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A Strategy for Document Management
  • Managing your Document Flow
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The Paper Problem
  • Storage of paper documents requires valuable office space.
  • “Sharing” of paper documents is impractical, if not impossible.
  • Retrieval of documents is slow and expensive.
    • Up to 10% of paper documents are misfiled or otherwise “lost.”
    • Paper workflow creates MORE paper.
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Document Lifecycle
  • Prepare
  • Distribute
  • Store
  • Retrieve
  • Archive
  • Purge
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Paper-based Document Management System
  • Document is created and/or transmitted
  • Filing
    • Copies or original filed in related folders
  • Retrieval
    • Manual
    • One at a time
  • Re-filed
  • Kept until destroyed
    • Record of documents scheduled to be deleted must be kept
    • Rarely are paper documents actually destroyed
    • Potential legal liability
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What is Document Management?
  • Electronic document management enables you to manage and file documents efficiently via PC.
    • Without leaving your desk, you can access filed documents within seconds, simply by pressing a key - much more cost efficient than paper-based files could ever be!
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Electronic Document Management System
  • Paper/Electronic Data arrives
  • Scanned, indexed & shredded
  • Notification to recipient
  • Action
    • Accessed simultaneously by numerous users
    • Annotated, transmitted and released
  • Storage/Archival
    • Online
    • Near-line
    • Offline
    • Archive
  • Destruction
    • Automated based on business rules/document types
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Benefits of Electronic Systems
  • The declining cost of electronic capture and storage has made is cost-effective to create a paperless office.
  • Legal issues have been resolved regarding authenticity of electronic documents
    • In general, electronic documents are legally acceptable if electronic Document Management is your standard process in executing your business.
  • Productivity increases and cost reductions
  • Typical ROI for document management systems is less than 12 months
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What to Do With Backfiles
  • Complete Backfile
    • 100% conversion
    • Application specific
    • Document Inventory analysis is required
  • Modified Backfile
    • 100% conversion
    • Uses a specified cut-off date
  • Day-Forward
    • Integrated with system
    • Mailroom function
    • Works well when there is no need to access previous information
  • On Demand
    • Demand driven
    • Decreases over time
    • Integration with legacy system
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Why Go Electronic?
  • Quality
    • More consistent processes
    • Greater security
      • Access
      • Disaster Recovery
  • Productivity
    • Faster process execution equals more accomplished with same resources
  • Profitability
    • Cut cost and bring more to the bottom line
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About Us
  • Old Dominion Data Systems, Inc.
    • Provided software and technical support to the distribution industry for over 20 years.
    • Introduced Document Management in Distribution Proof-of-Delivery systems beginning in 1997
    • Over 30 clients in more than 70 locations nationwide
  • Turnkey document conversion, capture, workflow and retrieval solutions
    • DocuWare
    • Captovation
    • Old Dominion Data Systems’ Service Bureau
      • On-site Services
      • Document Transport
      • Scanning
      • Microform Conversions
      • Destroy or Return
  • http://www.oddsinc.com
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Next Steps
  • Contact us for a Document and Workflow overview
    • We will schedule a time to discuss your paper processes and workflow.
    • Together, we will try to isolate several key areas where you are currently experiencing inefficiencies because of your manual paper processes.
  • Engage us for an in-depth Paper Process and Workflow Analysis
    • We will analyze your business-critical paper-based workflows
    • Prepare and present a report on how we believe your processes may be streamlined by the implementation of an Electronic Document Management system
      • This is the blueprint for your selection and implementation of your tailored Document Management solution.
  • Implement your tailored solution and begin to enjoy the benefits of Electronic Document Management
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Contact Us
  • Call us at:
    • 888-344-6294
  • Visit our home on the World Wide Web at:
    • www.oddsinc.com
  • Email Sales@oddsinc.com
    • Mark@oddsinc.com, Tidewater, Richmond, Lynchburg, Central & Northern VA
    • Bill@oddsinc.com, SW Virginia, Roanoke & Shenandoah Valleys