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“ Our House ’ is built on solid foundation blocks around health and safety , purpose and inspiring our people ”
— Ninian Wilson , Global Supply Chain Director and CEO , Vodafone Procurement Company that ’ s increased revenue , profit or taking costs out of Vodafone . The games room allows us to trial new things . For example , we try new technology to use internally in supply chain management . If it works , we scale it . If it doesn ’ t , then we simply turn it off . Finally , we have the dining room , which represents our supply chain management sales . We work with external clients ; not just for Vodafone . We invite those external clients into the dining room to see what we ’ ve developed and to support them in their procurement activities .”
With that clear plan in place , Wilson believes the reason the house strategy has been successful is because it allows the different categories to be split up and looked after individually , while also enabling staff to take responsibility for their respective areas . “‘ Our House ’ is built on solid foundation
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