Paper Reduction

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EXECUTIVE SUMMARY

The primary purpose of this research is to study and identify areas where paper reduction is beneficial. Paper usage in our office environment has become a large part of our budget. This study will reveal the cost, whether objective or subjective, for office paper products. This research provides a foundation for planning and developing a paperless environment in our organization.

This research will provide us with a foundation for planning and developing procedures for implementing a paper less environment. Thus principal objectives of this project are:

1. To identify our paper flow

2. To reduce the usage of office paper products

3. To eliminate paper using low cost technology

4. Help to promotes environmental awareness

This proposal will show the effect paper waste has on our environment.

The other benefits this proposal offer in implementing a paperless office environment is improve efficiency; improve the quality and use of organization information to strengthen decision making, and accountability.

Efficiency may be difficult to measure, but through the use of electronically stored document it would provide for the dissemination of our organization information in a timely manner.

Our cost to implement this project are placed into two general types--initial costs and ongoing costs, The initial costs although not monetary, include the one-time-only function of identifying our paper flow using U. S. Department of Energy Berkeley lab’s (2004) sample paper flow as a starting point and the others are deciding priorities, developing measurable goals, developing strategies, obtain organizational approval, design logos and slogans, kick-off event for the campaign. Ongoing costs will be...

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...ing to maintain exist documents, we can’t afford not to move forward.

CONCLUSION AND RECOMMENDATIONS

In this context I have highlighted that improving our paper efficiency; it will enhance our organization document handling practices, cut cost, increase productivity efficiency and support environment concerns. This project will not require upfront cost to implement. Its awareness, develop over a period of time, will help us achieve our goals of a paperless environment.

I recommend that we act upon this request as soon as possible. Because our business processes are driven by our documents flow. I believe that implementing this proposal we will increase our productivity and efficiencies within our organization. Our present state of our finances, decrease customer satisfaction, and trying to maintain exist documents; we can’t afford not to move forward.

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