Paper ID: 2302.04785

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

Mauricio Jacobo-Romero, Danilo S. Carvalho, Andre Freitas

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.

Submitted: Feb 9, 2023