Every manufacturers and organizations are required to make effective and strategic automation plan to assume the changes that has occurred, that further builds in agility and responsiveness. Strategic planning assumes that the organization exists in a dynamic environment, where the ability to be agile and responsive is important to the company's success. It is required to develop a base-case view that requires dedicating a team to reviewing historical data, process flow diagrams, material balance calculations, operator logs and procedures, number and location of different data sources. The managers are required to begin processing the opportunities that are discovered into quantifiable and measurable benefits. A strategic automation plan must illustrate how various aspects, such as return on investment capital (ROIC) time period of the company compare to the direct competitors.