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manumation

manumation noun: the application of technology to automate a business process that produces the same results as the manual process before automation.

Noun

manumation (uncountable)

  1. (nonstandard) The application of technology to automate a business process that produces the same results as the manual process before automation.
    • One operating tip: "Always move from manumation to automation," Sklarsky advises. "Any time there's a piece of information, record it once. Then you can funnel it where it needs to go and let the computer do the reporting."1999, Frank Sklarsky (interviewee), “DaimlerChrysler: Revving the Finance Engine”, Financial Executive
    • Indeed, without a firm connection to good external benchmarks (best practice, best-of-class indicators) companies can fall victim to manumation, simply automating old, outdated processes.2003 April, Kalle Kangas, Business Strategies for Information Technology Management, page 179, Idea Group Inc., IRM Press

Origin of manumation

Blend of manual + automation.

Questions about manumation

What does manumation mean?
Manumation means the application of technology to automate a business process that produces the same results as the manual process before automation.
What part of speech is manumation?
Manumation is a noun.

Words near manumation in the dictionary

  1. Manulla
  2. manuls
  3. manuma
  4. manumatic
  5. manumatics
  6. manumation
  7. manumea
  8. manumeas
  9. manumise
  10. manumised
  11. manumises

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