Case Study: Global Food Distributor achieves delivery efficiency and higher truck utilization with Aptean Routing & Scheduling (Paragon Edition)

Turns Seasonal Demand Planning Nightmare into A Dream of Delivery Efficiency with Aptean Routing & Scheduling

A leading global food distributor serving supply chains and food establishments worldwide partnered with Aptean to address a costly, time‑consuming manual routing process. Planners were managing 2,000 weekly deliveries across 170 trucks of five sizes using spreadsheets, spending up to two hours per customer and working extreme hours during peak season, while struggling to meet specific customer ETAs and combine multiple orders efficiently.

By implementing Aptean Routing & Scheduling (Paragon Edition) the company moved to daily dynamic route planning, cutting route planning from hours to minutes and enabling automated, data‑driven plans that account for vehicle size, parking and traffic. Results included a 3% increase in truck utilization, 1.5% reduction in average route distance, a 6.2% drop in driving hours per route, the ability to combine customer orders, streamlined warehouse loading and more predictable ETAs—delivering measurable transportation cost and productivity improvements.