Business Chief APAC+ANZ Magazine October 2021 | Page 57

DOLE SUNSHINE COMPANY
ensure that we develop the right process to onboard our suppliers and get proper visibility about the sustainable risks that we have in our supply chain . That way we will be able to mitigate and act on them as we go along .
“ Digitalisation again plays an important role , as we access thousands of suppliers in a transparent and efficient manner . I fully believe that by becoming automated and digital , we get the visibility that our teams

DOLE - The Growing Distance supply chain events , with attention paid to potential risks ( such as recent peaks in commodity markets , for example packaging ) leading to general improvements in supply chain performance .

In the 18 months to come , von Pein hopes to further exploit the many efficiencies of digitalisation , and how it can impact Dole ’ s sustainability drive , a pledge under the Dole Promise banner . “ Sustainable procurement is a priority at this moment ,” she says . “ We want to need to make the right strategic decisions . Leading back to indirect procurement , I think the biggest challenge is poor quality of information , as I have little visibility today on how much and where we are buying , and for what cost . It ' s still a lot of manual work but , two years down the line , we will be in a much better position to increasingly benefit from the elusive opportunities of procurement-led , business performanceimprovement projects .” businesschief . asia 57