Paperless Office
Despite the exponential developments in computing, the 1980’s dream of the “paperless office” has failed to realise. However, the concept of the paperless office can help us to use paper more efficiently if not eliminate it.
From simply acquiring a high speed scanner and a simple document management application to having a fully integrated back office solution, the advantages are endless. Here are a few:
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saving trees and considerably reducing waste |
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saving on stationery |
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reducing storage costs and space with a central electronic repository |
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ensuring complete information and accuracy for improved vendor and customer relationships |
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you can integrate your paperless solution with other applications for simpler retrieval of documents |
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making auditing easier with document histories and records management |
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backing up offsite protects you against catastrophic events (fire, flooding…). |
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documents are backed up so any mistake can easily be undone. |
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time taken to find something electronic is a fraction of the time it takes to find paper. If electronic documents are incorrectly filed, they can be searched for by word, folder, date etc. on the network… |
