consuming manual routing process that required substantial human resources. To automate planning and integrate with its databases, Spirit selected Aptean Routing & Scheduling Paragon Edition (Paragon routing and scheduling software) for its cost-effective licensing and multi-user capabilities.

Aptean Routing & Scheduling Paragon Edition produced reliable, rapidly generated routes—planning about 1,000 daily deliveries across multiple states—and cut resource requirements in the planning office by 75%. The Paragon solution maximized use of Spirit’s 225-truck fleet, improved warehouse picking/loading and customer arrival visibility through browser-based reports, and helped Spirit secure new contracts by demonstrating faster scheduling and higher service levels.

Spirit Delivery & Distribution Services

James Betz

Vice President Operations