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RPA, the technological response to improve competitiveness in a crisis scenario

13 January 2021 · Blog RPA

RPA, the technological response to improve competitiveness in a crisis scenario.

RPA technology is leading the digital transformation processes.

These are some examples that will give us an idea of ​​the enormous potential that starting a business process robotization program can have.

It represents savings in task execution costs since a robot has the ability to reduce this time by 80-90% and can work 24 hours a day, eliminating human errors.

Additionally, the robotization of business processes will free up many hours of work of human teams that until now were busy with routine tasks that did not add value, but are necessary for the operation of the company.

In this way, they can dedicate themselves to tasks that really add value to the company, such as the personalization and improvement of customer service or the analysis and improvement of key business processes.

Is RPA technology applicable in a crisis scenario like the current one?

In this scenario, companies have to work to guarantee their competitiveness. This entails the optimization of business processes, thus addressing projects that are very limited in time and that are certain to provide savings to the company, quantifying them and determining exactly the benefits obtained and the resources contributed.

These requirements are characteristics of RPA application projects, since it is necessary to carry out a process of identifying robotizable processes, defining it in detail, analyzing what the process will be like once robotized, quantifying the savings obtained and calculating the return period for said investment.

On the other hand, robotization projects are short, lasting between 8 and 12 weeks, which provides certainty for their implementation and immediacy in the savings brought to the company, both characteristics that are totally necessary for the execution of a project in a crisis scenario.

In conclusion, RPA is the fastest and most efficient path in the digital transformation processes of companies and, in particular, SMEs, due to its speed of implementation and low cost.


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