Gone are the days when too many people were required for running as well as maintaining a process. With the evolution of automation, the work of twenty persons can be fulfilled by just hiring one person. The history of automated computer operations dates back about 45 years when IBM introduced the OS/360 operating system whose major role was batch processing. Starting from then till now the technology for automation has grown many folds.
If we take the case of printed circuit boards, earlier PCB designers have to manually route each of the components and it was really a tedious task. Even after hours of manual routing; the prototype often failed with so many errors that the entire design cycle needed to be rerun. But now different PCB routing software are available which give the PCB designers various auto routing options and helps them finish their task within the set deadline. Let us have a look at some of the major benefits of automation:
Production cost and the operations cost is largely reduced in the long run
Though you might have to shell a lot many bucks as an initial investment for setting up an automated process. However, in the long run, the high returns on investment and the increased profit outweighs the initial amount spent as setup costs.
Automation makes you more competitive.
With automation, the overall production cost decreases and you give a better quality product in less time. So you have the edge over your competitors in terms of attracting clients. Also with automation, you have much more control and consistency of the quality of your service or product. This, in turn, again makes you more business-friendly and clients are much more likely to enter into a contract with you instead of your competitors who still rely on traditional methods of working.
Automation is highly dependable for running a process.
If a person is manually running the tasks; there are chances that he/she forgets to execute any step or misses the proper sequence while executing the tasks. Since major tasks are repetitive and thus are highly error-prone when handled manually by a human. On the other hand, automation ensures that jobs are not forgotten and no sequence is broken. Also, automation makes sure that the input data is correct and all the predecessor jobs have completed successfully before running the successor job.
Automation helps to plan in a better way
When automatic processes are handing your tasks then you can accurately predict the delivery time of the product. Also, costs can be predicted well in advance. Hence, you have the idea of cost and delivery, which are both important factors for gaining a client’s trust, even before the task is started. This means you can reply correctly and confidently to your client’s queries regarding his/ her task.
Hence, it can be said, though automation is difficult to achieve, it can pave a way for a definite success in whatever venture you undertake.