Case Study: Relyon reduces routing time and mileage with Descartes

Relyon Descartes Puts Relyon’s Routing and Planning Worries to Bed

Relyon, the UK’s largest bed manufacturer, was struggling to manage complex delivery schedules across its fleet of 23 trucks using manual spreadsheets and time-consuming planning processes. With variable customer demands, frequent last-minute changes, and a need to better coordinate production with delivery, Relyon turned to Descartes for routing, planning, and tracking support.

Descartes implemented its routing and planning solution in stages, starting with sales and territory planning, then route planning, and later vehicle tracking. The results were immediate: route planning time dropped from a full week to less than five minutes per day, last-minute route changes became easy to handle, and Relyon estimated a 10% reduction in mileage. Descartes also set Relyon up for future gains through real-time visibility and advanced reporting capabilities.

Relyon

Chris Vaughan

Logistics Manager