Organizational Automation & Orchestration

 The real challenge is to understand where and how you can and should improve to get the biggest effect and scale up across the digital ecosystem effortlessly.

Automation involves using programmed commands and automatic feedback controls to execute a process. This creates a system capable of operating without human intervention. The term "automation" was first used in the automobile industry in the early 20th century to describe the increasing use of automatic devices and controls in mechanized production lines.

Impact of Automation: Automation has revolutionized many areas, significantly impacting modern life. It has led to the development of technologies like robotics, a specialized branch where automated machines possess human-like characteristics. In manufacturing, automation provides precise control over inventory and can drastically reduce accounting costs in billing operations. It also enables the production of customized products through computer programming, offering economies previously limited to mass production.

Advantages of automation include:

-Higher production rates and increased productivity

-More efficient use of materials

-Better product quality

-Safety Improvement

-Shorter workweeks for labor

-Reduced factory lead times

Disadvantages of automation include:

-Higher level of maintenance needed

-Lower degree of flexibility

However, automation also presents challenges, including potential worker displacement and the need for retraining. Despite concerns about employment, automation has not progressed as rapidly as predicted, and new labor market opportunities have emerged. Office automation, while increasing efficiency, can also affect worker-manager relationships by providing executives with direct access to information and enabling monitoring of employee activities. 

Digital ecosystem orchestration is accelerated in the hyper-connected digital world. The real challenge is to understand where and how you can and should improve to get the biggest effect and scale up across the digital ecosystem effortlessly.

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