Mobile Magazine January 2022 | Page 32

“ At the time I joined , it was only possible to make phone calls with mobile phones . Today , you can do everything on your smartphone like using Apps , surfing the internet , watch videos on youtube , paying invoices or making video calls with your friends This became possible with the upgrade of the mobile network . At the time we had 2G or 3G , then 4G and now we have 5G . We used to be a mobile-only company , but today we are also a fixedline company , you can watch Vodafone TV or you can surf the internet using our cable infrastructure ,” says Ipiv .
Vodafone ’ s supply chain digital transformation journey When it comes to digital transformation , Ipiv explains that the first step to success is an effective strategy . “ If you have a strategy in place , that is already a big achievement for many organisations . The next step is to drive that plan , determine how you want to implement it , how it can be achieved ,

“ If you have a strategy in place , that is already a big achievement for many organisations , the next step is to drive that plan ”

HÜSEYIN IPIV HEAD OF SUPPLY CHAIN MANAGEMENT , VODAFONE
32 January 2022