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Guide to how Robotic Process Automation helps in Digital Transformation
- November 6, 2017
- Posted by: CellStrat Editor
- Category: Artificial Intelligence Bots Machine Learning Robotics
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Digital Transformation is defined as the application of technologies to transform decision making with technology. In this too, one technology fueling short-term gains with significant ROI results is Robotic Process Automation. (RPA).
How Robotic Process Automation supports Digital Transformation (DX)?
Software robots are intelligent and, considering the ease f their design and deployment, they don’t require complex coding like integration platforms do. When considering company’s digital transformation strategy, RPA should be the preferred choice as it supports DX in following ways:
- Moving at the speed of business
With a no-coding approach, RPA tackles build and deploy challenges more quickly than traditional solutions can — in days and weeks instead of months. RPA offers a unique approach by providing quick integration and turnaround for customers and partners, driving faster results.
- Complementing current environment
With the ability to access data from multiple, disparate sources such as legacy, ERP and external systems, robotic process automation doesn’t require re-engineering of old processes, or ripping out platforms that are core to operations.
- Scalability
RPA can scale in response to business growth, making it easier to cope with volume fluctuations coupled with speed, agility, and resilience.
4. Adapting to the organization
RPA allows companies to adjust processes as requirements change or new ones emerge. Rather than taking months to build a custom, complex integration, RPA quickly solves the problem with no negative impact or delays to the business.
- Reallocating time to a busy workforce
While cost reduction (40-65%) is a key benefit of RPA, companies also gain more time for a workforce to focus on customer-related issues that require human touch, instead of the mundane repetitive work that consumes hours of their day.
- Keeping business moving 24/7
Imagine a workday that never ends, like individuals in an accounts receivable department. They consistently work long hours to manually submit invoices into dozens of non-standard supplier portals, then track payment, and manually handle exceptions when the company does not get paid. With robotic process automation, all that manual work and cost disappears since software robots run 24/7 and never take breaks. It maximizes time and efficiency unlike any human could.
- Accuracy and Compliance
Robots have unlimited attention span and do not make mistakes in calculations. Every step, every expensive and error-prone manual process performed is digitized using RPA—reducing errors and improving quality and compliance.
- Eliminating human errors
A key advantage to digital transformation is the elimination of error-prone human work. RPA technology eliminates human error and completes processes the same way, every time – resulting in more accurate, reliable outcomes, and ultimately a better customer experience.
- RPA is a powerful solution that can be easily managed, controlled, and monitored. It identifies bottlenecks and streamlines processes—transforming the way we do business.
Evolving your organization into a digital enterprise requires not only fundamentally changing the way you run your business, but also how you approach and tackle the challenges ahead.
Consider RPA as a way to break through the inevitable technical barriers and business hurdles, solving business operational challenges quickly and increasing your company’s odds of achieving a successful digital transformation.
(Excerpted from an article in 2016)