but were willing to explore different problems in order to solve logistics problems in a very different way .”
That startup spirit is not just present in the younger members of the team , however , having instead suffused the entire organisation from the very start , as Perez explains : “ Over the past several years we ’ ve been growing more than 10-fold over the span of a year , and in certain periods even quicker . If we hadn ’ t kept the team lean and agile and willing to explore new ways of serving our clients and operating , we ’ d be stuck with an organisation unable to adapt . A startup has to always be aware of where it is investing its resources , making sure that it doesn ’ t grow wasteful . I think that ’ s essential , and it feeds back into how we use technology . We believe that , because of technology and how we deploy it , we are able to scale while remaining lean . We believe in a virtuous cycle of technology helping us to be lean , which allows us to adapt new technologies that in turn allows us to become leaner , and so on .”
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EXECUTIVE PROFILE :
Vin Perez Vin Perez graduated with a Bachelor of Science in Industrial Engineering from the University of the Philippines , and a Master of Business Administration from Harvard University . Prior to Ninja Van Philippines , he has acquired operations management experience as a Demand and Supply Planning Executive for Nestlé . His vision for Ninja Van Philippines is to connect every Filipino to the parcels and products they want one delightful delivery at a time . In his spare time , Vin plays basketball and is working to finish the latest role playing video game on his PlayStation . www . supplychaindigital . com