Day: March 16, 2022

Digitizing portfolio operations will improve tenant and contractor experience and increase process efficiency.

NEW YORK, March 16, 2022 /PRNewswire/ — Facilio, a property operations platform for real estate portfolios, today announced that Investa, one of Australia’s largest commercial office real estate companies, has selected its applications to digitize portfolio operations. Requiring a flexible and scalable platform to power its expansion and provide a seamless tenant and contractor experience—Investa looked to Facilio for its ability to deliver a modern, unified model of portfolio operations and maintenance (O&M) management processes and increase agility to keep pace with its dynamic needs.

Facilio will replace multiple systems across Investa’s approximately 703,000 square metre portfolio to create a unified platform for real estate operations. The platform will allow Investa to be in control of their portfolio operations end-to-end, providing a solution to the limitations of traditional CMMS and tenant management tools. Investa will be enabled to:

• Automate processes effortlessly : Facilio’s unified platform will improve portfolio operations—from automating maintenance schedules, approval workflows, simplifying interactions and document exchange with internal teams and external partners to ensuring consistent quality of services.
• Improve tenant experience : Transparent and coherent service fulfillment through custom portals for tenants, contractors, and other stakeholders will vastly allow Investa to meet the unique and changing needs of the workplace.
• Improve efficiency and gain business insights : Having a unified view of equipment lifecycle and inventory, risk management, audit trail, and critical incidents from a single pane of glass will help provide unparalleled visibility into portfolio-wide performance. All stakeholders—from the boiler room to the board room, can now act on previously unavailable, data-driven information.

“Facilio’s differentiated approach and strong references in the real estate industry convinced us that it was possible to do more with less,” said Paul Vandervlis, General Manager of Facilities Services of Investa. “The flexibility of Facilio to orchestrate and automate dynamic operational processes also stood out, especially as we gear up for the post-pandemic phase for commercial offices. We are confident that Facilio will be a trusted technology partner to Investa as we continue to deliver a scalable and nimble operational experience for our clients and other stakeholders.”

“Investa was looking to implement a single pane of glass solution to replace disparate FM tech and operations systems, quickly and effectively. We are delighted to be chosen as their innovation partner and look forward to accelerating Investa’s innovation initiatives with our unified O&M platform,” commented Prabhu Ramachandran, CEO of Facilio.

About Facilio:

Facilio’s AI-driven property operations platform allows real estate owners to aggregate building data, optimize performance, and control portfolio operations – all from one place. Customers in the commercial office, healthcare, higher education & retail categories use Facilio across 60 million square feet to reduce operations costs, increase net asset values & derisk operational liability. Headquartered in New York City with offices in Europe (the United Kingdom and Italy), Dubai, Chennai & Singapore, Facilio is a global company backed by leading investors including Accel Partners and Tiger Global Management. Learn more about Facilio O&M platform: https://facilio.com 

About Investa:

One of Australia’s largest, most recognized commercial office real estate companies. With over US$ 9 billion in assets under management, Investa is an owner-manager that owns, develops, and manages office buildings in Australia’s major business districts. The company helps clients fulfill the potential of their employees, by providing services that put people first. Investa creates investment opportunities that achieve optimal returns for investors, by delivering rigorous financial, leasing, operational and environmental management. https://www.investa.com.au/ 

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RIYADH，Saudi Arabia, March 16, 2022 /PRNewswire/ — SSI SCHAEFER, the world’s leading provider of modular warehousing and logistics solutions, in cooperation with Nahdi Medical Company, the Kingdom’s largest pharmaceutical retail chain, announced the implementation of the country’s first world-class pharmaceutical system in March 2022. In the heart of Jeddah’s industrial zone, the new facility significantly increases the country’s logistics capacity and preparedness for safe and reliable pharmaceutical distribution.

Nahdi Distribution Center in Jeddah (IMDAD) is the Kingdom’s first-ever automated pharmaceutical facility and falls in line with Saudi Arabia’s Vision 2030 initiative, which aims to turn the Kingdom into a global logistics hub and create a long-term investment environment in the industrial and logistics sector.

Covering an area of 250,000 sqm, the facility features temperature-controlled logistics, flexible distribution center and automated order fulfillment using cutting-edge technology and systems to support Nahdi to guarantee medical security in accordance with the latest international standards & SFDA best practice regulations. Powered by SSI Schaefer technology, the facility was developed in cooperation with the Saudi Authority for Industrial Cities and Technology Zones “MODON” as the first smart distribution center in the retail sector for Middle East and North Africa (MENA).

