Insights
Don’t settle for ‘average’ when ‘best in class’ is possible
At IPS, “good enough” just isn’t good enough. Unfortunately, that’s not the case everywhere in the imaging industry. The old expression is that “you don’t know what you don’t know.” And that’s especially true when it comes to complex document scanning and imaging jobs. The technology, techniques and best practices used by the leading companies [...] More
Backfile conversion: Do the document scanning yourself, or outsource to an expert?
Any business wishing to convert its legacy backfile to a digital archive must first make a few fundamental decisions. Do they want to try to do it in-house, or hire outside experts? And if they choose to outsource, where do they want the work performed? All are key factors. And all play huge roles in [...] More
IPS Announces Automated Processing for Email Attachments
In the past few years, email has taken over as the standard for transmitting business-critical documents and information. With nearly 300 billion emails sent each day, streamlining your business’ digital capabilities has never been more important. Take invoices and applications, for example. Remember when they came via snail mail? The days of opening an envelope, [...] More
Strategic Approach to Backfile Conversion Adds Lasting Value
Document Scanning of past paper records can be affordable, manageable and time-effective if you can answer a fundamental question: “What are we trying to accomplish with this conversion to image technology?” Too often, people think of their backfile documents as an undifferentiated lump to be run through a scanner. In fact, backfile records are an [...] More
Backfile Document Scanning–The Time is Now!
With labor costs at an all-time low and scanning technologies at an all time high, now is the ideal time to embark on that backfile scanning project you’ve had on the back burner. According to the US Bureau of Labor Statics, labor costs are at an all time low. Backfile conversion, also called fileroom conversion [...] More
Digitizing Invoice Process – Save Millions
Our recent case study “Digitizing Invoice Process and Affidavits Saves Ad Agency Millions” explains how a top-five advertising and media buying firm saved $500,000 —and improved client vendor satisfaction—with a new paperless accounts payable solution, led by IPS. A large advertising and media buying firm was inundated with paper, fax, email invoices, and an added [...] More
The Key to Visibility Into Your Business Processes?… You Have It But Don’t Know It.
(by Greg Bartels–CEO, IPS) The debate rages on over outsourcing, co-sourcing, offshoring and continuing to manage business processes internally. Depending on who you talk to and the way statistics are presented all can make a valid argument. So who is right? They all are. Depending on the business circumstances any one of these models may [...] More
The Silo Lives! Analyzing Coordination and Communication in Multiunit Companies
(by Toby E. Stuart, Sarah Jane Gilbert – Harvard Business School) Working Knowledge, Q&A Although many companies aspire to promote easy interaction and coordination across departments, office locations, and pay scales, the “boundaryless” organization – like the paperless office – hasn’t materialized. The corporate silo is alive and well. This observation is supported in a [...] More
Sarbanes-Oxley and the Digital Mailroom: What Your Organization Nees to Know
(by Laurie Pasquerell-Integrated Solutions Magazine) Taking compliance mandates such as SOX (Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002) into consideration, companies of all types and sizes are searching for better ways to secure their information. In addition to securing data, tracking the whereabouts of documents (thus creating an audit trail) and improving the overall accuracy of data is [...] More
Six Sigma Makes a Comeback
(by Brian Burnsed & Emily Thornton- Business Week.) With the outlook for sales growth dim, everyone from Target to Cadbury to Merck is turning to Six Sigma to squeeze out more savings. Here’s one more reason why the world may face a jobless recovery: Six Sigma. In an attempt to boost earnings without putting more [...] More
