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Your Emerging Markets Business Partner

West Africa Transportation Challenges

& Solutions Proposed from Another Region

Jim OBrien

President & CEO of Tamerlane Global Services

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The Challenges of TransnationalTransportation

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Delays contribute to more than just

National Revenue Lost

Figure 9, pg. 8,

17th Road Governance Report: UEMOA

Q3 Data, 2011

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Unique Similarities BetweenCentral Asia & West Africa

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Extended Supply LinesAre Not Unique

Average transit time in Central Asiato Afghanistan is 8 hours for every100 KM!

Average transit time in SW Asia toAfghanistan is 2 days for every100KM!!

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So Different Yet So Similar

Interior Central Asia

United Trade Bloc that is theoreticallydesigned to expedite materialmovements

Minimal Rule of Law in areas far fromnational/international authorities

Disaggregated Trucking (i.e., OwnerOperator Environment)

Hostile locations with entrenched

criminal and/or militant activity Poor transnational Communications

from the ports to the borders

Everyone speaks Russian

Interior West Africa

United Trade Bloc that is theoreticallydesigned to expedite materialmovements

Minimal Rule of Law in areas far fromnational/international authorities

Disaggregated Trucking (i.e., OwnerOperator Environment)

Hostile locations with entrenched

criminal and/or militant activity Poor transnational Communications

from the ports to the borders

Everyone speaks Russian

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Problems of the US Armywith Logistics in the AFPAK Corridor

Loss ratios upwards of 30%

Translated into $180 million in stolen goods PER YEAR

Operational Disruptions due to insufficient materials

Operations postponed due to loss directly attributable to logistics challenges

Extended delays in transit caused materials to arrive damaged due to naturalexposures

Minimal ability to coordinate with regional national agencies

Uzbekistan Challenges at Termez post-Andijon

Pakistan Challenges due to multiple US-Pakistani Political Challenges

Kyrgyzstan renegotiation of its treaty with the United States

Terror disruptions/Active Conflict Zone

Criminal Elements

Rampant Corruption/Minimal Rule of Law

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Solutions Proposed

Increase coordination between national governments

Doesnt work well

Train Customs officials to better recognize Customsdocumentation and understand transit protocols

Doesnt work well

Advanced Customs clearance coordination

Doesnt work well

Impose stricter penalties on Customs officials whom extractbribes

Doesnt work well

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Solutions Required

Create the Delays

Recognized Documentation Repository

Physical Team Presence at Border Points

Utilization of GPS and GSM tracking devices Greater interaction with the truckers

Documentation Teams in Key Capitals and at Key Border Points

Training

Creation of Managed Transit Points

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Typical Simple Management Yard

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Fully Integrated Documentation

Repository and KPI Dashboard Created a simple to use, mobile and web-based app

Users needed information at the touch of a button

Simplicity was key!

Document repositoryrecognized by stakeholders

System capable of downloading and uploading BOLs, AWBs, TaxCertificates, etc

System capable of sharing pictures of trucks, drivers, identifications, etc

Captured a number of Key Performance Indicator

Many users are illiterate

60 days to stand up

2 weeks to train key users

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Client Data Portal

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Efficiencies

Clients can watch transit of goods in real-time

Catch abnormal and/or unauthorized routing and potential theft

Revenue Agents can verify truck data against documents provided at the portor point of loading

Documentation can be brought up with a touch of a buttoneasing and/oreliminating paper transfers

Information can be shared in a multilingual platform, at multiple borderpoints at the same time

Supply chain intelligence can ease decision making

Share threats, weather challenges, and information pertaining to fuelshortages, etc.

Key Performance Indicators can be captured and shared with KeyStakeholders

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Results in a War Zone

Delivery Speed Increased: FOB to Port moved from 12 weeks to 3 weeks

Some locations became Same Day

Reduced Cost Able to SAVE approximately 15% on the overall cost of

trucking

Loss Ratio since 2010 ZERO!

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