Case Study: Marquis Inc. scales crude oil logistics and cuts costs with DELMIA Quintiq

Marquis Inc. - Customer Case Study

Marquis, a logistics group with roots in agricultural products, ethanol and grain transport, expanded in 2012 into crude oil logistics, moving Bakken crude by train to a Hayti, Missouri terminal and then by barge to refineries on the lower Mississippi. Rapid production growth swelled arrivals from about three unit trains a month to 30, overwhelming their whiteboard-and-spreadsheet scheduling; with only two tracks, two tanks and 550,000 barrels of storage, planners faced severe bottlenecks, high demurrage and missed opportunities.

Marquis selected Quintiq’s integrated rail-and-barge planning platform, which was implemented in under two weeks and fully operational after a few months. The solution gives granular, visual scheduling and what-if analysis, optimizes tank and asset cycling, cuts demurrage and costs, improves turn times and enables smarter bidding and strategic forecasting—allowing Marquis to capture more business and scale profitably.

Marquis Inc.

Bart Pieper

Management’s Director of Business and Technology