SupplyChain Magazine July 2018 | Page 194

BRITISH COLUMBIA LOTTERY CORPORATION ( BCLC )
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BIO
Keith Boden is a public procurement specialist who has held the position as Director of Corporate Procurement with BCLC since 2009 . Prior to that he worked in purchasing with the company , after joining from Fraser Health Authority where he worked initially as a buyer and Purchasing manager . ing a lean and agile methodology , which Bolen describes as a “ natural progression ” to its transformation story .
“ As we changed and improved on our business processes , we found that there is a constant need to improve business processes ,” reflects Bolen . “ There ’ s a real drive to keep our operating costs in check and , in order to do that , we have to become more efficient with the existing resources that we have . One way to do that is to look at lean and agile methods to help us better utilise our resources so we can get more done without existing resources .”
Undertaking a companywide transformation is no easy feat and at BCLC , but it seems that the company of 920 employees has been vital in making its vision a reality .
With offices in Kamloops and Vancouver as well as field staff across the province , a
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