Automation systems are systems that reduce human influence and deliver tasks to artificial intelligence and machine control. At the same time, process automation is achieved by ensuring that these systems communicate with each other.
Process automation uses technology to automate complex business processes. It typically has three functions; automating processes, centralizing information and reducing the need for input from humans. It is designed to eliminate bottlenecks, reduce errors and data loss while increasing transparency, interdepartmental communication and processing speed. Process automation streamlines a system by eliminating human input, which reduces errors, increases delivery speed, improves quality, minimizes costs, and simplifies the business process. It combines software tools, people and processes to create a fully automated workflow.
The term SCADA consists of the first letters of the English words "Supervisory Control and Data Acquisition". Its Turkish language is Central Control and Data Collection System. SCADA systems are a general name given to systems that control and monitor units located in a wide area through the central computer and store historical data of the units.