Mubarrad Transport Co, one of the largest land transport companies in the region owned in majority by A’ayan Leasing and Investment Company, has chosen Sage HRMS and Sage ERP software solutions to streamline its rapidly growing business. With its recent fleet expansion and plans to double its employees, Mubarrad has selected Sage to help it increase efficiency and give it a competitive advantage. The solution being implemented by Bader Al Mulla & Bros. Co. W.L.L, a Sage Enterprise Partner and leading integrator in Kuwait will take Mubarrad from a completely manual process to full automation.
“We have recently gone through a huge expansion throughout our company. In order to meet growing market demands, we have increased our fleet to 1200 trucks, from 800 just last September, taking our total asset worth to over KD20 million. Also, currently, we have over 700 employees. However, we were still running our operations using a simple system and were finding that our entire business system, from finance to inventory, simply could not keep up with the rapid growth of the company. So we needed to take immediate action to improve three critical things – integration, communication and efficiency. The time was right for a change.” said Mr. Khalid Al Obaid, IT Manager of Mubarrad Transport Co.
“We were looking for an HR and ERP software that had competitive costs could provide quick implementation, was customizable, and able to support multiple organizations. As we were planning to implement the system, it was crucial to have co-ordination throughout. Essentially, we were looking for a single application that could unify all our operations. After considering several leading software vendors, we found that Sage was the best suited for us, giving us the customizability we desired, the support we needed, with the essential speed of implementation.” added Khalid.
Marc Van der Ven, Managing Director, Sage Software Middle East added ”Sage HRMS offers detailed, accurate & centralized employee information, including payroll, benefits, training & performances – essential for any company, especially a growing one like Mubarrad Transport Co. In addition, Sage ERP offers Mubarrad a fully integrated solution for transport, inventory & financials, with the key aspects they were looking for: integration, speed, customizability, efficiency & performance.”
Mubarrad is currently in the process of implementing Sage HRMS & ERP solutions. The Sage system will run on a central server at the head office and users from other locations will access the system via the web. Implementation commenced in April 2006, and when completed, will help Mubarrad manage complex vehicle leases that could range from a few months to multiple years. The system will also give Mubarrad accurate customer and vehicle profitability, help it streamline invoicing and improve payment collection.
About Mubarrad Transport Co.
The company was established in 1986 by Mr. Abdul Lateef Mohammad Al Fadalah & Mr. Jamal Mohammed Al Fadalah was named as Mubarrad International Transport. In 1996, the status of the organization was changed to Mubarrad General Trading & Transport Established W.L.L. In January 2003, Mubarrad & A’ayan Leasing & Investment Co, entered in strategic partnership. A’ayan possess 51.5% of the total shares with the paid up capital of 520,000.000, the company capital went upto 6 million KD in 2005. The legal entity of the company changed from limited liability company to share holding company, leading A’ayan to become 65% owner.
