Process Automation

Got a process that eats up your time? Let’s start there.

Manual processes (spreadsheets, chasing emails, reports rebuilt by hand, paper records) turned into simple, automated systems, where every piece of information exists once and is the same for everyone.

Let’s talk → How I work
DISBIT was created by Ilario Tornese, engineer and certified Innovation Manager
15+ yearsof transformation programs
UNI 11814Certified Innovation Manager (Italian standard)
Licensed engineerOrder of Engineers of Rome
5 sectorsin Italy and abroad

Sound familiar?

Time is almost always lost in the same places.

Your client asks for a status update, and you have to piece it together every time.
To find out where a task stands, you have to ask three people.
Coordinating the team eats into the contract margin.
Inventory, progress or traceability are still recorded by hand.
The same data lives in several files, and the numbers never match.
The management report takes days, and it’s already out of date when it arrives.

You don’t need to overhaul the company. You need to start from one process, measure it and make it simple.

How I work · The DISBIT path

Discover, Invent, Simplify, Build IT.

Four phases, each with a concrete output. Technology comes last: only after understanding, designing and simplifying. And you can stop after any phase, deciding with the numbers in hand.

D

Discover

Process assessment

Analyze needs, existing (as-is) processes and the opportunities offered by emerging technologies.

You getAn as-is process map, points of waste, technology opportunities and an estimate of the value that can be recovered.
I

Invent

Design and business case

Design tailored, innovative solutions, complete with architecture, business case and return on investment (ROI) analysis.

You getSolution architecture, delivery plan, business case with ROI and funding options.
S

Simplify

Process re-engineering

Re-engineer workflows to maximize efficiency, effectiveness and adoption across the organization.

You getRedesigned workflows, clear rules, defined roles and responsibilities, and an organization ready to adopt them.
B

Build IT

Program management

Direct and manage complex transformation programs, making sure time, budget and quality standards are met.

You getA solution delivered and adopted, people trained, results measured against agreed KPIs.

Who I work with

Two situations, the same problem.

Something complex to run, held together today by people, files and reminders.

01

Service and project providers

Consulting firms, system integrators and technology providers running services and contracts for large clients, who need to make them manageable, measurable and profitable.

  • Running the service and the team, from daily detail to the big picture
  • A single source of data shared by team, management and client
  • Automatic, always-consistent client reporting
  • Service KPIs, margins and contract value

How I step in: I support the team on an ongoing basis, as service manager or service governance lead, or I lead a single optimization project.

Service governanceCustom platformsPower BIApplied AI
02

Operations and logistics

Companies that produce, move or maintain goods and want more efficient logistics processes. I optimize them with technology solutions (IoT, RFID, Computer Vision): fewer manual steps, fewer errors, real-time visibility of materials, products and assets.

  • Optimized logistics and warehouse flows, with automatic inventory
  • Traceability of products, semi-finished goods and assets
  • Production progress and quality control
  • Efficient use of spaces, equipment and resources

How I step in: on a project basis, starting from the Assessment of one process: first I simplify it, then I choose the technology.

RFID · NFCIoTComputer VisionERP integration

Results

Different sectors, the same method.

A selection of recent projects.

  • UtilitiesServices

    A testing service run on a single source of data

    Processes mapped end to end and one platform, from the team to the client report.

    –25%*time to consolidate information
  • Fashion & luxuryManufacturing

    Traceability across the whole supply chain

    Semi-finished goods tracked piece by piece with RFID and NFC, performance measured in BI.

    –20%*non-conformity costs
  • Oil & GasLogistics

    Automatic inventory in an extreme environment

    Assets identified automatically with UHF RFID and integrated into the ERP.

    –80%*inventory time
  • Facility managementServices

    From data as a cost to data as a service

    An analytics service built from scratch and sold to clients on subscription.

    –50%*reporting time

* Estimated impact for each project, not certified measurements.

Recognize one of these cases in your own process?

Let’s talk →

What innovation is

A new or changed entity, realizing or redistributing value.

The definition in ISO 56000, the basis of innovation management and of my Innovation Manager certification (UNI 11814).

That’s why, in a DISBIT project, technology is never the goal. What counts is the value it creates: time given back to people, errors avoided, decisions based on reliable data.

INNOVAGENDA

12 principles for the strategic management of innovation, inspired by the ISO 56000 series. Not a checklist, but the management lens the DISBIT method applies to processes.

See all 12 principles →

Innovation doesn’t fail for lack of ideas, but for lack of governance.

The principle

The most common mistake

How to recognize it

Where to start

Open this principle’s page →
Ilario Tornese
Certified Innovation Manager (UNI 11814)UNI 11814 is the Italian standard for innovation management professionals. Cert. no. 394 · Bureau Veritas / CEPAS · 2025 · Listed in the register of the Italian Ministry of Enterprises (MIMIT)
Licensed Professional EngineerOrder of Engineers of Rome · No. 32506 · Section A, Industrial
Master’s degree in Industrial EngineeringLogistics and Transport · University of Rome Tor Vergata

About

Ilario Tornese

Industrial Engineer · Innovation Manager

For over fifteen years I have worked where business meets technology: I understand how people work, and I turn what they need into concrete systems.

Why DISBIT

DISBIT grew out of my work as an analyst, the person who bridges business and technology. It brings together the ability to synthesize, the habit of spotting the critical path early, the meticulous way I work and a method refined over years of practice. And one rule I never compromise on: quality work.

The logo tells the same story. The cuts run through D, I, S and B, the phases where you analyze, design and simplify. IT stays whole: technology comes last, and it is the solid part.

I have led digitalization, automation and data analytics programs in industry, logistics, energy, services and public administration, in Italy and abroad. I work as an independent consultant and, when a project calls for it, I team up with selected technology partners while remaining your single point of contact, from analysis to results. I also check whether a project qualifies for incentives, tax credits and subsidized finance.

Let’s talk

Tell me about the process that takes up most of your time.

Let’s start with a no-obligation conversation, to see whether and how I can help.

  1. Tell me about the processA couple of lines in the form are enough.
  2. I get back to youand we talk it through together.

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