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22 Market Watch<br />
DHL implements GCC Single Point of Entry deal<br />
DHL has announced it has successfully<br />
implemented the Single Point of Entry<br />
(SPE) agreement as part of the GCC<br />
Customs Union.<br />
The move is set to provide a swift<br />
enhanced service to DHL GCC<br />
customers by cutting shipment delivery<br />
times by up to half a day.<br />
Implementation of the SPE agreement<br />
of GCC Customs Union allows DHL to<br />
perform one time processing of<br />
customs clearance upon entrance into<br />
its hubs in the region.<br />
DHL Middle East will provide SPE<br />
customs clearance in their hubs in<br />
Jebel Ali and Bahrain, as they are the<br />
Dubai Duty Free deploys Oracle Retail Solution<br />
primary entry for all freight arriving<br />
into the Middle East. John Ennis,<br />
Customs and Gateway Manager, DHL<br />
Middle East said: “This is a huge<br />
development for DHL and will allow us<br />
to provide even better services to all<br />
our GCC based customers as we expand<br />
this process in the future. The GCC<br />
Customs Union is one of economic<br />
agreements that supports the SPE<br />
process fully and we look forward to<br />
further developments within the GCC<br />
Customs Union in a drive to facilitate<br />
trade in the region.”<br />
Through implementation of SPE, the<br />
Deutsche Post World Net (DPWN)<br />
subsidiary will not only improve<br />
delivery times by up to half a day, but<br />
will also reduce the overall cost of<br />
international trade within the Council<br />
states by centralising the customs<br />
clearance at point of entry, the<br />
company said.<br />
The SPE principle is an integral<br />
part of the Unified Economic<br />
Agreement among the GCC States<br />
declared in 2002 in Doha, Qatar. The<br />
concept of the ‘First Point of Entry’ is<br />
currently implemented between<br />
Bahrain and Kuwait and not between<br />
all the GCC States.<br />
Dubai Duty Free (DDF) has announced<br />
that it has selected Oracle Retail<br />
Warehouse Management System<br />
(ORWMS) to streamline the movement<br />
of merchandise and data, giving them<br />
the back office information technology<br />
infrastructure to<br />
support their<br />
2006 target of<br />
$670 million in<br />
retail sales. The<br />
ORWMS will be<br />
deployed in the<br />
new 27,000<br />
sq. mt. semiautomated<br />
Distribution<br />
Center that is<br />
being built by<br />
Dubai Duty Free<br />
to support its<br />
growing retail business at Dubai<br />
International Aiport.<br />
The Oracle Retail Warehouse<br />
Management System offers<br />
sophisticated yet flexible configuration<br />
and built-in best practices, to<br />
coordinate the movement of goods<br />
through the warehouse and ensure<br />
supply issues are dealt with before they<br />
result in gaps on the shelves. Real-time<br />
inventory management results in<br />
improved forecasting, planning and<br />
allocation, and the extended<br />
capabilities mean that benefits are also<br />
appreciated by partners and suppliers<br />
of the retail leader.<br />
“With over 20,000 unique items of<br />
merchandise, the new Oracle Retail<br />
Warehousing Management System will<br />
be critical in accelerating and<br />
optimising the flow of goods from store<br />
to shelf, reducing lead times, freeing<br />
up people to focus on other areas, and<br />
ultimately eliminating lost sales due to<br />
out of stock situations” commented<br />
George Horan, Deputy Managing<br />
Director, Dubai Duty Free.<br />
Supply Chain & Logistics Group | www.sclgme.org
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