Analysis of business process automation as linear time-invariant system network

TL;DR

This paper models business process automation as a linear time-invariant system, analyzing productivity in the frequency domain to evaluate automation impacts and address Solow's Paradox.

Contribution

It introduces a novel LTI system framework for business processes and a simulation method to estimate productivity gains from automation.

Findings

BP productivity analyzed in frequency domain

Simulation framework for automation impact estimation

Evidence addressing Solow's Paradox

Abstract

In this work, we examined Business Process (BP) production as a signal; this novel approach explores a BP workflow as a linear time-invariant (LTI) system. We analysed BP productivity in the frequency domain; this standpoint examines how labour and capital act as BP input signals and how their fundamental frequencies affect BP production. Our research also proposes a simulation framework of a BP in the frequency domain for estimating productivity gains due to the introduction of automation steps. Our ultimate goal was to supply evidence to address Solow's Paradox.