Dams International saves £750,000 with Paragon software

Gary Grindlay, Dams' supply chain director, explains that the company has been able to radically improve management of both drivers and fitters, as well as its 140 strong delivery fleet, resulting in greater productivity and efficiency. "Paragon Multi Depot saves the company £750,000 per year through a range of operational benefits that enable us to make more deliveries and provide greater service with our available resources," says Grindlay. "We have gone from five manual planning clerks, who would take all day, to one Paragon planner, who takes about an hour to produce our daily schedules. Also, before Paragon we made about eight deliveries per vehicle per day, whereas now we are doing 10 or more and aiming to extend this to about 12 each day." Grindlay says all that is being achieved by optimising vehicle loads. "Inputting weights and cubic measurements for each product ensures that vehicles are working to capacity. In addition, we can plan appropriate delivery and installation times. This helps with time and motion management, as we can quickly identify fitters who need additional training to bring them up to speed," he says.