What are the pros and cons of automation?

The pros of automation in manufacturing Automation increases your production speed. ... Automation reduces your error rate. ... Automation reduces your costs. ... Automation eliminates tedious tasks. ... Automating a task improperly multiplies errors. ... Automation eliminates some jobs in the short-term. ... Automation has a high upfront cost. Jan 27, 2021

What to automate and what not to automate?

Do not automate tasks that have a low Return on Investment (ROI) because it's just not worth it. Generally, if tasks have a high volume at scale, are repeatable and valuable they should be automated. However, if tasks are low-volume, one-time projects then they will not have as much value if automated. Mar 17, 2021