APQC and Supply Chain Management Review asked supply chain professionals to answer five questions about Robotic Process Automation in July 2018.
Robotic Process Automation refers to process automation that combines process steps with decision models or business rules with little to no human oversight.
It is typically applied to high-volume transactional processes with limited variation and clearly outlined business rules or decision models.
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