{"id":1251,"date":"2018-07-09T12:52:22","date_gmt":"2018-07-09T12:52:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.sphinx-solution.com\/blog\/?p=1251"},"modified":"2025-05-07T10:27:55","modified_gmt":"2025-05-07T10:27:55","slug":"what-is-rpa-a-revolution-in-business-process-automation","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.sphinx-solution.com\/blog\/what-is-rpa-a-revolution-in-business-process-automation\/","title":{"rendered":"What is RPA? A Revolution in Business Process Automation"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Business process management needs great attention and time. The problem in scaling a business or making employees more productive by reducing the time that is spent on repetitive manual tasks is about to end.<\/strong><\/p><div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_73 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-light-blue ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<div class=\"ez-toc-title-container\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<span class=\"ez-toc-title-toggle\"><a href=\"#\" class=\"ez-toc-pull-right ez-toc-btn ez-toc-btn-xs ez-toc-btn-default ez-toc-toggle\" aria-label=\"Toggle Table of Content\"><span class=\"ez-toc-js-icon-con\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewbox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewbox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseprofile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"><\/path><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a><\/span><\/div>\n<nav><ul class=\"ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 \"><li class=\"ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2\"><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/www.sphinx-solution.com\/blog\/what-is-rpa-a-revolution-in-business-process-automation\/#What_is_RPA_Robotic_Process_Automation\" title=\"What is RPA (Robotic Process Automation)?\">What is RPA (Robotic Process Automation)?<\/a><\/li><li class=\"ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2\"><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/www.sphinx-solution.com\/blog\/what-is-rpa-a-revolution-in-business-process-automation\/#What_are_the_benefits_of_RPA\" title=\"What are the benefits of RPA?\">What are the benefits of RPA?<\/a><\/li><li class=\"ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2\"><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"https:\/\/www.sphinx-solution.com\/blog\/what-is-rpa-a-revolution-in-business-process-automation\/#How_can_a_business_use_Enterprise_RPA\" title=\"How can a business use Enterprise RPA?\">How can a business use Enterprise RPA?<\/a><\/li><li class=\"ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2\"><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-4\" href=\"https:\/\/www.sphinx-solution.com\/blog\/what-is-rpa-a-revolution-in-business-process-automation\/#Sphinxs_view_on_Why_your_business_needs_RPA\" title=\"Sphinx&#x2019;s view on Why your business needs RPA?\">Sphinx&#x2019;s view on Why your business needs RPA?<\/a><\/li><li class=\"ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2\"><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-5\" href=\"https:\/\/www.sphinx-solution.com\/blog\/what-is-rpa-a-revolution-in-business-process-automation\/#Conclusion\" title=\"Conclusion:\">Conclusion:<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n\n\n\n\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/fI483uvi42Y?si=OovMXyHKVVcuuzHB\" title=\"YouTube video player\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n\n\n\n<p>2018 is an interesting year for us because <\/p>\n\n\n\n<!--more-->\n\n\n\n<p><span style=\"font-size: inherit;\">our specialist field of AI and RPA has got momentum. Well, the future of RPA starts now. With experimentation going on all over the world, we are here leveraging the potential use of RPA in business for better ROI and increase productivity. It&#x2019;s time you must handover those monotonous daily office tasks to a Robot and let your employees potential to do greater creative jobs.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"callout_box\">\n<p class=\"call_heading\">Curious About How RPA Services Can Boost Your Efficiency?<\/p>\n<p>Use Our RPA ROI Calculator to See the Benefits for Yourself!<\/p>\n<div class=\"sec-btn\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.sphinx-solution.com\/rpa-roi-cost-calculator\/?utm_source=website&amp;utm_medium=blog-what-is-rpa-a-revolution-in-business-process-automation&amp;utm_campaign=calculate-now-organic\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"btn btn-green btn-pos hvr-ripple-out mb0 mt15 newsletter-green open-qouteform\" data-medium=\"B_1\" rel=\"noopener\">RPA ROI Calculator<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p><em><span style=\"color: #1d1d1d;\">This blog talks about RPA and how businesses can use it for a better outcome.<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"What_is_RPA_Robotic_Process_Automation\"><\/span><strong><span style=\"color: #0059b3;\">What is RPA (Robotic Process Automation)? <\/span><\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Robotic Process Automation is an execution of technology, managed by business logic and structured inputs, focused on automating business processes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Using <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sphinx-solution.com\/blog\/top-rpa-tools-and-their-comparison\/\">RPA tools<\/a>, an enterprise can configure software or a robot to capture and interpret applications for manipulating data, triggering responses, processing a transaction, and communicating with other computerized frameworks.