Research firms cite Robotic Process Automation (RPA) as the fastest growing sector of the enterprise software market (Gartner 2019). Theirs is an ostensibly holistic perspective. Other perspectives include those of operations and finance management who see...
What is Process Mining? How efficiently is your accounts payable process performing? Why is your supply chain having difficulty delivering to customers on time? Are we actually following the global standard processes that were designed? In the past,...
Key Process Design Considerations To Get The Most Out Of Your Digital Workforce In this post, I’d like to review a few tips to consider when designing a business process to be executed by RPA Bots, in conjunction with other Intelligent Automation technologies. ...
In 2019, automating inventory management processes for a medical supply manufacturer and distributor was seen as an easy win. Decreased processing time and increased fill rate made these projects successful from the jump. In 2020, these same processes don’t just help...
At Ashling Partners, we are constantly looking for ways to better reuse our previously created scripts. After all, why should we start developing from scratch when there’s a similar process already scripted? In theory this should be a simple exercise; locate the...
Hyperautomation is happening now for companies across Michigan, facilitated by the TechTown, Detroit based Innovation Hub and Ashling Partners. [Detroit, MI, February 18, 2020] — TechTown Detroit, a place for startups to thrive and grow, is now home for a new...
Introduction Higher education institutions across the globe are facing unique challenges as we move into a new decade. University leadership increasingly finds itself facing two seemingly contradictory forces: pressure to continuously increase the value provided to...
When I owned a services company, my bookkeeper would cringe when it came time to process and reconcile credit card transactions each month. The process required inputting line item details of every transaction to be processed for payment. Even with a small...
Forbes Business Councils Is an Invitation-Only Community for Executives Leading Their Industry [Chicago, IL, February 6, 2020] — Donald Sweeney, Co-Founder & CEO of Ashling Partners, is celebrating a one-year anniversary as a member of the Forbes Business...
I remember when I first heard about RPA in the most basic sense. I was working at a large accounting firm, and we had a client for which we needed to pull many invoices for. An associate in another office...
This is part 3 of a series focusing on using RPA to automate processes in Excel – we’re covering everything from when and why to use RPA, to details around how to most effectively design the solutions and get the most bang for your buck. Part 1: Why RPA is not...
Recently, we participated in the annual Content IQ Conference from ABBYY. The conference helped illustrate the need for extending the value of “traditional RPA”. ABBYY Content IQ is a class of enabling technologies that help digital workforces understand and create...
