Some companies are seemingly automated from end to end. Full conveyance, robots in their warehouses and production floors. Automated phone systems and chatbots on their website. Automated ordering portals with advanced notifications. Companies like Amazon come to mind with this level of automation.
But the rest of the world needs to be a little more selective with their automation dollars. Looking at their operations and picking which automation projects are the low hanging fruit. Even putting in automation systems that don’t necessarily report up to the rest of the IT infrastructure but rather stand alone in helping to automate a specific process or task.
This is where the EMP Tech Group really shines. Mobile power carts, automated label print and apply, mobile computing, barcodes, RFID. Not usually end to end system, but rather selective automation to help customer’s operations without breaking the bank. Projects that cost justify in months rather than years.
This month’s Customer Solution is a shining example of just such Strategic Automation. Not a huge end to end automation project. Just picking off one part of the customer’s production process that could use some automation. Automation that takes some off the shelf products and stirs in some creativity and customization. Automation that saves money for the customer and makes their end product better.
To provide these kinds of strategic automation systems, we must work lockstep with the customer. Taking in their ideas and creating solutions but also looking around and recommending automation that we have seen to be effective for our other customers. Building systems that can communicate with the corporate IT environment or figuring out a way to get the job done without that interface, because it will kill the project.
If you are looking for a technology partner that will roll up their sleeves and help you find strategic automation options, visit us at www.emptechgroup.com to learn more.