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National Food Corporation recently announced that it has successfully implemented the routing and scheduling solutions from Paragon Software Systems Inc. National Food Corporation has been able to optimize the routing and scheduling of its delivery fleet, resulting in widespread benefits in terms of decreased transportation expenditures, augmented output and enhanced competences.

In a statement, Kevin Bookey, transportation manager at National Food Corporation, said, "The combination of Paragon Multi Depot and Integrated Fleets software has proven to be the ideal solution to automate planning and optimize transportation from our distribution centers. Now one person is able to plan up to 50 complex routes per day for the 2,500 deliveries we make a week."

It is imperative for any food and beverages distributor, offering services to retail or foodservice shops, to ensure resourceful distribution for accomplishing efficiency. Customers expect precise and on time delivery of goods from stores or restaurants and cafeterias. In order to handle the taxing delivery schedules, distributors like National Food Corporation need to implement rationalized delivery operations so as to acquire repeat business. These delivery operations should leverage optimized plans in order to augment on-time performance, decrease delays, and improve productivity.

William Salter, CEO and president of Paragon Software Systems, said, "National Food Corporation is leading its industry with transportation cost savings from using optimized planning and scheduling. Paragon's Multi Depot solution looks at NFC's operations holistically, selecting the best distribution center for each delivery, which further reduces their overall mileage, drivers' time, and asset usage."

Paragon Software Systems, Inc., a subsidiary of Paragon Software Systems plc, is a major provider of truck routing and scheduling software solutions. The organization’s highly developed planning systems help in decreasing transportation expenses and enhancing productivity across a broad array of distribution operation types and industry sectors. The organization has its headquarters in Dallas, Texas. The organization’s customers include George's Inc., AgReliant Genetics, Linde, McLane and National Food Corporation, among others. The organization has more than 2,300 systems installed at a minimum of 750 client sites in 45 countries across the globe.