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POSLAJU DEVISES PLANS TO OFFSET IMPACT FROM GLOBAL FINANCIAL CRISIS
KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 28 (Bernama) -- PosLaju, the courier unit of Pos Malaysia Bhd, is devising action plans to address any potential impact on its volume growth due to the global financial crisis.
Its chief operating officer Nadza Abdul said the crisis may impact its
volume as the courier services business was related to the country's economic
growth.
"Examples of measures we are taking right now are collaboration with the
other courier players, introduction of new courier products and maintaining our
present courier prices," he said at a press conference here Tuesday.
He was speaking after the handover of 1,000 units of the MC3000 handheld
mobile computer for PosLaju staff by Spritvest Sdn Bhd and Motorola Inc.
The event was officiated by Deputy Energy, Water and Communications
Minister Joseph Salang Gandum and Pos Malaysia's executive director and
group chief operating officer Abu Huraira Abu Yazid.
Nadza said PosLaju was looking at revising its fuel surcharge before
year-end following the recent fuel prices reduction by the government.
On Oct 1, Poslaju increased its fuel surcharge to 25 percent from the
previous 10 percent.
He said although there were some decrease in the volume handled by some of
the global players, surprisingly so far there was no decline in the number of
items handled by PosLaju.
"The local courier market is more resilient than the overseas markets, so
we do not expect the figure to dramatically decrease," he added.
On the handover, Nadza said the deployment of the handheld mobile computer
was part of Pos Malaysia's flagship projects called Pos Integrated Track and
Trace Information System (PITTIS).
With an investment of RM23 million, the project was fully deployed in May
1, 2007, and Pos Malaysia is in the process of reaping the benefits.
(US$1=RM3.5)
Nadza said PosLaju was currently using 1,097 units, adding any increase in
the number of scanner would depend on PosLaju's delivery routes and the volume
of courier items handled.
The total investment for the handheld mobile computer, including software
and infrastructure costs, was about RM2 million, he said, adding there were
plans to deploy the technology to mail services under Pos Malaysia.
"We expect to deploy 1,300 units by the first half of 2009 with the ongoing
expansion of our courier business nationwide," Abu Huraira said.
The deployment improved PosLaju's processing time by 20 percent as it has
replaced the manual entries. The devices also bring its on-time delivery
performance to 98 percent.
Meanwhile, Joseph Salang said there was an increase in the mail volume
during an economic downturn as people would resort to courier services rather
than taking flights to send documents to their business counterparts.
He said the growth rate of PosLaju's contract customers was at 15 percent
last year while walk-in customers was at eight percent, adding that the
deployment of handheld mobile computers helped to improve services.
Joseph Salang also called for continuous adoption of progressive
information and communications technology (ICT) among businesses was vital in
order to become and remain globally competitive.
He said the government has been proactive in spurring the adoption of ICT
with RM12.9 billion allocated under the Ninth Malaysia Plan for the development
and implementation of ICT in the government and private sectors.
Its chief operating officer Nadza Abdul said the crisis may impact its
volume as the courier services business was related to the country's economic
growth.
"Examples of measures we are taking right now are collaboration with the
other courier players, introduction of new courier products and maintaining our
present courier prices," he said at a press conference here Tuesday.
He was speaking after the handover of 1,000 units of the MC3000 handheld
mobile computer for PosLaju staff by Spritvest Sdn Bhd and Motorola Inc.
The event was officiated by Deputy Energy, Water and Communications
Minister Joseph Salang Gandum and Pos Malaysia's executive director and
group chief operating officer Abu Huraira Abu Yazid.
Nadza said PosLaju was looking at revising its fuel surcharge before
year-end following the recent fuel prices reduction by the government.
On Oct 1, Poslaju increased its fuel surcharge to 25 percent from the
previous 10 percent.
He said although there were some decrease in the volume handled by some of
the global players, surprisingly so far there was no decline in the number of
items handled by PosLaju.
"The local courier market is more resilient than the overseas markets, so
we do not expect the figure to dramatically decrease," he added.
On the handover, Nadza said the deployment of the handheld mobile computer
was part of Pos Malaysia's flagship projects called Pos Integrated Track and
Trace Information System (PITTIS).
With an investment of RM23 million, the project was fully deployed in May
1, 2007, and Pos Malaysia is in the process of reaping the benefits.
(US$1=RM3.5)
Nadza said PosLaju was currently using 1,097 units, adding any increase in
the number of scanner would depend on PosLaju's delivery routes and the volume
of courier items handled.
The total investment for the handheld mobile computer, including software
and infrastructure costs, was about RM2 million, he said, adding there were
plans to deploy the technology to mail services under Pos Malaysia.
"We expect to deploy 1,300 units by the first half of 2009 with the ongoing
expansion of our courier business nationwide," Abu Huraira said.
The deployment improved PosLaju's processing time by 20 percent as it has
replaced the manual entries. The devices also bring its on-time delivery
performance to 98 percent.
Meanwhile, Joseph Salang said there was an increase in the mail volume
during an economic downturn as people would resort to courier services rather
than taking flights to send documents to their business counterparts.
He said the growth rate of PosLaju's contract customers was at 15 percent
last year while walk-in customers was at eight percent, adding that the
deployment of handheld mobile computers helped to improve services.
Joseph Salang also called for continuous adoption of progressive
information and communications technology (ICT) among businesses was vital in
order to become and remain globally competitive.
He said the government has been proactive in spurring the adoption of ICT
with RM12.9 billion allocated under the Ninth Malaysia Plan for the development
and implementation of ICT in the government and private sectors.
