In Computerworld, Michael Conley, eCopy Inc. wonders Are copiers part of the CIO's job?
...many CIOs are starting to realize that one of the biggest problems plaguing office workers doesn't have to do with computers, but rather good old-fashioned paper! Each office worker uses about 13,000 sheets of paper per year through copying, printing and faxing. And 60% of an employee's time is spent working with paper documents. A $30-per-hour knowledge worker will waste an average of $4,500 each year because of lost productivity time due to problems with paper documents. There's no such thing as the paperless office -- e-mail and the Internet have only increased the amount of paper being printed, copied, distributed and stored in the office...
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