Drowning in Paper ? The case for digital forms.
Paper forms to record regular events in your business have two obvious attractions -
- They're easy to set up - maybe even using just a word processor and a photocopier
- They (apparently) don't cost very much
But paper forms can also have many disadvantages and these can result in many hidden costs some in cash and others in loss of efficiency, credibility and reputation.
- You have to have somewhere to store them.
- It can take a long time to find exactly what you're looking for.
- Having found the form (or multiple forms) you want you have to put them back in the proper place otherwise the next time you look the misfiled form will be difficult (or impossible) to find.
- Once you get more than, say, a few hundred of a particlular form in a pile and you want to produce a report or summary of some data then you have a time consuming task in front of you.
- The information, which is the valuable bit, is easily destroyed by water, fire, mis-handling or by intent.
- Sometimes a picture is worth a thousand words and a quick pencil sketch is no substitute for one, or more, photos
Using a digital forms solution can fix all of these disadvantages - there are many solutions to choose from so why should you choose ECOForms ? Click here to find out.