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Automation has been around for decades; however, cloud computing and other innovative technologies enabled the expansion of RPA. The rise of the term &ldquo;robotic process automation&rdquo; can be dated to early 2000.&nbsp;Screen scraping software, workflow automation &amp; management tools and artificial intelligence are the three predecessors of RPA. Unlike the predecessors, RPA is not dependent on coding. Many of the RPA software utilizes Optical Character Recognition technology that eliminates human interference.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>RPA is one of the most popular Artificial Intelligence application areas as it let companies with traditional system to smoothen their workflows by developing a specialized representative which can perform clerical tasks.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"What_are_the_benefits_of_RPA\"><\/span><strong><span style=\"color: #0059b3;\">What are the benefits of RPA? <\/span><\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>RPA is here to stay, the faster you understand its potential, the faster you can make a better position for your business.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Software robots actually cost less than full-time employees. You can save about 30% costs on productivity output<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Robots can work efficiently for 24\/7 without breaks which allows tasks to be completed much faster<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>RPA helps with accurate and error-free task completion which enhance the work quality<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Improved efficiency by auditing and digitizing process data<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Guaranteeing business tasks and procedures observe rules and regulations.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.sphinx-solution.com\/contact\/\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"728\" height=\"90\" src=\"https:\/\/www.sphinx-solution.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/rpa-development-services.webp\" alt=\"rpa-development-services\" class=\"wp-image-5490\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.sphinx-solution.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/rpa-development-services.webp 728w, https:\/\/www.sphinx-solution.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/rpa-development-services-300x37.webp 300w, https:\/\/www.sphinx-solution.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/rpa-development-services-390x48.webp 390w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 728px) 100vw, 728px\"\/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"How_can_a_business_use_Enterprise_RPA\"><\/span><strong><span style=\"color: #0059b3;\">How can a business use Enterprise RPA?<\/span><\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Walmart, Ernst &amp; Young, Deutsche Bank, Walgreens, Anthem and American Express Global Business Travel are among the many enterprises adopting Robotic Process Automation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Enterprise RPA<\/strong> delivers results at a boundless scale, helping companies achieve digital businesses fast and get the advantage on their way to Artificial Intelligence.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Account Management:<\/strong> Companies can use RPA for general accounting, operational accounting, value-based reporting, and budgeting.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Customer service:<\/strong> It help businesses offer better customer service by automating contact focus tasks, uploading scanned files, verifying e-signatures and confirming data for automatic approval or rejection.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Financial services:<\/strong> RPA is useful in foreign trading, initiating account openings and closings, overseeing review demands and handling insurance claims.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-left\"><strong>Human resource:<\/strong> RPA has the capability to complete HR tasks like onboarding and employee exit management, registering employee information and timesheet submission processes.&#xA0;<strong>&#xA0; &#xA0; &#xA0; &#xA0;<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-left\"><strong>Monitoring supply chain<\/strong>: RPA helps in a 50 % cost reduction in supply chain management. It can also be used in checking stock levels and following shipments.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Healthcare:<\/strong> Medical institutions can use RPA for handling patient records, insurances, customer care, billing, account management, reporting, and analytics.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Sphinxs_view_on_Why_your_business_needs_RPA\"><\/span><strong><span style=\"color: #0059b3;\">Sphinx&#x2019;s view on Why your business needs RPA?<\/span><\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>There is a big push to automate as many business operations as possible. Every business wants to reduce operation cost by introducing innovative technology. RPA make business processes faster, more accurate, and more secure.