“New technologies such as robotic process automation (RPA) offer the opportunity to automate repetitive processes and more efficiently achieve business goals. Deploying software robots can enable organizations to execute current processes faster and more accurately, 24×7. The benefits can be significant and include boosting the return on investment; improving operational accuracy; enhancing compliance; achieving cost reductions and increasing scalability. RPA is changing many business scenarios, such as when a new employee joins a company. Typically in this situation, IT managers need to update the employee information in numerous systems, entering and copying the data from one platform to another. Or, consider managers in Human Resources who create candidate offer letters and onboard new employees following structured processes. These are examples of clerical tasks that employees perform every day—tasks that are mainly routine but demand a significant amount of time. Robotic process automation is enabling organizations to release workers from these types of time-intensive, manual processes in order to focus their talents on more strategic activities that can drive the business forward. The key question is, could an RPA strategy be applicable to your company? If the answer is yes, what are some key implementation steps to consider..?”

Contributors: Canon Business Process Services
Categories: SIG U Resource, Whitepaper
SRC Type: Disruptive Digitization, Robotic Process Automation (RPA)