Greggs has implemented Paragon optimised transportation planning nationwide following a pilot project.

Using the solution to optimise delivery routes from its Manchester depot has enabled Greggs to rationalise its delivery journey mileage while maintaining service excellence.

Since achieving these efficiency improvements and savings, the bakery retailer has implemented its “shop window” cost-effective delivery planning approach to another three depots and hopes to have completed the roll-out to the rest of the UK by the end of summer 2012.

“The annual savings clearly show that by using the routing software to produce the best routes and to improve vehicle use, we can make reductions in certain operational costs while doing more with existing resources - and without stretching them. We have begun to see these efficiency improvements at additional depots and we aim to replicate these benefits throughout the entire UK operation over the coming year,” says Paul Duggan, national logistics project manager, Greggs.

“Transporting our fresh products to our shops is a key activity at Greggs and as we grow our number of shops, delivering to more locations in the UK, we want to do this without increasing our costs. Paragon is helping us achieve this as is demonstrated by our pilot in Manchester, where we now run fewer vehicles to service 170 stores. The drivers also benefit from the software because we are able to produce realistic routes and it allows us to incorporate their real world experiences within our planning,” he adds.

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