“ With the introduction and completion of our transformation , it will be important to focus on change management within the group ”
DIRK KARL GROUP EXECUTIVE
AND CPO , MTN
Making smart procurement decisions in the face of uncertainty One thing for certain in modern procurement and supply chains is uncertainty and disruption . “ We have had no choice but to become smarter ,” says Karl , “ Uncertainty is a part of daily life . We still have to make decisions in the face of uncertainty , we can ’ t take it away , but we can better harness huge volumes of information to make data-driven decisions , which has become an integral part of our procurement and sourcing operation .” MTN is using data analytics and automation to enhance its throughput time , cut down on manual , time consuming activities and drive greater efficiency . Karl explains : “ We have developed our own in-house tools that support our sourcing function to adopt data-driven decisionmaking platforms and supply chain risk management frameworks using advanced technologies such as machine learning and artificial intelligence . Our expert sourcing teams are guided by price curves within each category , and our scenario analysis tool is used to analyse millions of possible
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