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Document Processing

The first task was automating the dispatch documents. "This used to be a manual, repetitive task for our business users. We receive 1,000 to 2,000 documents that need to be analyzed and uploaded every day, and each one would take us on average three minutes," Sadiq mentions.

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Finally, Qatar Post decided to assist the ground team and deployed automated mobile robots (AMR). "When an item arrives at Qatar Post, it goes through sorting. We now have around 50 robots that sort items according to zones and routes," Sadiq notes.

Reported impact

Business outcome

Qatar Post has redefined postal services for the digital age, using Power Automate and Azure Cognitive Services to automate its processes. Partnering with SquareOne, an expert in robotic process automation, Qatar Post has automated the processing of more than 1,000 dispatch documents daily.

  • Customer Experience
  • Productivity Improvement
  • Scalability

Solution

Qatar Post has redefined postal services for the digital age, using Power Automate and Azure Cognitive Services to automate its processes. The first task was automating the dispatch documents. "This used to be a manual, repetitive task for our business users. We receive 1,000 to 2,000 documents that need to be analyzed and uploaded every day, and each one would take us on average three minutes," Sadiq mentions. For Qatar Post, transformation meant not only keeping pace with technology but fundamentally changing how it operates and serves both individuals and businesses. The first task was automating the dispatch documents. "This used to be a manual, repetitive task for our business users. The implementation centers on Power Automate, Azure, Power BI to support document processing workflows.

Solution architecture

3 components · 3 layers
  1. Compute
    • Azure Provides the underlying cloud infrastructure, identity, and managed services for the solution.
  2. Serving
    • Power BI Delivers dashboards and visualizations to business users and decision-makers.
  3. Orchestration
    • Power Automate Automates the document and workflow steps that previously required manual handling.

Architecture clues

  • Another routine task was service quality assurance. The Qatar Post quality team examined ratings across different national postal services
  • The first task was automating the dispatch documents. "This used to be a manual, repetitive task for our business users.

Evidence from the source

Finally, Qatar Post decided to assist the ground team and deployed automated mobile robots (AMR). "When an item arrives at Qatar Post, it goes through sorting.
Qatar Post has redefined postal services for the digital age, using Power Automate and Azure Cognitive Services to automate its processes.
The first task was automating the dispatch documents. "This used to be a manual, repetitive task for our business users.
Transparency Evidence & methodology 61/100 reference value · 80% confidence · 1 source

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Customer reference value61/100
  • Problem clarity20/20
    Measures whether the customer's operational problem is specific enough to compare.
  • Implementation depth15/25
    Rewards named components, data flow, integrations, and architecture detail.
  • Outcome specificity16/20
    Measures whether the reported benefit is concrete rather than a generic claim.
  • Quantified impact0/25
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  • Deployment scale10/10
    Rewards evidence of a live or scaled deployment and meaningful integration scope.
Evidence confidence80%
  • Source authority20/25
    The main evidence is an official vendor-published customer story.
  • Claim traceability21/25
    10 of 12 key fields link to a named source.
  • Direct evidence15/20
    3 direct source quotes retained.
  • Date provenance10/10
    The publication date comes from the source page or publisher.
  • Source transparency8/10
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  • Implementation specificity6/10
    Rewards source-backed components, data flow, quantified impact, and a specific outcome.
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    Qatar Post customer story

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    https://www.microsoft.com/en/customers/story/1719605327398216079-qatarpost-powerautomate-government-en-qatar
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    Jan 12, 2024
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