WORLD VISION
Tim Covell , Supply Chain Director , World Vision on the organisation ’ s digital transformation , COVID-19 and its efforts to help the vulnerable
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W hen it comes to digital innovation at World Vision , Tim Covell , Supply Chain Director at the organisation explains that its strategy is not necessarily ‘ cutting edge ’.
“ We ’ re probably more on the other end of the spectrum where we are intentionally not cutting edge . Instead , we ’ re looking to be frugal , using technology that has the highest return on investment ( ROI ), as well as applications that provide the most effective impact ,” so when it comes to digital transformation , World Vision is focusing its efforts on its demand planning , fulfilment and distribution .
“ In terms of demand planning , our stakeholders and program leaders from around the world are serving in various communities and they need to have a simple and common tool that we can pull from . Over time , we have developed a tool with a fairly simple input process , and then we aggregate all those answers into a global demand each year , and this process has continued to be refined year on year . When it comes to fulfilment and global
AUGUST 2020