FDC ( FOOD & DRUG CORPORATION )
sionals and sustainable approach to growth , FDC has moved ahead with its forward-thinking technology strategy .
It has transformed its front-end communications and undertaken end-to-end digitisation , but one of FDC ’ s most cogent uses of technology has been the way it has adopted a mobile workplace approach .
Baz underlines how the firm has created a digital workplace to promote mobility which has become a common trend in the day-to-day work .
According to a survey by the Economist Intelligence Unit , respondents who described their company as a ‘ pioneer ’ in its use of mobile technology scored 16 % better in terms of productivity than peers who described their firm ’ s use of mobile technology as ‘ bad ’.
Baz says mobility is an important facet of FDC ’ s sales department . Using 4G-connected commercial tablets , he noted that sales representatives can
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