IMDAD is designed to handle an annual 200 million units of medical products alone. This is an unprecedented feat and is made possible by SSI Schaefer’s state-of-the-art SSI Cuby shuttle technology in combination with conventional Pick-by-Light picking consolidated by an intelligent system infrastructure. With automation, IMDAD can move up to 600 shipping totes containing more than 10,000 order lines per hour of operation. The SSI Schaefer scope of supply comprises an impressive range of subsystems from receiving and product decanting, SSI Cuby supported Goods-to-Person and Pick-by-Light Picking, conveyor technology, automatic tote closing, labelling, and strapping to sortation and presentation for shipping. The whole solution is controlled and managed by SSI Schaefer’s logistics software WAMAS^®.

In addition to the storage capacity of the SSI Cuby Goods-to-Person and Pick-by-Light areas of 37,260 and 25,600 tote locations to support the picking of slow and fast moving products respectively, the SSI Schaefer scope also included extensive pallet storage to support the storage and picking of medical appliances, returns handling and other related processes. These areas also involve extensive pallet storage and picking for big & bulky items and medical appliances zones, return handling and other processes. These storage areas incorporate a special channel system using an automatic SSI Orbiter^® system with specific picking tunnels to enhance the performance, selective racking system, pallet flow racking system, shelving, multi-tier shelving system with high standard steel structure and carton live storage system.

“In a climate which has a lot of uncertainty, modern automated material handling solutions are becoming the trend and way to move forward for many businesses. In the pharmaceutical and healthcare industry, we see the benefits being amplified throughout the supply chain. Through the understanding of operations and processes, complete data, performance analysis and design consultancy, the technology and innovation provided by SSI Schaefer allows Nahdi to assure higher efficiency standards, accurate reporting, and quality customer service, ” said Ayman ALA’mar, GM at SSI Schaefer Saudi Arabia.

Apart from the hardware, the SSI Schaefer supplied WAMAS^® Warehouse Management System provides real-time tracking of the goods. Aside from fulfilling Nahdi’s vision to provide world-class services, it moreover allows them to efficiently track, trace and move their goods batch controlled and FEFO (First Expiry, First Out), to assure integrity, productivity, and performance effectiveness and to have accurate records that ensure all goods are accounted for and deter pilferage.

Nahdi Medical Company CEO Eng. Yasser Joharji sums up the successful cooperation: “The vision of IMDAD stems from Nahdi’s unyielding commitment towards achieving Vision 2030 and the National Industrial Development Program’s targets of creating and improving the performance of logistics hubs across the Kingdom. SSI Schaefer has played an integral role in bringing this vision to life through equipping IMDAD with the latest technologies that would not only support us in providing world-class services but would also assure higher efficiency standards, accurate reporting, and quality customer service. We convey our heartfelt gratitude to the SSI Schafer team, who have tirelessly supported us throughout all phases of this project. The launch of IMDAD will mark a significant milestone in our journey towards becoming the most loved and trusted partner to our guests – a milestone reaffirming our commitment towards serving millions of guests across the Kingdom in the most efficient way possible.”

Nahdi Medical Company CSCO Eng. Raed Monagel also added: “IMDAD will be the largest logistics Distribution Center in the Middle East in the pharmaceutical industry designed to guarantee medical security in accordance with the latest international systems and to reflect Nahdi’s role as an effective partner in supporting Vision 2030. With SSI Schaefer’s vast experience in the region, on-the-ground engineering and after sales capabilities to provide complete solutions, adding value to its customer’s specific needs and benefits, Nahdi Medical Company can make this grand vision a reality.”

SSI Schaefer Group – Company Profile

The SSI Schaefer Group is the world’s leading provider of modular warehousing and logistics solutions. With headquarters located in Neunkirchen (Germany), SSI Schaefer employs approximately 10,000 associates globally, along with seven domestic and international production sites, and approximately 70 worldwide operative subsidiaries. Across six continents, SSI Schaefer develops and implements innovative industry-specific answers to its customers’ unique challenges. As a result, it plays a key role in shaping the future of material handling.

SSI Schaefer designs, develops, and manufactures systems for warehouses and industrial plants. Its portfolio includes manual and automated solutions for warehousing, conveying, picking, and sorting, plus technologies for waste management and recycling. In addition, SSI Schaefer is now a leading provider of modular, regularly updated software for in-house material flows. Its software team, with a headcount more than 1,100, develops high-performance applications, and provides customers with in-depth advice on the intelligent combination of software with intralogistics equipment. The SSI Schaefer IT offering, including its own WAMAS^® and SAP products, delivers seamless support for all warehouse and material flow management processes. Solutions from SSI Schaefer improve the productivity and efficiency of customer organizations – not least through the highly precise monitoring, visualization, and analysis of operational metrics for proactive intralogistics management.

SSI Schaefer offers highly sophisticated, turnkey systems. As an international player, it can deliver one-stop solutions to all four corners of the earth. Its comprehensive portfolio encompasses design, planning, consulting, and customer-specific aftersales services and maintenance.

