Robotic Process Automation boosts the operations of Hämeen Autovaruste
Hämeen Autovaruste Oy had already considered the use of Robotic Process Automation (RPA) in its business operations for quite some time. In spring 2018, the company decided to join the Development Programme of the Finnish Central Organisation for Motor Trades and Repairs (AKL).
A cooperation partner was sought to help develop Hämeen Autovaruste’s own RPA competence, and Staria was chosen for the task. Hämeen Autovaruste’s core RPA team consists of a group of four people who studied RPA through online courses.
“The utilisation, and successful development of software robots is based on an understanding of the company’s business processes. Therefore, it would be good to find people that have an interest to develop their RPA-skills within the company itself. As a result, RPA has the potential to bring great benefits when the company has internal competence on the topic,” says Jaana Järvelä, Financial Manager at Hämeen Autovaruste.
Routine jobs for robots
Hämeen Autovaruste employs 150 people and operates in four locations: Hämeen Auto in Jyväskylä and Avain Vaunu in Kuopio, Iisalmi and Joensuu. The company is a retail distributor for Volvo, Renault and Dacian. The deployment of RPA in the company began by mapping the routine financial management processes where RPA could be used.
“The software robot enters purchase invoices into the system, saves journal vouchers, runs reports, retrieves e-invoicing addresses for corporate customers from online sources into the customer register, finds business IDs for customer information, and marks companies that are no longer in operation. The robot also price-tags tyres in the spare parts system,” Järvelä continues.
Training a robot does not require coding skills
A software robot could be described as a virtual employee. It is a special kind of software that makes use of the company’s existing systems. The software robot is trained to perform a specific action by modelling the workflow using a graphical user interface instead of writing traditional source code. The RPA software used by Staria is UIPath.
“An employee must train the robot to perform the task. This does not require actual coding skills, but it takes time to learn the operational logic of the robot”, explains Järvelä.
Robots can also enhance tasks that would require an unreasonable amount of human effort. For example, the software robot can be used to update the customer register more frequently.
Positive attitude towards the RPA project
At Hämeen Autovaruste, RPA is being developed as a comprehensive process, not just by seeking a solution for an individual process phase. The first step is to chart all the process phases and interview the employees working as part of the process.
“An important result has been that the team has learned how to handle processes, describe them and identify the bigger picture. New, additional steps have also been discovered within the processes that can be automated” says Järvelä.
“We made an excellent choice of supplier. Collaboration has been smooth, and schedules and budgets have been kept,” Järvelä and the team thank the cooperation with Staria.
“I respect Hämeen Autovaruste’s courage in being a pioneer in exploiting new technologies. This has clearly functioned as an example also for other players in the industry on how to solve challenges with an open mind”, says Matias Tiala, Director, RPA & AI at Staria.
Robotic Process Automation is designed to free employees’ time from routine work to supporting the business. “All in all, the project has been very positively welcomed. When a software robot takes over a part of routine work, employees have more time for more meaningful tasks,” Järvelä says.
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“An important result has been that the team has learned how to handle processes, describe them and identify the bigger picture. New, additional steps have also been discovered within the processes that can be automated.”
Jaana Järvelä / Financial Manager
Tiedot
Tilaaja: | Hämeen Autovaruste Oy |
Ajankohta: | 2018 - |
Toimittajan yhteyshenkilö: |
Matias Tiala |
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