Electronic document management systems provide an efficient way to reduce paper usage and save costs. Smart paper-saving tactics can have a positive financial and environmental impact.

Document management technologies allow for the creation of a searchable database of scanned paper information where in the office or working remotely. Combined with efficient scanning of new multifunctional copiers and the reasonable cost of disk storage, document management can shrink paper usage, enable remote workers, eliminate faxing, and automate workflows.

Besides financial and environmental effects, document management systems can increase the productivity of a business. With the ability to easily transfer document among various parties, approval and editing processes speed up drastically. Plus, with a log of document views businesses can increase accountability.