Sign Up Now
Get instant access to over 1 million+ study documents
OR
Already registered? click here to login
By creating your account, you agree to our terms of service, privacy policy and student honor code.
Office Automation and Group Collaboration
In my company, the imaging technology is used for the office automation purposes and the Lotus-Notes is used for the group collaboration purposes. Below I will describe the use of these technologies in my company.
The imaging technology has been useful to my company as it is able to eliminate the need for the paper in many areas. By the elimination of the paper in several business processes, my company has been able to significantly improve its performance by reducing the need to re-keying most of information in the paper format. Tasks, which were previously done one after another, now can be done simultaneously, because imaging technology can provide simultaneous access to documents. So, multiple people can do their jobs at the same time. This kind of access, which allows people working in parallel, offers considerable improvements to the overall processing time and the quality of the product.
Imaging can also increase efficiency by reducing "bottlenecks" where document processing slows down because of the difficulties of moving the physical documents, as moving paper documents within organizations is a time consuming process.
Imaging also provides much needed disaster recovery capabilities for existing manual systems. This benefit is largely unrecognized, since many companies do not recognize the value of such factors
Imaging technology provides the company with improved management...
As a case in point, most companies are using redundant filing, and other expensive strategies to deal with making information more accessible. However, as the time goes these filing systems become expensive and difficult to be accessed easily. The use of image technology can aid in saving the records of information and determine exactly what the needs for access and retrieval are. Finally, the use of the imaging technology has been quite critical in the redesign of business processes. With business process redesign, the company has been able to eliminate number of redundant business processes.
The biggest problem that my company faced in the use of the image technology was finding a justifiable cost of the imaging technology. Finding a justified cost is important but often difficult. Thus, in many business cases imaging systems have been based on "estimates," rather than fully justifiable numbers. If the business case is designed to "cost justify" the imaging system, then it becomes important for the company that it should be able to use the quantifiable numbers to justify the costs rather than use the just estimates. In doing so, managers are required to have a detailed analysis of the current business processes, a solid understanding of how the work is being done, and determine what…
Office Automation and Group Collaboration Software One of the office automations that help our company is the e-commerce system that was mainly developed for the purpose of upgrading the business processes of the company. This e-commerce application involves the automation of the trading process between our company and the customers. Basically, it makes the buying and selling processes faster and more convenient for both the customers, the marketing department, and retail
Store managers are left voice mails on recommendations for pricing and product mix changes. The disadvantages of a satellite network are that first it can be seriously impacted by bad weather, is expensive to repair and maintain, and has security risks from advanced hacking approaches (Carr, 2004). Despite these limitations however Dollar General us successfully using their satellite-based WAN to collaborate on what matters most, and that is pricing
Office Automation: Funeral Homes An Examination of Software Applications Used in Funeral Homes Today The funeral industry is not for everyone, but it is a solid industry with healthy projections for future growth (Anderson, 1997). While funeral homes have some needs that are unique to the industry, many of the administrative and processing tasks associated with their operation are similar to virtually any other type of business today. This paper will provide
Our office uses Orchestra - a web-based communication initiative and ultimate collaborative solution. Web-based Collaboration Software Advantages When using a web-based collaboration environment; several highly useful tools are made available to all involved. These can include whiteboard displays and file saves, instant messaging in synchrony and real-time, accessible at all times, proactive data 'pushes' to the recipients - replacing the passive 'search and grab' technology of the 1990's. Flexibility, scalability, and accessibility
Automation and Group Collaboration Software Our organization uses several automation and group collaboration software that we find important and indispensable when developing projects. This paper will discuss a few of these softwares, analyzing their functions as well as the advantages and disadvantages that they bring to users. Remote Desktop Connection The first automation and group collaboration software that we will discuss is Remote Desktop Connection. The development of Remote Desktop Connection is
Automation Process automation has revolutionized the way that organizations do business and has led to the downsizing of many companies. There are a variety of technology products that are available through process automation which make business operations simpler and less expensive. The purpose of this paper is to discuss process automation and the impact that it has on downsizing. We will discuss the technologies that are available and why these technologies