FEATURE: INTELLIGENT CAPTURE SOLUTIONS
THE DEMAND FOR
DOCUMENT CAPTURE
THAT CAN BE USED
BY AN INCREASINGLY
MOBILE WORKFORCE
IN A DECENTRALISED
AND AGILE WORKING
CONTEXT IS
GROWING. HOWEVER,
BUSINESSES WANT
MORE THAN JUST
HARDWARE
server every time they need to scan
documents, employees can easily sync
with the scanner from their smartphone
or tablet.
Using a mobile app (which means the
information workflows can be controlled
by the business), they can then access
the scanned documents on their phones
and cue up the associated business
process at the touch of a button.
This not only allows employees to be
more efficient and secure but ensures
processes start sooner and are carried
out faster—a win for the business and its
customers.
The demand for document capture that
can be used by an increasingly mobile
workforce in a decentralised and agile
working context is growing. However,
businesses want more than just
hardware. And so software applications
are making mobile capture a reality are
equally in demand.
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The top four ways the latest
document capture solutions
make life easier
When upgrading equipment, enterprises
should make sure that these features
are a part of their capture solution
depending on the requirements:
1. Sorting: The key to reducing
pesky pre- and post-scanning tasks
Scanning is only part of the workload.
Before information can be captured,
employees have to remove staples, insert
header sheets or sort documents by type
or department. After scanning, they
index documents, correct errors and / or
remove exception pieces that need to be
returned to their owners. The amount of
labour that goes into prep and post work
is often far greater than the amount that
goes into scanning.
These tedious tasks are a major
roadblock to productivity. New sorting
functionality provided by some of
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