Paperwork and document management can get out of hand when it comes to managing your small business. As your company grows, and as time goes on, you will accumulate documents of all types. How you manage these documents can impact the productivity and efficiency of your business. Using document scanning and digitizing, you can manage your documents effectively and avoid some common issues that many companies face. Here are four common problems that can be solved with effective document management.
Productivity Loss
When you have trouble locating, editing, and storing documents effectively, you lose time. Employees can waste a significant amount of their workday searching through archives and file boxes for a misplaced document. By managing your documents more effectively, you can avoid these wastes of time and even save space in your office that is reserved for infrequently-used filing cabinets. A document scanning company can help you boost productivity and avoid time wasting by making your documents easier to access and utilize.
Poor Organization
This loss of productivity is often associated with poor organization. When your documents and files are not organized properly, they can be much harder to locate and use. This can also result in documents being misplaced or thrown out. This can compromise customer information and security, as well as make it very difficult to recover documents for corrections or edits. To be sure that you can always find the files you need, you should have a digitized document management system that is well-organized, accessible, and has a search function that will allow you to pull whatever documents you may need.
Versioning Issues
One surprisingly common problem when dealing with ineffective document management is versioning. You may find halfway through an important project that you’ve been working with the wrong version of a file you need, forcing you to start over and waste time. With an organized, effective system, you can avoid these problems.
Employee Frustration
When your employees frequently have trouble finding, storing, and accessing files, it can impact their overall job performance and satisfaction. Poor document management can simply make your business a less pleasant place to work. Help avoid workplace frustration by utilizing an effective, digitized document management system.
Go Paperless With Micro Records
Due to our companies outstanding 2017 sales, Digitech Systems has selected Micro Records Company as A 2018 Gold Star Partner! Micro Records can help your business transition to a paperless way of life with quality e-forms and technology. For more information about how we can help your business utilize proactive monitoring, transition to doing things digitally, get rid of sensitive documents securely or benefit from new technology solutions, visit us online or give us a call at (877) 410-SCAN. For more tips on transitioning your business to paperless technology and going green, follow us on Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn, Google+, YouTube, and Flickr.