How Document Scanners Affect Productivity And Compliance

As enterprise content management (ECM) solutions become more prevalent and sophisticated, manufacturers of document scanning hardware are responding with enhanced functionality to meet the demands of technology and higher volume business processes. The volume of documents scanned continues to increase due to a number of trends, such as increased adoption of the shared services model (where multiple business units rely on a centralized corporate facility for a specific business process such as accounts payable). Concurrently, the processes being managed with electronic documents are becoming increasingly complex and subject to increasing regulatory compliance.

Market pressures to increase both productivity and corporate accountability need to be as a high a priority when choosing a scanner as they are when buying enterprise software. By understanding the implications of a scanner purchase on operational efficiency, a positive work environment and organizational risk, you can make a more informed decision that delivers return on investment (ROI) and supports your governance, risk, and compliance initiatives.