In order to stay competitive in the global economy, enterprises in the manufacturing industry are all looking to cutting costs and boosting efficiency and productivity. However, in the face of abundant labor -intensive processes, they cannot easily control the time cost and labor cost. At the same time, as the digital transformation is moving forward, many manufacturing enterprises has turned to industrial robots to run the frontend production, but due to the back-end management lagged behind, they are still seeing complex and tedious work which consumes much time and energy.
And RPA can help with the process automation simply and efficiently with its five attributes for the manufacturing industry.
1. RPA allows for the fast and non-disruptive development and deployment based on existing systems. Small processes can be developed and deployed within one or two weeks, and simple processes even within one day.
2. RPA can be set to run automatically. You can simply set the date and frequency, and wait for the result.
3. Multiple robots can work with each other collaboratively to complete automated tasks in parallel.
4. No complex programming language is required. You can simply drag and drop to run the process just like playing with the building blocks for children. With the lower barrier, it can be accessible even to the business personnel.
5. Repetitive processes always makes employees exhausted. And RPA robots can automate them by simulating human operations safely and efficiently, saving much time and energy..
RPA Manufacturing Process Robots
Scenarios in manufacturing
Bill of Materials (BOM) Management:
BOM is a list of all raw materials, components and parts that a factory needs. A complete and accurate BOM matters most to the production process. Anything wrong may lead to delayed production, and defective products, which requires them to be recalled, resulting in the negative impact on the company's reputation. By managing BOM in real time with RPA, you can effectively ensure the timeliness and accuracy of production, transportation, and operation
Automatic logistics data tracking:
Inventory management and cargo tracking are critical to on-time delivery. RPA can automate the management of logistics, shipments and inventory by integrating data across the supply chain, making suppliers, employees and customers more satisfied.
Material data migration and maintenance:
In manufacturing, enterprises are often pressured with data migration in their daily operations, or in response to the emerging business requirements and digital transformation,. And the RPA automation allows for one-off batch process in scenarios like data migration. RPA is designed for systems at various levels, and can filter the data to transfer them in a more accurate, fast and automatic way.
Advantages of RPA robots in manufacturing:
1. Lower cost: A robot can replace 3-5 human labors on average to work around the clock all year long.
2. Accurate: Compared to the error rate of 1%-3% in human work, robots can achieve nearly zero error rate.
3. Higher value: Repetitive and complicated work can be assigned to robots, freeing up human workers to take more creative and valuable ones.
4. Safe and compliant: Manufacturing enterprises can monitor the quality and be alarmed with high risks, as well as evaluating risks more effectively.
