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UiPath helps JATCO reap the benefits of enterprisewide automation
The Japanese automotive transmission manufacturer has scaled automation use enterprise-wide .
UiPath has announced that JATCO , a leading Japanese automotive transmission manufacturer , is expanding the use of the AI-powered UiPath Business Automation Platform enterprise-wide – after seeing 200,000 hours of productivity gains in its R and D department over four years .
JATCO plays a crucial role in the Japanese automotive industry . As a subsidiary of Nissan Motor Company , JATCO provides continuously variable transmissions ( CVTs ) and automatic transmissions ( ATs ).
These products are supplied to automakers worldwide and are highly valued for their reliability and durability .
JATCO first implemented the UiPath Business Automation Platform in its Research and Development ( R and D ) department in late 2018 .
The R and D department had issues with manual work and managing hours spent on time-intensive tasks like the extraction and analysis of data .
Given the variety and sheer number of specialized instruments and equipment used by the R and D team in developing new products , they sought an automation tool that could extract the necessary data from these devices to speed up the development process .
Additionally , it was able to build a framework that converts raw data generated by testing equipment and devices into comma-separated value ( CSV ) formats .
JATCO also integrated UiPath with Kintone , a no-code / low-code process improvement software by Cybozu , a Japanese software provider . The company used to enter expense processing data both into the Kintone application and a legacy system .
However , JATCO developed a framework to automate data entry into the expense processing system after manual entry into Kintone . This allowed the company to improve business processes without significant investments in resources and time to revamp its systems .
Rob Enslin , Co-Chief Executive Officer , UiPath , said : “ By augmenting its automation solutions with skills training for its workforce , JATCO will be able to reap the full potential of automation and future-proof their business .”
JATCO is now training citizen developers in each division so that they can develop their own workflows .
The company introduced four educational programs for employees of different proficiency levels and over 900 people have completed at least the entry-level program to be capable of developing RPA .
As JATCO accelerates automation of business processes across the company , it ’ s also focused on fostering digital talent – incorporating digital skills in its internal employee assessment criteria . p
After comparing various tools , the company selected UiPath , as it was able to support almost all third-party software and programs used by the team .
Since implementing UiPath , JATCO ’ s R and D department has developed over 750 workflows , which has saved more than 200,000 hours over four years . This has led to significant productivity gains .
For example , the company has improved the efficiency of report preparation through automation and can now review its hour usage on a weekly basis .
Prior to this , the report was available only on a monthly basis . This helped the company to quickly identify causes of delay and adjust delivery dates and resources in advance .
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