Key takeaways
- Automate work that is high-volume, repetitive and checkable. If a task needs judgement every time, automation usually costs more than it saves.
- Six to eight weeks for a contained process; three to five months end-to-end across several systems, where most of the work is integration.
- You usually do not need to replace existing systems. Most of the value is in the gaps between systems that already work.
- Replacement is only unavoidable when a system cannot export its own data.
DECK IT, Ahmedabad, automates repetitive business operations with workload automation and job scheduling; a single process is usually automated in 6–8 weeks and a department-wide rollout takes 3–5 months. Operations of business have a multitude of processes that are repetitive and time-consuming. These processes take up crucial working hours which can otherwise be used for other productive processes. Technology can be used to automate these processes, thereby reducing the manual effort and saving on resources of the organization via advanced systems concepts, in turn improving the bottom line. Studies indicate that nearly 22 % of an employee's time is spent on repetitive tasks, and low-level tasks eat up around 30 % of the IT departments' time. In a survey, nearly 47 % of finance & accounting professionals believe that manual data entry and inefficient process are their significant challenges at work. With an effective Operation Automation solution with advanced systems concepts, you can save a significant portion of the manual effort and increase the operations' profitability A high proportion of the business processes are resistive tasks. While this process does require manual intervention for decision making, many of the steps involved in the processes are regular tasks that can be carried on without any intervention. Such activities take up most of the time, especially using up human resources that can otherwise be used for more analytical and innovative activities through advanced systems concepts. Furthermore, there is a scope of errors in the process due to manual activity, which could lead to more significant challenges. Through Operation Automation solutions, you can automate your day-to-day and regular operations and services, providing more time for productive activities as well as mitigating the scope of process errors. Using operation automation, you can automate complex tasks and coordinate different actions across platforms in a seamless process. Operation automation solutions entail setting up various Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) solutions for different business operations. Each of the business functions and the personnel involved can use the ERP, bringing in process efficiency through automated process and reporting. Different technologies are used to build customized ERP solutions. Each of the ERP can be integrated, providing a single seamless platform for all the operations. Application of Business Intelligence and Analytics helps analyze the business data and create insights that the organization can profit from. Though BI, various business problems can be identified, and operation automation solutions can focus on addressing such challenges. What it costs to build AI clinical documentation into a hospital system: the five cost lines, a worked transcription example, and the quality work quotes leave out. Budget 15–20% of the build price a year. Here is the rupee range by build size, what an AMC covers, and how to split run from change. The five flows a manufacturing ERP must cover first, the GST and job-work rules a Gujarat factory faces, and what to leave for later. Automate a repeated step, implement an ERP when systems do not share records, and build BI when nobody can answer what the numbers say. Work that is high-volume, repetitive and checkable — the same test we apply to AI features. If a task needs judgement on every instance, automation tends to cost more than it saves; if it is the same decision a hundred times a week, it is a good candidate. Six to eight weeks for a contained process. Three to five months for end-to-end automation across several systems, where most of the work is integration rather than logic. Most projects we quote fall between ₹5 lakh and ₹40 lakh, roughly $6,000 to $50,000, as a fixed price for a defined scope, or a monthly rate for ongoing work. Usually not, and it is the expensive answer. Most automation value is in the gaps between systems that already work — a scheduled comparison, a handoff that currently happens by email. Replacement is only unavoidable when a system cannot export its own data.Operations Automation
What does operations automation do for a business?
How does end-to-end automation improve efficiency?
How do I start automating operations?
Resource savings
Process efficiency
Operational accuracy
Reduce process & response times
Value additions & profits
What does DECK IT offer for operations automation?
ERP solutions
BI & Analytics
Service Operations Automation
Process Integration
Knowledge Management
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Automation, ERP or BI — which problem is it?
If the problem is The answer is Typical timeline The same manual step repeated many times a week Operations automation Six to eight weeks Separate systems that do not share one set of records ERP Three to five months Nobody can answer what the numbers say BI and analytics Six to eight weeks, longer if data must be reconciled Operations automation: questions we get asked
What is worth automating first?
How long does an automation project take?
What does it cost?
Do we need to replace our existing systems?
