Collaborations
Ekol is one of the largest investors in R&D in the logistics industry, and collaborates with academics and students alike at the relevant university departments in the following fields:
- TÜBİTAK Support Programs
- EU Framework Programs
- University-Industry Collaboration Programs
Contact: [email protected]
Principles
The Ekol R&D Center adheres to the following principles and processes to achieve impressive results with high standards in university collaborations:
- Collaboration projects tackle a tangible industrial problem at Ekol Logistics and introduce a scientific solution for it.
- The subject, scope, purpose and results of the study are established clearly from the very outset.
- The Ekol R&D team is actively involved in the study process.
- The progress in the project is tracked continuously throughout the study.
- The entire scientific publications which arise as a result of the study are encouraged.
University Collaborations
| Project: | Optimize Current Warehouse Management System and Increase Productivity based on a Scientific Approach |
| Collaborating Institution: | Bilkent University - Turkey |
| Support Program: | TÜBİTAK 1505 University - Industry Collaboration Support Program |
| Project: | Multi-Depth Automatic Storage and Retrieval Systems Optimization with Smart Algorithms |
| Collaborating Institution: | Ege University - Turkey |
| Support Program: | TÜBİTAK 1505 – Industrial Projects Support Program |
| Project: | System Development for Integrated Image Verification and Resolution in Industrial Based Dynamic Structure |
| Collaborating Institution: | Gebze Technical University - Turkey |
| Support Program: | TÜBİTAK 1505 – Industrial Projects Support Program |
| Project: | Design Automatic Warehouse and Field Management Processes in the FMCG Industry, and Develop a Commercializable Product through System Integration |
| Collaborating Institution: | Selçuk University - Turkey |
| Support Program: | TÜBİTAK 1501 – Industrial Projects Support Program |
| Project: | Automatic Storage and Retrieval Systems Optimization with Smart Algorithms |
| Collaborating Institution: | Dokuz Eylül University - Turkey |
| Support Program: | TÜBİTAK 1501 – Industrial Projects Support Program |
| Project: | Develop a Dynamic and Open-to-Improvement Tow Truck and Trailer Tracking System |
| Collaborating Institution: | Marmara University - Turkey |
| Support Program: | TÜBİTAK 1501 – Industrial Projects Support Program |
| Project: | Data Analysis for Sustainable Logistics |
| Collaborating Institution: | Athens Technology Center (ATC) - Greece, SINTEF - Norway, Software AG - Germany, VLTN GCV - Belgium, University of Novi Sad - Serbia, Cranfield University - The UK, Optilog - Greece, Ekol Lojistik - Turkey, Danaos - Cyprus |
| Support Program: | HORIZON 2020 - ICT |
| Project: | Sofia – Added Value Logistics Network Planning and Process Innovation Logistic Network Planning and Process Innovation Project |
| Collaborating Institutions: | Fraunhofer IML, CLAAS – Germany, Wincor Nixdorf – Germany, Ekol Lojistik GmbH – Germany |
| Support Program: | BMBF – Germany |
| Project: | Overhaul Warehouse Material Flow with the Latest Technology and Applications for Retail Industry Warehouse Operation Processes |
| Collaborating Institution: | Sabancı University |
| Support Program: | TÜBİTAK 1501 – Industrial Projects Support Program |
| Project: | Develop a Real-Time Simulation-Based Supply-Chain Risk Management Methodology and Vehicle for Multi-Model Freight Transportation between Turkey and Germany |
| Collaborating Institution: | Koç University - Turkey, University of Duisburg-Essen – Germany, Kombiverkehr KG – Germany |
| Support Program: | TÜBİTAK 1509 – Support Program with International Partners |
Collaborations in the Past Year
Anadolu University
University-Industry Collaboration Project
Develop a Mathematical Model and Decision Support System for Heterogeneous Fleet Vehicle Routing Problem
Izmir University of Economics
Yaşar University
Yaşar University
TÜBİTAK ARDEB 1001
Load Combining and Load Planning
Marmara University
TEYDEB Project Academic Collaboration
Develop a Dynamic and Open-to-Improvement Tow Truck and Trailer Tracking System
Middle East Technical University
Postgraduate Dissertation Support
Improve Double- and-Multi-Depth Automatic Storage Systems/Automatic Storage System through Analysis of Current Algorithm, Time and Distance Analysis
Ege University
TEYDEB Project Academic Collaboration
Multi-Depth Automatic Storage and Retrieval Systems Optimization with Smart Algorithms
Ege University
Doctoral Dissertation Support
Multi-Depth Automatic Storage and Retrieval Systems Optimization with Smart Algorithms
Bilkent University
University Project
Warehouse Shelf Addressing and Space-Making Optimization Algorithm
Middle East Technical University
University Project
Warehouse Shelf Addressing and Space-Making Optimization Algorithm
Selçuk University
TEYDEB Project Academic Collaboration
Design Automatic Warehouse and Field Management Processes in the FMCG Industry, and Develop a Commercializable Product through System Integration
Galatasaray University
Postgraduate Dissertation Support
Use of Unclear Multiple-Criteria Decision Making Methods in Assessment of Factors that Affect Intermodal Load Transportation Type
Beykent University
Academic Publication
Domestic Distribution Micro Network Route Optimization Project
