HOW RPA WILL REVOLUTIONIZE THE BPO INDUSTRY
WHAT IS ROBOTIC PROCESS
AUTOMATION?
RPA or robotic process automation is a combination
of artificial intelligence and automation that is
designed to perform rule-based tasks. While RPA is a relatively new technology,
it is well on its way to change the world as we know it!
RPA can easily handle and excel at repetitive jobs that
typically consume a great deal of human time. Many industries are turning to
RPA, which promises unprecedented levels of efficiency and quality to help
achieve:
RPA engines are equipped with highly specific process
knowledge that makes it possible to automate rules-based tasks. In fact, it is
possible to automate 20%-40% of processes with the RPA systems available today.
According to Market Research Future, the RPA market will grow with a CAGR of 29% between 2017 and 2023.
RPA IN THE BPO INDUSTRY
The increasingly advanced Robotic Process
Automation solutions have dramatically increased the capacity to do work and, that
too, with such a level of accuracy that labor-intensive back-office functions
are slowly being passed on to the ‘robots’. As a result, a virtual workforce of
an unparalleled size has emerged.
There has been a lot of discussion on how RPA will cause a
disruption in the BPO industry. While it will definitely impact how BPOs work,
it can be seen as an opportunity instead of a threat. Automation offers some
incredible benefits like cost-savings, competitive advantage, mass production,
and accuracy.
BENEFITS
THAT RPA HAS TO OFFER FOR THE BPO INDUSTRY
● Actions that require the same steps to be performed
● Data that needs to be entered in specific field’s
● Rule-based decisions
HOW ARE BPO’S USING IT TO IMPROVE EFFICIENCY FOR
THEIR CLIENTS?
1) TO CONTROL COSTS AND IMPROVE REVENUE
● No need for full-time employment, thereby reducing labor
costs
● Generate revenue by focusing on value-added work
● Reduce operating costs
2) TO
PROVIDE A HIGH-PERFORMING WORKFORCE
● An alternative to traditional labor
● Offer an around-the-clock solution to repetitive tasks
3)
OFFER DIFFERENTIATED SOLUTIONS
● Help businesses gain information, insights, and solutions to
their problems
● Offer flexible solutions that are not prone to human error
and save time in the process.
● Help obtain and retain customers by offering them automated
solutions to their problems.
Below are a few examples of how RPA can help
BPO’s offer superior, faster, and highly effective services to their client’s
● Help improve how outsourcing forms operate by optimizing
repetitive tasks.
● freeing employees to focus on more complex customer
challenges.
● An opportunity to create new profiles of employment for
handling the operations of RPA and AI in IT departments.
● Innovative business leaders want to outsource to firms that
keep up with technology, thereby increasing business opportunities for BPO’s.
● BPO firms that include RPA
Services and AI expertise will continue as vital partners to businesses
looking to flourish in the digital marketplace.
The way we live and work is now being changed by robotics and automation. The
gap between the digital-physical divide will soon be bridged significantly in
the coming years, impacting businesses and employment. However, RPA should not
be seen as a threat but as the next upgrade of the BPO sector.
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