Logistics scm r&d mahmood sakhi albalushi - almadina logistics - muscat container depot - oman - november 2019

1. Research &
Development
Mahmood Sakhi Albalushi
CEO Al Madina Logistics Co.
CEO Muscat Container Depot (Dry Port)
Mahmood Sakhi Albalushi
CEO Al Madina Logistics Co.
CEO Muscat Container Depot (Dry Port)
5th November 2019
Logistics & Supply Chain:
- Cold Chain Management
- E-Commerce
- Ports Technology

2. Mahmood Sakhi Albalushi
Research & Development: Continuous Improvement
Research and development (R&D) is critical part that:
- seeks knowledge to develop, design, and enhance its
products, services, technologies, or processes.
- creates new products and adds features to old ones
or replace them.

3. Mahmood Sakhi Albalushi
Research & Development: Continuous Improvement

4. Supply Chain Management and Risks

5. Mahmood Sakhi Albalushi
Managing Uncertainties and Risks

6. Mahmood Sakhi Albalushi
Cold Chain: Warehouse & Storage
Cold Chain:
storage racks and (walls), transport tuck design,

7. Mahmood Sakhi Albalushi
Cold Chain: Warehouse & Storage
Cold Chain:
Inventory Audit
Customer Experience

8. E-Commerce Air Cargo Growth
Mahmood Sakhi Albalushi
640 580 550
1,770
1,260
920
830
3,010
-
500
1,000
1,500
2,000
2,500
3,000
3,500
Standard-body
Conversions
Medium-widebody
Production
Large-widebody
Production
Total
Global Air Cargo Freighters Growth
2015 2035
70%
Source: Boeing Report 2017

9. Mahmood Sakhi Albalushi
Logistics: E-Commerce
E-Commerce:
……….Last Mile
5.3
19.8
0
5
10
15
20
25
2015 2020
GCC E-Commerce ($Billion)
Saudi
33%
UAE
44%
Qatar
11%
Kuwait
8%
Oman
1%
Bahrain
3%
2015
Saudi
42%
UAE
38%
Qatar
10%
Kuwait
6%
Oman
2%
Bahrain
2%2020
First Mile

10. Mahmood Sakhi Albalushi
Ports Operation: Container Terminals Design
Future Ports & 4th IR - 2019
Advantages:
 Shortest Truck Turn-around Time
 Minimal Handling of Each Box
 Safe Terminal
Old Design New Design

11. Mahmood Sakhi Albalushi
Logistics: Port Efficiency
Ports Design
Trucks flow.
Inspection & Customs Area. Inspection Area
Trucks waiting Area
Documents Processing
Port of Khalifa

12. Mahmood Sakhi Albalushi
Logistics: Port Efficiency
Ports Design
Semi-Automated.
Fully automated.
Port of Khalifa Qingdao Port

13. Mahmood Sakhi AlbalushiMahmood Sakhi Albalushi
Dubai Innovation: ASRS for Containers(Boxbay)
Source: DP World 2019
Boxbay

15. Mahmood Sakhi Albalushi
4th IR and 5G Technology
A Disruption to Life and Society

16. Amazing Volume
Amazing Fast
Always Best Connected
No Perceived Delay
Massive number of connected things and people
Energy Efficient
Flexible Networks
Very Secure Network
Lower Cost
Mahmood Sakhi Albalushi
5G: Technology Generations
Digitization
(Real Time)
Up to
50Gbps
Internet of
Things
2020
Source: Huawei 2019
Major Features
5G
Society & Industry
Digitization
(wireless)

17. Mahmood Sakhi Albalushi
South Korea, Switzerland, Netherland
> 90% of the country by end of 2020
Source: World Time Zone, 2019
5G: A Disruption to Life & Society

18. Mahmood Sakhi Albalushi
Shanghai Yangshan Port: 5G Smart Port
5G Remotely Operated Equipment
Control Part:
• Latency: <20ms
• Reliability: 99.999%
Video Transmission Part:
• Uplink Throughput: 30Mbps
• 6-8 HD Cameras Simultaneously
Source: Shanghai Yangshan Port, Huawei 2019
5G: A Disruption to Life & Society

19. Mahmood Sakhi Albalushi
R&D: W. Edward Deming
Continuous Improvement, forever

20. THANK YOU
Mahmood Sakhi Albalushi
CEO Al Madina Logistics Co.
CEO Muscat Container Depot (Dry Port)
Mahmood Sakhi Albalushi
CEO Al Madina Logistics Co.
CEO Muscat Container Depot (Dry Port)
Pic: Sohar Port
“YES, IT CAN BE DONE BETTER”