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-left\">RPA is applicable in the various industry like banking, insurance, health or telecom. RPA tools come with efficient features like easy in setting up environment, scalability, cognitive business processes and more which help enterprises to maximize the gross output.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"callout_box\">\n<p class=\"call_heading\">Want to Hire RPA Developers?<\/p>\n<p>We help organizations with custom RPA development services.<\/p>\n<div class=\"sec-btn\"><a href=\"https:\/\/calendly.com\/sphinx-solutions\/30min?utm_source=website&amp;utm_medium=blog-what-is-rpa-a-revolution-in-business-process-automation&amp;utm_campaign=book-an-appointment-organic\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"btn btn-green btn-pos hvr-ripple-out mb0 mt15 newsletter-green open-qouteform\" data-medium=\"B_1\" rel=\"noopener\">Book an Appointment<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Conclusion\"><\/span><strong><span style=\"color: #0059b3;\"> Conclusion: <\/span><\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>According to McKinsey and Co., one could automate 45% of tasks using RPA. The evolution of RPA is such that transformation will become faster and business models will be aided in much more extreme ways. Organizations that are currently taking the step ahead will see a huge opportunity to develop faster.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The time is definitely changing, in fact, we are experiencing a surge in demand for our services.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong> <span style=\"color: #8e5e26;\">It&#x2019;s time you take advantage of our unique RPA enterprise to boost your business productivity <\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Our qualified and dedicated RPA specialists having enriching experience of industry-specific <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sphinx-solution.com\/services\/robotic-process-automation-rpa-company\/\">RPA solutions<\/a> can guide with the best solution. The experience of handling key RPA product platforms like Kofax, Blue Prism, and UiPath offer greater exposure.&#xA0;<em><strong><span style=\"color: #8e5e26;\">Let&#x2019;s make your business smarter and efficient together, come <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sphinx-solution.com\/services\/robotic-process-automation-rpa-company\">talk to us<\/a> today for a free consultation.<\/span><\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>FAQ&#x2019;s<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-ub-content-toggle wp-block-ub-content-toggle-block\" id=\"ub-content-toggle-block-8f7652e6-88e0-4379-8760-62f4f5717d9b\" data-mobilecollapse=\"false\" data-desktopcollapse=\"false\" data-preventcollapse=\"false\" data-showonlyone=\"false\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-ub-content-toggle-accordion\" style=\"border-color: #f1f1f1;\" id=\"ub-content-toggle-panel-block-\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"wp-block-ub-content-toggle-accordion-title-wrap\" style=\"background-color: #f1f1f1;\" aria-controls=\"ub-content-toggle-panel-0-8f7652e6-88e0-4379-8760-62f4f5717d9b\" tabindex=\"0\">\n\t\t\t<p class=\"wp-block-ub-content-toggle-accordion-title ub-content-toggle-title-8f7652e6-88e0-4379-8760-62f4f5717d9b\" style=\"color: #000000; \">What is RPA?<\/p>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"wp-block-ub-content-toggle-accordion-toggle-wrap right\" style=\"color: #000000;\"><span class=\"wp-block-ub-content-toggle-accordion-state-indicator wp-block-ub-chevron-down open\"><\/span><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<div role=\"region\" aria-expanded=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-ub-content-toggle-accordion-content-wrap\" id=\"ub-content-toggle-panel-0-8f7652e6-88e0-4379-8760-62f4f5717d9b\">\n\n<p>RPA (Robotic Process Automation) is the use of software robots, or &#x201C;bots,&#x201D; to automate routine, repetitive tasks typically performed by humans. RPA bots are designed to mimic the actions of a human worker, allowing businesses to process large amounts of data quickly and accurately.<\/p>\n\n<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-ub-content-toggle-accordion\" style=\"border-color: #f1f1f1;\" id=\"ub-content-toggle-panel-block-\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"wp-block-ub-content-toggle-accordion-title-wrap\" style=\"background-color: #f1f1f1;\" aria-controls=\"ub-content-toggle-panel-1-8f7652e6-88e0-4379-8760-62f4f5717d9b\" tabindex=\"0\">\n\t\t\t<p class=\"wp-block-ub-content-toggle-accordion-title ub-content-toggle-title-8f7652e6-88e0-4379-8760-62f4f5717d9b\" style=\"color: #000000; \">What technology is used in RPA?<\/p>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"wp-block-ub-content-toggle-accordion-toggle-wrap right\" style=\"color: #000000;\"><span class=\"wp-block-ub-content-toggle-accordion-state-indicator wp-block-ub-chevron-down open\"><\/span><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<div role=\"region\" aria-expanded=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-ub-content-toggle-accordion-content-wrap\" id=\"ub-content-toggle-panel-1-8f7652e6-88e0-4379-8760-62f4f5717d9b\">\n\n<p>RPA, or Robotic Process Automation, is a technology that automates repeatable tasks and processes using software robots, or &#x201C;bots.&#x201D; It typically involves using software to interpret existing applications and using them to execute a process autonomously. 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