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Need to stretch your budget? Try robotic process automation

October 10, 2023 / 4 min read

Organizations around the world are tightening their belts, trying to get more done with less. Now, you can program a virtual robot to do higher-quality work faster, freeing up resources to use elsewhere. Welcome to the future.

Organizations worldwide prioritize AI automation to innovate, control labor pressure, and achieve more with less. Now, you can unlock the full power of using a virtual robot to do higher-quality work faster, freeing up resources to use elsewhere. Automation is moving forward fast, and Robotic Process Automation (RPA) can advance your organization's value.

The labor market remains tight, and today's organization leaders face disruption and economic challenges at every turn. AI-powered automation allows Robotic Process Automation (RPA) to create a simple-to-use virtual robot to complete electronic tasks you'd typically have people do. RPI automation software drives down costs, attracts and keeps top talent, increases data accuracy, and creates new revenue opportunities. Think of it as a digital worker — you tell it what to do once, and it does it for you going forward, freeing your people up to do other, more important activities.

Let’s say you’re a collections manager who tracks aged AR closely and needs to be notified of newly aged accounts. Unfortunately, your ERP system doesn’t have a canned report for this, and your vendor hasn’t created one. To compensate, your bookkeeper must review AR daily, look for accounts 30 or more days past due, input the information into a spreadsheet, and send that report to you via Outlook. This doesn’t require much thought for the bookkeeper who follows the same steps every day and delivering the information to you. A bot can be programmed to mimic the bookkeeper’s actions and perform this routine task daily, and your bookkeeper’s time can be spent on value-added activities.

Lots of other activities are ripe for automation. The trick is to look at processes that fit certain criteria, including:

Robotic process automation saves time and reduces waste

If you’re familiar with the Lean seven forms of waste, you probably already see how RPA can help establish process flow. It does so by:


Creating cost savings: You first have to invest. Move forward with automation. 

Is RPA too good to be true?

RPA isn’t a silver bullet or a magic wand. It won’t solve all your process problems, and it should only be used for its designed purposes. However, if used in the right way, RPA can help improve efficiency for your organization and reduce the cost of important processes. Before turning to RPA as a solution, you should be aware of its shortcomings, for example:

Next steps for implementing RPA

If you’re thinking about RPA, we recommend that you target one process, test it out, and apply what you’ve learned to the next process. Start by taking inventory of all your processes and use the criteria above to sort by what will give you the biggest return on investment. Improving the process before programming the bot will help make sure that less maintenance is required down the road. Once you demonstrate success, you’re likely to generate interest from the organization in finding other processes to automate.

For a truly successful enterprise-wide deployment, consider creating a change management plan. New or unfamiliar technologies, when first introduced, can be met by staff with resistance and even fear. A proper introduction and adaption plan can mitigate these issues and allow RPA to gain traction within your organization.

A customized solution tailored for your organization

To help you realize the full ROI potential of RPA, we help develop a scalable framework that’s unique to your needs and provides a pathway to growth. Let us show you how to align your automation initiatives and strategic objectives by focusing on priorities that support smart business outcomes.


RPA streamlines workflows, boosts productivity and profits. We'll help you change the way you get work done. 

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