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Ekol Logistics: High-Performance Networking in a Fast-Moving Industry
Ekol Logistics understands how technology drives business. Founded in 1990, this fast-moving transportation and logistics company has grown to operate in 80 locations spanning 12 countries, with more than 7,500 employees.
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Publication Date: March 21, 2018
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This case describes Ekol, an intermodal transportation and logistics company, and how it manages capacity planning. Its busiest routes linked motor vehicle assemblers in Germany and Turkey with many of their parts suppliers, but it had also developed key links in fast-fashion supply chains. It used combinations of land, short-sea, and rail routes to provide different levels of service. The challenge was maximizing utilization of its trucks and trailers, especially on key bottleneck links, in the face of unbalanced traffic. To address the issue Ekol developed a consolidation center in Turkey and a cross-dock deconsolidation center in Germany, its largest market. As Chairman Ahmet Musul and his team looked at ways to squeeze out more capacity, they reconsidered their planning model and whether they should build more consolidation/deconsolidation centers to optimize costs and wring out more efficiency in its operations.
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This is the second Case Report that you will work on in your instructor-assigned groups. This report will analyze the EKOL Logistics: Thinking Outside the Box case which describes an intermodal transportation and logistics company, and how it manages capacity planning on its key routes. Its busiest routes linked motor vehicle assemblers in Germany and Turkey with many of their parts suppliers, but it has also developed key links in fast-fashion supply chains. It is a multi-mode provider using combinations of land, short-sea, and rail routes to provide different levels of service to its customers.
One of Ekol's key challenges moving forward is how to maximize utilization of its trucks and trailers, especially on key bottleneck links, in the face of unbalanced traffic. To address this issue Ekol has developed a consolidation center in Turkey and a cross-dock deconsolidation center in Germany, its largest market. As Chairman Ahmet Musul and his team look at ways to squeeze out more capacity, they are reconsidering their planning model and whether they should build more consolidation/deconsolidation centers to potentially wring out more efficiency in the company's operations.
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(1) What performance dimensions are the most important differentiators for Ekol as it positions itself within the transport and logistics service industry? (Note: this part of the memo should be no more than a half a page)
(2) What tradeoffs should be considered in evaluating the merits of adding additional CDCs? What costs are likely to increase and what costs are likely to decrease with this change? Beyond cost, what other performance dimensions will be impacted that are important to Ekol? Consider providing a table that highlights the tradeoffs you wish you convey.
(3) How might the data presented in Exhibits 16 through 18 help inform your evaluation of the merits of adding additional CDCs?
(4) What final recommendations can you offer to Ahmet? Are there any other initiatives, in addition to or instead of CDC expansion, that he should consider to further improve the efficiency of routes? Consider adding a table or figure to help organize your recommendations.
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View attached explanation and answer. Let me know if you have any questions. 1 Case Study: EKOL Logistics Students Name Institution Course Date 2 Question 1 What performance dimensions are the most important differentiators for EKOL as it positions itself within the transport and logistics service industry? Over the years, EKOL has established itself as the leading transport and logistics service industry company. EKOL has created a strong brand and has a large network of loyal clients through its differentiators. The most important performance dimensions for EKOL Logistics include a good logistic infrastructure, operational efficiency, on-time delivery, and real-time shipment tracking, which differentiates them from other players in the industry. With resources like over 5500 trucks, trailers, and five ships, the company can expand its Europe network. Its high investment in assets gives them power to control their network without relying on thirdparty companies (Shih et al., 2018). Auto manufacturers have grown to depend on EKOL for ontime delivery of auto parts with traffic data analysis. The supply chain of many German automakers depends on EKOL Logistics in importing auto parts from Turkey. Providing realtime shipment tracking data to their clients increases the satisfaction of their service as they don...
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