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Logistics expert JIT-Ex eyes leadership role

01 December 2016

Just In Time Express (JIT-Ex), a complete logistic solution provider which has been playing a big role in the international market over the past three years, has its eyes set on becoming the best in the industry.

Owned by Adel Al Tamimi Group, JIT-Ex started out in 2007 with a small number of trucks and aligned with global logistic solution provider HTL Group to become one of the largest logistic solution providers in Saudi Arabia.

JIT-Ex now serves more than 150 countries with about 1,300 offices across the globe. It is engaged in land transportation, sea and air shipping and warehousing and also carries out value-added activities such as door-to-door and special cargo services. The company handles more than 10,000 shipments every month, giving meticulous attention to ensure the quality of its services.

“Utilising our 30 years of experience, we focus on providing the best services to our customers and make the shipping process much easier – and safer – for their goods,” said Adel Ali Al Tamimi, CEO of JIT-Ex. “Our mission is to be the Number One logistics provider of customer’s choice when it comes to shipping and logistic services.”

He said the company also aims to assist customers in boosting their global exports while making the process easy for them – and has drawn up a strategic plan to spearhead this ambition.

While Saudi Arabia is its main market, JIT-Ex has been operating globally for the last three years. It also has plans to cater to the GCC market before moving to cover the entire Middle East and North Africa region.

“Our main objective is to ensure that we become the best and that is more important for us than to be the biggest,” said Al Tamimi.

Commenting on the role of the private sector in Saudi Arabia’s economic development, he said: “The private sector is starting to take on a larger role, but I do not think it is prepared to do all that the government does. We are still a developing country, so it will take some time before private institutions can play a major role in the economy.”

However, he said the private sector was strong and contributed a lot to the economy. Private sector firms, he said, were already strong partners in major PPPs (private-public partnerships), such as the metro system, infrastructure, railways, and the ICT, health, defence, and education sectors.

Al Tamimi said there was a move toward greater privatisation in Saudi Arabia to reduce the burden on the government. “There is a huge role for the private sector to play, and a lot of potential there.”

In terms of business, he said the economy has been under pressure due to the drop in oil prices and its impact on government spending. “Several companies have suffered huge losses as their main focus was on the construction sector, which is most affected. However, we achieved 95 per cent of our growth plan in 2015 by focusing on some of the sectors that were not severely affected – and that has paid off positively.”

He said the company (tel: +966 920009050) has been continuing the same business approach in 2016 and was optimistic of achieving its targets.