Operating within Gillette group, Braun is the world's largest
electric shaving machines, small kitchen appliances and blood pressure
and fever measurement devices provider.
Braun was working with a company for supplying spare parts after
sales support and product change under insurance coverage. Spare
parts purchased by service supplier from Braun's center in Germany,
were later transported by freight forwarder companies After being
cleared of customs by customs broker firms they were sent to Braun
technical services via cargo companies. There was hardly any integration
achieved on these steps, and no advantage of automation technologies
for computer and product flow.
Like other projects, transportation, customs handling, stock and
order management is taken over by Ekol providing roofconsolidation.
Sophisticated information technologies and automation technologies
are used in this project as well. But most important among all,
EKOL has added a brand new scope to its service range.Taking 3rd
Party Logistic service provider concept one step further, EKOL imports
Braun products and takes the burden of all inventory and financial
costs and risks In this context, EKOL proved that Third Party Logistic
service suppliers can be relied on, in maintaining minimum inventory
levels financing inventory keeping costs, assuming stock risks,
and making direct sales decisions.
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