Automatización robótica e inteligente de procesos. Una revisión sistemática de literatura: Avances, retos y oportunidades

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https://doi.org/10.36825/RITI.14.33.001

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Transformación Digital, Revisión Sistemática, Automatización de Procesos, ARP, AIP

Resumen

El rápido avance tecnológico y los nuevos retos en el ámbito de los negocios, han generado en las empresas la necesidad de transformar digitalmente sus procesos para agilizar tareas, reducir tiempos, aumentar la productividad y centrarse en la toma de decisiones. Es evidente que la transformación digital, facilita la integración de tecnologías, promoviendo un crecimiento organizacional. El artículo presenta los resultados de una revisión sistemática de un conjunto literatura científica publicada entre 2021 y 2025, analizando los retos, avances y oportunidades que implica la Automatización Robótica e Inteligente de Procesos en las organizaciones (RPA/IPA por sus siglas en inglés). La metodología aplicada se fundamentó en una revisión sistemática de la literatura, utilizando cadenas de búsqueda específicas en diversas bases de datos académicas y estableciendo criterios rigurosos de inclusión y exclusión para una correcta búsqueda de aportaciones relevantes. Se analizaron diversas publicaciones que exploran la implementación de ambas estrategias para fortalecer la gestión de procesos de negocio y la toma de decisiones a través de la implementación de herramientas tecnológicas emergentes y algoritmos de analítica de datos, así también, se elaboró un breve estudio comparativo de las mismas. Los resultados confirman la viabilidad de implementar este tipo de tecnologías para la automatización de procesos; contribuyendo a la disminución de costos y cargas de trabajo costos relacionados a tareas repetitivas; y a la generación de ventajas competitivas en el ámbito de las organizaciones.

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2026-01-14

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Castillo-Estrada, C. M., Cancino-Villatoro, K., Álvarez Oval, L. A., & Vázquez de la Cruz, A. (2026). Automatización robótica e inteligente de procesos. Una revisión sistemática de literatura: Avances, retos y oportunidades. Revista De Investigación En Tecnologías De La Información, 14(33), 1–17. https://doi.org/10.36825/RITI.14.33.001

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