How Frigorífico Modelo Achieved 100% Asset Visibility And Reduced Manual Work Time by 50%

Frigorífico Modelo, an agroindustrial company from Uruguay with over 95 years of history, faced a new challenge: supporting its growth and digital transformation with modern processes and technology tailored to its needs.

With this goal in mind, the company decided to implement InvGate Asset Management and InvGate Service Management. The results were clear. In a short time, they achieved full visibility over their assets, automated their processes, and reduced by half the time spent on manual tasks.

How Frigorífico Modelo achieved 100% asset visibility and reduced manual work time by 50% with InvGate.

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Starting point

Frigorífico Modelo successfully diversified its operations to become a comprehensive agroindustrial group. However, behind this growth was a challenge affecting operational efficiency: manual Asset Management.

Relying on spreadsheets made tracking difficult, increased the risk of errors, and required countless hours from the team to keep the inventory up to date. Reviews were conducted quarterly, and the lack of automation limited the company’s ability to respond quickly to incidents or operational changes.

The challenge was clear: modernize Asset Management to gain complete visibility, reduce manual processes, and improve operational control.

Choosing a new path

To move forward, Frigorífico Modelo partnered with ThinkHub, InvGate’s strategic ally, to implement InvGate Asset Management and InvGate Service Management.

The goal was to replace manual records with an integrated platform capable of linking assets to support and maintenance processes. InvGate’s ease of use and fast implementation were decisive factors for the IT team, which sought a modern, intuitive, and adaptable solution without relying on external consultants.

“InvGate became the strategic partner we needed to make our technological leap. Adoption was immediate, requiring no extensive training, and results were visible from day one.”

Ing. José Rodríguez Shaw, Head of Technology at Frigorífico Modelo S.A.

Implementation highlights

1. Fast adoption and time savings

Within the first week, the team began using InvGate’s solutions without the need for complex training. Thanks to InvGate’s intuitive interface, the company reduced by 50% the hours spent on Asset Management and control, freeing up time for more strategic tasks.

The change eliminated spreadsheets and centralized all information in a single system, improving cross-department collaboration and speeding up the resolution of internal requests.

2. Full visibility and smarter decisions

Process automation allowed the organization to maintain a fully up-to-date inventory, supported by automatic alerts and dynamic reports. Reviews that used to be done quarterly are now performed monthly.

Asset tracking increased from 60% to 100%, and the constant availability of data transformed decision-making in maintenance, purchasing, and resource allocation.

“We used to spend hours searching for information and updating spreadsheets. Today, 100% of our critical assets are registered, and the inventory updates itself — something unimaginable when we relied on spreadsheets.”

Ing. José Rodríguez Shaw, Head of Technology at Frigorífico Modelo S.A.

3. Internal satisfaction and expansion

The improvement in control processes freed up operational and administrative resources, contributing to Frigorífico Modelo’s expansion. In fact, the company managed to open two new branches in just three months.

The new digital workflow increased internal efficiency and enhanced the employee experience, providing immediate access to reliable information.

Results

The combined implementation of InvGate Asset Management and InvGate Service Management had a measurable and lasting impact on operations:

50% less time spent on manual Asset Management tasks.
100% visibility over all critical assets.
66% increase in asset tracking and inventory control.
100% automated inventory, with no need for spreadsheets or manual input.
Improved operational efficiency, with up-to-date information available for every department.

In addition, adopting InvGate created a solid foundation for growth, with standardized processes, full traceability, and accurate metrics to assess IT team performance.

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Looking ahead

The next step for Frigorífico Modelo S.A. is to expand the use of InvGate Service Management to other key areas, such as Human Resources and Administration. The goal is to automate employee onboarding, offboarding, and modification processes, integrating workflows between IT, HR, and management into a single system.

The company also plans to incorporate InvGate’s artificial intelligence capabilities to anticipate incidents, optimize resource allocation, and continue enhancing the internal user experience.

“Today we have faster processes, complete control over our assets, and the confidence that comes from making decisions based on real data. InvGate allowed us to digitize our operations and prepare the company for the future.”

Ing. José Rodríguez Shaw, Head of Technology at Frigorífico Modelo S.A.

Conclusion

Frigorífico Modelo’s experience shows how the right technology can transform even the most traditional industries. With InvGate, the Uruguayan company reached a new level of efficiency, automation, and control, paving the way for continued growth and modernization.

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