data_entry_ops · manufacturing · workflow
Hovis Integrates 130 Years of Disparate Processes with Intelligent Automation
Hovis operated under 130 years of accumulated, incompatible systems and processes. Wholesale replacement was too costly and slow, leaving the company reliant on manual data entry to bridge the gaps.
How it works
Common implementation structure
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Stage 1 · Manual gap-bridging trigger
Manual data entry and process runs were required to bridge the gaps between incompatible systems.
Tools used
Blue Prism
Outcome
Hovis deployed digital workers that operate continually around the clock and achieved a zero error rate in master data and scheduling updates without needing to replace existing systems.
Results
VolumeZero
Grounding & classification
Source type: vendor customer story
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