Wadworth Brewery, the maker of 6X, has selected Paragon routeing software to aid it in streamlining deliveries to its 700 pubs across southern and western England.
The brewer says it will use the system to review its current delivery strategy, model the most efficient routes and establish best use of its delivery fleet.
The software should also enable the brewery to allocate optimal loads to vehicles, spreading the workloads across the delivery team according to vehicle and staff availability, as well as driver hours.
Jon Grellier, supply chain manager at Wadworth, says: “We chose Paragon based on its proven ability within the brewery sector. The software will help us to streamline our Wadworthshire routes across our vehicle fleet - we’ll even include the deliveries completed by our shire horses, which I believe is a first for Paragon.”
Paragon Fleet Controller will link the routing software to Wadworth’s vehicle tracking system, supplied by TomTom, in real time.
This will allow the planning team to compare live vehicle movements against the transport plan, enabling fine tuning of the routes and schedules. The brewery is also considering using the system to provide arrival time updates to customers.
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