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“ Technology isn ’ t our job anymore , we do our job by helping the business grow , but for us in IT , technology is just our toolkit . We ' ve become organisational change agents ”
MICHAEL LOGGINS GLOBAL VICE PRESIDENT OF IT ,
SMC globe . So , our company is very healthy in that manner which has allowed us to do many things that we couldn ' t do before with that investment .”
Best practices Loggins commented how the US team has learnt from their Japanese counterparts on the methodology behind every decision and how implementing best practices from other parts of the world is proving beneficial .
“ It is not just about the technology , but by working with our colleagues in Japan we have a better understanding of why we ’ re doing something . Everything we ' ve seen from our Japanese partners is intentional and well thought out . We have gained a lot of maturity , and this has helped us out tremendously across the entire globe . We ' ve matured from just being a technology team in IT to really enabling the business and leveraging our technology background to do that .
“ One of the things we ’ ve been able to do by communicating with these other groups is find a small nugget of information , or a new process , that we can leverage . We are able to cross-pollinate those ideas across the globe and get people to start thinking and talking about things very differently .”
SMC and sustainability SMC is dedicating a global business continuity plan for our factories and delivery capabilities as well as to focus on a more sustainable future .
“ We are dedicating a great deal of capital , time and people towards our drive for a sustainable future . For several decades we
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