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Article: A phased approach to dynamic routing: Kuna FoodService eliminates 15 percent of its routes with Appian solution.(ROUTING SYSTEMS)
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- Food Logistics
- Article date:
- January 1, 2009
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Some companies use fleet routing software in progressive stages and expand their operational capabilities over time. This is the case for Kuna FoodService, a food distributor to schools, churches, restaurants, fund raisers and many other organizations.
Kuna operates a fleet of 22 trucks delivering to customers in Missouri, Illinois, Kansas, Iowa and Oklahoma. Prior to purchasing a routing solution in 2000, trucks were routed by memorizing customer delivery windows, arranging order tickets by area and using primarily-static routes. While this process was daunting, it became even more challenging as new customers were added, order volumes fluctuated and routes ...