Ekol
Turkish logistics leader streamlines workflows 60% faster with Boomi, saving costs while scaling operations.
Business goals
Ekol serves over 200 customers across 75 locations in 12 countries. With increased growth, the company faced several integration challenges. As Ekol operated distinct transportation, logistics, and customs systems, it realized that hard-coded connections were expensive, time-consuming, and delayed customer onboarding.
As the first Turkish logistic company to obtain the WWF Green Office Certificate, the company was also keen to ensure sustainability in all its business practices through a modern approach, including streamlined digital processes.
Integration Challenges
As business growth increased, Ekol’s reliance on point-to-point integrations through legacy middleware became unsustainable. The process was error-prone, inefficient, and slowed customer responses.
The company needed fast, scalable integration and API development and deployment capabilities without proportionally increasing expenses or IT staff headcount. This would help Ekol to quickly deliver innovative services amid expansion.
How Boomi Helped
Ekol selected the Boomi Enterprise Platform as its integration standard. Boomi’s data and application integration and EDI management now underpin transport operations, government systems, warehousing, and other key processes.
The company has end-to-end visibility into its global logistics workflows while streamlining partner onboarding and transaction communications.
Boomi delivers significant benefits for Ekol, including:
- Decreased integration expenses by minimizing custom code
- Accelerated supply chain connections from weeks to just days
- Robust regulatory compliance with electronic data exchange for government and custom agencies
Results
Having grown five-fold, Ekol leverages Boomi across all logistic processes involving data exchange. Boomi facilitates information tracking throughout Ekol’s global transportation and warehouse operations via trucks, ships, air cargo, and more — powering visibility while meeting sustainability targets.
With Boomi Integration and B2B/EDI Management, Ekol realized significant value:
- Reusable APIs expedite onboarding to just days versus weeks
- IT headcount remained stable at 8-9 people with over 60% reduction in server usage, saving costs
- Strong competitive edge across growing international operations
