E-fulfilment: Online, off Track
E-fulfilment: Online, off Track
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Emirates Post offers new online services
Emirates Post has announced that its website (www. emiratespost.ae) has been enhanced to offer a wide range of postal and non-postal services, backed by a secure online paymentsystem.
According to Emirates Post, users can after registering online pay bills, Sharjah Traffi c Police and Sharjah Municipality fi nes, track parcels and registered items and calculate postaltariffs.
The website also allows people to form their own utility bill management system online by registering with an electronic P.O. Box which enables people to select the bills they want to pay online and get updates on latesttransactions.
“As the whole country moves towards e-Government, Emirates Post wants to be at the forefront of the e-Transformation that is taking place nationwide,” said Abdulla Al Daboos, Director- General of Emirates Post.
Read MoreDeutsche Post denies CFO Ernst will be replaced
Deutsche Post World Net AG denied a report in Financial Times Deutschland that its chief financial officer Edgar Ernst and his deputy Bernd Boecken will be dismissed in reaction to the company’s sluggish share price and harsh investor criticism, a spokesman told Thomson Financial News.
The spokesman confirmed that the company is drafting a new strategy for its communication with financial markets, which chief executive Klaus Zumwinkel will present on Nov 8.
He said that the new strategy will be based on a survey conducted by Boston Consulting Group of what exactly investors and financial markets expect.
Read MoreIndia Post: GPS to keep track of mail vehicles
For the first time in the country, the movement of mail vehicles in Chennai will be monitored with the help of global positioning system.
Announcing this, Indira Krishnakumar, Principal Chief Postmaster-General, Tamil Nadu Circle, told reporters that at present, five vehicles were being monitored on a trial basis. If the arrangement was found successful, it would cover the other vehicles. The department was now operating 99 mail vehicles in the city.
The technology would come in handy for postal authorities as the vehicles had to cover 300 post offices all over Chennai. The GPS application would help the officials analyse the route pattern of the vehicles scientifically and, if necessary, corrective action would be taken. A majority of the vehicles would be covered by the year-end, she said.
A Chennai-based agency had been entrusted with the task of installing the GPS. The agency was working on a software program to suit the requirements of the department, senior officials said.
Noting that the rate for local mail through Speed Post now stood at Rs. 12, Ms. Indira Krishnakumar said that after the reduction of the tariff three months ago, the volume of traffic had increased by 30 per cent. A computerized passenger reservation system would be opened soon at the High Court post office and that at Sriperumpudur.
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Read MoreDHL Germany launches online parcel shipping service for SMEs
DHL Germany has launched an online parcel shipping service under the name “Business Quickstart” for business customers with relatively small volumes.
Customers of the DHL Parcel Germany unit with 1,000 parcels or more a year can register online for access to the web-based parcel shipping system DHL Intraship, benefit from lower corporate rates, order collections of parcels up to 31.5kg and track and trace their shipments.
“Business Quickstart is particularly interesting for online shops and business customers with low to mid-sized parcel volumes,” said Andrej Busch, head of marketing for DHL Parcels Germany.
Read MoreQantas announces purchase of Asia-based Express Freight operator
The Qantas Group announced today that it had acquired 100 per cent of the Asia-based express freight operator, DPEX Worldwide.
Qantas Executive General Manager Freight Enterprises Grant Fenn said the investment in DPEX, whose worldwide network included 18 countries across Asia, represented an important development for Qantas Freight Enterprises.
“The DPEX Worldwide acquisition will provide us with an exciting opportunity to enter the Asian express market and significantly expand our footprint in the region,” he said.
“This is a high-growth market that complements Qantas’ focus on Asian air freight and our Australian express operations and provides a great building block for expansion and growth.
“We will be concentrating on expanding the company’s operations in key markets, building the DPEX brand and developing enhanced products and services for clients.”
Mr Fenn said that the purchase of DPEX Worldwide followed the successful acquisition of 37.5 per cent of the DPEX franchisee in China on 30 May 2007.
He said that the CEO of DPEX Worldwide, Mr Donald Tay would continue to lead the business as it develops and grows.
Read MoreMoroccan BAM Creates Postal Bank Subsidiary
Moroccan post office Barid al Maghrib (BAM), also known as Poste Maroc, has set a bank subsidiary, called Finaposte, Moroccan media reported on August 30, 2007.
Finaposte will be created after it spins off the national treasury (“Tresorerie Generale du Royaume” -TGR). The new bank will operate BAM’s postal checks accounts as well as its postal money orders, BAM CEO, Anass Alami, said.
The move is the first step in achieving BAM’s goal to become a postal bank. The spin-off is scheduled to occur on September 1, 2007.
The Moroccan postal office had 858,000 postal checks bearers and 2.3 million postal savings bearers.
BAM’s bank transition strategy follows the example of French postal group La Poste.
The Moroccan group expects to post a 12 pct year-on-year revenue increase for 2007 thanks to the acquisition of a 35 pct stake in Moroccan consumer credit firm Sofac Credit.
Read MoreSingPost Group CEO resigns
Mr Lau said that his three years with SingPost have been both fulfilling on a professional level and enriching on a personal level. — PHOTO: BUSINESS TIMES
The Group CEO of Singapore Post Limited (SingPost), Lau Boon Tuan resigned on Friday 31st August to pursue other opportunities. He will also step down as Director of SingPost.
Mr Lau has been SingPost’s Group CEO since February 2005.
SingPost will be looking for a suitable candidate to take over his post and take the company to the next level.
In the meantime, Mr Dennis Quek will serve as acting CEO. He is currently SingPost’s Chief Operating Officer, Logistics & eBusiness and has over 17 years of experience in both local and regional companies.
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