“JAGGAER’s SaaS based source to pay solution was the perfect fit for our requirements. As a global company with roots in Egypt and representation in markets including London, Cyprus, Grenada, and Pakistan,” says Heidi Hisham.

Supply chains are complex networks where over 80% of the data and processes sits within partner systems. To see and act on the latest picture of your supply chain, your company needs that data from each of your partners, but the problem is most companies rely solely on an enterprise-centric approach to solve a multi-enterprise problem.

Companies that want to take advantage of the omnichannel opportunities of increased online-order volume in the past 18 months are adopting more agile delivery and fulfillment models, such as D2C. Online sales by retailers and manufacturers have surged by more than 120 percent in the last year. E-commerce volumes have also exploded, with LSPs estimating a 200 percent growth from 2019-2020.

With Kaddoum, Savoye will accelerate its ambition to become the region’s top providers of supply chain solutions, combining hardware and software to meet customer needs such as manual, semi-automated, mechanized, highly automated, or robotized installations.

Professor Karray comes to MBZUAI after serving as the founding co-director of the Waterloo Artificial Intelligence Institute at the University of Waterloo in Canada. He is also the founding co-director of the University of Waterloo.