UPG ENTERPRISES
“ Cybersecurity is an ongoing task , it never ends and there ' s always bad guys looking for new vulnerabilities ”
JOE MADDA CIO ,
UPG ENTERPRISES cleaned , aggregated and reported to each of the businesses in whatever format they need .
“ As a holding company , UPG needs visibility to data . So , that ' s been one area of automation ,” says Madda . “ On the IT front , we have made tremendous strides to assimilate and use our current systems in order to pull in and use the data that we have available today , like our ERPs and our HR system .”
To ensure that people can communicate properly and as needed makes a difference . On the IT and data side , there ’ s been a heavy focus on automation , removing fragmentation and creating consistency across the business .
Since UPG ’ s business focus is on manufacturing , there is a lot of opportunity for automation on the operations side of the business .
“ With the adoption of robotics , system consolidation and creating better visibility , we can make better decisions with realtime data ,” says Madda . “ The adoption of the hardware that will help make us more efficient is not the sort of thing you can do overnight . This is about creating efficiencies and enabling our workers to work smarter . Ultimately , our people are our greatest asset .”
For Madda , it ' s not about cost cutting , it ' s about creating an efficient way of working so that the teams can run faster . Automating more repetitive tasks , especially in manufacturing , can achieve this and achieve safety .
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