The Paperless Office of the Future

• Published in: Logistics information management Vol. 6; no. 5; pp. 40 - 43
• Main Authors: Connolly, Thomas F., Kleiner, Brian H.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: MCB UP Ltd 01.05.1993
• Subjects: Competitiveness; Document management; Electronic mail; Indexes; Optical character recognition; Personal computers; Optical character recognition; Competitiveness; Paper; Document management; Electronic mail; Indexes; Personal computers
• ISSN: 0957-6053; 1758-7948
• DOI: 10.1108/09576059310045961

To meet the needs of the environment and to improve competitiveness through lower costs and greater responsiveness, the paperless office is once again being anticipated. While the concept of the paperless office was subject to derision until just recently due to the large volume of paper currently being produced, the large reduction in the costs of personal computers has made the paperless office viable. More than just a tool, it will redefine our concept of the document and the way we do business. Explains various facets of the paperless office. Electronic mail (e-mail) will make the generation and transmission of letters and memos more efficient. Business forms will be better utilized through the improved processing offered by computerization and hand writing recognition software. Also addresses how document management makes information more readily accessible through the use of improved indexing.