Paragon Single Depot
Paragon Single Depot calculates the most efficient transport routes for single depot operations, reducing planning time
and transport costs. It can be used for dynamic daily operational route planning, managing fixed routes and strategic
transport modelling.
What are the benefits?
• Build accurate, achievable
routed plans
• Increase driver productivity
• Cut mileage and emissions
• Reduce delivery lead times
• Decrease overtime and spot-hire
costs
• Reduce planning time (from hours
to a few minutes in a typical
20-vehicle operation)
• Offer customers later order
cut-off times
• Can be used for both operational
and strategic planning
Cut transport
costs by up to
20%
Reduce fleet
size by up to
25%
Improve the efficiency of your
transport planning
Whether you plan manually or use a basic
planning tool, you’ll know that it isn’t easy
managing variables such as driver availability,
access restrictions and delivery windows.
There comes a time when a more advanced
routing and scheduling system is required
to improve the efficiency of your transport
planning process.
Paragon Single Depot uses planned call
data to determine the most efficient routes
in minutes, saving hours of planning time
and freeing up transport planners to do
more strategic tasks.
Proven to cut transport costs and improve
operational efficiency, you can be
confident that routes are feasible and
arrival times are accurate.
Whether there are 20 or 200 vehicles in
your fleet, Paragon Single Depot has the
capacity to calculate routes using all of
your available driver and vehicle
resources. You can be confident that you
are making the most efficient use of your
drivers and vehicles, as well as keeping
your mileage to a minimum.
Who is the software designed for?
Paragon Single Depot is proven to deliver
cost reductions and improved customer
service across a wide range of industry
sectors and operation types. It caters for
single drop or multi-drop routes, daily or
weekly vehicle scheduling, fixed or
dynamic routes.
Paragon Single Depot can be configured
to manage most transport operations
without costly and time-consuming
development work.
If you’re expecting your business to
grow beyond a single depot in the
future then Paragon Single Depot can
easily be upgraded to Paragon Multi
Depot or Paragon Integrated Fleets
without impacting your transport
operation.
Paragon Single Depot can also be
integrated with vehicle tracking systems
using our Route Execution software,
allowing you to track real-time progress
against your transport plan.
How does it work?
Data relating to delivery quantities,
customer addresses, time windows,
vehicle sizes, driver shifts and any other
transport parameters can be entered
individually or uploaded into Paragon.
The highly developed algorithms
then calculate the most effective
delivery and collection sequences
based upon these operational details
and constraints.
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Loads are allocated to the appropriate vehicles and drivers
producing a series of routes with accurate journey times. In
cases where you operate the same fixed routes daily or weekly,
you can make adjustments to optimise the master schedule for
the day’s deliveries.
The transport plan can be amended to accommodate late orders
or specific customer requirements, whilst all the time ensuring
efficiency and feasibility.
Streamlined operation & communication
Paragon is designed for fast, easy integration with applications
such as Sales Order Processing and Warehouse Management
Systems, creating a streamlined distribution process.
Paragon can send the routing and scheduling details to the
warehouse for picking and vehicle loading. It can also provide
text and email functions automatically, to keep customers
notified of order dispatch and delivery times.
Standard & customised reports
Paragon produces standard and customised distribution
performance reports, from detailed trip-by-trip reports to
high-level executive summaries, which can be shared in
multiple formats.
You can use Paragon's business intelligence tools to combine any
Paragon fields into a customised report to reflect the specific
KPIs for the operation. For example, you could generate a report
to show how many miles it takes to deliver one pallet, or the cost
per drop within a route.
Paragon's proven approach to implementation ensures the quick
and efficient installation of your system, so users can start to see
the benefits as soon as possible.
The implementation of Paragon Single Depot includes:
• A dedicated implementation support consultant
• System interface advice and assistance
• Information collection and data validation
• A 10-day implementation support package
• System installation and configuration
• Tailored user training run by in-house experts
• Parallel running with previous planning method
• System fine-tuning
• Go live support
System requirements
Paragon Single Depot runs on a Windows platform and interfaces
with SOP, ERP and WMS applications. It is available in a wide
range of deployments including:
• Single PC or multiple networked PCs
• Microsoft™ Remote Desktop services
• Citrix™ server
• Citrix™ clustered servers
• Cloud-based services such as Azure and Amazon Web Services
Support
Paragon provides continuous support to ensure users get the
most out of their system and continue to evolve and improve the
way they use it. This support includes:

Strategic modelling • A designated support consultant

• Regular software and map upgrades
Once you’ve completed your transport plan for the day, you can
use the same Single Depot software to carry out what-if • Award-winning interactive, multi-media Paragon System
modelling based on actual historical data from your transport Operation Guide
operation. • Specialist Hotline Team
• Online client portal, which contains step-by-step 'How To'
Implementation guides, tutorial videos and FAQs
Our team of implementation and support consultants have many
years’ experience in helping customers get the very best out of
their software.

Why Paragon?
We are a market leader in transport optimisation, with over 3,400 routing and scheduling systems installed in 60 countries helping our
customers to cut transport costs, reduce CO₂ emissions and improve customer service.

What next?
If you’re still unsure whether Paragon Single Depot is the right routing and scheduling software for your transport operation, why not
contact our experienced team to discuss your requirements in more detail. Alternatively if you’d like to see our software in action, arrange
a visit to our Technology Centre where we can provide you with a demo of our routing and scheduling software using your own data.

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