A recent report by market intelligence company IDC revealed that 60% of responding Australian businesses produced more paper print-outs today than they had five years ago. This figure makes the eager projections of the early noughties look rather optimistic. The problem? According to the report, poor planning and implementation of electronic document management systems underpin this eco-unfriendly trend.
At a basic level, the report notes that the majority of end-users aren’t particularly confident with using document management, and tend to become frustrated when there are no clear short-term improvements.
Of course, document management systems are still sought after to provide systematic document archival and retrieval, simplify the management of high paperwork volumes and to increase efficiency.
And this is the “news’” that underpins our design goals in building Benubird. We’ve aimed to create a system that is simple to use, but can handle the complex task of managing lots of documents - organize, track and, perhaps most importantly, find documents.
So whilst it still may be a few years, if not decades before the literal “paperless office” is with us, in the meantime, with a little effort, and careful planning, and a copy of Benubird, you can — at least — create a “less-paper” office.
