Technology Magazine March 2018 | Page 141

EUROPE
Hung for several weeks in well ventilated barns , air-cured tobacco is low in sugar with a generally light and sweet flavour
Kaoma offices reforestation , Zambia
approach not only enables this , but encourages it also .
“ In the end , JTI ’ s business model is simple all over the world – produce high quality products in a cost-effective way and sell . This strategy actually warrants us to follow and deploy the latest trends like movement to the cloud ( MS Azure ), mobility solutions , big data and analytics , use of Internet of Things ( IoT ) on production machines and new e-commerce channels ,” says Donmez .
At this point , CIO of JT International , Diego De Coen , complements Donmez and shares his view about JTI ’ s technology strategy and people .
“ One of the basics of my IT strategy is to insource knowledge and outsource commodity ,” he says . “ Over the years , we have really focused on that .
“ When you enter a new market , it is only investment , there is no return – you do not make money on day one . But thanks to our CRM and ERP solutions , which we ’ ve created lighter versions of , we have a toolset that we can use immediately in new markets and start doing business at a very low cost .
“ Then , we bring in our partners .
www . gigabitmagazine . com 141