In a recent McKinsey survey, only 13 percent of CFOs and other senior business executives polled said their finance organizations use automation technologies, such as robotic process automation (RPA) ...

Machines need sensors and transmitters to operate reliably and consistently. All it takes is a small drop in air pressure or a slight jam to cause a machine to crash; these sorts of problems can often ...

At the heart of this shift is the rise of artificial intelligence and automation technologies, which are changing how accountants perform their tasks and, more broadly, how businesses approach ...

There was a time when the term “automation” was synonymous with advanced manufacturing plants full of robotics. While replacing human labor with machine labor is a prime example of workplace ...

At its core, machine learning studies the construction of algorithms and learns from them to make predictions on data by building models from sample inputs. If we further break it down, machine ...

One of my more aspirational career goals has been to increase the efficiency of validation testing without lowering the quality. Testing of automated systems is essential to ensure quality in both the ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Gary Drenik is a writer covering AI, analytics and innovation. Every day we hear about new ways automation is transforming ...

The goal is to allow the PLC to be continually upgraded like a smartphone instead of being doomed to obsolescence. Controller manufacturers have created their own app stores to provide links for ...

Robotic automation has the potential to revolutionize the machine shop, allowing machining shops to increase efficiency and productivity while reducing costs. With robots taking on more of the tedious ...

As part of the trend toward more automation and intelligence in enterprise networks, artificial intelligence and machine learning are increasingly in-demand because the ability to programmatically ...

Larry Asher, director of operations, Bachelor Controls Inc. American folklore is home to many tales, some of which describe how people often view automation, i.e., as man vs. machine. For example, in ...