This document provides a summary of Mohammed Barakat's projects portfolio. It lists 14 projects he contributed to or managed between 2003-2012 for ARAMEX International Logistics and Supply Chain. The projects focused on developing applications and systems to improve supply chain management, cost analysis, inventory tracking, and other operational processes. Mohammed has industrial engineering and project management qualifications and specializes in process improvement.

1. Projects Portfolio
Mohammed K. Barakat
Process Improvement Specialist
B.Sc. (IE), PMP, CSSBB, CSSGB, MCTS, MCT
Updated on Apr 16th, 2012

2. About Mohammed Barakat
 Industrial Engineer
 Process Improvement Specialist
 Certified Project Management Professional (PMP)
 ASQ Certified Six Sigma Black Belt (CSSBB)
 ASQ Certified Six Sigma Green Belt (CSSGB)
 Microsoft Certified Technology Specialist (MCTS), Project 2007,
Managing Projects
 Microsoft Certified Trainer (MCT)

3. Connect with Mohammed Barakat
 mohdkbarakat@hotmail.com
 Linkedin: http://jo.linkedin.com/in/mohammedbarakat
 Twitter: mohdbarakat
 Blog: http://mohammedkb.wordpress.com
 EzineArticles: http://ezinearticles.com/?expert=Mohammed_K_Barakat

4. Projects Portfolio

5. Hub Trans-shipping Objectives:
Costing System Deliver an application that:
Project Contributor  archives hub trans-shipping agreements.
Sep 2011 – Dec 2011  helps reduce time and effort needed to
ARAMEX International generate pricing rate sheets.
Logistics and Supply Chain
 helps increase accuracy and efficiency in
verifying actual trans-shipping cost.
 helps produce accurate and timely financial
reports to management and stakeholders.

6. Liege Hub Scanning and Objectives:
Manifesting System Deliver an application that manages the
Network’s bags and consolidations passing
Project Contributor through Aramex hub in Liege.
Aug 2011 – Mar 2012
ARAMEX International
Logistics and Supply Chain

7. Hub Clearance Costing Objectives:
System Deliver an application that:
 archives hub clearance agreements.
Project Contributor
Jan 2011 – Sep 2011  helps reduce time and effort needed to
ARAMEX International generate pricing rate sheets.
Logistics and Supply Chain
 helps increase accuracy and efficiency in
verifying actual clearance cost.
 helps produce accurate and timely
financial reports to management and
stakeholders.

8. Accounting Documents Objectives:
e-Archiving Solution Deliver a solution that:
 provides electronic archiving for the
Project Contributor
accounting documents to eliminate
Aug 2010 – Feb 2011
physical document storage.
ARAMEX International
Logistics and Supply Chain  enhances document accessibility by users
 reduces paper consumption
 reduces Dispatch process cycle time
 reduces motion waste due to physical
document retrieval process
The solution, a web-based search and
dispatching engine, was developed by
InfoFort company (an Aramex-owned station)

9. Inventory Management Objectives:
System Produce an application to manage
inventory of company material in the head
Project Manager office.
Mar 2010 – Jul 2010
ARAMEX International
Logistics and Supply Chain

10. Delivery Charges Control Objectives:
System Deliver an application that:
 manages delivery charges billed to
Project Contributor
Apr 2009 – Feb 2010 Aramex by its agents
ARAMEX International  generates monthly estimated delivery
Logistics and Supply Chain cost reports (Accrued Delivery
Charges) based on historical invoices
being billed and logged.

11. London Shipments Screening Objectives:
System Deliver an application that:
 screens out suspicious shipments
Project Contributor
passing through Aramex hub in London.
Nov 2008 – Feb 2009
ARAMEX International  facilitates holding shipments for further
Logistics and Supply Chain inspection and reporting to the UK
Customs.
 imports manifests of shipments arriving
in London ahead of arrival and, based
on predefined criteria, analyzes
shipments for further scrutiny.
The project team was located in Jordan and
the UK.

12. Central Billing System Objectives:
Deliver an application that:
Project Manager  manages the central billing process of
Feb 2008 – Sep 2008 Collect Shipments carried out in the
ARAMEX International head office.
Logistics and Supply Chain
 automates the manual steps of the
process.
 reduces the billing process cycle time
and improves resources utilization.

13. Delivery Service Costing Objectives:
System Deliver an application that:
 files delivery service agreements
Project Manager  analyzes actual delivery cost
Nov 2006 - Jan 2008
 manages agreement changes
ARAMEX International
Logistics and Supply Chain  calculates expected delivery charges

14. Line Haul Costing System Objectives:
Deliver an application that:
Project Manager  consolidates carriers’ electronic
Jun - Aug 2006 invoices
ARAMEX International  reallocates and analyzes shipments
Logistics and Supply Chain
line-hauling cost.
 audits carriers’ charges against agreed
rates and claim variances.

15. Company Mail Management Objectives:
System Deliver an application that:
 manages incoming/outgoing Network
Project Manager
Apr - Jun 2006 stations’ invoices moving by mail
ARAMEX International  Improves invoicing cycle time
Logistics and Supply Chain
 creates history database of invoicing
activities and mail references.

16. Profit and Loss Analysis Objectives:
System Deliver an application that:
 calculates the Company’s profitability
Project Manager
on each courier shipment.
May, 2005 - Mar 2006
ARAMEX International  imports input data from Accounting
Logistics and Supply Chain team database, runs calculation, and
disseminates reports to various
stakeholders.
 produces profitability analysis reports
per agent, per country, and per region.
 helps primary stakeholders manage
their losing customers.

17. Airway Bill Update System Objectives:
(AWUS) Deliver a web-based application that:
 the Network Agents can use to create
Project Contributor
Jan - Apr 2004 shipments’ records
ARAMEX International  updates shipments statuses
Logistics and Supply Chain
 reports shipments proof of delivery
The deliverable of this project was a set of
web-based screens (using VBA.net) that
have been used as an input to another
larger project of building the Network new
Tracking System (InfoAXS).

18. Developing a mechanism to Objectives:
track shipments in Africa Deliver a mechanism that:
 can be used by African Delivery
Project Contributor
Agents to provide the Network with
Jun - Dec 2003
updates on shipments movement.
ARAMEX International
Logistics and Supply Chain
Due to connectivity limitations in Africa,
MS Excel-VBA files were developed as a
tool for updating shipments status.
Agents were trained on using the files to
transmit data to the head office. Data
was, then, uploaded to the main tracking
system of the Network.