The sun is about to set and there is a perfect place to witness sunset in Madrid. We take a short drive but convoluted route to Parque del Oeste due to many one way streets. After finding a street parking space at the bottom of hill, we hike up to Temple of Debod. This temple, which originally was located not too far south of Aswan in southern Egypt, was dissembled piece by piece, transported extra carefully to this very spot via a ship to Valencia and a train to Madrid. Here it was reassembled to its original state. The construction of the great dam of Aswan was the reason for the move. The whole process to deconstruct, transport, and reconstruct took about four years.

Moving a master piece like Temple of Debod requires a very careful planning, packing, transportation, and unpacking. Dedicated and capable teams must collaborate closely to prevent delays and undesired incidents. Each detail plan must be rechecked by different teams to ensure proper hand-off and collaboration before the master plan is executed.

Audi had similar logistical challenges when they were planning to build TT at two different factories, 650 km apart separated by mountainous regions. They not only had to figure out how to do it once but they had to figure out how to do this daily. Furthermore, since the amount material to be transported daily was massive, the plan and the mechanism to transport had to be very efficient. Any disruption in logistics could lead to a supply chain issue that would affect production capacity, unnecessary energy waste, and finally customer satisfaction.

Today, the body shell of Audi TT is built in Ingolstadt. Györ factory in Hungary is responsible for building the engine and assembling the various components into a ready-for-delivery car. The shells and other components are loaded to specially-designed-for-loading-and-unloading-efficiency train cargos. 10,000 hp Deutsche Bahn electric locomotive hauls the complete 650 meter train in 12 hour journey through Bavaria, Austria, and Hungary. The shells will come back two days later as completed cars.

With just-in-time manufacturing, efficiency and reliability of shipment are the essence as part stocks are kept very low. While the first set of body shells make their way into the assembly line at Györ, the fully assembled TT’s are loaded into the emptied cargos. Additionally, they are stacked in accordance to an integrated and intelligent plan for direct transport to end customers.

Going back to Temple of Debod, this small chapel dated back to 2nd century BC was dedicated to the God Amun. Reflection pools were added to this temple’s new home flanking the two tall and narrow stone gateways leading to the chapel. The reflection of the blood orange sun on the pools accentuates the temple’s dark brown stone, the hieroglyphics on the wall, and the deep blue sky above. It is a mystical view indeed.

The sun is about to set and there is a perfect place to witness sunset in Madrid. We take a short drive but convoluted route to Parque del Oeste due to many one way streets. After finding a street parking space at the bottom of hill, we hike up to Temple of Debod. This temple, which originally was located not too far south of Aswan in southern Egypt, was dissembled piece by piece, transported extra carefully to this very spot via a ship to Valencia and a train to Madrid. Here it was reassembled to its original state. The construction of the great dam of Aswan was the reason for the move. The whole process to deconstruct, transport, and reconstruct took about four years.

Moving a master piece like Temple of Debod requires a very careful planning, packing, transportation, and unpacking. Dedicated and capable teams must collaborate closely to prevent delays and undesired incidents. Each detail plan must be rechecked by different teams to ensure proper hand-off and collaboration before the master plan is executed.

Audi had similar logistical challenges when they were planning to build TT at two different factories, 650 km apart separated by mountainous regions. They not only had to figure out how to do it once but they had to figure out how to do this daily. Furthermore, since the amount material to be transported daily was massive, the plan and the mechanism to transport had to be very efficient. Any disruption in logistics could lead to a supply chain issue that would affect production capacity, unnecessary energy waste, and finally customer satisfaction.

Today, the body shell of Audi TT is built in Ingolstadt. Györ factory in Hungary is responsible for building the engine and assembling the various components into a ready-for-delivery car. The shells and other components are loaded to specially-designed-for-loading-and-unloading-efficiency train cargos. 10,000 hp Deutsche Bahn electric locomotive hauls the complete 650 meter train in 12 hour journey through Bavaria, Austria, and Hungary. The shells will come back two days later as completed cars.

With just-in-time manufacturing, efficiency and reliability of shipment are the essence as part stocks are kept very low. While the first set of body shells make their way into the assembly line at Györ, the fully assembled TT’s are loaded into the emptied cargos. Additionally, they are stacked in accordance to an integrated and intelligent plan for direct transport to end customers.

Going back to Temple of Debod, this small chapel dated back to 2nd century BC was dedicated to the God Amun. Reflection pools were added to this temple’s new home flanking the two tall and narrow stone gateways leading to the chapel. The reflection of the blood orange sun on the pools accentuates the temple’s dark brown stone, the hieroglyphics on the wall, and the deep blue sky above. It is a mystical view indeed.