Embarking on an Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) upgrade is a pivotal moment for any organization. These upgrades demand considerable investments of time, money, and resources. A frequently asked question is whether it’s more advantageous to integrate Intelligent Automation (IA) before, during, or after the ERP upgrade. This isn’t a straightforward decision, as each phase of the upgrade offers unique opportunities for automation. Let’s explore the strategic timing for integrating IA to maximize its benefits throughout your ERP transformation. Automation Before the ERP Upgrade Preparation is ..read more

A Journey of Discovery with robonext In the past half-decade, robonext has been pioneering the exploration of Robotic Process Automation (RPA) through our dynamic RPA Opportunity workshops. Unlike conventional workshops, ours are meticulously designed to not only brainstorm but to pinpoint and prioritize RPA ideas that promise the highest return on investment. At robonext, our expertise lies in sifting through the plethora of possibilities and steering businesses towards RPA opportunities that resonate with their unique requirements. A Day of Intensive Learning and Strategic Planning Our works ..read more

by Raphaël Rockus Robotic Process Automation (RPA) has been around for several years, but myths about how easy it is to implement this technology are still abundant. If you believe all the marketing messages, it takes a few minutes to get any bot up and running. Any business user can make these bots after a training of a few hours. And a few months after you decide to adopt RPA, money will start falling from the sky. However, it is fair to remind ourselves that RPA, just like other IT related fields, is no piece of cake. And here are some of the reasons why: Complexity of Processes RPA imple ..read more

If you believe all the marketing hype, Robotic Process Automation (RPA) comes close to the German concept of an ??????????? ???????????? (literally “egg-laying wool-milk-sow”). Imagine that a pig could lay eggs and produce wool and milk at the same time. This freak of nature would be the perfect farm animal, but it goes without saying that such a creature does not exist. Similarly, according to some, RPA only has benefits and advantages and can satisfy all your IT needs. When you read recent articles on RPA, you find stories of stellar Returns on Investment that are achieved in days, of RPA ro ..read more

According to Nietzsche, endless recurrence is the natural state of existence. There is infinite time, and a finite number of events, so the same events keep on happening over and over again. I’m not sure whether this theory holds in general, but when it comes to prophecies about robots trying to steal our jobs, it definitely seems to hold some truth. Throughout history, the impact of new technologies on employment has instilled fear and dread. Considering the number of times the robot apocalypse on the labor market was announced in the last centuries, it’s a small miracle t ..read more

Last week Gilles presented the final report of his 6 months internship at robonext. We asked him about his experiences! Can you tell us more about yourself? I am Gilles Gui, 24 years old and from Berlaar-Heikant (Balderhei). I am graduating this year with a Computer Programming degree at Thomas More in Geel, a study that I have been combining with the Innovation, Creativity & Entrepreneurship program since last year. I consider myself a social person who is very active in volunteer life. Since the age of 13, I have been passionate about IT, but I also have many creative hobbies such as pla ..read more

Over the last years, quite a lot of new automation concepts have emerged: Cognitive Automation, Intelligent Automation, Hyperautomation, Hyper Intelligent Automation, Extreme Automation – to name just a few. Every year, some automation vendor or industry analyst coins a new term to express how Robotic Process Automation (RPA) is evolving and, conveniently, to create some marketing buzz along the way. Recently, a new term has emerged: Semantic Automation. What is Semantic Automation and why should you care? What is Semantic Automation? The word semantic is derived from the Ancient Greek word ..read more

Exciting News! At Microsoft Build 2022, Microsoft has announced a new addition to the Power Platform: Power Pages. Power Pages is a low code, secure and quick development platform to build business centric websites quickly and easily. Often companies come across situations where they want to exchange information with external customers or partners. Think about situations where you want to provide customers with product information, portals where customers can configure products or where they can enter their orders. These applications typically require secure access to information that is avail ..read more

RPA is a process agnostic technology, which means that it can be applied to various business processes, and that it finds applications in areas such as Finance, Logistics, Operations, etc. We see one particular department where the potential for RPA is quite large: Human Resources. In this article, we list 7 uses cases for RPA in HR! Onboarding process This is an classical use case for RPA. An RPA robot can take care of all the repetitive actions that have to happen when a new employee starts. Requesting parking cards, fuel cards and doing the administrative tasks to register company cars, a ..read more

VOKA Antwerp Waasland, the Chamber of Commerce for companies around the second city of Belgium, sounds the alarm. A new shortage on the job market is emerging. Of 7,000 job vacancies in this region for ‘simple’, purely administrative jobs, 800 remained unfilled last year. This situation is quite unusual and unique in recent history. Shortages on the labor market are a well known phenomenon, but for these types of jobs. Given the rapid economic growth of the past year, administrative jobs in areas such as wage administration, order processing and accounting are on the rise. But due to lack of q ..read more