For more information, please visit https://www.ssi-schaefer.com

About Nahdi Medical Company (Nahdi)

Nahdi Medical Company is a purpose-driven healthcare and wellbeing company with a heart. It is the largest retail pharmacy chain in Saudi Arabia with a growing healthcare services platform. The Company was established in 1986 as a sole proprietor of two stores in Jeddah and today, operates 1,151 stores in 144 cities in Saudi Arabia, including two polyclinics and seven express clinics.

Serving more than 30 million Guests yearly, Nahdi’s Guest-centric philosophy ensures all Guests have access to high quality and competitively priced products and services across healthcare, medicine, wellness, mom & baby products, beauty and other FMCG goods. Leveraging the latest technologies and supply chain innovations, Nahdi aims to bring the full health and wellness ecosystem to the fingertips and doorsteps of all its Guests.

Nahdi empowers and equips its employees with in-depth training opportunities across the business, to ensure every employee unlocks their potential. Beyond the business, Nahdi always looks to make a positive impact on the community through thoughtful and meaningful corporate social responsibility initiatives from awareness campaigns to personalized health solutions.

Over the past 35 years, Nahdi has received numerous awards and has been celebrated for its positive work culture and commitment to local communities. Highlights include being consistently ranked Top 20 “Great Place to Work” in Asia & KSA since 2014 and ‘Best Community Development Award at the Gulf Sustainability and CSR Awards’ in 2018.

Nahdi exists to add beats to its Guests’ lives every day.

For more information, please visit: www.nahdi.sa/en

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As students and teachers adapt to a new world of education, MCE aims to simplify the way of learning in both physical and virtual classrooms

UNITED ARAB EMIRATES, March 16, 2022 /PRNewswire/ — Marshall Cavendish Education (MCE), a global education solutions provider for Pre-K to 12, today presents a new brand identity that aims to bring back the joy of learning by simplifying the learning experiences for educators and students.

COVID-19 has brought upon a whole new world of heightened expectations for educators and students to do more and better. With this brand refresh, MCE wants to make learning and teaching resources more approachable and accessible, suitable to be used in different geographical and language backgrounds.

“This is a crucial time for students and educators who are still adapting to changes imposed by the pandemic. We see schools worldwide have picked up new ways of teaching, and students have had to realign the way they learn.

With the new inspiriting brand identity, we want to continue creating quality learning and teaching content designed based on proven pedagogies, meet the needs of in-person and virtual learning, and more importantly, nurture the joy of learning in learners,” said Yeoh Cheng Poh, Head of Education, MCE.

Having been in the industry for over 60 years, and their resources used in over 85 countries, MCE has experienced waves of changes in education, influenced by the evolution of technology, and recently, the pandemic.

MCE’s website now displays a new and modern interface, with streamlined content – dedicated pages for educators and every education level, encompassing resources that are more distinguishable and insightful. The corporate logo has been updated with a more distinctive wordmark and a speech bubble-like form to represent MCE’s communication-centric approach.

MCE’s popular series such as the Marshall Cavendish Education Cambridge Primary and IGCSE™, and the My Pals are Here! series are complemented with lucid print and digital content suitable for blended learning. The learning materials from MCE are engaging and align with different curriculum frameworks such as those from the United Kingdom, United States of America, Singapore, Indonesia, Thailand, Philippines, and other local curricula.

The MCEduHub, launched in 2019 and adopted by schools globally, is a digital learning hub comprising streamlined learning and teaching materials, including programmes and courses for the development of students and educators. In alignment with the new brand identity, the MCEduHub logo and website also underwent a refresh to personalise the learning experience and make resources more accessible.

“Being resourceful is vital for professional development in the education sector. MCEduHub for Professional Development not only provides quality and engaging learning resources that I can tap on as an educational leader, but it also offers programmes and courses hosted by world renowned education institutes. I really appreciate that their professional development programmes help educators to develop relevant skills to progress in today’s complex learning environment,” shared Dr. Hunada Kanbar, Chief Learning Officer, Sharjah Education Academy SEA UAE.

With the new brand identity, MCE will also be launching a CSR initiative this year where books will be donated to children in rural communities supported by World Vision International.

About Marshall Cavendish Education (MCE)

Marshall Cavendish Education (MCE) is a global education solutions provider dedicated to nurturing the joy of learning and preparing students for the future. We believe the best way to do so is by simplifying learning and listening to the needs of schools, teachers, students, and parents.

MCE makes world-class educational content more accessible through a seamless experience that integrates both print and digital resources. We provide holistic and end-to-end solutions customised to the school’s requirements, with professional development to help educators implement the curriculum.

We’ve worked with ministries, policymakers, educators, and parents in over 85 countries, designing education solutions in 14 languages for Pre-K to 12. MCE is the only Asia-based publisher that is an endorsement partner of Cambridge Assessment International Education.

www.mceducation.com

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