The firm will use Paragon to manage its delivery operations in line with its promise of next working day delivery.
Nectar’s distribution operation runs on fixed routes, but the company has outgrown its previous manual approach to planning and scheduling due to the continuous growth of the business.
The Paragon system will enable dynamic planning, helping Nectar to proactively manage its transport activities and increase the efficiency of its fleet.
“With seasonal variations and order volumes influenced by trade in hospitality businesses on a day-to-day basis, our approach to deliveries must be both flexible and accurate. Delivery requirements, times, places, people, even high tide times in London for those customers on the water, are all taken into consideration to make sure our customers have the stock they need,” said Mike Cross, general manager, Nectar Imports.
“We looked at a number of different systems, but the Paragon routing and scheduling software and support team stood out as the right combination to help us keep our customers topped up.”
Benefits of the deal are expected to include reduced planning time and improved reporting capabilities, as well as strategic what-if modelling based on real customer data.
