{"id":43253,"date":"2022-09-19T13:59:31","date_gmt":"2022-09-19T13:59:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/expleo.com\/global\/en\/?post_type=case-studies&p=43253"},"modified":"2024-11-08T11:34:24","modified_gmt":"2024-11-08T11:34:24","slug":"robotics-digitalisation-defence-engineering","status":"publish","type":"case-studies","link":"https:\/\/expleo.com\/global\/en\/case-studies\/robotics-digitalisation-defence-engineering\/","title":{"rendered":"Helping a naval engineering firm boost efficiency and drive down costs using Robotic Process Automation."},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t
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A<\/span> <\/span>leading defence\u202fprime<\/span> in the naval engineering sector.\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t

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Our<\/span> client needed <\/span>to improve <\/span>process<\/span> efficiencies<\/span> in a <\/span>critical<\/span> design <\/span>element<\/span> for a <\/span>major defence OEM project.<\/span> But an overreliance on manual processes was slowing them down<\/span>, driving up costs, and taking their people away from higher-value work.<\/span><\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t

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To help streamline our client\u2019s design processes, we introduced <\/span>Robotic Process Automation (RPA)<\/span><\/a> \u2014 a type of software that can carry out repetitive and routine digital tasks.<\/span><\/p>

Our solution was designed to check our client\u2019s design parameters were consistent across different systems, identify any discrepancies, and then automatically move design tasks through the approval process.<\/span><\/p>

We also created a single centralised dashboard to increase data visibility, streamline project management, and gave the design team an easy way to monitor progress.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t

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Previously, design checks <\/span>and handovers had<\/span> to be carried out by an engineer<\/span>.<\/span> By automating <\/span>these<\/span> process<\/span>es<\/span>, o<\/span>ur <\/span>RPA<\/span> solution<\/span><\/span> eliminates<\/span> the need for <\/span>manual intervention<\/span>, <\/span>freeing<\/span> up engineering time<\/span>,<\/span> improv<\/span>ing<\/span> design <\/span>efficienc<\/span>y<\/span>, and reduc<\/span>ing<\/span> the need for costly rework<\/span>.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t

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Our RPA<\/strong> solution has the potential to:<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>

  • Reduce time-consuming, repetitive tasks by 30%.\u202f<\/span><\/li>
  • Saved over 40,000 hours of e<\/span>ngineering effort.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/li>
  • Achieve <\/span>95% on-time, right-first-time delivery.\u00a0<\/span><\/li><\/ul>

    In addition, the elimination of manual processes<\/span> through RPA has the <\/span>potential to help our client achieve \u00a31 million in cost savings.<\/span><\/b><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t

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    RPA<\/strong> can <\/span>be used <\/span>to help with<\/span> any<\/span> digital<\/span>,<\/span> rule-based <\/span>process<\/span> \u2014<\/span> f<\/span>rom <\/span>analysing<\/span> data <\/span>and<\/span> generating reports to<\/span> conducting compliance<\/span> checks<\/span> and <\/span>automating <\/span>handovers<\/span>. <\/span>In short, any industrial organisation can <\/span>use<\/span> this technology<\/span> across the product lifecycle<\/span>.\u00a0<\/span><\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t

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