Paragon Software Systems Wins Green Supply Chain Award

DALLAS, TX--(Marketwired - Nov 19, 2015) - Paragon Software Systems, Inc., a leader in vehicle routing and scheduling optimization solutions announces winning a Green Supply Chain Award from Supply & Demand Chain Executive magazine. The company was chosen because fleet operators can typically reduce the size of their truck fleet by up to 20 percent with Paragon's solutions, which lower fuel usage and mileage, benefitting individual organizations and the environment as a whole. 

"Paragon Software Systems' comprehensive range of fleet management and route optimization software solutions can help cut transportation costs and reduce carbon footprints -- by creating more efficient routes and schedules that reduce total mileage, fuel usage and carbon emissions," said William Salter, CEO and President, Paragon Software Systems. "We are pleased to once again be honored with this award for ensuring clients maintain efficiency while meeting green business targets."

Paragon's comprehensive range of fleet management and route optimization software solutions can help customers reduce their carbon footprint by enabling them to:

• Create more efficient routes and schedules that reduce total mileage
• Compare optimized routes with real-time truck activity to highlight areas for improvement
• Generate carbon-friendly schedules based on road speed and load weight

Eco-fleet achievements by Paragon's customers include:

• AF Blakemore - 1 million km distance reduction
• Glanbia - CO₂ emissions cut by over 100 tons per year
• Hagopian - road miles cut by 10% per year
• George's Inc. - $31,000 a year saving on on fuel costs from 5% cut in road miles
• Tesco - 150,000 miles cut each week
• Sainsbury's - saving of 142,245 gallons of fuel across four sites & 3.1 million lb. CO₂ emissions

The 2015 Green Supply Chain Awards recognize companies making green or sustainability a core part of their supply chain strategy, and are working to achieve measurable sustainability goals within their own operations and/or supply chains, in the areas of Sourcing/Procurement, Fulfillment/Logistics, Operations, Product Lifecycle Management, and other areas of the supply chain. The awards also recognize providers of supply chain solutions and services assisting their customers in achieving measurable sustainability goals. Submissions were judged based on the clarity and content of the goals and strategy (30 percent), the extent of the steps being taken (30 percent), the impact of the results to date and projected results (30 percent), and the form and presentation of the information submitted (10 percent). The winners will appear in the December 2015 issue of Supply & Demand Chain Executive magazine.

About Paragon Software Systems:

Paragon Software Systems, Inc., based in Dallas, Texas, is a leading provider of truck routing and scheduling software solutions. Paragon's advanced planning systems have been proven to cut transportation costs and improve efficiency across a wide range of distribution operation types and industry sectors. Paragon's North American truck routing software clients include George's Inc., AgReliant Genetics, Linde, McLane, National Food Corporation, and many others. The software is used for the daily route optimization of transportation schedules; rationalizing fixed routes; managing transportation resources; strategic logistics planning; and managing home delivery orders with dynamic routing. Paragon Software Systems, Inc. is a wholly owned subsidiary of Paragon Software Systems plc, the UK's number one provider of transportation routing and scheduling software. Paragon has over 3,300 systems installed at more than 1,000 client sites in 50 countries worldwide. For more information visit http://www.paragontruckrouting.com.