Document Management - White Paper (ID 5277).pdf Jul. 2014 | Page 11

The Hidden Cost of Paper Files
Labor
Walking to the file cabinet seems like an insignificant amount of work, but a closer
examination reveals that paper filing adds up to an enormous drag on productivity.
If it takes five minutes for a $20-per-hour employee to get up from a desk, find the
appropriate file cabinet, and locate the folder he or she needs -- and does this five
times a day -- then that’s more than 100 hours spent filing per employee per year.
Double the five minutes Ѽ