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DHL Supply Chain ’ s track record for operational excellence in Saudi Arabia and the region makes it well-placed to expand and innovate its offerings .

Indeed , for a major energy client , DHL Supply Chain processes over 700,000 orders a year , collecting from a pool of 3,500 suppliers and delivering to 4,000 drop points . Alongside providing such enormous scale , the company is also delivering 99 percent of orders on time , a remarkable feat given the large and challenging geography of Saudi Arabia .

Healthcare is another firmly established market for DHL Supply Chain in the country . Murray expands : “ We already distribute healthcare products within Saudi Arabia , anything from heart valves to dialysis equipment , which cannot go through the same network as spare parts for the automotive sector

or materials for oil companies . This is certainly an area we are looking to expand our involvement in .” Health and safety guardian Beyond operational excellence , an uncompromising and determined stance towards health and safety has also helped to establish DHL Supply Chain as a trusted partner in the region .

Unbeknown to many is the fact that Saudi Arabia ’ s roads are something of a death trap . In 2013 , 7,800 people died on the country ’ s roads , around three times the rate seen in the likes of Australia , the

United States and much of Europe . “ One third of the hospital beds in the country are taken up by road traffic accident victims , meaning there is a massive drain on the economy and society because people are simply driving too dangerously ,” Murray says . “ As a result of this we have a leadership role to play in our industry and

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