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Muscat – Sharing industry insights with regional members of the postal sector, Oman Post’s Chief Executive Officer, Abdulmalik Albalushi recently participated at the Universal Postal Union (UPU) Regional Strategy Forum for the Arab Region 2019, held in Sharm El Sheikh, Egypt. Albalushi spoke during the session ‘Regional Perspectives: Postal Operators’, where he highlighted opportunities and challenges within the Omani postal sector, and discussed the important role of operators to develop this industry now and into the future. Delegates from Oman Post also participated in the event’s preliminary day.
Organized by the UPU, the event, titled Perspectives on Postal Vision 2030, welcomed a variety of high-level speakers from across the postal sector who exchanged views on a wide range of topics. It is part of a series of six regional strategy forums to be held around the world in 2019. Engaging key stakeholders from ministries, designated operators and regulatory agencies, the Sharm El Sheikh Forum was divided into three sessions, offering industry perspectives from governments, postal operators and regulators.
“The logistics sector has been identified by Tanfeedh as a key pillar in advancing the socio-economic development of the Sultanate. Driven by ASYAD Group, Oman’s modern logistics infrastructure positions the Sultanate as a key player in developing the regional postal sector,” commented Albalushi. “Oman Post has been embarking on a journey of business excellence, and such events constitute a unique platform for knowledge exchange, discussing the latest trends, highlighting challenges and opportunities within the sector.”
Oman Post is moving into retail digitalization and diversifying its portfolio to include a broad range of services. Since its re-invention and the creation of its new strategy, ‘Driving Transformation through Business Excellence’, the organisation has been credited for driving valuable growth within the industry. Oman Post has been driving greater efficiencies in the sector and building the necessary capabilities for adequately dealing with the demands of Oman’s trade agreements with other nations and international bodies.
About Oman Post
Oman Post, a member of the Asyad Group, offers a wide range of logistics’ services connecting people around the world. In addition to postal services, traditional and virtual P. O. Boxes, the company provides email and e-Commerce shipping services, making it easier than ever to deliver domestically and internationally. Streamlining processes and services to create more value for customers, Oman Post adopts a Lean approach across its operations through implementation of the European Foundation for Quality Management (EFQM), an integrated business excellence framework that helps develop sustainable performance improvement and on-going excellence.
With over 600 employees in 83 branches across the Sultanate, Oman Post collaborates with more than 150 operators, 677,000 post offices in 192 countries. Putting customer-centricity first and foremost, the company is leveraging emerging technologies to transform its operations, as well as generate new efficiencies, products and services. This direction is in complete alignment and synergy with Oman’s national logistics strategy, driven by Asyad, to position the Sultanate as a leading trade and logistics hub.
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