Welcome to Enabling Automation! The fifth episode of this podcast series is "What to know before you start your automation journey". Join our season 1 host, Simon Drexler, as he discusses with special guest, Blair de Verteuil.Listen to all episodes on the following platforms:- Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/episode/44rUUwG8YHUeEVv6ON6RGb?si=460edb15fa7e433e - Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/what-to-know-before-you-start-your-automation-journey/id1703651289?i=1000625178868 - Overcast: https://overcast.fm/+BBYs0Ag810 - Amazon Music: https://music.amazon.ca/podcasts/63e2da85-de40-447e-aaaf-6fca18358cec/episodes/0b4aeaf5-6463-4fa1-bd4d-48163614d951/enabling-automation-what-to-know-before-you-start-your-automation-journey - YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iw2LpeC2qD8&list=PL1amIhdccgLUh7TbNYEANqxd1WIXb4uDd&index=5 For more information, visit: https://atsautomation.com/what-to-know-before-you-start-your-automation-journey/ Contact us: https://atsautomation.com/contact-us/ In this monthly podcast series, join industry leaders from across ATS as they share and discuss the latest industry trends, new innovations, and more! ATS is an industry-leading automation solutions provider to many of the world's most successful companies.There are many factors to consider when you start your automation journey. In this episode, industry expert Blair de Verteuil and Simon Drexler talk about what to know before you start implementing automation. Two of the biggest pieces of advice to keep in mind before you start is don’t be intimidated by the automation and understand the problem you are trying to solve.What is your reason for implementing automation? Automation can help reduce costs, improve quality, increase productivity, increase product quality, and it can assist in regulatory issues. You can also implement automation to because you have an interest in it. Having a clear goal in mind when you are starting to look at automation is also something that will help you be able to reach your goal effectively. While using an automated system, it is also easier to see statistics and measure outputs in real time.Look at some of the big industries with spectacular scales of automation. It is important to know that they started somewhere. When you introduce the initial piece of automation into your business, it is easy to scale up and add on from there. Before you start, reach out to other companies that have introduced automation into their business. Also reach out to industry experts to talk about the projects and get an idea about the kinds of projects that they have worked on before. Timestamps