Lesson 1 - RPA Basics

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RPA Design

and
Development
v4.0
Lesson 1 RPA Basics
Agenda

1 History of Automation 5 RPA and Emerging Ecosystem

2 Introduction to RPA 6 Industries Best-Suited for RPA

3 RPA vs. Automation 7 Processes Best-Suited for RPA

4 RPA and Artificial Intelligence


Learning Objectives

1 Describe the History of Automation

2 Explain RPA and AI

3 Compare RPA and Automation

4 Describe RPA and Emerging Ecosystem

5 List the Industries Best-Suited for RPA


Learning Objectives

6 Identify the Processes Best-Suited for RPA


History of Automation
• Introduction to Automation
• Overview of History of Automation
• Benefits of Automation
Introduction to Automation

Automation is the technology by which a process or procedure is executed with minimal human assistance.

What does • Removes repetitive and unwanted tasks to enhance performance


Automation do? • Frees human resources to be better utilized in more productive work

Where is • It is used in mechanical production, assembly line production, etc


Automation used? • It is integral to business & IT sector to make them productive and profitable

Examples of • Automated bottle filling stations


Automation • Automated Order-Entry and Customer service Chatbots
Overview of History of Automation

Present
UiPath end-to-
end automation
platform

Year 2012

Robotic Process
Late 20th Century Automation

Early 20th Century


19th Century Personal computers
and advent of internet
Concept of First digital
programable computers
machines
Benefits of Automation

Automation offers several benefits to an organization. It:

Decreases
operational
cost

Automation Decreases
Improves saves time, average
productivity effort and handling time
money!

Assists worker
safety
Story of Work
The Story of Work
Introduction to RPA
• What is RPA?
• Evolution of RPA
• Benefits of RPA
What is RPA?

Robotic Process Automation (RPA) is the technology that enables a software program to mimic human actions
while interacting with computer applications to accomplish required tasks.

Reads & processes data Easy to implement and


in a structured form powerful to scale

Operates on different Works 24/7 without


applications making errors

Enables a software program Creates a digital


to mimic human actions robotic workforce
Evolution of RPA

Several technological advancements have helped in the evolution of RPA. Three key predecessors of RPA are:

Screen Scraping Workflow Automation


Artificial Intelligence
Software & Management Tools
Benefits of RPA

The implementation of an RPA solution brings several benefits to an organization.

Increased speed of Reduced process Improved Easier Improved Rapid ROI


process execution execution cost accuracy scaling compliance &
governance
RPA vs. Automation
• Comparison
RPA vs. Automation

RPA Automation

It is used to automate any business process or


It is used to automate a specific type of process.
functionality.

It is platform independent. It is platform dependent.

It mimics user actions and can cognitively take It does not mimic user actions and only
decisions to perform actions. executes the given program instructions.

Example: Help Desk, etc. Example: Calculators, Washing machines, etc.


RPA and Artificial Intelligence
• RPA and AI Capabilities
• Blending AI into RPA
RPA and AI Capabilities

RPA is a software robot that mimics human actions, while Artificial Intelligence is the simulation of human
intelligence by machines.

AI RPA

• High-volume
• Machine Learning processes
• Natural Language • Labor-intensive
Processing processes
• Natural Language • Rule-based &
Understanding repetitive processes
• Chatbots • Processes with
structured data
Blending AI into RPA

UiPath provides RPA and AI integration through AI Center which applies the cognitive power of AI. AI Center
provides robots with the following skills:

Document Understanding AI Computer Vision UiPath Chatbots


AI and RPA –
Technology’s New Power Couple
RPA serves as a simple, scalable, and secure way to insert AI into decisions and strategies; this radically
reduces AI execution time and effort and exponentially increases its impact to boost productivity, efficiency, and
customer satisfaction to new verticals.
RPA and Emerging Ecosystem
• Overview of RPA and Emerging Ecosystem
Overview of RPA and Emerging
Ecosystem
The future belongs to semantic automation. To bring us closer to this future, UiPath is developing the following
capabilities:

UiPath Integration Service Self-healing robots Cloud native automation AI solution templates
Industries Best-Suited for RPA
• Overview of Industries Best-Suited for RPA
• Business Units Best-Suited for RPA
Overview of Industries Best-Suited for
RPA
RPA solutions are being deployed in various industries globally. Some of the industries that benefit from RPA
are:

Travel/Transportation/
Insurance Manufacturing Logistic

Banking and Finance Healthcare Customer Service


Business Units Best-Suited for RPA

Some of the business units where RPA can be used for automating the processes are:

Human Information Finance &


Resources Technology Accounting

Sales Operations Supply Chain


Processes Best-Suited for RPA
• Attributes of Processes Best-Suited for RPA
• Examples of Business Processes for RPA
Attributes of Processes Best-Suited for
RPA
The attributes of a process best-suited for RPA are:

Driven by
Rule-based Voluminous Data-intensive Repetitive
digital inputs

Processes Processes Processes with Processes Processes that


that are with high lots of data involving begin by receiving
rule-based volumes of manipulation & manual & data through digital
& consistent transactions crunching repetitive tasks files
Examples of Business Processes for
RPA
Some examples of the processes that can be automated are:

Customer onboarding Payment allocation

Vendor onboarding Purchase order processing

Material master management Order fulfilment

Sales order creation Bank reconciliation

Invoice processing Cash allocation & reporting


Summary

1 History of Automation

2 Introduction to RPA

3 RPA and Artificial Intelligence

4 RPA and Emerging Ecosystem

5 Industries Best-Suited for RPA

6 Processes Best-Suited for RPA

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