Routine Task
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A Routine Task is a real-world task that can be solved by a simple algorithm.
- Context:
- It can range from being a Routine Cognitive Task to being a Routine Manual Task.
- It can be a candidate for an Automation Task.
- Example(s):
- a Routine Job, such as a Looming Job, Bookkeeping Job, Cashiering Job, Telephone Operator Job.
- a Looming Task.
- a Bookkeeping Task.
- a Cashiering Task.
- a Telephone Operator.
- …
- Counter-Example(s):
- See: Computer, Information and Telecommunications Technology(ICT).
References
2003
- (Autor et al., 2003) ⇒ David H. Autor, Frank Levy, and Richard J. Murnane. (2003). “The Skill Content of Recent Technological Change: An empirical exploration.” In: The Quarterly Journal of Economics, 118(4). doi:10.1162/003355303322552801
- QUOTE: cognitive and manual tasks that can be accomplished by following explicit rules. ... We find that within industries, occupations, and education groups, computerization is associated with reduced labor input of routine manual and routine cognitive tasks and increased labor input of nonroutine cognitive tasks.
1999
- (Bresnahan, 1999) ⇒ Timothy F. Bresnahan. (1999). “Computerization and Wage Dispersion: An Analytical Reinterpretation.” In: Economic Journal, CIX.
- QUOTE: Computers have substituted for the calculating, coordinating, and communicating functions of bookkeepers, cashiers, telephone operators, and other handlers of repetitive information-processing tasks.