Saudi Logistics, a Banaja Holdings Subsidiary, is Awarded Class A Distribution Resource Planning (DRP) by Buker, Inc

Banaja Holdings is the MENA region's partner of choice in international healthcare

Jeddah 18^th January 2011: Saudi Logistics, a Banaja Holdings subsidiary, announced today that it has been awarded distribution resource planning Class A certification, by Buker, Inc. a management education and consulting firm headquartered in the US.

The DRP Class A certificate is a recognized standard worldwide that is awarded to manufacturing and distribution companies that demonstrate best in class operating performance; for example in customer service, supplier on time performance, quality, replenishment, inventory accuracy, product availability and workplace organization. This is the 5^th occasion that Saudi Logistics have been awarded the prestigious certificate.

Saudi Logistics is the pioneer in integrated healthcare logistics solutions in Saudi Arabia. With responsibility for full logistics services including distribution to outlets, with two major central warehouses and five branch warehouses, Saudi Logistics provides wide reaching coverage of all major cities in Saudi, as well as more remote areas throughout the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. Saudi Logistics has succeeded in maintaining a high level of efficiency rating in delivering on time and constantly strives to improve.

The Class A DRP certificate is recognized for:

Having an International best in class supply chain management, which is of great benefit to suppliers and customers

Offering the highest standard in control and management of pharmaceuticals, consumer and healthcare products for the benefit of the community

As well as the external recognition the certification provides, it also demonstrates Banaja's frame work for flexibility and growth, and provides a system for creativity and continuous improvement for Banaja's employees.

The Buker, Inc. organization, headquartered in Chicago, Illinois is an international management education and consulting firm that works with manufacturing and distribution companies. Since 1979 Buker, Inc. has worked with the best manufacturing and distribution enterprises in the areas of Lean Manufacturing, Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) & Supply Chain Management and Six Sigma. Past and current clients include Rust-Oleum Corporation, Siemens Building Technologies, YKK-AP America Inc., Highway Technologies Inc, Perkin Elmer and Hu-Friedy Manufacturing among many others.

Mr. Yousef Banaja, Banaja Holdings President, said today from Jeddah:

"Our strategy is to constantly outperform our achievements, as we aim to deliver superior healthcare services across the MENA region, and this certificate is recognition that we are being successful."

Other companies Buker, Inc. has certified are Thermo Fisher Scientific, Abbott Laboratories, Black and Decker, Perkin Elmer, Solar Turbines (division of Caterpillar, Inc.), Honeywell and others.

Mr. Ghazi Melibari, Saudi Logistics General Manager concluded:

"We are proud to have been awarded the DRP Class A certificate again, as Saudi Logistics have won the certificate for the 5^th time in a row since 2002 and will continue to work to the highest international standards."

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About Banaja Holdings:
Banaja Holdings is a leading GCC healthcare company and is one of the biggest investors in the healthcare sector and the pharmaceutical sector in particular. The company seeks to foster the growth and progress of pharmaceutical and medical industries in KSA and the Gulf in general, through strategic partnerships with the industry's best international and Gulf companies.

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