Discover proven automation opportunities from leading organisations. Each idea includes real ROI metrics, implementation guidance, and tools required.
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Time Saved
100 hours/month
Annual Impact
£50,000/month
Payback Period
2 months
Time Saved
130 hours/month
Annual Impact
£28,000/month
Payback Period
4 months
Time Saved
360,000 lawyer hours annually (JPMorgan example)
Annual Impact
$340 million annually (£270M)
Payback Period
3-6 months
Time Saved
140 hours/month
Annual Impact
£16,000/month
Payback Period
4 months
Time Saved
200 hours/month
Annual Impact
£15,000/month
Payback Period
3 months
Time Saved
80 hours/month
Annual Impact
£8,500/month
Payback Period
2 months
Time Saved
90 hours/month
Annual Impact
£20,000/month
Payback Period
3 months
Time Saved
150 hours/month
Annual Impact
£10,000/month
Payback Period
2 months
Time Saved
120 hours/month
Annual Impact
£15,000/month
Payback Period
3 months
Time Saved
130 hours/month
Annual Impact
£9,800/month
Payback Period
2 months
Time Saved
100 hours/month
Annual Impact
£17,000/month
Payback Period
3 months
Time Saved
40 hours/new hire
Annual Impact
£3,200/hire
Payback Period
1 month
Time Saved
180 hours/month
Annual Impact
£13,500/month
Payback Period
4 months
Time Saved
140 hours/month
Annual Impact
£10,500/month
Payback Period
3 months
Time Saved
100 hours/month
Annual Impact
£12,000/month
Payback Period
3 months
Time Saved
160 hours/month
Annual Impact
£22,000/month
Payback Period
4 months
Time Saved
80-95% reduction in manual inspection time
Annual Impact
£180,000-£350,000 annually per production line
Payback Period
8-14 months
Time Saved
180 hours/month
Annual Impact
£12,000/month
Payback Period
2 months
Time Saved
160 hours/month
Annual Impact
£14,000/month
Payback Period
3 months
Time Saved
70-85% of routine queries automated
Annual Impact
30% reduction in operational costs
Payback Period
6-9 months
Time Saved
90 hours/month
Annual Impact
£9,500/month
Payback Period
2 months
Time Saved
150 hours/quarter
Annual Impact
£18,000/quarter
Payback Period
3 months
Time Saved
Automated daily forecasting replacing 40+ hours weekly manual analysis
Annual Impact
10-20% reduction in inventory costs, £2-4M annually per distribution center
Payback Period
8-12 months
Time Saved
75-80% reduction in manual processing time
Annual Impact
$2.9 million annual savings (enterprise scale)
Payback Period
8-14 months
Time Saved
100 hours/month
Annual Impact
£25,000/month
Payback Period
3 months
Time Saved
3.5 hours per clinician per day
Annual Impact
£180k capacity gain per consultant annually
Payback Period
4-6 months
Time Saved
140 hours/month
Annual Impact
£11,000/month
Payback Period
2 months
Time Saved
200 hours/month
Annual Impact
£14,000/month
Payback Period
5 months
Time Saved
17 minutes per referral
Annual Impact
226 days of work annually
Payback Period
4-6 months
Time Saved
37,000 hours annually on claims processing
Annual Impact
9-day reduction in claim-to-cash cycle
Payback Period
6-12 months
Time Saved
95 hours/month
Annual Impact
£8,200/month
Payback Period
2 months
Time Saved
450 hours of unplanned downtime annually
Annual Impact
£2.1m per year
Payback Period
8-10 months
Time Saved
180 hours/month
Annual Impact
£13,000/month
Payback Period
3 months
Time Saved
120 hours/month
Annual Impact
£9,000/month
Payback Period
3 months
Time Saved
160 hours/month
Annual Impact
£11,500/month
Payback Period
2 months
Time Saved
120 hours/month
Annual Impact
£8,500/month
Payback Period
2 months
Time Saved
70 hours/month
Annual Impact
£6,200/month
Payback Period
2 months
Time Saved
16,000 hours annually (Unilever example)
Annual Impact
75% reduction in onboarding time, £200k-500k annually for mid-large orgs
Payback Period
4-8 months
Time Saved
60-75% reduction in time-to-hire
Annual Impact
£45,000-£65,000 annually per recruiter
Payback Period
3-6 months
Time Saved
2.5 hours per driver per day
Annual Impact
£127k annually
Payback Period
3-4 months
Time Saved
15-20 hours per week per team member
Annual Impact
£28,000-£42,000 annually per 10-person team
Payback Period
2-4 months
Time Saved
40% reduction in time-to-hire (24 days saved)
Annual Impact
30% reduction in recruitment costs
Payback Period
4-8 months
Time Saved
80 hours/month
Annual Impact
£5,000/month
Payback Period
1 month
Time Saved
100 hours/month
Annual Impact
£7,500/month
Payback Period
2 months
Time Saved
120 hours/month
Annual Impact
£8,000/month
Payback Period
2 months
Time Saved
60 hours/month
Annual Impact
£4,500/month
Payback Period
1 month
Time Saved
70 hours/month
Annual Impact
£5,200/month
Payback Period
1 month
Time Saved
110 hours/month
Annual Impact
£7,800/month
Payback Period
2 months
Time Saved
50 hours/month
Annual Impact
£4,000/month
Payback Period
1 month
Time Saved
90 hours/month
Annual Impact
£6,000/month
Payback Period
1 month
Time Saved
100 hours/month
Annual Impact
£7,000/month
Payback Period
2 months
Time Saved
70 hours/month
Annual Impact
£5,500/month
Payback Period
1 month
Time Saved
110 hours/quarter
Annual Impact
£8,800/quarter
Payback Period
2 months
Time Saved
40 hours/month
Annual Impact
£6,500/month
Payback Period
1 month
Time Saved
60 hours/month
Annual Impact
£5,600/month
Payback Period
2 months
Time Saved
75 hours/month
Annual Impact
£6,800/month
Payback Period
2 months
Time Saved
55 hours/month
Annual Impact
£4,400/month
Payback Period
1 month
Time Saved
110 hours/month
Annual Impact
£7,900/month
Payback Period
2 months
Time Saved
65 hours/month
Annual Impact
£4,900/month
Payback Period
1 month
Time Saved
85 hours/month
Annual Impact
£6,700/month
Payback Period
2 months
Time Saved
50 hours/launch
Annual Impact
£4,000/launch
Payback Period
1 month
Time Saved
50 hours/month
Annual Impact
£3,800/month
Payback Period
1 month
Time Saved
80 hours/month
Annual Impact
£4,800/month
Payback Period
1 month
Time Saved
60 hours/month
Annual Impact
£4,200/month
Payback Period
1 month
Time Saved
45 hours/month
Annual Impact
£3,400/month
Payback Period
1 month
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