{"id":248,"date":"2024-12-19T19:59:16","date_gmt":"2024-12-20T00:59:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/it.purdue.edu\/ai\/?page_id=248"},"modified":"2025-12-18T22:39:39","modified_gmt":"2025-12-19T03:39:39","slug":"institutional-excellence","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/it.purdue.edu\/ai\/institutional-excellence\/","title":{"rendered":"Our Impact"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Overview of AI and Automation in improving institutional processes<\/h1>\n
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our value<\/h2>\n <\/div>\n \n\n
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People Designing Automated Robotic Systems for Modern Facilities Concept.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n
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Enhancing Value at Purdue University: AI & Automation Team\u2019s Impact<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

The AI & Automation team at Purdue University is dedicated to delivering exceptional value through three primary avenues: saving time, reducing costs, and improving experiences. Our existing initiatives have significantly contributed to the University in the following ways:<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n

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Saving Time & Reducing Costs<\/h5>\n\n

These numbers were as of October 1, 2025.<\/sup><\/sub><\/em><\/p>\n\n\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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\n $3,532,000<\/span>\n <\/div>\n
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\n 127,500+<\/span>\n <\/div>\n
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Improving Employee & Customer Experience<\/h5>\n\n

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\n Streamlined Operations<\/span>\n <\/div>\n
\n <\/span>\n \n Increased accuracy through streamlined vendor and employee communication, automated storage of over 120,000 documents for easy access, and simplified tracking to support diversity in administrative operations. <\/span>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n
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\n Efficiency Gains<\/span>\n <\/div>\n
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\n Service Quality Boost<\/span>\n <\/div>\n
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Saurabh Bagchi IPAI Faculty Shoot<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n
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Driving Transformation with AI, RPA, and APA<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Our technology toolbox is built on three powerful components: Artificial Intelligence (AI), Robotic Process Automation (RPA), and the emerging field of Agentic Process Automation (APA). Each of these tools brings unique capabilities and transformative potential to our operations. Here are some examples that highlight the impact and possibilities of each tool.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n

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Artificial Intelligence<\/h5>\n\n

Advanced technology that empowers machines to mimic and perform tasks that typically require human intelligence, such as learning, reasoning, problem-solving, and decision-making.<\/p>\n\n\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Machine Learning<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n
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