Industrial automation in Terrassa: KPIs to measure from day one of the pilot
14 February 2026 · 6 min
No KPIs, no transformation
Many SMEs start automation projects with good intentions but no minimum scorecard. After weeks of work, nobody can say whether the pilot worked.
In Terrassa, where operating margin rules, that is expensive.
The 5 KPIs that matter in a pilot
- Manual hours recovered / month — time the team stops spending on repetitive work.
- Cycle time per process — from request in to resolution out.
- Operational error rate — incidents from bad data, bad rules or rework.
- Response time to business questions — minutes (or seconds) for inventory, purchasing or margin answers.
- Operating cost per transaction — cost to handle each order, close or quote.
Quick measurement template
Capture 2 weeks of baseline before the pilot. During the pilot, compare weekly.
monthly impact = (hours recovered × hourly cost) + (errors avoided × average error cost)
With this formula you speak euros, not feelings.
Common measurement mistakes
- Measuring only dashboard visits or clicks.
- Not separating before vs after data.
- Changing three processes at once and not knowing which improved.
- No validation owner per area.
Recommended approach for industrial SMEs
- 10-day pilot.
- One process only.
- Real data.
- Clear decision at the end: scale, adjust or drop.
Local intent keywords
- industrial automation terrassa
- process automation kpi
- digital transformation industrial sme
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