SupplyChain Magazine June 2019 | Page 110

WORLD VISION
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“ For every dollar we spend in freight , there ’ s almost $ 20 of product that we ’ re shipping and being able to bring into play for ministry utilization ”

— Tim Covell , Supply Chain Director , GIK , World Vision so process control documentation creates the foundation for future continuous improvement .”
Continuous consistent improvement is reliant on clear communication and coordination , and Covell stresses that technological advancements over the past decade have been essential to that process . “ Recently we invested in the Microsoft Dynamics Enterprise Resource Planning system ,” he says . “ It ’ s been a powerful tool to be able to synchronize different portions of the team , in the US and internationally .”
JUNE 2019