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Process Automation for Manufacturers

  • Counter workforce shortages by offloading tedious tasks to software bots.
  • Eliminate inefficiencies caused by disconnected systems and manual workflows.
  • Automate regulatory reporting to reduce risk and labor cost.
  • Gain real-time supply chain visibility to manage disruptions and support restoring.
  • Build the digital foundation for innovation.

Working with R-Path has allowed our team to quickly take ambitious initiatives from idea to reality.

Darran Jones

Senior Logistics Engineer | Volvo

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The Automation Opportunity for Manufacturers 

If you’re a mid-sized manufacturer you face a unique set of challenges that limit your ability to grow, compete, and adapt. With fewer resources than enterprise competitors but more complexity than small shops you’re often stretched thin. Thankfully, digital process automation can help. Using Robotic Process Automation (RPA) and Intelligent Automation (IA), R-Path can help you address five of your most pressing issues: 

  1. Workforce Shortages and Skills Gaps 
  2. Supply Chain Disruptions and Reshoring Pressures 
  3. Outdated Processes and Disconnected Systems 
  4. Compliance and Reporting Burdens  
  5. Competitive Pressure to Innovate  

In short, digital process automation helps you do more with less — reducing costs, improving accuracy, and freeing up capacity for growth. It’s not just a tool for efficiency—it’s a lever for resilience, competitiveness, and long-term success. 

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Top 10 Automation Use Cases for Mid-Market Manufacturers

Mid-sized manufacturers can apply RPA and intelligent automation across a wide range of workflows. Here are 10 use cases that deliver extraordinary value. 

  1. Invoice Processing – Use RPA and AI to extract, validate, and post supplier invoices, cutting cycle times and boosting accuracy. 
  2. Sales Order Management – Automate the intake, validation, and entry of customer orders to accelerate fulfillment and reduce errors. 
  3. Procurement – Streamline PO creation, supplier communication, and 3-way matching to minimize delays and manual work. 
  4. Inventory Management – Use bots and AI to track inventory across systems and optimize stock levels with predictive forecasting. 
  5. Production Scheduling – Integrate real-time shop-floor data with intelligent scheduling tools to improve throughput and reduce changeover time. 
  6. Quality Control – Leverage AI-powered visual inspection to detect defects in real-time and automate quality reporting. 
  7. Predictive Maintenance – Monitor equipment health with sensors and AI to prevent unplanned downtime and extend asset life. 
  8. Compliance Reporting – Automate data gathering and form generation for OSHA, EPA, and ESG reporting to reduce risk and cost. 
  9. Customer Support – Deploy chatbots and RPA to provide real-time updates and free up staff for higher-value service tasks. 
  10. HR Administration – Automate onboarding, payroll, and timekeeping tasks to reduce admin burden and improve employee experience. 

Speak with an R-Path expert to explore your automation opportunity

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How R-Path Is Helping Manufacturers Seize Their Automation Opportunity

When you partner with R-Path you get a fully-managed, turnkey automation program that systematically identifies, prioritizes, and executes on high-impact automation opportunities within your organization. It’s the fastest, easiest, and most affordable way to harness the power of automation and it’s offered on a simple subscription basis with no term commitment.

  • AUTOMATION PLANNING

    AUTOMATION PLANNING

    Prior to engaging, and at no cost to you, R-Path will lead you through an Automation Opportunity Assessment that defines the size and nature of your automation opportunity. Based on this assessment, we establish your automation plan and project roadmap.

  • IMPLEMENTATION

    TECHNOLOGY IMPLEMENTATION

    During the Automation Planning process, we'll help you select the automation platform that best aligns with your company's automation strategy and budget. Once engaged, we'll manage the process of procuring and implementing your tech.

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    PROGRAM MANAGEMENT

    Your R-Path automation team is led by a Sr. Program Manager focused exclusively on delivering the results you desire. They will identify & prioritize automation opportunities, roadmap & manage projects, define standards, manage personnel, and communicate with stakeholders.

  • DEVELOPMENT

    AUTOMATION DEVELOPMENT

    Once you've approved an automation project for development, your R-Path Team swings into action. We begin by clarifying, optimizing, and documenting the process. We then design, develop, and test. With your approval, we deploy the automations.

  • MAINTENANCE

    AUTOMATION MAINTENANCE

    Before deploying automation, we develop a comprehensive plan for monitoring and maintaining performance over time. Once deployed, we use a proprietary system called Siren to proactively monitor its performance. If we detect an issue, we spring into action to prevent or minimize downtime.

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Putting R-Path to Work for Your Business 

If you’re interested in partnering with R-Path to implement a fully managed automation program, here’s how it works: 

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  1. Opportunity Assessment (no cost) – Identify 10–20 candidate automations, estimate financial impact, recommend platform. 
  2. Proof of Concept (no cost) – We build a live automation to prove feasibility and business value. 
  3. Subscription Kick‑Off – Finalize  terms, onboard your R‑Path team, and activate licenses. 
  4. Build & Deploy – New automations roll into production while prior ones accrue measurable savings. 
  5. Maintain & Optimize – When ROI‑positive pipeline is exhausted, we transition to a low‑cost “Maintenance‑Only” mode—typically ~ 90 % cost reduction. 
 
Schedule a call to see if your organization qualifies for a  free Automation Opportunity Assessment. 
 
  
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Why Mid-Sized Manufacturers Choose R-Path 

  • Speed to Value – Employing an exceptionally experienced and cohesive US-based team, R-Path delivers real business value in a fraction of the time required by competing solutions. 
  • Exceptional Quality – Enterprise‑grade standards, rigorous QA, and veteran developers turn every automation into mission‑ready infrastructure you can trust. 
  • Partner Experience – Guided by our mantra “Be a good partner,” we’re responsive, generous, and candid—no black‑box consulting here. 
  • Unmatched Value – When you add up faster ROI, lower license spend, and maintenance down‑shift, no alternative delivers more automation per dollar.
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