Tag: UAE

DHL Danzas achieves success with SNS

Posted by | May 10, 2008 | |

SNS a supply chain services provider announced that Danzas part of DHL Group, has gone live with the Infor WMS provided by SPAN Group. The go-live was at DHL DANZAS’ main distribution center, also known as DLC (Danzas Logistic Center) located in the JAFZA area in Dubai. The DC extends over 15,000 square meters with 18 docks located on 3 sides of the warehouse.

The racking system is mainly a Very Narrow Aisle (VNA), with one pallet position per location, in the main chamber, and standard selective in the other three chambers of the warehouse. This DC provides 3PL services for different stores and SKUs include electronic goods as well as FMCG. The Infor WMS implemented by SNS allows DHL Danzas to have full visibility of their stock at the lowest level.

With the RF functionality, the new system allows real-time update of the database and streamlines the warehouse operations from receiving to picking and shipping. The project also included a 7 touch points’ integration with their ERP system. This project was one of the most demanding and challenging in terms of WMS environment readiness, training and management : the WMS went live in less than 3 months, and the warehouse operation was only stopped for 1/2 day for the transition to the new WMS.

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Emirates and Indian Posts start exchanging electronic money transfers

Posted by | May 5, 2008 | |

The Emirate and Indian postal services have joined the UPU’s International Financial System network to offer their customers a new possibility for sending money electro-nically.

In addition to being eco-nomical, a new electronic money-transfer service launched by the two postal operators is fast (recipients receive their money within hours) and offered in many post offices. As part of a first phase, customers in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) can send transfers from any post office in the country to 97 main post offices and more than 2,400 branches in the regions of Delhi, Mumbai, Chennai, Kolkota and Kerala. The service will soon be extended to all of India.

At the moment, money sent to India is delivered directly to the recipient’s home, but more options will be added later.

At a worldwide level, the exchange corridor between India and the UAE is among the 10 most important ones in terms of money transfers from migrants. According to the World Bank, close to 2.2 million Indian immigrants reside in the UAE. Each year, migrants from all over the world send 27 billion USD to India.

The transfers between the Indian and Emirate Posts are possible thanks to the IFS solution, the backbone of the UPU’s international electronic postal payments network. Ninety countries are currently using or testing IFS, which is bringing solutions to issues around money transfers, international migration and poverty reduction.

India, China and the UAE are the most recent large countries to have adopted IFS in order to improve and facilitate money transfers for their customers.

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Aramex Inaugurates the Largest Documents Management Facility in the Region

Posted by | May 5, 2008 | |

ARAMEX unveiled its much-anticipated Infofort facility at a special ceremony in Jebel Ali Free Zone.

The AED 55 million (USD 13.61 million) centre was inaugurated by Mr Ibrahim Al Janahi, Senior Vice President, Commercial Sales, Jafza, Fadi Ghandour, Founder and Chief Executive Officer of Aramex, along with Georges Harfouche, Managing Director of InfoFort.

The pioneering facility is designed to serve InfoFort’s expanding document management client base. Through innovative record management solutions, the company has already enhanced the operational efficiency of thousands of business groups and banks across the region.

Since acquiring InfoFort in 2005 and DocMan in 2006, Aramex has benefited from the region’s trend toward outsourcing the management of data storage, as a growing number of companies look to specialists to take care of their physical and digital archiving needs.

Built on 20,000 square metres, the three-level compound includes 12,000 sqm of warehousing space and 4,500 sqm of temperature-controlled space, with an operational capacity to hold over 1.5 million boxes and 12 million files.

The center is also equipped with sophisticated safety and security systems, and has advanced scanning and sorting capabilities for the millions of documents it will house.

Over the past 3 years, Aramex has successfully transformed InfoFort to become the leading documents management solutions provider in the Middle East. The new mega-facility’s reach will extend across the GCC and MENA region, acting as an unmatched regional force for InfoFort’s network of Records Management Centers in Saudi, Egypt, Jordan, Oman, Bahrain, Kuwait and Qatar.

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UPS Expedited introduced in seven countries across the Middle East

Posted by | May 1, 2008 | |

UPS announced the launch of UPS Expedited – a service specifically designed for customers with less urgent shipments to major international destinations, irrespective of size or volume.

UPS Expedited is the perfect balance between economy and reliability, and is a scheduled, day definite delivery service aimed at simplifying global trade for companies conducting business internationally.

Faster than traditional airfreight, UPS Expedited ensures door-to-door delivery in two to five days.

Exporting to more than 70 countries and territories worldwide, the service is available for one-time customers as well as account holders.

Other shipping services that UPS offers to the region are; UPS Express and UPS Express SaverSM, the ideal choice for urgent shipments.

UPS Express is a faster shipping service with guaranteed delivery by midday the next business day, throughout the world, while UPS Express Saver has guaranteed delivery by the end of your next business day.

With the addition of UPS Expedited, customers now have a range of tailored product offerings to choose from depending on their individual needs and service level requirements.

During 2007, the company delivered a record 3.97 billion packages; an average of 15.8 million per day.

UPS Expedited service is now available in the United Arab Emirates, Saudi Arabia, Bahrain, Egypt, Kuwait, Oman, and Qatar.

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Emirates Post, India Post launch e-money order service to Kerala

Posted by | Apr 27, 2008 | |

Emirates Post and India Post yesterday launched an electronic international money order facility between the United Arab Emirates and Kerala, fulfilling a long-standing demand of expatriates for an affordable electronic money transfer service.

A bulk of the estimated Rs250 billion which Non-resident Keralites (NRKs) send home annually comes through banks and money transfer operators at present. A sizeable chunk of the remittances also come through illegal channels.

The facility launched by Kerala Circle Post-Master General Uday Balakrishnan is expected to benefit the low-income group, who constitute about 90 per cent of more than half a million Malayalees working in the UAE.

The e-money order launched in alliance with Emirates Post envisages delivering money at the customer’s doorstep.

It uses the Universal Postal Union’s secure International Financial System for the purpose.

The maximum remittance allowed per person is 12 in a calendar year, while the maximum amount that can be sent is USD 5000 or its equivalent. MOs up to Rs20, 000 will be delivered to the customer in cash within two days.

Amounts between Rs20, 001 and Rs50, 000 will be paid from the post office counter and those exceeding Rs50,000 by cheque, the official said. Emirates Post will charge 11 dirhams for ‘window’ delivery per transaction and 14 dirhams for door delivery in India.

The e-money order facility has also been launched at 46 head post offices in the four metros of New Delhi, Mumbai, Kolkata and Chennai. 1 INR = 0.0249476 USD

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