SupplyChain Magazine May 2019 | Page 135

solutions at a fraction of the price of managed software to be the answer . One implemented cloud-based solution has proven to be a collaborative and work management platform with a relatively straightforward user interface . “ It is a tremendous tool that has allowed us to eliminate many of our manual processes . The downturn has meant doing the same job with fewer people but we have not seen a degradation in the service that we provide . That ’ s because we have been able to automate many of our manual processes through the use of simple and really economical applications .”
As a lean six sigma practitioner , Poosuthasee asserts : “ One of the hardest things to do is to eliminate a piece of paper from the process .” Even so , a lot of paper processes have been automated by transferring them to this intuitive cloud based system . It ’ s clear though that he sets more store by the attitudes and commitment people bring to their task than the methodology . “ I ’ ve learnt a lot from mistakes I have made in the past . One of the biggest ones was chasing too many initiatives , too many strategic goals . Now I tell my team to focus on what
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